Greedy Poetry

Which of these statements best describes the subject’s desire in “Avarice”?

• She must consume things that look tasty.

• She must show off her belongings to others

• She steal things that appeal to her.

• She must borrow things that belong to strange

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To whom or to what does the speaker in “The Good Life” compare herself?

• to a woman who must travel far to find water

• to a mysterious lover who never returned

• to a stranger who lives on coffee and bread

• to a diner enjoying good food after weeks of hardship

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

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Read the following excerpt from “The Good Life.”[I]t makes me nostalgicFor the years I lived on coffee and bread,Hungry all the time, walking to work on paydayLike a woman journeying for waterWhich point of view does this excerpt illustrate?

• 2nd person

• first person

• 3rd person omniscient

• 3rd person limited

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What do the parents in “Money” want their children to do with their own money?

• give some to their Church and save the rest

• donate a portion of their money to the poor

• spend their money on something they really want

• use their money to support themselves

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In “Money,” which people come to the door while the family is eating? Choose two options.

• members of the Church

• .a man seeking yard work

• boys paid to mow the lawn

• boy with a tattered booklete

• women wanting sewing work

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Why does the subject of “Avarice” most likely care about her brother’s collection of Junebugs?

• She is disturbed by their strangeness

• She loves the fact that they once were alive

• The bugs shine like something valuable and she also wants what he has.

• Her brother’s collection of dead insects angers her.

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The speaker in “The Good Life” says, “[I]t makes me nostalgic / For the years I lived on coffee and bread….” How does she most likely feel about her past?

• She feels a great sense of relief that the past is behind her

• She worries that she might forget how hard life is for others.

• She is rich and distressed by the fact that she once struggled

• She has some fond memories of times that were hard for her

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