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"Writing on the Wall"

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"The Writing on the Wall" is a _____ written by Camille Dungy.

a)

blog post

b)

article

c)

story

d)

essay

2.

Angel Island is located off the coast of ___

a)

New York

b)

Florida

c)

California

d)

South Carolina

3.

_____ wrote the poems on the walls.

a)

Immigrants

b)

Elementary school students

c)

Chess players

d)

Congressmen

4.

Some of the poems on the walls were___.

a)

blog posts

b)

like ancient poems

c)

stories of surviving the hurricane

d)

written with chalk

5.

Chinese immigrants were forced to stay at Angel Island because of problems with documentation or health.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Some of the poems were completely lost, and some were nearly lost.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

". . . Which fills my belly, and leads fellow souls," is an example of

a)

alliteration

b)

assonance

c)

consonance

8.

"Few new rules do not amuse," is an example of

a)

alliteration

b)

assonance

c)

consonance

9.

Which is an example of a memento?

a)

a credit card

b)

Diet Pepsi

c)

a photograph

d)

a new pair of jeans

10.

What is another way of saying "created"?

a)

inscribed

b)

relented

c)

composed

d)

enthralled

11.

"The west wind ruffles my thin gauze clothing," contains some___

a)

consonance

b)

imagery

c)

hyperbole

d)

situational irony

12.

Alliteration, assonance, and consonance can help create a poem's ____.

a)

irony

b)

central idea

c)

tone

d)

evidence