Unit 2

In "The Golden Kite, the Silver Wind," what does the Mandarin's daughter do once she finds out why her father is upset?

• She gives her father advice about how to be better than Kwan-Si.

• She tells her father that the towns must live together peacefully.

• 
  She sends a messenger to see what Kwan-Si will do next.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Why was the Mandarin upset when Kwan-Si built his wall in the shape of a pig?

• He wanted his own wall to be in the shape of a pig.

• In China, a pig was an insulting image.

• He believed the shape of the pig wall was a sign that something bad would happen to his town.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

How do the townspeople respond to rebuilding the wall over and over again?

• They enjoy the competition.

• They become weak or ill and many die.

• They rebel and refuse to build any more walls.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Why do the people continue to build walls?

• They obey their leader.

• They would rather build than work in their fields.

• They would be executed if they disobeyed him.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the allegory of "The Golden Kite, the Silver Wind"?

• China and the US should get along economically.

• The Cold War between the US and the Soviet Union.

• It is better to work together.

In "The Most Dangerous Game," how does Rainsford feel about Zaroff hunting people?

• shocked

• curious

• all of the above

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What happens if Rainsford wins the hunt?

• He gets a trophy.

• He gets a lot of money.

• He gets to leave the island.

Who dies in Rainsford's traps?

• Zaroff

• a hunting dog

• all of the above

What purpose does Whitney serve in "The Most Dangerous Game??

• He tells about the uneasy feeling he has about Ship-Trap Island and foreshadows the rest of the story.

• He was the first man hunted and killed on the island.

• He pushes Rainsford overboard the yacht and is responsible for Rainsford being trapped on Ship-Trap Island.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

In the beginning of "The Necklace," why is Madame Loisel unhappy?

• She was hungry.

• She wasn't beautiful enough to find a rich husband.

• She deserved to find and marry a rich husband above her class.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4