"Boy's Life" Review 23-24

Read the sentence from paragraph 27 in the excerpt from Boy’s Life.

“I ran out along the corridor, my arms unencumbered by books, my mind unencumbered by facts and figures, quotations and dates.”

What does the word unencumbered mean as it is used in the sentence?

• a. not troubled; not burdened

• b. not excited; not happy

• c. not hurried; not rushed

• d. not aged; not matured

Read the sentence from paragraph 4 in the passage from Boy’s Life.

“The world was out there, waiting beyond the square metal-rimmed windows.”

How does the sentence help develop the plot of the passage?

• a. It presents the climax.

• b. It introduces the conflict.

• c. It indicates how the narrator changes.

• d. It establishes how the narrator learns a lesson.

Which of the following best states the theme that is developed this passage?

• a. Hard work pays off.

• b. Be compassionate to others.

• c. Never give up.

• d. Be true to yourself.

What is the genre of Boy’s Life?

• a. realistic fiction

• b. historical fiction

• c. mystery

• d. fantasy

“...and when the sun finally gave up its hold on the sky...”

Which type of figurative language is this and what does it mean?

• a. Simile that compares the sun to Cory

• b. Hyperbole that exaggerates how hot it is

• c. Personification that compares the sun to a person

• d. Metaphor that says the sun is a person