Loo-Wit Poem Analysis and Comprehension Quiz

1. What is the point of view of the speaker?

• 1st person
• 2nd person
• 3rd person
• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

The author’s choice of this point of view allows the author to—

• focus only on quotes by other people
• distract the reader
• use bigger words to help the reader expand his or her vocabulary
• present information from an outside perspective

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

What genre of writing best fits this selection?

• Autobiographical narrative
• Poetry
• Fantasy
• Horror

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is most likely the symbolism of the “old woman” that “spits her black tobacco” in the selection?

• It represents a volcano eruption
• It represents life and death
• It represents day and night
• None of the above

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

Read the following excerpt from the selection: “from her bumpy bed.” What literary device is used?

• Alliteration
• Rhyme
• Repetition
• Imagery

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

The author uses the literary device in the previous question to —

• remind the reader what the poem is about
• create a rhythm with words
• clarify multiple meanings of the word
• make the story more believable

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does the old woman sprinkling ash on the snow represent in the poem?

• Ashes landing from a volcanic eruption.
• The old woman spreading her ashes
• The winter season
• The volcano lying dormant

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Read the example of personification and imagery below: “Around her Machinery growls, Snarls and ploughs, Great patches of her skin” What is the author conveying with these lines?

• That mankind has not promised her anything
• Mankind has destroyed the area around her
• That nature does not concern itself with what we value
• Mankind is reacting to the volcano erupting down below

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

Using context clues, what definition most likely matches the word crouches as it is used in line 27?

• Squats
• Sleeps
• Falls
• Begs

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does the word dislodge mean in the context of the poem?

• To knock or force out of position
• To stay in a hotel
• When you leave a place previously occupied
• To maintain a position of defense

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4