"Who Wlil Greet You at Home" Denotation/Connotation

True or False: "Who Will Greet You at Home" takes place in a fictional world

• True

• False

Reorder the following key events into chronological order:

• Ogechi creates a baby.

• The baby is revealed to be cursed.

• Ogechi creates a new doll out of clay.

• Ogechi struggles to afford, find, make and keep her doll.

• Ogechi repays her mother using joy.

What is the point of view of "Who Will Greet You at Home"? See passage for reference.

• First person

• Second person

• Third person limited

• Third person omniscient

Select all themes that appear in "Who Will Greet You At Home"

• Romance

• Motherhood

• Societal Pressure

• Love and Sacrifice

Part A: Which best describes the theme developed in the following passage?

• Motherhood is a blessing.

• Societal expectations can be harmful for generations.

• Hatred can be expected in fictional narratives.

• People should stay focused on their own livelihoods.

Part B: Select two details that best support the theme selected in the previous question.

• "The crowd was as disappointed as she was" (Arimah 11).

• "Others congratulated them with enthusiasm--it was a baby after all" (Arimah 11).

• "Something didn't add up, though, and Ogechi was reluctant to leave until she understood what nagged her about the scene" (Arimah 11).

• "They started to disperse, some throwing insults at the two mothers and the baby they held between them for wasting everybody's time" (Arimah 11).

Read the sentence below. What is the denotation of the word superior?

My old computer kept running out of batteries. My new one is superior.

• better

• worse

• positive

• negative

Read the sentences. What is the difference between the words mortified and embarrassed?

A. Sam was mortified when he was called to come up onstage during the assembly.

B. Sam was embarrassed when he was called to come up onstage during the assembly.

• "Mortified" is an antonym of "embarrassed".

• "Embarrassed is more intense and has more negative connotation than "mortified".

• "Mortified" is more intense and has more negative connotation than "embarrassed".

• "Mortified" and "embarrassed" have different denotations.

Read the sentences. What is the difference between the words surprised and astounded?

A. Julie was surprised to find out that her grandma was coming for a visit.

B. Julie was astounded to find out that her grandma was coming for a visit.

• "Surprised" is an antonym of "astounded".

• "Astounded" is more intense than "surprised" and implies that Julie was even more shocked.

• "Surprised" is more intense than "astounded" and implies that Julie was even more shocked.

• "Surprised" and "astounded" have different denotations.

The denotation is the ____________ meaning of a word.

• emotional

• literal

• incorrect

• opposite