The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant

What point of view is the story written?

• First-person

• Third-person limited

• Third-person omniscient

• Second-person

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CCSS.RL.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.3A

How does the narrator feel about Sheila Mant?

• He thinks she is arrogant and conceited.

• She is lovelier than even a large mouth bass.

• She seems lonely and sad.

• He believes she does not compare to a largemouth bass.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the narrator's relationship with Sheila?

• She is a lifelong friend.

• She is his girlfriend.

• She represents a memory in his life that will affect future relationships.

• She is someone who had a crush on him one summer.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Based on the author's word choice, how can the narrator best be described when around Sheila?

• He was scared and anxious

• He was sarcastic and nervous

• He felt both agony and joy

• He felt indifferent

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What was the reason for the narrator's disappointment with Sheila in the end?

• She did not like to fish.

• He realizes Sheila was not as wonderful as the largemouth bass he has on his line.

• Sheila did not dress appropriately.

• Sheila did not want to go to the fair.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What technique does the author use to reveal Sheila's personality?

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Dialogue

• Imagery

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does the author use to symbolize the narrator's loss?

• Going to the fair with Sheila but her leaving with Eric Caswell

• Riding in a canoe to the fair with Sheila

• Cutting loose a largemouth bass

• Playing baseball

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which sentence conveys the best use of sensory details?

• "I could feel the strain of the bass, steadier now, growing weaker, and this was another tug on my heart..."

• "I could visualize what it looked like--the gape of its mouth, the flared gills and thick vertical tail."

• "I paddled as hard as I could for the middle..."

• "Her apathy toward fishing was nothing more than normal filial rebellion."

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CCSS.W.9-10.3D

Which statement best conveys the theme?

• "I would have given anything not to appear dumb in Sheila's severe and unforgiving eyes."

• "The rest of the night is much foggier."

• "With a sick, nauseous feeling in my stomach, I saw the rod unbend."

• "There would be other Sheila Mants in my life, other fish, and though I came close once or twice, it was the secret hidden tuggings in the night that claimed me, and I never made the same mistake again."

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

"It seemed I would split in half with longings, split in half. Twenty yards ahead of us was the road, and once I pulled the canoe up on shore, the bass would be gone, irretrievably gone" This quote is an example of____.

• Man vs. Supernatural

• Man Vs. Man

• Internal Conflict

• External conflict

• foreshadowing

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.4