Mirror Image by Lena Coakley
8th Grade
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Mirror Image by Lena Coakley
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English
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8th Grade
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Kim Burke
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This quiz focuses on literary analysis of the science fiction short story "Mirror Image" by Lena Coakley, appropriate for 8th grade students studying English Language Arts. The questions assess students' ability to analyze character development, plot structure, theme identification, and textual evidence interpretation within a complex narrative about identity and adaptation. Students must demonstrate comprehension of literary devices such as flashback, understand character motivations and relationships, interpret dialogue for characterization purposes, and identify how authors develop central themes through specific textual details. The quiz requires students to make inferences about character psychology, analyze the impact of setting and circumstances on character behavior, and recognize how authors use plot progression to explore deeper philosophical questions about human identity and adaptability. Created by Kim Burke, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 8. This comprehensive assessment serves multiple instructional purposes in the English Language Arts classroom, functioning effectively as a summative assessment after students complete the story, a review activity before discussing themes of identity in literature, or as formative assessment to gauge student understanding of complex literary analysis skills. Teachers can utilize this quiz for homework assignments that require students to revisit the text for evidence, classroom discussions that build from individual responses to collaborative analysis, or as preparation for more advanced literary analysis writing assignments. The quiz aligns with Common Core State Standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.1 for citing textual evidence, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.2 for determining themes and analyzing their development, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.3 for analyzing character development and plot progression, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.4 for determining word meanings including morphological analysis of suffixes.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The flashback in paragraph 6 helps develop the plot by suggesting that Alice will --
like her new body quickly
move her new body eventually
improve her new body continuously
accept her new body slowly
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What most concerns the main character in paragraphs 2-4?
Her weight loss
her physical appearance
her new sunglasses
her sister's opinion
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the conversation between Alice and Jenny in paragraphs 7-17 suggest about the differences in their personalities?
Jenny is nicer than Alice.
Jenny is happier than Alice.
Jenny is less intelligent that Alice.
Jenny is more sarcastic than Alice.
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read this sentence from paragraph 24:
"We'll get through this," she said, "the human mind is incredibly adaptable."
The suffix -able means "inclined or given to a specified state or action." What does the word adaptable mean in this sentence?
inclined to change the way one thinks about things
inclined to adjust to new circumstances
given to making improvements
given to making a change
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
5.
CATEGORIZE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
To which column does each plot point (plot stage) from the story belong? Put the plot point under the stage that it belongs.
Groups:
(a) Exposition
,
(b) Rising Action
,
(c) Climax
,
(d) Resolution
Mr. Jarred acknowledges (admits or says) Alice is not his daughter.
Alice meets Mr. Jarred and they talk.
Alice learns to walk and speak again.
Mrs. Jarred is interviewed on TV about Gail.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read paragraph 53.
What fact does Alice's grimace reflect?
She is surprised
She is feeling sick.
She has different taste buds now.
She would rather eat something other than cake.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Based on the last paragraph of the passage, what can the reader infer about Alice?
She has accepted herself.
She liked meeting Mr. Jarred.
She doesn't enjoy living in Toronto.
She wishes she had her old body back.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
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