Short Story Test Review

Who is the protagonist of “The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant?”

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is an INTERNAL CONFLICT?

• An unseen challenge, mental or personal or emotional

• A problem between two friends

• A physical and visible challenge

• A kind of natural disaster

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How are people made equal in “Harrison Bergeron?”

• Handicaps bring everyone down to average.

• Above average people are banished.

• Everyone receives the assistance they need to reach the same level

• They are genetically identical.

What does SURREPTITIOUSLY mean?

• In a way that attempts to avoid notice; secretly

• Obviously, attracting attention

• A forceful impact

• Hesitating or doubting

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does ATHWART mean?

• From side to side; across

• Bright or shining

• Impair the appearance of; disfigure

• Spectral or unreal

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is PERSON vs. SOCIETY?

• When an individual is in conflict with the larger social order

• When a person resists their own destiny

• When an individual is in conflict with another individual

• When a person must face a force of nature in order to survive

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What happens at the end of “Harrison Bergeron?”

What happens at the end of “Harrison Bergeron?”

• Harrison and the ballerina are killed by Diana Moon Glampers, Handicap General

• Harrison becomes Emperor

• Inspired by his son, George takes off his handicaps

• Harrison escapes from jail

What is a STATIC CHARACTER?

• A character that does not change throughout a story

• A character that changes and grows throughout the story

• A character that shows multiple emotions

• A character that shows only one emotion

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does CIRCUMSPECTLY mean?

• Wary and unwilling to take risks

• Contemptuous ridicule or mockery

• From side to side; across

• A sudden attack

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4