Excerpt from Prisoner B-3087

 In paragraphs 3, 5, 7, 10, and 11, the narrator repeats the statement, “I was alive.” What type of tone is created through this use of repetition?

• disbelief

• anger

• fear

• appreciation

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What statement best describes the purpose of paragraph 11?

• 2. To describe the setting with vivid imagery

• To establish a celebratory mood

• 2. To display a thankful tone

• To establish a man vs. nature conflict

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Reread this line from the end of the passage. “We cannot let them tear us from the pages of the world.” Which element of craft is shown in this piece of dialogue?

• simile

• metaphor

• repetition

• personification

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why did the narrator's shower make him feel like he was 'born again'?

• He feels refreshed and cleaned after working all day in the concentration camp.

• The water was cold and refreshing after working in the heat all day in the concentration camp.

• Water came out, not gas. He thought he was going to die but instead survived the gas chamber.

• It was his birthday and he was going to celebrate after the shower.

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

How does the setting affect the characters' feelings about the boy's birthday?

• In the Jewish religion, a boy's 13th birthday is important and the characters want to do whatever they can to help the boy celebrate.

• The characters do not care about the boy's birthday because they are in a concentration camp.

• The characters are angry with the boy for talking about his birthday.

• The characters forget about the boy's birthday so the boy acts out and become very upset with the other prisoners in the camp.

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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 does the narrator's willingness to stand with the boy reveal about his character?

• He is optimistic, courageous and rebellious.

• He is hopeless, cowardly, and rebellious.

• He is optimistic but cowardly.

• He is rebellious but weak.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the narrator's point of view about the boy's birthday?

• He thinks the boy is being selfish thinking about his birthday when there is so much suffering happening.

• He thinks celebrating the boy's birthday is more important than ever because they are in a hopeless place.

• He thinks the boy's birthday is special but there are more important things to worry about right now.

• Everyone has a birthday so they are not that special at all.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which quote from the excerpt reveals a theme of the passage?

• "'We have a boy who is thirteen today,' a man on my shelf said."

• "That's what the Nazis carved into my skin, B for Birkenau, 3087 for my prisoner number. That was the mark put on me..."

• "I looked at the boy and remembered my own hasty bar mitzvah in Krakov. I had been so young then, a lifetime ago."

• "'We cannot let them tear us from the pages of the world.'"

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following could be a possible theme of the excerpt?

• During desperate situations, it is impossible to stand up for one's identity.

• Having hope and the unwillingness to lose one's identity can help one survive during desperate times.

• Identity is no longer important when fighting to survive.

• Being defiant pays off.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does the narrator give the boy as a gift?

• a hand shake

• a wooden horse

• a tattoo

• a bandana

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6