"The Lens of War" & "Fly Girl"

"The Lens of War" - How is Margaret Bourke-White characterized in Scene 1?

• difficult and unfriendly

• brave and determined

• kind and giving

• angry and impatient

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

"The Lens of War" - Which lines support your answer to the prior question? Choose TWO.

• SD2: Troops and nurses rush to their lifeboat stations.

• SD3: Margaret gazes at the moon, then turns from the lifeboats and climbs a set of stairs.

• SD2: She hits her shin on some metal and falls, crying out.

• SD2: Margaret stands up straighter. The sailor shakes his head and rushes off.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

"The Lens of War" - In Scene 2, Aunt Lynn says, “But a woman traipsing around the world taking photos? It’s preposterous!” Based on context clues, traipsing means ______.

• to walk or wander about aimlessly

• to embark on a voyage by boat

• to prance, leap, and dance

• to march as if in a parade

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

"The Lens of War" - In Scene 4, Alfred says, “You’ve captured the soul of Cleveland–the progress and industry and grit–all in one frame.” By “soul of Cleveland,” he means the city’s ______.

• cleanliness

• growth

• religions

• essence or core

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

"The Lens of War" - In Scene 7, Margaret mumbles, “You [Doolittle] sound like my Aunt Lynn.” Margaret says this because she thinks ______.

• Doolittle and Aunt Lynn have similar voices

• both Doolittle and Aunt Lynn believe certain jobs are appropriate for men but not for women

• both Doolittle and Aunt Lynn believe women are equal to men in all ways

• neither Doolittle nor Aunt Lynn sees the value of photojournalism

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

"The Lens of War" - Which word is an example of onomatopoeia? "The roar of jets can be heard in the distance."

• roar

• jets

• heard

• distance

"Fly Girl" - At the beginning of the play, why doesn’t Margie’s dad want her to become a WASP?

• He doesn’t think women should fly airplanes.

• He thinks she is too young and should wait a few years before becoming a pilot.

• He is worried that she will be killed in a plane crash, as his sister was.

• He doesn’t want her to leave home.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

"Fly Girl" - Which lines help you understand that women pilots faced discrimination during World War II? Choose TWO answers.

• Jackie Cochran: This six-month training program is rigorous.

• Instructor: Sure you can handle it, little lady?

• Margie: Did you hear that rotten captain? He said women pilots are as expendable as the planes.

• General Arnold: The WASPs are doing vital jobs.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

"Fly Girl" - What's the figure of speech? "Doesn't it ruffle your feathers?"

• simile

• personification

• idiom

• hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

"The Lens of War" - What's the figurative language? "In a darkroom, they dip each photo into a bath of chemicals, then hang it up to dry."

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10