CRM 1.1 SBUA Review

1. "One day they disappear

2. into their rooms.

3. Doors and lips shut

4. and we become strangers 

5. in our own home."

6. What does this description reveal about the speaker's perspective of teenagers?

• The speaker appreciates how honest teenagers are with her.

• The speaker is afraid to be around teenagers she doesn't know.

• The speaker is annoyed that she still has to share a home with teenagers.

• The speaker feels emotionally distant from teenagers.

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ELA.7.R.1.3

Part A: What is the author's purpose for using similes in the text?

• to emphasize the speaker's need to talk to her children.

• to emphasize how proud she is of her children's transition to adulthood.

• to emphasize the speaker's worries and fears about how her children will grow up.

• to emphasize her refusal to accept how her life has changed.

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ELA.7.R.3.4

Part B: Which phrase does the speaker use to emphasize the purpose chosen in part A (using similes to emphasize how proud she is of her children's growth)?

• 1. Doors and lips shut

  2. and we become strangers in our own home.

• 1. a code I knew but can't remember

• 1. Years later the door opens.

• 1. long bodies

  2. that move past me

  3. glowing almost like pearls.

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ELA.7.R.3.4

How does the point of view of the narrator influence the text?

• The first person narrator prevents the reader from understanding why the children are distancing themselves.

• The first person narrator builds empathy for the narrator as she navigates a difficult situation.

• The limited third person narrator allows the audience to view the internal perspectives of the parent and teenagers.

• The omniscient third person narrator allows the audience to witness the interactions between the narrator and her children.

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ELA.7.R.1.3

Part A

1. Which sentence represents a common idea of both “Mad” and “Teenagers”? (R.3.3)

• Teenagers often dislike their parents.

• Parents must be patient with teenagers.

• Parents and teenagers are easily frustrated.

• Teenagers struggle to understand their parents.

Part B

1. How does the author of “Teenagers” represent the idea identified in Part A differently from the author of “Mad”? (R.3.3)

• “Teenagers” focuses on how angry the adult speaker is at the teenager. While “Mad” uses a young speaker to show how quickly anger passes.

• “Teenagers” focuses on how annoyed the child is at the parent. While “Mad” shows how many different emotions the parent feels raising their child.

• “Teenagers” uses an adult speaker to reflect on the many emotions of raising a child. While “Mad” uses an adult speaker to show how to deal with an angry child.

• “Teenagers” uses an adult speaker to show how the parent is feeling over time. While “Mad” shows how the child views the mother’s actions during a specific moment.

In Hearts and Hands, how does the setting of the smoker car impact the climax of the story?

• It allows Mr. Easton to escape and avoid serving his prison sentence.

• It allows Miss Fairchild to talk to Mr. Easton without the glum-faced man interfering with their romance.

• It allows Mr. Easton to leave without his lie being revealed to Miss Fairchild.

• It allows Miss Fairchild to confront Mr. Easton about stealing money from her.

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ELA.7.R.1.1

Select a sentence that describes how the setting of the Wild West develops the plot of the passage.

• It causes Mr. Easton to develop as a character as he describes his dangerous adventures working as the marshal.

• It causes the glum-faced man to resolve the conflict by befriending Miss Fairchild and the other passengers on the train.

• It introduces the conflict by providing a place where Mr. Easton and Miss Fairchild meet for the first time.

• It builds to the climax by separating the characters from proper society, allowing te deception to play out.

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ELA.7.R.1.1

1. ““You’ll excuse me for speaking, miss, but, I see you’re acquainted with the marshal here. If you’ll ask him to speak a word for me when we get to the pen he’ll do it, and it’ll make things easier for me there. He’s taking me to Leavenworth prison.”

2. WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE IRONY?

• The narrator discovers Mr. Easton is lying to Miss Fairchild, which builds suspense as the train ride continues.

• The glum-faced man is trying to get on Mr. Easton's good side so it will be easier for him to plan his escape, showing his shrewdness.

• The glum-faced man, the real marshal, is making the situation easier for the prisoner, demonstrating his kindness.

• Mr. Easton promises a lighter sentence to the prisoner if he speaks highly of him to Miss Fairchild, which shows his ongoing affection for her.

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ELA.7.R.3.4