Refugee- Mahmond 2015

What is the meaning of the word "ethereal" as used in the text?

• Heavy and oppressive

• Light and delicate

• Loud and harsh

• Dark and gloomy

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CCSS.RL.8.4

Which phrase from the text best supports the inference that Mahmoud is familiar with the sound of incoming missiles?

• "Mahmoud had been doing his math homework at the kitchen table."

• "By now he knew what an incoming missile sounded like."

• "The water wasn’t working again."

• "Mahmoud’s mother came out of the bedroom."

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CCSS.RL.8.1

What is the connotative meaning of the phrase "like a zombie" as used to describe Waleed?

• Energetic and lively

• Emotionless and unresponsive

• Happy and cheerful

• Angry and aggressive

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CCSS.RL.8.4

Which sentence from the text provides the strongest evidence that Mahmoud's mother is deeply affected by the war?

• "Fatima had long, dark hair she wore up on her head, and intense brown eyes."

• "She’d quit the hospital when Hana was born, but not before the war had begun."

• "Not before coming home every day with horror stories about the people she’d helped put back together."

• "She hadn’t gone nearly catatonic like Waleed, but at some point it had gotten bad enough that she just stopped talking about it."

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CCSS.RL.8.1

Analyze the impact of the word choice "whirlwind" in the context of the explosion. What does it suggest?

• A calm and peaceful scene

• A chaotic and destructive event

• A slow and methodical process

• A quiet and serene moment

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CCSS.RL.8.4

What relationship between the words "melodious" and "ethereal" helps to understand their meanings in the text?

• Both suggest a sense of heaviness.

• Both suggest a sense of lightness and beauty.

• Both suggest a sense of darkness.

• Both suggest a sense of anger.

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CCSS.L.8.5B

Which detail from the text best supports the inference that Mahmoud is resourceful in difficult situations?

• "Mahmoud had been doing his math homework at the kitchen table."

• "He automatically put his pencil down and went to the sink to wash up."

• "He had to pour water over his hands using the plastic jugs his mother had hauled from the neighborhood well."

• "Mahmoud began without Waleed."

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CCSS.RL.8.1

What is the relationship between the words "praise" and "prayer" in the context of the text?

• Praise is a form of criticism, while prayer is a form of complaint.

• Praise is a form of worship, while prayer is a form of communication with the divine.

• Praise is a form of entertainment, while prayer is a form of storytelling.

• Praise is a form of punishment, while prayer is a form of discipline.

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CCSS.L.8.5B