The Pact - Chapters 1-3 Quiz

Match the character with the correct description below.

Lived in Stella Wright Housing Project

• George Jenkins

• Sam Davis

• Rameck Hunt

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

He frequently changed elementary schools, but ended up at St. Mary Catholic School and attended University High.

• George

• Rameck

• Sam

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Who are Kenneth, Jr., Roslene, Andre, and Carlton?

• Rameck's siblings

• George's siblings

• Sam's siblings

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What can you infer from “Once, we wore our sweaters to a concert at Symphony Hall. Several people in the audience asked Miss Johnson which private school we attended” (Davis et al 13-14)?

• people thought the private school students behaved poorly

• people thought only private school students had nice uniforms and attended such events.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which text evidence supports the inference that fatherless homes are more likely to be poor?

• “As soon as my mother, my brother, and I moved to the projects in a building on Muhammad Ali Avenue, my mom started working to get us out” (Davis et al. 7).

• “They [projects] were packed with hundreds of poor families like mine, mostly mothers and children, few fathers in sight” (Davis et al 6).

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

“Moms has always been a nurturer, so when she returned home to live with her father, two older brothers, and a sister, she dropped out of school to wash, cook, clean, and care for her family” (Davis et al. 16).

Which words in this sentence provide the context for determining the meaning of the word nurturer?

• She returned home

• To live with her father, two older brothers, and a sister

• She dropped out of school

• To wash, cook, clean, and care for her family

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

“Moms has always been a nurturer, so when she returned home to live with her father, two older brothers, and a sister, she dropped out of school to wash, cook, clean, and care for her family” (Davis et al. 16).

Which is the appropriate meaning of nurturer?

• Someone who loves nature

• Someone who is caring

• Someone who lives with their relatives

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

“Pop was discharged honorably from the Army . . . “ (Davis et al. 16). What is the connotation (tone) of the word honorably?

• positive

• negative

• neutral

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

“I found myself in tight situations with seemingly no way out, and then, unexpectedly, a door opened “ (Davis et al. 16). What kind of door is Sam, the author, talking about?

• The door is literal- Sam escaped through a door.

• The door is figurative- the door is a metaphor for another way out.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

“The sounds of gunshots and screeching cars late at night and before dawn were as familiar to us as the chirping of insects must be to people who live in the country“ (Davis et al. 32). What two types of figurative language are used?

• Metaphors show that gunshots are chirping insects

• Similes show that getting used to the sounds of gunshots in the city is like getting used to chirping insects in the country. Also, screeching tires is onomatopoeia to show how desperate to get away the drivers in the hood are.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3