"The Wife's Story" Comprehension Check # 1

Which of the following adjectives best describes the narrator’s state of mind at the start of the story?

• Ecstatic

• Frightened

• Skeptical

• Infuriated

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How does the narrator describe her husband ?

• A cold man with a strained relationship with his family.

• A good father who embodied goodness.

• A violent man whose children hid from him in fear.

• A kind man, but one who seemed detached from reality.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

According to the narrator, she would not have gotten through the difficult times without who in the picture ?

• Her mother

• Her father

• Her sister

• Her grandmother

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

The narrator reflects on something that "brings the shivers on me." What gave her the shivers ?

• The constant chill in the air.

• Her husband's dire warning about wandering in the woods.

• Her husband's fascination with blood.

• Her husband's beautiful singing voice.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

According to most people, what is to blame for what happened to the narrator's husband?

• The moon

• The water

• The air

• The winter

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

rouse means to :

• fall asleep

• pass out

• hibernate

• awaken

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

brandish means to :

• hesitate

• wave about aggressively

• laugh heartily

• tease someone

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4