"Home" Quiz

What is the main setting of the excerpt?

• A school

• A porch

• A park

• A forest

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which plant is mentioned as being in the jardinière on the porch?

• Snake plant

• Rose bush

• Ivy

• Sunflower

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Who are the three main characters on the porch?

• Mama, Helen, and Papa

• Maud Martha, Mama, and Helen

• Papa, Helen, and Aunt Eppie

• Mama, Papa, and Maud Martha

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the family's main concern in the excerpt?

• Moving to a different city

• Losing their house

• Buying a new car

• Starting a new business

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Who is expected to go to the Home Owners’ Loan office?

• Maud Martha

• Mama

• Papa

• Helen

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

What does the poplar tree likely symbolize in the story?

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What does the phrase "the rain would drum with as sweet a dullness nowhere but here" illustrate?

• Simile

• Personification

• Irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

Which character seems most attached to the house?

• Mama

• Helen

• Papa

• Maud Martha

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Based on the excerpt, "Maud Martha tried to keep the fronts of her eyes dry," what point of view is the story written in?

• First-person

• Second-person

• Third-person limited

• Third-person omniscient

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The phrase "the obstinate slip from Aunt Eppie’s magnificent Michigan fern" is an example of:

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3