SCOPE Scholastic "The Dead Rising" Quiz

Which of the following best describes the play's structure?

Reminder: Text structure is the term for how an author organizes information. Authors use different text structures to achieve different purposes, and there might be several types of text structures in a piece of writing.

• The first scene is a flashback, set in an earlier time than the rest of the scenes.

• The scenes are in chronological order.

• Scenes alternate between the past and the present.

• The scenes take place in several different cities.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

Which BEST describes the mood of Scene 6?

• disturbing

• sad

• exciting

• peaceful

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

Which lines best help create the mood you identified in question 2?

• Townspeople: Cut open the heart!

• SD2: The light of their candles reveals the names on the tombstones that mark the two now empty- graves: Mary E. Brown and Mary O. Brown-Mercy's mom and sister.

• SD1: The townspeople light a fire on a nearby stone and drop the heart and liver into the flames.

• SD3: The townspeople watch until the fire dies out.

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CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.7

What is the definition of decomposition as it is used on page 16?

• the presence of supernatural beings

• the spread of disease

• the process of decaying, rotting, or breaking down

• the loss of a loved one

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The main purpose of Scene 3 is to

• reveal where Mercy is buried.

• inform readers that Edwin is sick.

• explain why Lena is so frustrated.

• provide background information about TB.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

In the primary document of page 15, which word best describes the author's tone, or attitude?

• amused

• judgemental

• admiring

• sympathetic

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4