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My Librarian Poem

Authored by Margaret Anderson

English

6th Grade

CCSS covered

My Librarian Poem
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The poem's subtitle adds to the development of the entire poem mainly by...

suggesting that she prefers hardcover books to paperbacks

setting up how important Mrs. Long would be to the speaker

pointing out how difficult it was for the speaker to access books when she was a child

explaining that no one had any idea of what the speaker was going through

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What information mainly does the poem’s first stanza convey?

It shows how important television was at the speaker’s grandmother’s house.

It establishes the setting in which the rest of the poem takes place.

It reveals how deeply religious the speaker was growing up.

It describes the library and bookstore that the speaker held dear to her as a child.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which statement is best supported by the passage below (lines 26-28)?


Mrs. Long always glad to see you

The stereoscope always ready to show you faraway

Places to dream about

The library had all sorts of toys and devices for children to try out.

Mrs. Long regularly held excellent story readings for the local children.

The books at the library provided a portal to places the speaker had never imagined before.

The speaker was fixated on what the big library uptown was like.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The speaker most likely includes the following passage in the poem (lines 33-34) to __________.


Probably they said something humiliating since southern

Whites like to humiliate southern blacks

suggest this racism still exists in the South

show how far people have come since the racism she witnessed growing up

show that Mrs. Long was far from perfect

reveal that racial tensions affected whites and blacks

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

With which of the following statements would the speaker of the poem most likely agree?

One small gesture or sacrifice can have a great impact on a young person.

Fantasy is necessary in order to survive an abusive childhood.

The speaker never wished for her grandmother and Mrs. Long to meet.

Children today have no appreciation for the small pleasures of life.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following synonyms would BEST replace the word "humiliating" in stanza 4?

confusing

dishonoring

depressing

shameful

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What line from the poem best supports the following statement?


There were some books that could only be found at a "white" library.

"(The main black corridor) sat our carnegie library"

"She would go to the big library uptown and I now know"

"I heard nat king cole and matt dennis, june christy and ella Fitzgerald."

"When I wanted Leaves of Grass or Alfred North Whitehead"

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RF.5.4C

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