7th CBA #1 Review

10. Which sentence shows that the narrator is aware of the feelings of others?

• F. It doesn’t seem to be as strong, though, and the first turtle is putting an increasing amount of distance between them.

• G. The baby turtle seems to be taking a break from his attempts to free himself from the nest.

• H. We hurry back to the nest, where a few other beachwalkers have been drawn in as well.

• J. I can tell her mind is on my little brother, Charlie.

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11. Why doesn’t the narrator watch the other turtles hatch at the end of the story?

• A. He is consumed by his thoughts about the first turtle’s destiny.

• B. He doesn’t have the patience to observe such a long process.

• C. He is concerned that his mother has started worrying again.

• D. He doesn’t want to ruin the experience for the little girl.

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12. What is the primary theme of this story?

• F. The young must make their own path in life.

• G. Home is wherever a person feels accepted.

• H. People have a responsibility to protect nature.

• J. Strangers can bond while sharing an experience.

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13. What is the best summary of the story?

• A. While on vacation the narrator and his mother come across a nest of hatching sea turtles. The narrator listens as a woman explains to her young daughter that the small turtles will travel far across the ocean. A small crowd watches the turtles make their way across the sand. The narrator tries to continue watching the first turtle after the waves pull it out to sea, but the creature is soon hidden from view.

• B. The narrator is on a family vacation in Florida. While on an evening walk along the beach, the narrator and his mother have the opportunity to watch baby sea turtles hatch and struggle toward the ocean. The turtles remind the mother of her younger son, who is traveling alone to Los Angeles. The narrator hopes that the first newly hatched sea turtle will overcome the odds and survive in the ocean.

• C. The narrator and his mother decide to walk on the beach at sunset, but it soon becomes dark. They meet a little girl and her mother, who explains that a nest of sea turtles has unexpectedly begun to hatch. The woman asks whether the narrator and his mother have a cell phone so that she can call her husband, but they do not. The narrator and his mother leave, but they return when the little girl yells that a turtle is out of the nest.

• D. A little girl tells people walking on the beach that some baby turtles are hatching. The narrator and his mother join the girl and her mother in watching the turtles, which are hatching about 10 days earlier than expected. The girl asks her mother where the first turtle is going and learns that it must swim to the Sargasso Sea. The narrator admires the small turtles’ determination to cross the sand and reach the water.

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16. In paragraph 19, the author refers to the turtle’s onlookers as a “group of fans” to show that —

• F. people are leading the turtle to the ocean

• G. the crowd wants the turtle to succeed

• H. the narrator feels like part of the crowd

• J. the narrator wishes more people could see the event

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Use Last Dance and The Tree to answer the following question.
Which idea do BOTH the story “Last Dance” and the poem “The Tree” emphasize?

• F. A need for help

• G. A fascination with time

• H. A noticeable loss

• J. A longing for something new

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Use Last Dance and The Tree to answer the following question.
In what way is the narrator in the story “Last Dance” UNLIKE the speaker of the poem “The Tree”?

• A. The narrator spends most of her time alone, but the speaker is surrounded by others.

• B. The narrator has a lot of time to sit and think, but the speaker is too busy to take time for reflection.

• C. The narrator knows her sister has not permanently left home yet, but the speaker sees that the tree is already gone.

• D. The narrator has spent her whole life with her sister, but the speaker has only lived by the tree for a short amount of time.

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Use Last Dance and The Tree to answer the following question.
What is a theme that is present in BOTH the story “Last Dance” and the poem “The Tree”?

• F. Have the courage to live life to its fullest.

• G. Always be prepared to confide in loved ones.

• H. Have patience when striving to reach a goal.

• J. Never take for granted the small wonders of daily life.

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Use Last Dance and The Tree to answer the following question.
One major DIFFERENCE between the story “Last Dance” and the poem “The Tree” is that only the story ends with a sense of —

• adventure

• fulfillment

• sympathy

• concern

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Use Last Dance to answer the following question.
What does the word reminisce mean in paragraph 11 of the story “Last Dance”?

• F. To remember past events

• G. To have doubts

• H. To judge someone’s actions

• J. To resolve an issue

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