We Wear the Mask by Paul Laurence Dunbar

We Wear the Mask by Paul Laurence Dunbar

9th - 12th Grade

9 Qs

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We Wear the Mask by Paul Laurence Dunbar

We Wear the Mask by Paul Laurence Dunbar

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th - 12th Grade

Easy

Created by

Phyllis Cook

Used 3+ times

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9 questions

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1.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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What is a mask?

What is the mask about which the poet is speaking?

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2.

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3 mins • 1 pt

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What is your interpretation of the last two lines of the third stanza?

"But let the world dream otherwise

We wear the mask!"

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3 mins • 1 pt

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What information can you can gather to support your idea about speaker of the poem?

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4.

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3 mins • 1 pt

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What do you notice about what this particular mask is used to hide?

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5.

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3 mins • 1 pt

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Explain the metaphor of the mask. Why is the mask a metaphor?

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6.

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3 mins • 1 pt

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What is the rhyme scheme of "We wear the Mask"?

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7.

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3 mins • 1 pt

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For what is the "clay" a metaphor?

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8.

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Cite an example of alliteration in "We wear the Mask".

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9.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Match the following

to come into being, to begin to exist

subtleties

extremely unpleasant

arise

understated, nuanced difficult to notice

vile

sly or cunning intelligence

guile

a great number, countless

myriad