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The Cremation of Sam McGee

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

7th Grade

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The Cremation of Sam McGee
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why most likely is it important to Sam McGee that he be cremated?

Sam McGee was a criminal in Tennessee and he wants to leave no traces.

Sam McGee wants to go to heaven.

Sam McGee deeply suffers from the cold, and so he wants to die in warmth and fire.

Sam McGee hopes that the fire from his cremation will help keep the others warm.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

2.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is Sam McGee most afraid of? What does he ask his friend Cap to do because of this fear? Cite specific details from the poem to support your answer.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Where is Sam McGee from?

Alaska

Massachusetts

Tennessee

New York

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What did the speaker see when he opened the door to the crematorium?

Sam's ashes

A bag of gold

Sam and the dogs

Sam- Alive!

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who is the narrator of this poem?

Sam McGee

Cap

Robert Service

The narrator is unknown

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following reveals why Sam McGee was in Alaska?

"God only knows."

"the land of gold seemed to hold him like a spell"

"the stars o'erhead were dancing heel and toe"

"you'll cremate my last remains"

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is "the thing" and "the hateful thing" that Cap refers to in stanzas 8-9?

Sam's corpse

the dogs

himself

the weather

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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