The Rockpile

In "The Rockpile," what is the most important part of the setting?

• the apartment

• the rockpile

• the river

• the fire escape

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does the rockpile represent to the children in "The Rockpile"?

• the remains of an old building

• a place of danger and excitement

• a place for boys to compete

• a place to support subway cars

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

In "The Rockpile, when do the children feel most free?

• when they are eating dinner

• when they think about the rockpile

• when Gabriel is away from home

• when they walk along the river

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

John is different from the boys on the rockpile because he is

• younger

• less studious

• more timid

• less responsible

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In an external conflict, the main character struggles against another character, against the forces of nature, against society, or against fate. What is the main external conflict in "The Rockpile"?

• Gabriel versus Roy

• Elizabeth versus Gabriel

• John versus his conscience

• John versus his conscience

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Who wrote The Rock Pile?

• Dickenson

• Eliot

• Hurston

• Baldwin

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The rockpile most likely represents

• obedience

• violence

• boys

• the father

In the story "The Rockpile," John is different from the boys on the rockpile because he is ______.

• younger

• less studious

• more timid

• less responsible

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How was Roy wounded on the Rockpile?

• He had a tin can thrown at him.

• He was fighting with the other boys on the Rockpile.

• He was hit by his father.

• He slipped on the trash and cut his eye.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In "The Rockpile," when do the children feel most free?

• when they are eating dinner

• when they think about the rockpile

• when their father is away from home

• when they walk along the river

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2