The Highway Man

  “ The tip of one finger touched it..she didn’t strive for more..” The reader can infer that Bess

• is struggling to escape

• is uncomfortable

• has come to the conclusion she must die to save her love.

• is seeking revenge on the redoats

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Bess's actions are a result of what type of conflict?
I. man vs. man
II. man vs. self
III. man vs. society
IV. man vs. nature

• I only

• II and III

• II only

• III and IV.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What word best describes how Bess does NOT feel towards the Highway Man

• Contempt

• Devotion

• Desire

• Affection

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the main theme of 'The Highwayman'?

• Love and sacrifice

• War and peace

• Friendship and loyalty

• Greed and betrayal

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

Who is the author of 'The Highwayman'?

• Robert Frost

• Alfred Noyes

• Emily Dickinson

• William Wordsworth

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

In 'The Highwayman', what is the occupation of the main character?

• A soldier

• A farmer

• A highwayman

• A merchant

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

What literary device is predominantly used in 'The Highwayman'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Personification

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

Which character warns the highwayman of the danger in 'The Highwayman'?

• Bess, the landlord's daughter

• Tim, the ostler

• The redcoats

• The landlord

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is the setting of 'The Highwayman'?

• A bustling city

• A quiet village

• A moonlit road

• A stormy sea

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

What happens to Bess in 'The Highwayman'?

• She escapes with the highwayman

• She is captured by the redcoats

• She sacrifices herself to warn the highwayman

• She marries Tim, the ostler

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5