Quiz on 'The Conjure Man Dies' Excerpt

What is the setting of the excerpt from 'The Conjure Man Dies'?

• Harlem's Seventh Avenue

• Battery Park

• Bronx

• Lenox Avenue

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What season is described in the excerpt?

• Summer

• Winter

• Spring

• Autumn

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

How does the author describe the night in Harlem?

• Consistently cold and unwelcoming

• Warm and friendly throughout

• Relenting and growing warmer in some areas

• Bright and cheerful everywhere

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What street is described as cold, still, and narrowly forbidding?

• 130th Street

• Lenox Avenue

• Seventh Avenue

• Battery Park

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

What is the description of the basement of the house?

• Brightly lit

• Dimly lit

• Completely dark

• Colorful

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

What was the name on the shingle that the agitated one pointed to?

• John Smith

• John Archer, M.D.

• Dr. Frimbo

• Dr. Brown

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What was hanging from the ceiling in the room?

• A chandelier

• A fan

• A chain with a strange light

• A painting

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What was the condition of the patient according to the doctor?

• Fully conscious

• Asleep

• Still warm but gone

• Awake and alert

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is Dr. Archer's initial impression of the room where Frimbo is found?

• Brightly lit and cheerful

• Almost entirely in darkness

• Cluttered and messy

• Spacious and well-organized

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

What unusual feature does Dr. Archer discover on Frimbo's body?

• A strange tattoo

• A missing limb

• Blood in his hair

• An unusual birthmark

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1