ELA-10.PowerCheck.RL.1-My Antonia

Based on paragraph 2, what can be inferred about the passenger conductor?

• He is arrogant.

• He is secretive.

• He is a part of a secret society.

• He is well-traveled and knowledgeable.

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#2 This question refers to My Antonia-Ch 1. Which two quotations from the text support the inference that the narrator has not previously traveled much outside of his hometown?

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  “Jake’s experience of the world was not much more extensive than mine; he had never been on a railway train until the morning when we ventured out together to try our fortunes in a new world.” (paragraph 1)

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  “. . . and for me, a Life of Jessie James, which I remember as one of the most satisfactory books I have ever read.” (paragraph 2)

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  “. . . he told us that the immigrant car ahead, there was a family from “across the water,” whose destination was identical to ours.” (paragraph 3)

• I do not remember crossing the Missouri River, nor do I have any recollection about the long day’s journey through Nebraska.” (paragraph 6)

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  “I pricked up my ears, for it was positively the first time I had ever heard of a foreign language.” (paragraph 7)

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#3 Based on ​​ (a)   the reader can infer that the hired man is  [CHOICE 2].

​ ​ (b)  

• paragraph 9
• different
• paragraph 2
• paragraph 7
• paragraph 8
• demanding
• friendly 
• strange

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4.

Read paragraph 6 below.
 
I do not remember crossing the Missouri River, nor do I have any recollection about the long day’s journey through Nebraska. Probably by that time I had crossed so many rivers that I was dull to them. The only thing very noticeable about Nebraska was that it was still, all day long, Nebraska.
 
What can be inferred about how the narrator feels in this paragraph?

• He hates Nebraska

• He is weary from Traveling

• He is bored of the landscape.

• He has an unreliable memory.

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#5 Part A: Based on paragraph 7, what can the reader infer about the setting?

• A. It is humid.

• B. It is crowded.

• C. It is nighttime.

• D. It is an immigrant-only train stop.

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#5 Part B

Which quotation from paragraph 7 supports the answer to Part A?

• A. “The engine was panting heavily after its extensive run.”

• B. “I couldn’t see any town, or even distant lights; we were surrounded by absolute darkness.”

• C. “. . . a group of people stood huddled together on the platform, encumbered by bundles and boxes.”

• D. “I had been sleeping for a long while, curled up in a red plush seat, when we reached Black Hawk.”

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6. #6 Select the two sentences from paragraphs 2-3 that best support the idea that Jake and the narrator trusted the passenger conductor.

• Jake bought everything the newsboys offered him: candy, oranges, brass collar buttons, a watch charm, and for me, a Life of Jesse James, which I remember as one of the most satisfactory books I have ever read.

• Beyond Chicago, we were under the protection of an amiable passenger conductor, who knew all about the country to which we were going and gave us a great deal of advice in exchange for our confidence

• He seemed to us an experienced and worldly man who had been almost everywhere; in his conversation he threw out lightly the names of distant states and cities. H

• He wore the rings and pins and badges of different fraternal orders to which he belonged; even his cuff buttons were engraved with hieroglyphics, and he was more inscribed than an Egyptian obelisk.¹

• Once when he sat down to chat, he told us that in the immigrant car ahead, there was a family from “across the water,” whose destination was identical to ours.

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#7 This question refers to My Antonia-Ch 1. Based on the interaction between Jimmy and the passenger conductor in paragraphs 3-5, what can be inferred about Jimmy’s reaction?

• A. Jimmy is not interested in the girl.

• B. Jimmy thinks the passenger conductor is rude.

• C. Jimmy prefers to read than interact with the passenger conductor.

• D. Jimmy becomes shy from the passenger conductor’s comment on the girl.

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#8 This question refers to My Antonia-Ch 1. Select two paragraphs that support the inference that the family members the passenger conductor mentioned are immigrants.

• paragraph 1

• paragraph 2

• paragraph 4

• paragraph 6

• paragraph 7

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#9 This question refers to My Antonia-Ch 1. Which quote best supports the suggestion that the hired man had led an interesting life?

• "I'm Mr. Burden's hired man, and I'm to drive you out." (paragraph 8)

• "He wore a sombrero hat, with a wide leather band and a bright buckle, and the ends of his moustache were twisted up stiffly, like little horns." (paragraph 9)

• "He looked lively and ferocious, I thought, as if he had a history." (paragraph 9)

• "As he walked about the platform in his high-heeled boots, looking for our trunks, I saw that he was a rather slight man, quick and wiry, and light on his feet." (paragraph 9)

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