The Mystery of the Clever Cat

Macavity, also called the "Mystery Cat", goes by a more unusual name. Who is this master criminal that has inspired a poem?

• "Hidden Paw"

• "Griddlebone"

• "Mungojerrie"

• "Hooded Claw"

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Macavity leaves Scotland Yard in bafflement, but who does he leave in despair?

• Special Branch

• The Serious Fraud Squad

• The Flying Squad

• The Serious Crimes Unit

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

"He's broken every human law, he breaks the law of gravity. His powers of levitation would make a ... stare". What person would Macavity make stare at his powers?

• Fakir

• Politician

• Magician

• Lama

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

In the poem, Macavity is described. What kind of cat is he?

• A Manx Tom

• A Tortoiseshell (Calico)

• A Ginger Cat

• A Tabby Cat

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.7.10

"He sways his head from side to side, with movements like a ...". What does he move like?

• A swing

• A snake

• A kite

• A pendulum

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

When a crime has been discovered where is Macavity?

• In the crowd

• He's nowhere to be seen

• On the roof

• In the shadows

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

At the end of the poem the Macavity is given a moniker. What nickname is he called?

• The "Biggs of Crime"

• The "Moriarty of Crime"

• The "Crippen of Crime"

• The "Napoleon of Crime"

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

Which literary device is used in the line "Macavity's a Mystery Cat: he's called the Hidden Paw"

• Assonance

• Simile

• Pun

• Oxymoron

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which literary device is used in the line " Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity"

• Onomatopoeia

• Repetition

• Metaphor

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

Select all the literary devices that are used in the line " He sways his head from side to side, with movements like a snake;"

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Imagery

• Pun

• Allusion

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3