The White Umbrella

The White Umbrella

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15 Qs

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The White Umbrella

The White Umbrella

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RI.6.4, RL.2.10, RI.11-12.9

+27

Standards-aligned

Created by

Margaret Anderson

FREE Resource

15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Who is the author of The White Umbrella?

Shirely Jackson

Jish Gen

Gish Jen

Mona

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why does the narrator in the "White Umbrella" lie about her mother?

She is trying to impress Eugenie Robert's mother.

She does not know she is lying; she really believes what she says.

She is embarrassed that her mother works.

She is playing a trick on Miss Crossman.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does the umbrella first represent to the narrator in "The White Umbrella"?

It represents what American girls have.

It represents her love for her mother.

It represents her piano lessons.

It represents her love for Miss Crossman.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What job does the narrator of "The White Umbrella" learn that her mother has?

Taxi Driver

Newspaper Editor

Perfume Salesperson

Check-Out Clerk at A&P

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The narrator of "The White Umbrella" refuses to go into Miss Crossman's house to get out of the rain because she

does not mind the rain

is trying to be loyal to her mother

feels unwelcome in the house

does not want to see the white umbrella

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What does the white umbrella come to represent to the narrator of "The White Umbrella" at the end of the story?

her desire to live as an American girl rather than as a Chinese girl

her sense that her mother's job means her mother is rejecting her

her desire to be friends with Eugenie Roberts

her guilt for feeling embarrassed about her mother

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When authors create their own symbols, how do they develop the meanings of the symbols?

They use symbols that are commonly understood.

They use the description, actions, and events in a story to develop the symbol.

They tell the reader directly what the symbol is and what it means.

They give footnotes that explain the symbols

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

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