WorksheetsNot My Bones/Fortunes Bones
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 30mins
In the excerpt from “Fortune’s Bones,” which organizational pattern best describes the structure the author uses in paragraphs 17–20?
Description
Sequence
Cause and effect
Problem and solution
Which organizational pattern does the author mainly use in the excerpt from “Fortune’s Bones”?
Cause and effect
Chronological
Comparison and contrast
Process
In the excerpt from “Fortune’s Bones,” why does the author most likely explain what happened to Fortune’s body after his death?
To illustrate that enslaved people didn’t live long lives
To show that slave owners didn’t regard their slaves as human beings
To emphasize that slave owners were demanding of their slaves, even after death
To indicate that enslaved people were owned, even after death
In “Not My Bones,” which statement is a paraphrase of lines 3–6?
Our bodies are temporary, but our soul lives on after death.
Bones only exist until they disintegrate into the ground.
Human bones become spiritual molecules after death.
Skeletal remains change their form after they decompose.
In “Not My Bones,” the poet uses the word and in line 7 to emphasize that —
once death occurs, the body’s molecules live on
the body is sacred once death occurs
he no longer wants his body
once he dies, he is not his body
Which response explains what the author of “Not My Bones” means when she uses the phrase you are not your bones in line 34?
One’s soul is more important than one’s bones.
One’s physical form is what matters most.
One’s body takes precedence over one’s bones.
In “Not My Bones,” the figurative language in line 41 is used to show that —
the speaker is finally freed by his owner
in his dreams, the speaker runs away from his owner
the speaker is dead
in his mind, the speaker is free
In “Not My Bones,” the poet uses figurative language to —
show that the speaker has left the anguish of slavery behind
illustrate that slavery was acceptable before it was abolished
show how the slave despises his owner
illustrate how the master controls the slave
Which of the following best explains how Fortune’s experience is depicted in the two selections?
In “Fortune’s Bones,” Fortune doesn’t think about freedom, and in “Not My Bones,” the speaker only thinks about freedom.
In “Fortune’s Bones,” Fortune is tortured, and in “Not My Bones,” the speaker is killed by his master.
In both selections, Fortune finds a form of freedom
In both selections, Fortune has a better life than most slaves.
The primary message in Not My Bones is that--
a person’s most important qualities can’t be owned
a person’s remains should be treated with respect
Dr. Porter’s descendants were wrong to use Fortune’s skeleton
people should not own or control other people
