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WorksheetsDust Tracks on a Road
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
Who is the author of “Dust Tracks...”?
Nora Zeale Hurtson
Zora Neale Hurston
Dora Neil Hinton
Nora Neale Hinton
Is “Dust Tracks...” fiction or non-fiction?
fiction
non-fiction
What did the author struggle with?
Reading
Writing
Talking
Walking
" They tell me that an old _____ taught me how to walk."
sow-hog
dog
lady
neighbor
Why did the pig approach the narrator?
It wanted to eat her.
It thought she was one of its babies.
It wanted her soul food.
It wanted a belly rub.
The author grew up to hate traveling and exploring.
True
False
Who did the narrator take after?
the hog
her mom
her dad
her grandma
What literary term represents the AUTHOR’S attitude or feelings?
(a)
Which word does NOT match the tone/mood of “Dust Tracks...”?
humorous
surprising
frightful
solemn
What evidence best shows a TENSE tone?
“She came right on in, and began messing around"
“[She] had sprinkled 'travel dust’ around the doorstep"
“Hogs have been known to eat human flesh"
"She had much less intention of eating Mama’s baby, than mama had of eating hers"
Word choice is apart of an author’s ____.
tone
mood
diction
pronunciation
Rate “Dust Tracks..."
Loved it (best thing we’ve read) *****
Liked it ****
It was fine ***
Disliked it **
Hated it (worst thing we’ve read) *
