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.”

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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.

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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.”

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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.

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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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