"Boy's Life" Review Station

Part A: What does the word unencumbered mean as it is used in the sentence?

• not troubled; not burdened

• not excited; not happy

• not hurried; not rushed

• not aged; not matured

Part B: Which sentence from the passage best supports the answer to Part A?

• "…I was finally free...”

• “Before I got out, though, I looked back at Mrs. Neville.”

• “Mrs. Neville suddenly looked awfully old.”

• “‘Have a good summer, Mrs. Neville!’ I told her from the doorway.”

Read the sentence from paragraph 4 in the passage from Boy’s Life. “The world was out there, waiting beyond the square metal-rimmed windows.”

Part A: How does the sentence help develop the plot of the passage?

• It presents the climax.

• It initiates (introduces) the conflict.

• It indicates how the narrator changes.

• It establishes how the narrator learns a lesson.

Part B: Which other detail from the passage also develops the plot in the same way as the answer to Part A?

• “The sun had grown steadily hotter…”

• “…the baseball field had been mowed…”

• “…and how much we’d learned…”

• “…sat with one eye fixed to the clock.”

Part A: In the passage from Boy’s Life, how does the narrator’s attitude toward Mrs. Neville change?

• from confused to angry

• from worried to comforted

• from pitying to discouraged

• from impatient to understanding

Part B: Which two sentences from the passage best support the change in the answer to Part A?

• A & B

• B & C

• C & D

• D & F

• A & C

Which of the following best states the theme that is developed this passage?

• Hard work pays off.

• Be compassionate to others.

• Never give up.

• Be true to yourself.

What is the genre of Boy's Life?

• Realistic fiction

• Historical fiction

• Mystery

• Fantasy

From whose perspective is this story being told?

• Mrs. Neville, a student who loves her teachers

• Mr. Grover Dean, an enthusiastic principal

• Cory Mackenson, a young boy

• Students in the classroom

From which point of view is this story told?

• first person

• second person

• third person