5.0 - Unit Review: "BreakingNight"&“...HomelesstoHarvard” (Gold)

What is Liz’s relationship with her teachers like?

• Liz’s teachers discourage her from attending college.

• Liz does not tell her teachers she is homeless, so the teachers do not help her.

• Liz’s teachers encourage her to set and achieve high educational goals.

• Liz works at odd jobs and does not have time to prepare for her classes.

What is the best summary of "From Homeless to Harvard"?

• Liz Murray goes to live with her father in a homeless shelter, moves to a group home, and then lives on the street.

• Liz Murray researches high schools in New York and finally finds an alternative high school that will accept her.

• Liz Murray visits the Boston area, where she stands on the campus of Harvard University.

• Liz Murray works to overcome a difficult childhood, wins a college scholarship, and starts her own company.

Both "Breaking Night" and "From Homeless to Harvard" are about the life of Liz Murray. What is another way the two selections are similar?

• Both selections tell about Liz's childhood.

• Both selections tell about Liz's life as an adult.

• Both selections describe Liz's filthy living conditions.

• Both selections describe what college life was like for Liz.

How are events in “From Homeless to Harvard” organized?

• by cause and effect

• by presenting problems and their solutions

• by the order in which they happened

• from least to most important

What would one advantage be of showing this scene in a movie rather than in print?

• You would know how Liz feels about her living conditions.

• You would know what the narrator is thinking about the scene.

• You would be able to see the dirty clothing and filthy living conditions.

• You would be able to smell the disagreeable odors.

If you qualify for a scholarship, you __________.

• forfeit the scholarship

• create the scholarship

• have the required skills for it

• deny the acceptance of it

What is the meaning of elaborate in the sentence?

• decaying

• neglected

• rusty

• detailed

How is the first of the month like Christmas?

• On the first of the month, it is cold and severe like winter.

• On the first of the month, everyone in the family gives gifts to each other.

• On the first of the month, everyone in the family is happy and celebrates.

• On the first of the month, it is dark and gloomy like a December day.

What is the meaning of anticipation in the second sentence?

• hope and excitement

• hopelessness

• thought and achievement

• a response before being asked

An opportunity is a time in which you might be able to __________.

• read a map

• achieve a goal

• feel great sadness

• wear summer clothing