Into Literature Unit 1 "Finding Courage"

From "The Breadwinner", which of the following is a theme of the story?

• Enduring love of family

• Courage in face of adversity

• Continual search for meaning

• Struggle for personal identity

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From "The Breadwinner", what is Parvana's primary concern about assuming the role of a boy?

• She believes what she is doing is wrong.

• She resents having to do her sister's job.

• She is afraid that she will be recognized.

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From "The Breadwinner", Mother's behavior while cutting Parvana's hair helps the reader understand that she-

• favors Nooria over Parvana

• resents the interference of others

• misunderstands Parvana's resistance

• never cared about Parvana's hair

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From "The Breadwinner", Parvana's haircut represents-

• new responsibilities

• a happier time

• cultural traditions

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What two words best describe how Parvana feels while living under Taliban rule?

• angry

• invisible

• defeated

• unimportant

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From the poem "Life Doesn't Frighten Me" by Maya Angelou, what can be inferred about the poem's speaker from the author's use of language?

• The speaker is an adult woman.

• The speaker is an adult man.

• The speaker is a young girl.

• The speaker is a young boy.

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The meter of the poem "Life Doesn't Frighten Me" is most suggestive of-

• a limerick, describing a brief incident in a humorous way

• a lyric, making a simple statement in a silly way

• a haiku, giving a pretty description of something in nature

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In the poem "Life Doesn't Frighten Me", from which genre does the author borrow the imagery in line 10?

"Dragons breathing flame"

• fantasy

• historical fiction

• humor

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From the poem "Life Doesn't Frighten Me", what is an important topic?

• getting enough sleep

• being afraid of animals

• using your imagination

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According to the article "Fears and Phobias", a sense of danger is a cause, and the effect is that-

• our brain sends a signal to turn off the fear reaction, our breathing slows down, and our blood pressure decreases.

• our hearts beat faster, we breathe more quickly, and our blood pressure increases.

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