Nikki Grimes' Poem 'Jabari Unmasked'

Which stanza from Paul Laurence Dunbar's poem is used in 'Jabari Unmasked'?

• The first stanza of 'Sympathy'

• The second stanza of 'We Wear the Mask'

• The first stanza of 'We Wear the Mask'

• The last stanza of 'Dreams'

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What does the speaker in the poem 'Jabari Unmasked' imply by using the word 'guile'?

• To express admiration for cleverness

• To show the necessity of being clever

• To criticize the use of deceitful tactics

• To highlight the importance of honesty

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CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

According to the poem, what does the mask hide besides fears?

• Smiles and laughter

• Intelligence and kindness

• Cheeks and skin

• Character and promise

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CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the speaker's attitude towards the act of wearing a mask as described in the poem?

• They find it empowering

• They are indifferent to it

• They despise it

• They consider it a necessity

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What should we do with our dreams according to the text?

• Leave them behind and move on

• Share them with the world despite the unfairness

• Shrink our own hearts

• Regret them

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the meaning of the word "myriad" as used in the text?

• A type of flower

• A single, important event

• A countable number

• A countless or great number

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

According to the text, how should we respond to ignorance?

• With anger

• By ignoring it as best as we can

• By shrinking our hearts

• With regret

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What should we "freshen" with "ferocious lines of potent poetry," as suggested by the author?

• Our dreams

• Our anger

• Our mouth

• Our ignorance

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What does the author suggest is the nature of emotions felt, as described in the text?

• Simple and straightforward

• Subtle and complex

• Overwhelming and uncontrollable

• Unimportant and dismissible

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What do these lines reveal about the speaker?

we’d shrink our own hearts

down to nothing, and that we

would regret. Better to let our anger go, and smile

• The speaker is worried they will always have to wear a mask.

• The speaker feels lucky that they have experienced the judgement from society.

• The speaker doesn’t want society’s judgements to change them into a hateful person, so they choose to stay positive.

• The speaker is angry about being judged.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5