The Men in the Storm Test-

Which quotation best supports the theme of the thin line between chaos and civilization?

• There was an absolute expression of hot dinners in the pace of the people.

• They crowded together, muttering, and fumbling in their pockets to get their red, inflamed wrists covered by the cloth.

• Once indeed the crowd was forced to stop, and a cry went along that a man had been injured at the foot of the stairs.

• The snow beat with merciless persistence upon the bowed heads of those who waited.

The description of the snow in the first three paragraphs of the story suggests that it is making people —

• nostalgic

• disoriented

• miserable

• stoic

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The descriptions of people’s faces in paragraph 3 show that they are focused on —

• food

• warmth

• money

• memories

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Read this quotation from paragraph 5: Others always could be seen coming, a strange procession, some slouching along with the characteristic hopeless gait of professional strays, some coming with hesitating steps wearing the air of men to whom this sort of thing was new. How does this imagery affect readers’ perception of the men? Cite examples from the story in your response.

In paragraph 8, what does contemptuous mean?

• Curious

• Impatient

• Arrogant

• Scornful

Which two words best characterize the men in paragraph 11? Select both.

• Perplexed

• Independent

• Diligent

• Angry

• Outraged

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

In contrast to the group of people described in the opening paragraphs, the group of homeless men described in the story’s second half react to the storm with —

• resignation

• melodrama

• indifference

• suspicion

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CCSS.RL.6.3

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CCSS.RL.8.3

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

Read these sentences from paragraph 2: Later, the immense windows of the shops became aglow with light, throwing great beams of orange and yellow upon the pavement. They were infinitely cheerful, yet in a way they accented the force and discomfort of the storm, and gave a meaning to the pace of the people and the vehicles, scores of pedestrians and drivers, wretched with cold faces, necks and feet, speeding for scores of unknown doors and entrances, scattering to an infinite variety of shelters, to places which the imagination made warm with the familiar colors of home. How does this description of the setting affect the characterization of the homeless men later in the story? Cite examples from the story in your response.

Paragraphs 36–38 describe an encounter between a man in a window and the group of men below. Wrtie the letter that shows whether each description matches the treatment of the man or the group. A-How the man treats the group B-How the group treats the man

____Smugly​ (a)   ____Selfishly (b)   ____Rudely​ (c)   ____Mockingly​ (d)  

From the selection, the reader can infer that the main concern of the waiting men is —

• whether they are members of the deserving poor

• whether there will be room for all of them

• whether they have chosen the right shelter

• whether the snow will stop any time soon

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

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