Desiderata
Authored by Sarah Williams
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9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
From the author’s treatment of her subject in “Desiderata,” what is the best description of her?
prickly and irritable
cool and objective
curious and thoughtful
inconsistent and fickle
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
At the beginning of “Desiderata,” we learn about the narrator. In what field has she been trained?
photography
genealogy
library science
physics
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In “Desiderata,” who is the nanny for the writer’s mother and aunt?
Dolly
Blanche
Grandmother
Martha
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
At the end of “Desiderata,” what does McCracken mean by calling her fiction “love letters to love letters”?
She is writing about the ideal man she would like to marry one day.
She was inspired to write fiction by family photos, diaries, and love letters.
She is interested only in romantic plots for her fiction.
She believes that celebrating the power of love is the most important objective of fiction.
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Desiderata is written by-
Mac Ehrman
Max Ehrrman
Mac Eherman
Max Ehrmann
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Desiderata is --------------- in nature
Philosophical
Inspirational
Devotional
Informative
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The poem Desiderata focuses on the idea that people should see the world –
Only it’s positive
Only it’s negative
Both of the above
None of the above
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
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