Rl

1. In the poem, the speaker...

• uses personification to describe how the snowflake sounds.

• uses personification to describe how the snowflake thinks.

• uses exaggeration to describe how the snowflake sounds.

• uses exaggeration to describe how the snowflake thinks.

2. Which two words best capture the connotation of the word "debates" in line 4 of the poem?

• uncertain

• angry

• hesitant

• courageous

• educated

3. The poet's use of rhyme ...

• creates a conversational tone similar to dialogue in a play.

• creates a musical tone similar to dialogue in a play.

• creates a conversational tone similar to melody in a song.

• creates a musical tone similar to a melody in a song.

4a. Based on the play "Not a Cloud in the Sky," which statement best describes Thomas's point of view about moving to the city?

• He doesn't understand why Alec is so excited to move.

• He is afraid to move but is making the best of the situation.

• He thinks the move to the city will be a very good thing.

• He is sorry to leave the old home with all of its memories.

4b. Which sentence from the play best supports your answer to Question 4a?

• " You have to admit, the city is much more exciting, and we'll meet new people and everything."

• "It certainly isn't the weather that's keeping people away from our yard sale."

• "Yeah, I guess so, miles of museums in the city."

• "Here's a set of baseball cards I've been collecting for years, but you can have them for just two bucks."

Which two lines from the poem signal a change in the poem's focus?

• The sky is low, the clouds are mean,

• A traveling flake of snow

• Nature, like us, is sometimes caught

• Without her diadem

6. The poem's ...

• simple structure contrasts with the description of the bleak, colorless winter day.

• complex structure contrasts with the description of the bleak, colorless winter day.

• simple structure echoes the description of the bleak, colorless winter day.

• simple structure contrasts with the description of the bleak, colorless winter day.

7a. Which best describes how the brothers approach the sale of their possessions?

• Both brothers want to sell things as quickly as possible.

• Both brothers want their things to go to kids who will appreciate them.

• Alec cares about the children who come by, but Thomas cares more about selling.

• Thomas cares about the children who come by, but Alec cares more about selling.

7b. Which two lines of dialogue best support your answer for Question 7a.?

• Thomas: ...You have to admit, the city is much more exciting, and we'll meet new people and everything.

• Thomas:...And when you're ready for high school there are schools that specialize in art.

• Alec:...Sorry...You ought to ask your Mom and Dad for a real nice bike, made for a girl, with white streamers on the handles.

• Thomas:...We have some incredible stuff here for kids just your ages.

• Alec:...It took us weeks to get this garden the way Mom wanted it to look.

8. In the play, the setting helps to reveal how each brother feels about moving.

Which # represents the paragraph that best uses the setting to reveal the feelings of one of the brothers?

• 2

• 4

• 5

• 6