Understanding 'Hanging Fire' by Audre Lorde

Understanding 'Hanging Fire' by Audre Lorde

Assessment

Interactive Video

English

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Evelyn Hayes

FREE Resource

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What year was the poem 'Hanging Fire' written?

1975

1978

1985

1980

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the speaker feel about her skin in the first stanza?

Indifferent

Betrayed

Proud

Confident

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one of the speaker's concerns in the first stanza?

Her mother's health

Her grades

Her ashy knees

Her friends

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the second stanza, what does the speaker worry about?

Her mother's job

Her dance skills

Her pet

Her room size

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the speaker fear might happen before graduation?

She might lose friends

She might move away

She might die

She might fail

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What repeated concern does the speaker have in the third stanza?

Her friend's betrayal

Her teacher's opinion

Her father's job

Her mother's absence

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the speaker wish people would consider?

Her future plans

Her achievements

Her favorite hobbies

Her side of the story

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