Jabberwocky Benchmark quiz

How does the setting contribute to the characters’ actions in the text?

• The setting of the tulgey wood explains where the mome raths reside.

• 1. The setting of the Tumtum tree provides a resting place for the hunter to get some sleep.

• The setting of the woods provides the reason for why the father was unconcerned with his son's adventure.

• 1. The setting of the woods provides a mysterious place for dangerous animals to lurk and a hunter to move cautiously.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

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Which two situational archetypes are best demonstrated in Jabberwocky?

• 1. The Quest (The search for someone or something)

• Death and rebirth (Shows the circle of life)

• Battle of Good and Evil (Good ultimately triumphs)

• 1. An Island (a place of isolation)

• A Cave (Turning inward; deep down where a character delves into himself, becomes invisible)

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

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How does the author’s use of a metaphor in stanza 4 contribute to meaning in the text?

• The  metaphor highlights the dangerous setting traveled by the hunter and the Jabberwocky.

• The metaphor is used to illustrate the awkward features possessed by the Jabberwocky in this nonsensical world.

• The metaphor is used to help the reader better understand the reasoning why the hunter “stood in uffish thought”.

• The metaphor highlights the creatures flaming eyes to address the intimidating nature of the creature and its inherent dangers.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

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How does the repetition of the last stanza contribute to the overall meaning of the poem? (R.1.4)

25. 25. ‘Twas brillig, and the slithy toves

26. 26. Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:

27. 27. All mimsy were the borogoves,

28. 28. And the mome raths outgrabe.

• It’s rhythm emphasizes the narrator’s confidence.

• It’s rhythm highlights the annoyance felt from the audience.

• It’s melody shows the conflict between humans and nature

• It’s melody builds suspense for what will happen next with the characters.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

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CCSS.RL.8.4

 Read lines 18-20 and answer the question.

“The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!

He left it dead, and with its head

He went galumphing back.”

Select three poetic techniques that create rhythm in lines 18-20 of the poem?

• 1. End Rhyme (The rhyming of the final words of lines in a poem)

• Couplet (two lines of verse with rhyme and meter)

• 1. Onomatopoeia (Sound words)

• Stanza break (a group of two or more verses/lines)

• Internal rhyme (Rhyming of two words within the same line)

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

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 Read lines 9-10

"He took his vorpal sword in hand:

Long time the manxome foe he sought -" 

Using context, determine the meaning of foe as it is used in the text?

• Friend

• Enemy

• Family

• Stranger

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How does stanza two develop the father’s perspective?

• 1. By describing the son’s reaction to the Jabberwock

• by providing the father’s thoughts about the mysterious setting

• by highlighting the dangers associated with the Jabberwock through dialogue with his son

• by sharing the narrator’s personal experiences dealing with the family

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What theme does this quote fit best?

“‘Beware the Jabberwock, my son!/ The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!”

• Theme 1:

   The triumph of bravery over fear.

  
  

• Theme 2: Mysterious places can be adventurous

• Both Themes

• Neither Theme

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

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What theme does this quote fit best?

“‘And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?/

Come to my arms, my beamish boy!”

• Theme 1:

   The triumph of bravery over fear.

  
  

• Theme 2: Mysterious places can be adventurous

• Both Themes

• Neither Theme

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What theme does this quote fit best?

“He left it dead, and with its head/ He went galumphing back”

• Theme 1:

   The triumph of bravery over fear.

  
  

• Theme 2: Mysterious places can be adventurous

• Both Themes

• Neither Theme

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9