RL.7.2 Focus Review

Which two lines from the passage provide evidence that Miranda feels a deep emotional connection to the locket and what it represents? (Choose two answers)

• A. “She clutched an empty velvet pouch in her hand and tried not to cry.”

• B. “She had turned away. An ache in her chest told her how much she wanted it—not just the locket itself, but what it represented.”

• C. “The velvet lining of the box had scratched the necklace’s chain when she touched it through the glass.”

• D. “She could almost feel her mother’s laughter, smell the scent of gardening gloves, hear footsteps in the hallway of her grandmother’s house.”

What inference can you draw about Miranda’s relationship with her grandmother based on the passage?

• A. They have a distant relationship; Miranda doesn’t know many details about her grandmother’s past.

• B. were very close; Miranda cherishes memories from her grandmother’s home.

• C. Miranda is resentful of her grandmother’s wealth.

• D. Miranda’s grandmother was careless with family heirlooms.

Which piece of evidence best supports the inference that Miranda regrets not buying the locket?

• A. “When she asked to buy it, the price was written too small for her to read.”

• B. “She offered what little money she had and walked away, ashamed.”

• C. “An ache in her chest told her how much she wanted it…”

• D. “She unzipped the pouch; the chain was gone.”

Which summary of the passage is most accurate and uses textual evidence?

• A. Miranda lost her grandmother’s old locket because she couldn’t afford it, and after returning home, she discovered it was missing from the pouch.

• B. Miranda desperately wants a silver locket at her grandmother’s estate sale, but can't buy it, and later realizes it's gone from her pouch under the oak trees as dusk falls.

• C. Miranda regrets not buying a valuable silver locket during the estate sale and goes back to search for it among the oak trees.

• D. Miranda tries to buy her mother’s locket, fails because of the cost, and imagines her grandmother’s house before discovering the chain is lost.

How confident do you feel about textual evidence after this lesson?

• Confident

• I need more practice

• I don't understand at all.

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