Worksheetsreading comp june 2011
Total questions: 6
Worksheet time: 3mins
In stating "We want to contain it" (lines 8 and 9), the narrator suggests that she wishes to
cling to the past
bury old feuds
erase unpleasant memories
limit her inner fears
The simile "displaced as those mountains vanished in the fog" (lines 13 and 14) suggests that the narrator feels
fortunate
encouraged
unsettled
fearful
The narrator's description of her childhood room (lines 16 through 19) was foreshadowed by which phrase?
"The air is pulpy" (line 1)
"What do we keep it all for?" (line 4)
"unused wedding presents" (line 4)
"I feel loose-footed" (line 13)
By urging the narrator to "weed things out" (line 20), her mother is expressing her
thoughts about the future
concerns with personal safety
anxiety to redecorate the room
nervousness about neighbors' opinions
The narrator's passing on the pendant, scrapbook, and doll to her daughter can be seen as
selfish
insulting
educational
revealing
The conclusion of the passage suggests that the narrator and her mother
share common values
reach an emotional crisis
compete for the child's affection
begin to drift apart
