Robinson Review RL

What is the theme of this passage?

•     Don’t be a picky eater.

• Responsibility is taught, not learned.

• Beggars can’t be choosers.

• Milk will do a body good.

What evidence from the text supports your answer to number 1?

• “In his haste, he forgot to pack a lunch or bring lunch money.”

• “But that was the last offer that Eric would receive that day.”

• “Yuck! I hate carrots.”

• “Is that skim milk?”

What tone does "Hanging Fire" best express?

• horror

• senselessness

• regret

• anxiety

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CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.4

What can be inferred about the speaker’s view of the mother through the use of the repeated phrase in each stanza in "Hanging Fire"?

• an unsympathetic parent

• a compassionate parent

• a humane parent

• a considerate parent

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does the closed door symbolize in "Hanging Fire"?

• The neediness of the child

• The child’s nervousness

• The mother’s heartache for the child

• The mother’s lack of attention towards the child.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.4

One theme of "Hanging Fire" is...

• Children are resilient

• Doors closed mean privacy

• Teenagers still need their parents' support

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CCSS.RL.8.2

In lines 19–21 of “Hanging Fire,” the speaker says “there is nothing I want to do and too much that has to be done” to express

• frustration at having too many chores

• a constantly changing view of life.

• a feeling of excitement about the future.

• anger about not making the Math Team.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which phrase from “Hanging Fire” indicates that the speaker is not an adult?

• "always so ashy"

• "what if I die"

• "I am fourteen"

• "too small for me"

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

In "Hanging Fire" where is the speakers mother?

• in the bedroom

• out of town

• next door

• by her side

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CCSS.RL.8.1

In “Hanging Fire,” what does the speaker think about?

• vacation, wearing braces, her boyfriend

• dying, wearing braces, the boy she likes

• failing a test, her sister, the boy she likes

• the school dance, her sister, death

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.W.8.9A