Quiz on 'Half a Day' by Naguib Mahfouz

What was the narrator's initial feeling about going to school?

• Joy

• Indifference

• Fear

• Excitement

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

What did the father compare school to?

• A playground

• A garden

• A factory

• A prison

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What did the narrator's mother do as they left for school?

• Waved goodbye

• Watched from the window

• Cried

• Joined them

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

How did the narrator feel when he first entered the school courtyard?

• Welcomed

• Confused

• Excited

• Angry

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

What did the woman in charge of the children say about the school?

• It is a place of fear

• It is a place of solitude

• It is a place of punishment

• It is a new home

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What activities did the children engage in at school?

• Fighting

• Working in fields

• Only studying

• Playing games

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

What was one of the challenges the narrator faced at school?

• Finding the way home

• Making friends

• Learning new subjects

• Physical punishment

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

What did the narrator notice had changed when he left school?

• The weather

• The street

• His friends

• His clothes

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

What did the narrator's father promise to do?

• Take him to the circus

• Buy him new clothes

• Help him with homework

• Be waiting for him after school

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

What did the narrator see that confused him on his way home?

• A parade

• A fire

• A circus

• A traffic jam

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3