RETAKE - "The World in Flames" Reading Quiz

Who are you working with on this retake? (You should be working in pairs or trios only.)

What is the setting of this short story? Check all that apply.

• an island

• an abandoned prison turned tourist destination

• Australia

• Manhattan, New York

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Who is the narrator? Mark only one oval.

• Joe

• Frances

• Tom

• Sydney

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CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Which of the following are true about the narrator? Check all that apply.

• He is Australian.

• He is very optimistic.

• He was in a long-term relationship before meeting Frances.

• He has children.

• He is American.

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CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Which of the following are true about Frances? Check all that apply.

• She is likely in her early 20s.

• She suggested Cockatoo Island as a place for her and Tom to vacation together.

• She is Australian.

• She is American.

• She wanted to write children's books.

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CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What type of narrative structure is used in "The World in Flames"?

• linear

• non-linear

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CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Which narrative technique is NOT used in "The World in Flames"?

• flashback

• backstory

• cliffhanger

• poetic justice

• foreshadowing

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

Narrative Technique: Which piece of textual evidence is an example of flashback?

• On the night we arrived, Frances and I explored the island. We brought our bags and walked past riveted metal protruding out of the ground. I thought they looked like found sculptures. The sky was cloudy. Sydney glimmered across the water.

• “It’s only a matter of time,” Frances said to me the morning I was late with the coffee. “We can’t live like this much longer. We’re trapped.”

• I studied the history of the island written on placards. It was one mile long and a half mile wide. The cockatoos fled when they cut the trees for logging. There were four recorded attempts to escape from the island when it was a prison. Three were successful.

• I lay down on the sleeping bag, laced my fingers behind my head and looked up at the ceiling. Her history was a mosaic of missing pieces. So was mine, but I was willing to share. How I got into a fight with my family before moving to New York. How I stopped returning their calls and regretted it, now more than ever. I wanted to feel like she might care.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Narrative Technique: Which piece of textual evidence is an example of foreshadowing?

• On the night we arrived, Frances and I explored the island. We brought our bags and walked past riveted metal protruding out of the ground. I thought they looked like found sculptures. The sky was cloudy. Sydney glimmered across the water.

• “It’s only a matter of time,” Frances said to me the morning I was late with the coffee. “We can’t live like this much longer. We’re trapped.”

• I studied the history of the island written on placards. It was one mile long and a half mile wide. The cockatoos fled when they cut the trees for logging. There were four recorded attempts to escape from the island when it was a prison. Three were successful.

• I lay down on the sleeping bag, laced my fingers behind my head and looked up at the ceiling. Her history was a mosaic of missing pieces. So was mine, but I was willing to share. How I got into a fight with my family before moving to New York. How I stopped returning their calls and regretted it, now more than ever. I wanted to feel like she might care.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

Narrative Technique: Which piece of textual evidence is an example of cliffhanger?

• I hoped Frances and I could be like the Johnsons.

• “It’s only a matter of time,” Frances said to me the morning I was late with the coffee. “We can’t live like this much longer. We’re trapped.”

• I studied the history of the island written on placards. It was one mile long and a half mile wide. The cockatoos fled when they cut the trees for logging. There were four recorded attempts to escape from the island when it was a prison. Three were successful.

• I tread water and closed my eyes. For one small moment, everything felt OK. But then I saw the dress again in my mind’s eye and saw her sinking shadow.

  I tread water, waited, and then tried my luck, one more time.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10