The Prisoner who wore glasses

Name

Period

• 3rd
• 4th

Which excerpt from the text uses overstatement?

• “Hey, what do you think you’re doing, Brille?”
• “We’re in for trouble this time, comrades.”
• “Because he’s not human, . . .”
• “The whole Span goes three meals off.”

Why is it ironic that Brille has poor eyesight and wears glasses?

• He looks at the clouds drifting toward his home.
• He stands up to the new warder.
• He is the most observant of all the prisoners.
• He believes he will eventually run the country.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Why is it so important to the warder that Brille calls him “Baas”?

• It would acknowledge the warder’s superiority over Brille
• It would recognize that Brille is a political prisoner.
• It would follow a custom of South African prisons.
• It would make the warder feel better about himself.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is a major turning point in the story?

• Hannetjie catches Brille stealing grapes from the farm shed.
• Brille sees Hannetjie stealing fertilizer from the shed.
• Brille spends a week in the isolation cell.
• Hannatjie begins treating the prisoners well.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Why is the word bedlam in paragraph 21 an accurate description of Brille’s home?

• The house was a place of safety in a dangerous society.
• Everyone in the house was clearly insane.
• It was a small, drab house on a small, drab street.
• Everything was disorganized, brutal, and chaotic.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What reason might the author have had for telling about Brille’s home life?

• It showed that Brille is sympathetic.
• It showed that Brille had a typical home.
• It showed that Brille thinks the warder acts like a child.
• It showed that Brille felt proud of his success as a father.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which two behaviors of political prisoners made the warders fear them?

• They asserted themselves.
• They stole and ate cabbages.
• They were outcasts of society.
• They cowered when threatened.
• They thought and acted as one.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

To which literary term do all the statements apply? "The prisoners aroused a strange terror.", "The prisoners felt no guilt", "No warder had lasted more than a month."

• Tone
• Foreshadowing
• Understatement
• Mood

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3