Unit 2: Telling Stories Review

In Charles, how does Laurie’s mother feel about Laurie's first days in kindergarten?

• She is glad that Laurie has made a new friend.

• She believes the teacher is unable to handle the classroom.

• She fears Laurie is being negatively impacted.

• She is afraid he is unhappy with school.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.6

Which textual evidence from Charles supports the inference that Laurie enjoys that his parents believe his stories about Charles?

• "'I've been so anxious to meet you,' I said. 'I'm Laurie's mother.'"

• "'Charles,' Laurie said. 'He gave the crayons around and he picked up the books afterward and the teacher said he was her helper.'"

• "'Well, he certainly likes kindergarten,' I said. 'He talks about it all the time.'"

• “The next day Laurie remarked at lunch, as soon as he sat down, 'Well, Charles was bad again today.' He grinned enormously.”

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

Why is Laurie's rude behavior at home more obvious in the film version of Charles than it is in the text version?

• The actors who play the parents in the film don't laugh at Laurie's behavior like the characters in the story do.

• The story line in the film includes Laurie's parents complaining to the school about Laurie's bad behavior at home.

• The producers of the film version add numerous scenes that better illustrate Laurie's rudeness.

• The actor who plays Laurie in the film uses his tone of voice and facial expressions to illustrate the words and actions in the story.

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CCSS.RL.7.7

Read this sentence from R.M.S. Titanic.

"But the Titanic needed no whistling steamers or shouting crowds to call attention to her superlative qualities."

Which part of the plot does this sentence represent?

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

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CCSS.RL.7.3

Read the text from R.M.S. Titanic.

"At 9:00 a.m. a message from the steamer Caronia sputtered into the wireless shack:

Captain, Titanic-Westbound steamers report bergs growlers and field ice 42 degrees N. from 49 degrees to 51 degrees..."

Which part of the plot does this sentence represent?

• Resolution

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Complicating Incident

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CCSS.RL.7.3

Read this sentence from R.M.S. Titanic.

"The band still plays—but not ragtime: Nearer my God to Thee. Nearer to Thee . . ."

Which part of the plot does this sentence represent?

• Resolution

• Falling Action

• Rising Action

• Exposition

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CCSS.RL.7.3

Which textual evidence from The Necklace shows that Mathilde feels disillusioned with her financial situation in life.

• "But one evening her husband came home with a triumphant air and holding a large envelope in his hand."

• "But sometimes, when her husband was at the office, she sat down near the window and she thought of that happy evening long ago, of that ball where she had been so beautiful and admired."

• "She came to know what heavy housework meant and the odious cares of the kitchen."

• "'No; there's nothing more humiliating than to look poor among other women who are rich.'"

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CCSS.RL.7.1

Which statement best analyzes the role this event plays in The Necklace plot?

“Oh, my poor Mathilde! Why, my necklace was paste! It was worth at most only five hundred francs!”

• It serves as the falling action because it shows that Mathilde will have to get used to her place in life.

• It leads to the resolution where Mathilde learns (a little too late) a lesson about the downfall that can come from vanity and greed.

• It is the climax of the story since the reader is most excited at this point.

• It serves as a complicating incident because Mathilde will have to suffer the consequences of her actions.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.3

Which textual evidence from Raymond's Run builds the exposition of the story?

• "Now you take Cynthia Procter for instance. She’s just the opposite. If there’s a test tomorrow, she’ll say something like, “Oh, I guess I’ll play handball this afternoon and watch television tonight,”..."

• "So I’m strolling down Broadway breathing out and breathing in on counts of seven, which is my lucky number, and here comes Gretchen and her sidekicks: Mary Louise..."

• "All I have to do in life is mind my brother Raymond, which is enough."

• "I take my time getting to the park on May Day because the track meet is the last thing on the program."

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CCSS.RL.7.1

The resolution of the story Raymond's Run ends with which plot event?

• "We stand there with this big smile of respect between us."

• “In first place—Miss Hazel Elizabeth Deborah Parker.”

• "I can hear old Beanstalk arguing with the man on the loudspeaker and then a few others running their mouths about what the stopwatches say."

• "...it occurred to me that Raymond would make a very fine runner."

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A