Unit 4 Test- Part 1

The excerpts from The Last Seven Months of Anne Frank, from Anne Frank Remembered, from Red Scarf Girl, and from Through My Eyes all qualify as memoirs because each is told in first person and describes a period of the narrator’s life.

• True

• False

In the excerpts from Red Scarf Girl, Jiang’s parents burn a photograph of Jiang’s aunt because they do not want to be associated with her sacreligious beliefs.

• True

• False

In the excerpts from Red Scarf Girl, one of the author's purposes is to praise the Communists’ care of families.

• True

• False

In the excerpts from Through My Eyes, William Frantz Public School is not truly integrated in 1960.

• True

• False

The historical context for the excerpts from Through My Eyes includes the Supreme Court ruling that segregation in schools was unconstitutional.

• True

• False

According to the excerpts from Through My Eyes, in the past Bridges has struggled with resentment concerning the events of the narrative, but later she recognizes the significance of those events.

• True

• False

The excerpt from Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad qualifies as narrative nonfiction because it tells about real-life events and features literary elements such as imagery, dialogue, conflict, and suspense.

• True

• False

The tone of the excerpt from Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad is one of disapproval of Harriet Tubman's actions.

• True

• False

In the "Letter from Frederick Douglass," Douglass's purpose is to commend Tubman for her character and work.

• True

• False

In “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?,” Douglass admits that the Constitution does not support his argument.

• True

• False