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Worksheets"Of Beetles and Angels" (Chapter 1) Test
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 13mins
What do paragraphs 1-3 reveal about the mother?
The mother no longer wants to live in the home without her husband.
The mother does not want to have to leave her children.
The mother is happy about trading her homeland.
The mother will miss her home and homeland.
What is the tone of paragraphs 1-3?
contented
grieved
relieved
hopeless
What is the central idea of "Of Beetles and Angels?"
Refugees leave their homes for many reasons.
Refugees are welcomed and cared for at refugee camps.
Refugees experience many complex problems.
Refugees benefit from the advice of elders.
How does paragraph 9 connect to the central idea?
Reaching the city Awad in Sudan did not provide relief from their troubles.
The refugees were welcomed in a city of Awad.
Awad welcomed the exiled, hopeless, and diseased.
The elders assisted in the exiled.
As used in paragraph 7, the word "driven" most likely means...
to ride in a vehicle
to be made smooth by the wind
to be propelled by force
to by forced out by circumstances
In paragraphs 4-6 which of the following words can be used to describe the tone?
hopeless
sarcastic
harsh
What is the purpose of the alliteration in paragraph 20 with the repetition of the words that start with W.
To draw attention to the fact that Mawi's family had to decided to have peace in their lives.
To slow the reader down while reading.
To let the reader know that the family was tired of war.
To introduce the words of wisdom.
What is the meaning of the word "fatigue" in paragraph 4?
to walk
to limp
to be tired
to stop
Why is it that Maui cannot separate what he remembers from what he has heard in stories?
The events were too traumatic.
His parents exaggerated the events in the stories from his childhood.
He was very young.
He does not want to remember.
Who or what is talking in paragraphs 9-11.
The welcome sign to Awad
Mawi is revealing what should be on the sign
What is the purpose of the the rhetorical question at the end of paragraph 6?
to highlight the fact that she really doesn't have any other choice
to make the reader wonder why she doesn't give up
to exaggerate that the reader has no other choice
so the reader knows why she keeps on limping
What type of figurative language/literary device is used in paragraph 2?
simile
metaphor
personification
alliteration
allusion
Why does the author use personification in the description of the house in paragraph 2?
Because the house had a literal heartbeat
Because the house would miss the family
Because the house was a treasured member of the family
Because the house would soon be demolished by the Ethiopian army
In the paragraph, "But the camp had its own problems. Disease took its toll, famine always threatened, and warfare plagued Sudan," what type of figurative language is being used.
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Personification
What type of figurative language is being used in the following sentence?
"Blacks are treated like adgi in America, like packhorses."
Hyperbole
Simile
Personification
Metaphor
Which of the following words means "bleak and lifeless"?
Malnourished
Exiled
Famine
Barren
Which of the following words mean "extreme scarcity of food"?
famine
malnourished
exiled
barren
