Cleaning Up

"I had the feeling that a bright neon sign on my forehead was flashing the message "New Employee," These words best demonstrate the narrator's feelings of

• A. Anticipation of having greater responsibilities.

• B. Anxiety about revealing a lack of experience.

• C. Excitement at the thought of beginning a job.

• D. Concern about meeting high expectations.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

"Sure the table was clean; it was the lake beneath that was the problem." The author refers to the puddle as a lake to

• A. show how concerned the narrator is about the puddle

• B. suggest that the manager is exaggerating the situation.

• C. show that the narrator is confused about the size of the puddle.

• D. emphasize how unhappy the customers are about the situation.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

"Grabbing a bus tub and rag, I followed Aaron out to table twenty-two. As we made out way through the restaurant, Aaron said something about rags, but I didn't hear over the din of seventeen other conversations going on around us." What statement best explains how these lines affect the plot of the story?

• A. The incident builds on the advice in lines 10 and 11

• B. The thoughts are a resolution to the question in line 13.

• C. The words foreshadow the situation in lines 36 and 37.

• D. The actions contrast with the description in line 43.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

"I could almost see drops of irritation flying off him. (Did he want me to clean those up, too?) These lines reveal the narrator's

• A. refusal to comply with the manager's instructions

• B. attempt to anticipate the manager's wishes

• C. misunderstanding of the manager's words

• D. frustration with the manager's demands

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

"The man, his eyes almost laughing behind his bifocals, state that he didn't mind the wait." These lines most impact the narrator's point of view by

• A. describing the apperance of the elderly man.

• B. emphasizing the patience of the couple in the restraint

• C. showing a conversation between the narrator and a customer

• D. demonstrating that the situation was less serious than imagined

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Lines 84-87 reveal

• A. Aaron's role in fixing an issue

• B. the narrator's intense resolve to improve

• C. Aaron's inability to forgive a mistake

• D. the narrator's strong sense of responsibility

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Read lines 93 through 95 of the story. In the context of this paragraph, which phrase is closest to the meaning to "worm"

• A. start over

• B. take notice

• C. Sneak up on

• D. look back at

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4