Fiction Interim Practice

How do the themes of power dynamics and labor struggles interact and develop throughout this excerpt? (AKS 2)

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

How does the author's choice to introduce the conflict through a dialogue between Dryfoos, Fulkerson, and others impact the development of the story? (AKS 3)

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

In the excerpt, what is the impact of the author's choice to set the conversation among characters discussing a past event (the union issue) rather than depicting the event itself? (AKS 3)

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

In the excerpt, what is the connotative meaning of the phrase "walk the plank" as used by Fulkerson in the context of the foreman and the union? (AKS 4)

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CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

How does the use of the phrase "merry as a marriage-bell" impact the tone when describing the situation before the union workers were replaced? (AKS 4)

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CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

What function does the beginning passage serve in the excerpt? (AKS 5)

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

How does paragraph 7 provide insight into Dryfoos’s opinions on the labor dispute? (AKS 5)

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CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

Why does the author end the excerpt with a reference to the Great Railroad Strike of ‘77? (AKS 5)

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

When Kendricks comments, “Pretty neat,” (para. 5) regarding Dryfoos's actions against the union, what is the underlying tone or implication of this statement? (AKS 6)

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CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

How does the author use irony in Dryfoos's statement, “there never was such an obliging capitalist before,” (para. 4)  when describing his own response to the union’s demands? (AKS 6)

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CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.6