The White Umbrella
Authored by Anti-Hero De Jesus
English
6th - 8th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Who is the author of The White Umbrella?
Shirely Jackson
Jish Gen
Gish Jen
Mona
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.K.6
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why does the narrator in the "White Umbrella" lie about her mother?
She is trying to impress Eugenie Robert's mother.
She does not know she is lying; she really believes what she says.
She is embarrassed that her mother works.
She is playing a trick on Miss Crossman.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does the umbrella first represent to the narrator in "The White Umbrella"?
It represents what American girls have.
It represents her love for her mother.
It represents her piano lessons.
It represents her love for Miss Crossman.
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.10
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.2.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.4.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What job does the narrator of "The White Umbrella" learn that her mother has?
Taxi Driver
Newspaper Editor
Perfume Salesperson
Check-Out Clerk at A&P
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CCSS.RL.2.10
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.2.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.4.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The narrator of "The White Umbrella" refuses to go into Miss Crossman's house to get out of the rain because she
does not mind the rain
is trying to be loyal to her mother
feels unwelcome in the house
does not want to see the white umbrella
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.10
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.2.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.4.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What does the white umbrella come to represent to the narrator of "The White Umbrella" at the end of the story?
her desire to live as an American girl rather than as a Chinese girl
her sense that her mother's job means her mother is rejecting her
her desire to be friends with Eugenie Roberts
her guilt for feeling embarrassed about her mother
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.10
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.2.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.4.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When authors create their own symbols, how do they develop the meanings of the symbols?
They use symbols that are commonly understood.
They use the description, actions, and events in a story to develop the symbol.
They tell the reader directly what the symbol is and what it means.
They give footnotes that explain the symbols
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.L.6.5A
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