"The Rights to the Streets of Memphis" MC Practice

1.     Which of the following passages it the best example of personification?

• A.    “I would grow dizzy and my vision would dim.”

• B.    “I began to wake up at night to find hunger standing at my bedside, staring at me gauntly.”

• C.    “But this new hunger baffled me, scared me, made me angry and insistent.”

• D.    “Whenever I begged for food now my mother would pour me a cup of tea…”

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CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

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2.     The initial event that creates the conflict in the narrative is:

• A.    Richard’s hunger

• B.    Richard’s mother being insensitive

• C.    Richard’s father abandoning the family

• D.    the boys in the neighborhood robbing Richard

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

3. 3.     The mood in the Wright home can best be described as an atmosphere of:

• hope and defiance

• shame and regret

• liberation and excitement

• confusion and despair

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

4. 4.     The external conflicts faced by Wright include all of the following EXCEPT:

• A.    the boys on the street attempting to intimidate and rob him

• B.    Wright’s own mother refusing to protect him and let him in the house

• C.    Wright’s choice to face his fears and defend himself

• D.    Wright physically confronting the boys with a stick and threatening their parents

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

1.     The ultimate resolution of the narrative can best be described as:

• A.    Wright realizing his mother does not care enough to protect him.

• B.    Wright realizing that violence is not an effective way to deal with his problems.

• C.    Wright’s father coming back to protect his son by any means necessary.

• D.    Wright realizing that in dire circumstances, one must be willing to do anything to protect himself.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.7