What happened to Fortune’s skeleton in 1970?

It was removed from the display and stored away.

It was used in a college physiology class.

It was donated to the Mattatuck Museum.

It was studied to determine how Fortune died.

Why is the date 1970 important to the selection in Fortune's Bones?

It refers to a change in thinking about the skeleton.

It shows renewed interest in the history of slavery.

It suggests that the previous owners still wanted the skeleton.

It points to a number of medical advances at that time.

What is the significance of the last line of the text, "But he was free"?

Fortune’s true identity and story were finally revealed.

Fortune and his family were freed after Dr. Porter’s death.

Fortune managed to escape from slavery before he died.

Fortune’s family reclaimed his bones from the Mattatuck Museum.

What is the primary message of "Not My Bones"?

A person's most important qualities can't be owned.

A person's remains should be treated with respect.

People ought to make the most of what life gives them.

People shouldn't try to control other people.

Which detail from "Not My Bones" best expresses the primary message?

"You can own someone's body, / but the soul runs free." (lines 25-26)

"This skeleton was just my / temporary home." (lines 3-4)

"Life's the best thing that can happen to you." (line 22)

"Well, I woke up this morning just so glad to be free," (line 41)

Which of the following from "Not My Bones" is an example of a simile?

You can own a man's body, / but you can't own his mind. / That's like making a bridle / to ride on the wind. (lines 17-20)

Elementary molecules converged for a breath, / then danced on beyond my individual death. (lines 5-6)

We are brief incarnations, / we are clouds in clothes. (lines 9-10)

Which of the following from "Not My Bones" is an example of a metaphor?

We are brief incarnations, / we are clouds in clothes. (lines 9-10)

Elementary molecules converged for a breath, / then danced on beyond my individual death. (lines 5-6)

You can own a man's body, / but you can't own his mind. / That's like making a bridle / to ride on the wind. (lines 17-20)

Which of the following from "Not My Bones" is an example of personification?

Elementary molecules converged for a breath, / then danced on beyond my individual death. (lines 5-6)

You can own a man's body, / but you can't own his mind. / That's like making a bridle / to ride on the wind. (lines 17-20)

We are brief incarnations, / we are clouds in clothes. (lines 9-10)

Read this sentence from paragraph 12 of Harriet Tubman's biography excerpt. Then, answer the question. "If they were caught, the eleven runaways would be whipped and sold South, but she--she would probably be hanged." Which two reasons best explain why the author included this sentence?

to suggest that Tubman looked out for others more than for herself

to show that Tubman continued bravely despite her own fears

to show that Tubman had little concern for her own safety

to suggest that Tubman thought she was too clever to be caught

to suggest that Tubman doubted the determination of her pursuers

Which detail from the Harriet Tubman selection best reflects the travelers' fear of getting captured?

"She ... kept looking back over her shoulder, imagining that she heard the sound of pursuit." (paragraph 12)

"She had to take them all the way to Canada. The Fugitive Slave Law ... had become a reality." (paragraph 10)

"It was hard to exchange the security offered by that clean warm kitchen for the darkness ... of a December night." (paragraph 31)

"These people who had risked their own security to help runaways would be ruined...." (paragraph 41)

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B. Part A In "The Drummer Boy of Shiloh," how does the General describe Joby?

as "the heart of the army" (paragraph 42)

as "a hero, going to live forever" (paragraph 37)

as part of "a bunch of wild horses on a loose rein" (paragraph 40)

as one of the "lads, fresh out of the milkshed" (paragraph 40)

Part B Why does the General refer to Joby this way?

Joby's drumbeat sets the pace for the battle.

Joby has been resistant to military training.

Joby's battle position is in the middle of the action.

Joby is too young for legitimate military service.

How does Joby feel at the end of the story?

He fells ready to face the next battle.

He misses his father even more than before.

He is overwhelmed by the task before him.

He is confident that he is the most important soldier.

Which of the following is an example of a symbol?

The General stopped and made a little pile of winter leaves and twigs in the darkness...

bayonets fixed like eternal lightning

He smelled as all fathers should smell, of salt sweat, ginger tobacco, horse and boot leather, and the earth he walked upon.

"Good grief, that has a beat and sound to it fitting for Mr. Longfellow."

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

bayonets fixed like eternal lightning

He smelled as all fathers should smell, of salt sweat, ginger tobacco, horse and boot leather, and the earth he walked upon.

The General stopped and made a little pile of winter leaves and twigs in the darkness...

"Good grief, that has a beat and sound to it fitting for Mr. Longfellow."

Which of the following is an example of a allusion?

"Good grief, that has a beat and sound to it fitting for Mr. Longfellow."

bayonets fixed like eternal lightning

He smelled as all fathers should smell, of salt sweat, ginger tobacco, horse and boot leather, and the earth he walked upon.

The General stopped and made a little pile of winter leaves and twigs in the darkness...

Which of the following is an example of imagery?

He smelled as all fathers should smell, of salt sweat, ginger tobacco, horse and boot leather, and the earth he walked upon.

bayonets fixed like eternal lightning

The General stopped and made a little pile of winter leaves and twigs in the darkness...

"Good grief, that has a beat and sound to it fitting for Mr. Longfellow."

In paragraph two of "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave," why does Douglass first describe his mistress as "a kind and tender-hearted woman"?

to contrast with her later, cruel behavior

to show how much he wanted to learn to read

to prove that some slaveholders were caring

This question has two parts. First answer Part A. Then, answer part B. Part A According to this excerpt from Douglass's autobiography, what point of view did he develop from his reading?

a conviction that slavery is a terrible violation of human rights

an appreciation for the action s of his master and mistress

an understanding that people are cruel by nature

a desire to teach other enslaved people how to read

Which sentence from the excerpt best supports the answer to Part A?

"It had given me a view of my wretched condition, without the remedy." (paragraph 6)

"She at first lacked the depravity indispensable to shutting me up in mental darkness." (paragraph 1)

"Mistress, in teaching me the alphabet, had given me the inch, and no precaution could prevent me from taking the ell." (paragraph 3)

"With their kindly aid, obtained at different times and in different places, I finally succeeded in learning to read." (paragraph 4)

8th Grade 9 Weeks Test Spring 2024 Quiz

30 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A statement based on belief and research that is presented to a reader and meant to be proven or disproven through the use of logic and factual evidence.

Writer's topic

Counter argument

Thesis statement

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A position that opposes the asserted position of an argumentative essay.

Thesis statement

Counter argument

Position

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Data and factual information collected from existing literature during research.

Evidence

Reasons

Counter

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The beginning of a Narrative includes which of the following?

Full Circle Technique

Conflict

Setting

Main Character

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If a character has conflict in a story with police, what type of conflict is it?

Character vs Self

Character vs Nature

Character vs Character

Character vs Society

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If a character has conflict with a disease or illness, what type of conflict is it?

Character vs Society

Character vs Nature

Character vs Character

Character vs Self

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Repeating a phrase or echoing an idea at the end of a piece of writing after using it in the beginning of the same piece of writing is know as...

Dialogue

Full Circle Technique

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8th Grade 9 Weeks Test Spring 2024

A statement based on belief and research that is presented to a reader and meant to be proven or disproven through the use of logic and factual evidence.

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Data and factual information collected from existing literature during research.

The beginning of a Narrative includes which of the following?

If a character has conflict in a story with police, what type of conflict is it?

If a character has conflict with a disease or illness, what type of conflict is it?

Repeating a phrase or echoing an idea at the end of a piece of writing after using it in the beginning of the same piece of writing is know as...

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