Places We Call Home Unit Test
Authored by Hope Marlow
English
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What exposition does paragraph 1 of Passage 1 provide?
It explains the main conflict in the story.
It foreshadows what happens later in the story.
It introduces the characters, setting, and action.
It identifies where the neighbors came from, and why.
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read this excerpt from paragraph 2 of Passage 1.
I could hardly wait to see what lay beyond that cornfield; but there was only red grass like
ours, and nothing else, though from the high wagon-seat one could look off a long way.
The road ran about like a wild thing, avoiding the deep draws, crossing them where they
were wide and shallow.
Which two words describe the narrator’s character as shown in this excerpt?
curious
fearful
nervous
observant
polite
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CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
PART A:
What do paragraphs 3–5 in Passage 1 suggest about Peter Krajiek’s treatment of the Bohemian family?
He understood their needs.
He took advantage of them.
He disliked them for political reasons.
He tried to provide them with a good home.
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RI.7.7
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Part B:
Which two sentences best support the answer to Part A?
The Bohemian family, grandmother told me as we drove along, had bought the homestead of a fellow countryman, Peter Krajiek, and had paid him more than it was worth. (paragraph 3)
The Shimerdas were the first Bohemian family to come to this part of the county. (paragraph 3)
One son, Fuchs said, was well-grown, and strong enough to work the land; but the father was old and frail and knew nothing about farming. (paragraph 3)
And I hear he’s made them pay twenty dollars for his old cookstove that ain’t worth ten. (paragraph 4)
‘But Bohemians has a natural distrust of Austrians.’ (paragraph 5)
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence best describes the main conflict in Passage 1?
Otto Fuchs and the narrator’s grandmother do not know how to help the Shimerda family.
Peter Krajiek sells the Shimerda family a run-down home for more than it is worth.
Austrians and Bohemians cannot overcome their political disagreements.
The rural Nebraska landscape makes it hard to visit new neighbors.
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Part A
Read the dictionary entry below.
glittering \glĭt´əring\ adj 1. shining with a shimmering or sparkling light 2. impressively
successful 3. impressively elaborate 4. shining as a result of strong feeling
Which definition best matches the meaning of glittering as it is used in paragraph 8 of Passage 1?
Definition 1
Definition 2
Definition 3
Definition 4
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Part B
Fill in the circle before the highlighted phrase that provides context to the meaning of the
word glittering as it is used in paragraph 8.
I was told that we were approaching the creek
made the land of little value for farming
which indicated the windings of the stream,
yellow leaves and shining white bark made them
look like the gold and silver
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
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