"Hanging Fire" and "Translating Grandfather's House"

What tone does the poem "Hanging Fire" best express?

• angry/frustrated

• happy/joyful

• scared/lonely

• friendly/loving

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

What can be inferred about the speaker’s view of the mother in "Hanging Fire" through the use of the repeated phrase in each stanza?

• She is compassionate.

• She is attentive.

• She is unconcerned.

• She is not home.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What does the closed door symbolize in the poem?

• The mother’s heartache for the child.

• The mother’s lack of attention towards the child.

• The neediness of the child.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

Which line below is the most clear example of VISUAL imagery?

• my skin has betrayed me

• sing sad songs

• Tell the truth about me

• there is nothing I want to do

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Which phrase from “Hanging Fire” indicates that the speaker is not an adult?

• "always so ashy"

• "what if I die"

• "I am fourteen"

• "still sucks his thumb"

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

A concern that the speaker in “Hanging Fire” repeats in each stanza relates to

• dying soon

• needing help

• wanting space

• feeling happy

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the best way to describe the speaker in "Hanging Fire"?

• enthusiastic and outspoken

• lonely and overwhelmed

• determined and motivated

• hopeful and positive

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

In “Translating Grandfather’s House,” what scene does the narrator draw in his first sketch?

• a small house in the country

• an apartment building in New York City

• old stone house surrounded by trees, land, and horses galloping

• an

  a classroom crowded with students, desks, and books

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why does the narrator begin to doubt his memories in “Translating Grandfather’s House”?

• because they are too good to be true

• because he is too embarrassed of his past

• because he can't remember

• because his teacher doesn’t think they are real

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which of the following answers best explains why the narrator draws a housing project in his second sketch in “Translating Grandfather’s House”?

• because it is similar to what his classmates draw

• because it shows a scene from one of his dreams

• because it is one of the only things he knows how to draw

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1