Unit 3 Quiz (The Necklace and Death of a Salesman)

What lesson does Madame Loisel learn from her experience with the necklace?

• Little things can change everything.

• Borrowing jewelry is a bad idea.

• Parties are not worth attending.

• Money can buy happiness.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Why did Madame Loisel not want to go to the party?

• She didn't have much money.

• She didn't like parties.

• She didn't have nice clothes or jewelry.

• She didn't like her husband's friends.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is the main idea of this passage?

• Madame Loisel was a very wealthy woman.

• The necklace was worth a lot of money.

• Madame Loisel learned a valuable lesson about life.

• Parties are important social events.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which element might be part of a story's historical and cultural setting?

• Political issues

• People's traditions

• Class structure

• All of the above

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Read this passage from 'The Necklace.' 'It was Madame Forestier, . . . Madame Loisel started to tremble. Should she speak to her? Yes, certainly she should. . . . 'Hello, Jeanne.' The other didn't recognize her and was surprised that this plainly dressed woman should speak to her so familiarly.' What does this passage reveal about the historical and cultural setting?

• Women in France never used to use their first names in public.

• Social class in France was less important in the past than it is now.

• Social class determined how a person addressed another in public.

• Women in expensive dresses were treated the same as other women.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which answer choice most clearly includes elements of historical and cultural setting?

• It was a dark and stormy night in the middle of winter. Sam and I were chilled to the bone, and our restless sleep was filled with haunting dreams.

• The world’s greatest war had just ended; men who were young when they left returned home old and weary to wives they hardly knew.

• Our farm was small and near a wildlife sanctuary. Horses grazed on several acres of land, and corn was planted on the remaining land.

• The mountains extended as far as the eye could see. Their jagged edges glistened with snow, and the crisp air smelled of pine and possibility.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is the best example of situational irony?

• An event occurs that contradicts the expectations of the characters, readers, or audience.

• The readers or the audience figures out the plot’s resolution before the characters do.

• An unreliable narrator explains events to the reader without the reader knowing the narrator is unreliable.

• The words spoken by characters are intended to mean the opposite of their literal meanings.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What surprise did Biff and Happy receive from their dad?

• A new bicycle

• A punching bag

• A trip to different cities

• A pet dog

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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

Who takes care of everyone and supports and comforts Willy?

• Biff

• Bernard

• Happy

• Linda

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the main idea of this passage (Act One Excerpt 1)?

• Willy dreams of being successful and famous.

• Biff and Happy are excited about school.

• Willy treats each of his sons differently.

• Linda supports Willy and takes care of everyone.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10