Make-Up Brave Little Toaster Section

True or False: At the beginning of the story, Mr. Toussaint confronts his refrigerator because it threw away food and orders about 300 euros worth of groceries.

• False

• True

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In "The Brave Little Toaster" by Cory Doctorow, why does Mister Toussaint’s refrigerator order more groceries?

• The refrigerator takes stock and identifies missing items.

• Miz Rousseau receives a grocery list from the refrigerator.

• LOONY GOONY tells the refrigerator that the food is spoiled.

• The appliances reach a quorum about placing an order.

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Which statement best describes Mister Toussaint’s conflict?

• Mister Toussaint loses control of his home when his trashcan takes over.

• Mister Toussaint’s refrigerator disposes of his groceries and orders new ones.

• Mister Toussaint receives a trick product that interferes with all his smart appliances.

• Mister Toussaint’s “stupid” toaster fails to connect with the smart appliances in his home.

Why is the toaster able to destroy LOONY GOONY?

• The toaster is braver than the other kitchen appliances.

• The other appliances are not aware of the toaster.

• The apartment’s quorum-sensors approve the toaster’s actions.

• The toaster does not receive messages from other devices.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

Which conclusion can be drawn about the setting of the story, knowing that it belongs to the science fiction genre? 

• The story is set in the near future.

• The story takes place in the recent past.

• The story is set in a different dimension.

• The story takes place on a distant planet.

Which two details from the story convey that “The Brave Little Toaster” belongs to the science fiction genre?

• Advances in technology

• The element of time travel

• A setting on another world

• A puzzling situation to solve

• Non-humans having human traits

How does Mister Toussaint’s attitude toward the toaster evolve? 

• By the end of the story, Mister Toussaint wishes that the toaster were “smart.”

• At first, Mister Toussaint thinks the toaster is “stupid,” but then he realizes its value.

• Early in the story, Mister Toussaint is sentimental about the toaster, but later he asks the firefighters to take it away.

• Until Mister Toussaint realizes he can integrate the toaster with his other appliances, he is worried about bringing it home.

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Indicate whether the event in the story is part of the rising action, the climax, the falling action, or the Resolution. Mister Toussaint is forced to unplug all his appliances.

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution

Indicate whether the event in the story is part of the rising action, the climax, the falling action, or the Resolution. Mister Toussaint discovers that LOONY GOONY has toxic ingredients.

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution

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Indicate whether the event in the story is part of the rising action, the climax, the falling action, or the Resolution. Mister Toussaint is arrested for throwing LOONY GOONY in a trash can on his way to work.

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution

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