"Gentleman of Río en Medio" by Juan A. A. Sedillo

The main purpose of paragraph 1 is to

• introduce the conflict of the selection

• introduce and describe Don Anselmo

• introduce and describe the narrator

• describe only the physical setting of the selection

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.3

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.4

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.9.a

Using context clues, what definition most likely matches the word quaint as it is used in the excerpt from paragraph 1 above?

• Old-fashioned and attractive

• Old-fashioned and unattractive

• Old and dirty

• None of the above

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.4

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.3

What literary device is used in the following excerpt from the selection: His coat was old, green and faded.

• Alliteration

• Rhyme

• Imagery

• Flashback

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.5

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.4

The author uses the literary device in the previous question to

• create a mental picture for the reader

• create a rhythm with words

• clarify multiple meanings of the word

• hint at later events in the selection

What is the author's primary purpose of including the detail 'it was only the skeleton of a worn-out umbrella' in paragraph 2?

• To illustrate the complex structure of the umbrella

• To suggest that there had been bad weather recently, including rain

• Both a & b

• To illustrate the poor and deteriorated condition of the umbrella

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.9.a

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.9.b

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.4

What prefix, word root, and suffix in the word innumerable from paragraph 2 best allow the reader to determine its meaning?

• innu-, meaning number, -er-, meaning number, and -able, meaning capable of

• in-, meaning inside, -numer-, meaning high, and -able, meaning children

• in-, meaning not, -numer-, meaning number, and -able, meaning capable of

• none of the above

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.8.6

What type of figurative language is used in the following excerpt from the selection: ...a dark young man with eyes like a gazelle.

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.5

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.4

The author uses the figurative language in the previous question to

• compare two things

• convey how something sounds using words

• exaggerate something for effect

• give living qualities to nonliving things

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.5

Paragraph 4 of the selection reveals that the point of view for the selection is -

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person

• None of the above

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.8.6

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.3.a

The author's choice of this point of view helps the author-

• focus only on quotes by other people

• describe only the setting better

• use bigger words to help the reader expand his or her vocabulary

• share his or her thoughts, feelings, and ideas directly with the reader