The Rights to the Streets of Memphis

Richard would "grow dizzy" and "his vision would dim" because of...

• bullies

• bright lights

• getting beat up

• hunger

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What's a kungry?

• nothing

• food

• it means "mother"

• an animal

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Wright associates his hunger with...

• his mother

• the bullies

• his father

• his brother

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Wright's mother is very...

• odd

• tough

• fat

• weak

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Wright fights the bullies to defend his...

• money

• mother

• stick

• self-respect

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which is the best example of alliteration?

• over there

• biological bitterness

• like an arrow flying through the air

• stands besides his bed

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The narrator retaliated against the bullies. What does retaliate mean?

• to whip

• to stand up for yourself

• to steal

• to fight back

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What caused the narrator to stand up for himself?

• losing the food

• being called names

• he'd get a chance to defend himself on the streets, not at home.

• not having enough money

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The Rights to the Streets of Memphis is an excerpt from a...

• novel

• short story

• biography

• autobiography

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What does it mean to flay something?

• to cook

• to eat

• to whip

• to dance

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4