Dust Tracks on a Road

What does the prefix "auto-" mean in the word autobiography?

• Life

• Self

• Story

• History

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

In what historical period is Zora Neale Hurston's autobiography set?

• Early 1800s

• Early 1900s

• Late 1800s

• Late 1900s

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What is the main reading skill focus in the document?

• Identifying historical issues

• Summarizing texts

• Analyzing characters

• Understanding themes

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What type of writing is "Dust Tracks on a Road"?

• Novel

• Autobiography

• Short story

• Poem

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What does "brazenness" mean as used in the text?

• Boldness

• Timidity

• Confusion

• Sadness

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What dialect word is used for "going" in the text?

• Gowine

• Gonna

• Goin'

• Gone

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why were the children well-behaved when visitors came to the school?

• They were promised rewards

• They were threatened with punishment

• They were naturally disciplined

• They were excited to meet new people

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What activity did the students perform when visitors were present?

• Played games

• Sang a spiritual

• Read silently

• Wrote essays

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What did Zora do when it was almost her turn to read?

• She continued observing the visitors.

• She closed her book.

• She brought her eyes back to the book.

• She left the room.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What did the narrator enjoy more than the clothes?

• The books

• The shoes

• The hat

• The scarf

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3