Short Story- "The Day I Got Lost"

The protagonist in this story experiences which of the following 

               conflicts the most?

• 2. person vs nature

• 1. person vs society

• 1. person vs self

• 1. person vs person

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Who is the narrator?

• The taxi cab driver

• Professor Shlemiel's wife

• Professor Shlemiel

• The babysitter

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Why is Shlemiel not listed in the phone book?

• He doesn't use the phone.

• His students would call in the middle of the night to ask questions.

• He doesn't know how to use the phone book

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

As the story opens, Professor Shlemiel states that he is easy to recognize. Select the only phrase that DOES NOT describe Professor Shlemiel.

• coat too long

• dirty clothes

• overstuffed briefcase and bulging pockets

• crumpled hat

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

All of the following character traits describe Professor Shlemiel 

               EXCEPT:

• 1. smart

• 1. organized

• 1. absent-minded

• 2. kind-hearted

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Professor Shlemiel shows that he is more than just a “shlemiel” 

                when he:

• 1. cannot operate the elevator

• 1. Lives in New York City

• 3. forgets his address

• 1. ponders which came first, the chicken or the egg

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

What is the definition of "characterization"?

• 1. The opposite of what you expect to happen, a twist

• 3. How the character is developed

• 1. The angle in which the story is told

• 1. The struggle between the protagonist and an opposing force

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

When the professor tells us that he is writing his memoirs and 

                that Bow Wow lives with them, this can all be considered part of 

                the:

• 1. resolution

• 1. exposition

• 1. rising action

• 1. climax

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Read the following lines from the story:  

“It is easy to recognize me...I’m always misplacing things" (Singer 1)

             We can tell this story is in the first person because the text:

• 1. never uses the pronouns “I” or “my”

• 1. uses the pronoun "you" and addresses the reader

• 2. uses the pronouns “I” or “me”

• 1. is told by an outside narrator who is not a character within a story

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

Is Professor Shlemiel considered a round or flat character?

• 1. flat

• 1. round

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3