The Baker Heater League and 11:59 Test B

Which statement best distinguishes nonfiction from fiction?

• Nonfiction has only imaginary characters; fiction features real characters.

• Nonfiction never includes the writer's opinions; works of fiction do express opinions.

• Unlike fiction, the series of events in a nonfiction work make up its plot.

• Nonfiction presents real people and events; fiction presents imaginary people and events.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Which statement is true about fiction?

• It can contain only real people.

• Its characters cannot express opinions.

• It can contain imaginary events.

• It cannot contain any realistic details

Which of the following groups contains one example of fiction?

• essay, short story, biography

• autobiography, diary, letter

• reference book, editorial, speech

• travel narrative, research paper, article

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Which plot event best expresses the conflict in "The 11:59"?

• Porters love to hear Lester tell stories about the "death train."

• Lester dies of a heart attack when the 11:59 arrives.

• Lester hears the whistle of the 11:59 but isn't ready to die.

• Friends find Lester on the floor of his apartment.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which of the following is the setting of "The 11:59"?

• St. Louis, the mid-1900s

• a Pullman car, the mid-1800s

• the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, 1926

• the St. Louis Union Station, the shoeshine stand, 11:59

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following best expresses the theme of "The 11:59"?

• You can't escape death no matter how hard you try.

• Train travel is a passing way of life.

• Telling and listening to stories can save our lives.

• Everyone can be a hero in his or her own way.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

In the McKissacks' "The Baker Heater League," what is a Baker heater?

• a coal-burning train engine

• a portable hot plate

• a heater used in Pullman cars

• a pot-bellied stove

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What makes "The Baker Heater League" a work of nonfiction?

• The authors describe their own personal experiences.

• It is set in a distant time and place.

• The authors provide facts about their subject.

• It contains legends and heroes.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What main purpose did the authors have for writing "The Baker Heater League"?

• to inform readers about Pullman car porters

• to entertain readers with railroad "tall tales"

• to express opinions about transportation

• to persuade readers to ride trains more often

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

In Patricia C. McKissack's story "The 11:59," who is Lester Simmons?

• a larger-than-life railroad hero

• an old friend of the narrator

• a retired Pullman car porter

• an engineer on the 11:59

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4