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Quiz on Prologue

Authored by Kelly Wiles

English

11th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 5+ times

Quiz on Prologue
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is the author of the poem 'Mother to Son'?

Maya Angelou

Langston Hughes

Robert Frost

Emily Dickinson

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to the poem 'Mother to Son', how does the speaker describe life?

As a crystal stair

As a smooth ride

As a challenging journey

As a field of roses

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What event had a significant impact on the author in the early 1980s?

A conversation with a top heart surgeon

Seeing a red convertible Ferrari 308

Joining the Navy as a medic

Moving to the West Coast

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Before the event in the early 1980s, what was one of the author's experiences?

Working in San Francisco General Hospital

Serving as a Navy medic in North Carolina

Circling a parking lot in a Ferrari

Stepping outside the six-block square of the 'hood in Milwaukee

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to the text, how does the author describe San Francisco?

As a city that is difficult to live in due to the weather.

As a city that is easy to live in and not expensive.

As the Land of Milk and Honey and the Emerald City of Oz combined.

As a city that is not challenging and easy to make it in.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What metaphor does the author use to describe the city lights of San Francisco at night?

Like a blanket covering the city.

Like rare jewels sparkling down from the hills.

Like a beacon guiding ships into the bay.

Like the sun rising over the Marin County horizon.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the author reveal about his personal life towards the end of the passage?

He became a first-time father in early 1981.

He moved to San Francisco in early 1981.

He faced financial difficulties in early 1981.

He left San Francisco in early 1981.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

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