"Danger" Multiple Choice Check

Part A: Which of the following words has a similar meaning to the word protest as it is used in paragraph 12?

• Whisper

• Shriek

• Agree

• Argue

Part B: Select evidence from paragraph 12 that best supports the answer to Part A.

• “Abigail nodded.”

• “...but she gripped her drumsticks firmly.”

• “...but her sister silenced her with a stern look.”

• “Her face was white, ...”

Part A: In Paragraph 7 of “Danger at Scituate Lighthouse” the author used the phrase “nearly made her heart stop” to 

• 1. show that Rebecca is very afraid. 

• 1. reveal that her heart stopped beating.

• 1. illustrate her excitement about being a hero.

• 1. signal the fear the British army felt.

Part B: What detail from the passage best supports your answer to part A?

• 1. “Her father, brothers, and sisters hadn’t been gone long when Rebecca happened to look out the window at the ocean.”

• 1.  “They looked nervously at one another—the music had to be coming from the drummer and fifer that always accompanied American soldiers.”

• “Stopping to catch her breath, Rebecca held her sister’s trembling hand.”

• 1. “It was an enemy ship: a small, light-gunned British raider.”

How does the author develop the narrator’s point of view in the story?

• 1. The author used the main character, Rebecca, as the narrator to reveal only her thoughts and feelings to the audience.

• 1. The author used an outside narrator, showing the audience the thoughts and feelings of all the characters in the story.

• 1. The author used the main character, Abigail, as the narrator to reveal her thoughts and feelings to the audience.

• The author did not use a narrator.

Read the sentence from the passage “Danger at Scituate Lighthouse,”

“There were no clouds in the sky - nothing at all to give warning of the danger that was sailing toward them.”

How does this sentence contribute to the structure of the story? 

• 1. It is a detail the author uses to create suspense to grab the reader’s attention

• 1. It introduces a problem the main character will try to solve

• 1. It shows the decision the protagonist made

• 1. It is a detail the author used to horrify the reader so that they don’t want to read more

The main character overcame an external conflict by the conclusion of the story. How would you describe the change in the main character’s attitude from the beginning to the end?

• 1. from anxious to perplexed

• 1. from fearful to proud

• 1. from proud to suspenseful

• 1. from sorrowful to relieved

Part A: In the passage “Danger at Scituate Lighthouse,” why does Rebecca decide to play Yankee Doodle?

• 1. To sound an alarm to alert the American army that the British were nearby.

• 1. To trick the British into thinking that they were not enemies.

• 1. To trick the British into thinking that the American army is coming to fight. 

• 1. To show the British they were not scared.

Part B: What evidence supports the answer above?

• 1. “The wind was strong and cool, picking up the fine golden sand and tossing it high, but Rebecca and her sister played on.”

• 1. “He listened tensely, thinking, too, that the music had to be coming from confident American soldiers who were hiding behind the sand dunes.”

• “Rebecca handed Abigail her drum. “We’ve got to play ‘Yankee Doodle.’”

• 1. “You know that the home guard always marches to a drum and fife. If the British soldiers hear the music before they get ashore, they’ll think our troops are coming to fight.”

Reread paragraph 15. Why did the author include these details at the end of the story?

• 1. The author shows the audience that the people of the town thanked Rebecca for her quick-thinking

• 1. The author reveals that the British army was frightened and left because of Rebecca’s trick. 

• 1. The author displays details about the setting of the beach.

• The author conveys the idea that Rebecca is frightened.