I Survived the Destruction of Pompeii ch 1-3

Chapter 1 begins on August 24 in the year 79 with Mt. Vesuvius erupting. Then chapter 2 starts goes back and takes place the day before, on August 23rd. What is this called?

• an exaggeration

• a flashforward (in time)

• a flashback (in time)

What part of the plot would chapter 1 be describing?

• exposition (the beginning of the story)

• the climax (the important turning point of the story)

• the resolution (ending)

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CCSS.RL.6.5

What is the setting of the story?

• the town of Marcus in the year 79

• the city of Festus in the year 1979

• the city of Pompeii in the year 79

Who is the main character?

• Marcus

• Festus

• Vesuvius

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What must "lurked" mean?

• to be somewhere in a secret and dangerous way

• to develop and create in a scientific manner

• to warn others of danger

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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How is the author describing the mountain Vesuvius?

• The author is describing the mountain using scientific language to explain how it will soon erupt

• The author is using personification to describe the mountain as "The mountain had been silent for centuries"

• The author is using an anecdote (a short story) to describe how the mountain is going to erupt

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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CCSS.RL.6.4

Read this part from chapter 1. Which is personification? (*personification is describing something that is not alive as if it really were alive...like a person)

• Black, billowing smoke...

• Thousands of pairs of eyes...

• ...ash gushed out of the mountain's gaping mouth.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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Which sentence includes personification?

• Festus fed his slaves nothing but watery gruel and cheese.

• He should give it to the man, he knew.

• But just the thought of the juicy apple made his stomach flip with joy

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the effect of the personification?

• It emphasizes how hungry Marcus is.

• It focuses on how his stomach can flip.

• It compares his stomach to an apple

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Which part of this description includes a simile? (*a simile compares something using the word like or the word as)

• Vesuvius roared like a furious beast...

• breathing smoke and flames into the sky...

• staring in shock and terror...

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