R. Fennell Beauty When the Other Dancer is Self

Who is the author of the text ‘Beauty: When the Other Dancer is the Self?'

•   Alicia Walters

•    Alice Walker

•     Alison Williams

•   Aliyah Anderson

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

   How many siblings does the narrator have in the story?

• 6

• 7

• 8

• 9

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What age was the narrator in 1947?

•      4 years old

•   6 years old

•    8 years old

•    2 years old

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

  What is the occupation of the narrator’s father?

•     A handy man

• A doctor

•    A custodian

•    A driver

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

     What was the life changing “accident” that the narrator experienced as a child?

• Being shot twice in the chest while pregnant

•   Being shot in the eye with a BB gun

•   Having a sever earache that resulted from an abscess

•    Having chest pains and a fever after being attacked by her brother

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What are two symptoms that the narrator experienced immediately after her “accident”

• Sore throat and headache

•   Intense fever and chills

•    Rash and chills

•    Intense fever and headache

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

   Which phrase best describes the narrator’s attitude before her life changing “accident”?

•    Cruel and aggressive

•   Ambitious and clever

•   Loud and obnoxious

• Confident and vain

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How does the narrator’s personality change after her “accident”?

• she became withdrawn and unsociable

• she became cheerful and outgoing

• She became angry and abusive

• She became loud and aggressive

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

1.     What two literary devices were primarily used throughout the story?

• Symbolism and motif

• Alliteration and theme

• Simile and personification

• Theme and repetition

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

1.     Circle the option which identifies the incorrect statement/s

i.      The narrator was manipulated by her brother to lie about the incident.

ii.     The narrator was not given a gun because she was too young.

iii.   The narrator’s parents neglected her after she became blind in one eye.

iv.   The narrator eventually learnt to love and accept herself as she got older.

• i only

• i and ii only

•   ii and iii only

• iii and iv only

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6