Paul Revere's Ride Assessment

To whom is the narrator speaking in the poem, and how does this serve the author's purpose?

• The narrator is speaking to children, telling them the story of Paul Revere, thus serving the author’s purpose of teaching an historical lesson.

• The narrator is speaking to children, telling them the story

  of Paul Revere, thus serving the author’s purpose of

  instilling a sense of American pride and courage.

• The narrator is speaking to a general audience, serving

  the author’s purpose of bringing awareness to an

  historical event.

• The narrator is speaking to the British soldiers, serving the

  author’s purpose of criticizing Great Britain for its attempt

  to control the American colonists.

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What adjective best describes Paul Revere in lines 57-66?

Meanwhile, impatient to mount and ride, Booted and spurred, with a heavy stride On the opposite shore walked Paul Revere.

60 Now he patted his horse’s side,

Now he gazed at the landscape far and near,

Then, impetuous, stamped the earth,

And turned and tightened his saddle girth; But mostly he watched with eager search

65 The belfry tower of the Old North Church, As it rose above the graves on the hill,

• jealous

• sad

• restless

• calm

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4.Which of the following quotes DOES NOT support the answer to question 3?

• a) ”impatient to mount and ride”

• b) “Then impetuous stamped the earth”

• c) “But mostly he watched with eager search” d) All of the above

• e) None of the above

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The night of April 18, 1775, can best be described as

• quiet and clear.

• windy and foggy.

• quiet and warm.

• cold and wet.

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In this poem, Paul Revere's purpose was to

• train soldiers for battle.

• slow the British attack.

• protect the churches.

• warn the townspeople.

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The rhythm in the poem is meant to mimic

• the slow walk of a horse

• a galloping horse

• waves crashing on the shore

• the rapid fire of a machine gun

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In lines 20-23, what mood does the description of the Somerset evoke?

A phantom ship, with each mast and spar/ Across the moon like a prison bar/And a huge black hulk, that was magnified/ By its own reflection in the tide.

• Gloomy

• Threatening

• Peaceful

• Sympathetic

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Which of the following quotes best supports the answer to the previous question?

• "A phantom ship"

• "like a prison bar"

• "a huge black hulk"

• "Its own reflection in the tide"

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In lines 97-100, what mood does the description of the meeting-house windows evoke?

And the meeting-house windows, blank and bare, / Gaze at him with a spectral glare/ As if they already stood aghast/ At the bloody work they would look upon.

• Eerie

• Horrified

• Menacing

• Peaceful

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In the poem, which of the following events happened last?

• Paul Revere arrives in Medford.

• A friend of Revere's hangs two lanterns in the belfry tower.

• Revere tightens his saddle girth.

• The colonists chase the British back to Boston.

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