11th Plague Chs. 7 & 8

When Steve wakes up, he realizes that the people are really ___________.

• slavers

• farmers, traders, or salvagers

• evil

• good

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.2

Marcus tells Steve that there’s a ____________ nearby.

• town

• hospital

• base

• stream

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CCSS.L.8.4A

Why does Steve tell Sam that he doesn’t want help?

• because his Grandpa kept them away from towns

• because they just want to be left alone

• because he doesn’t have anything to trade

• all of the above

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

Identify the figurative language:
"Besides that, they were targets for every slave trader, scavenger, or bandit around, like nails begging to be hammered down."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.L.8.5A

Interpret the figurative language - what does this line literally mean?
"Besides that, they were targets for every slave trader, scavenger, or bandit around, like nails begging to be hammered down."

• The towns want people to come work at them.

• The towns needed carpenters.

• The towns are easy targets for exploitation and violence.

• Bandits, slave traders, and scavengers liked to come to the towns to trade.

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

Identify the figurative language:
"His [eyes] were light blue and big and, like a doe's, smart and skittish at the same time."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.L.8.5A

Interpret the figurative language - what does this line literally mean?
"His [eyes] were light blue and big and, like a doe's, smart and skittish at the same time."

• The character is cautious but innocent.

• The character is probably intelligent or, but afraid.

• The character is going to run away even though they are smart.

• The character doesn't know what is going on.

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.L.8.4A

What are the names of the four new characters Stephen meets?

• Jack, John, Michael, and Sam

• Marcus, Sam, Jack, and Violet

• Marcus, Sam, Jackson, and Will

• Marcus, Sam, Will, and Violet

How is Marcus described?

• He is a big, black man in his fifties wearing a sweat-stained NY Yankees cap, a heavy belly, and a thick mustache.

• He is a compact, bald man with a band of messy black and gray hair around the sides.

• He is a heavyset young kid with a pinched, worried-looking face.

• A teenager with a shock of golden hair that fell over his eye.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which direction is the town that Stephen is now headed to?

• North

• South

• East

• West