The Wife's Story: Comprehension Check

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English
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10th Grade
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Hard
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Sarah Williams
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following adjectives best describes the narrator’s state of mind at the start of the story?
Ecstatic
Frightened
Skeptical
Infuriated
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How does the narrator describe her husband ?
A cold man with a strained relationship with his family.
A good father who embodied goodness.
A violent man whose children hid from him in fear.
A kind man, but one who seemed detached from reality.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The narrator reflects on something that "brings the shivers on me." What gave her the shivers ?
The constant chill in the air.
Her husband's dire warning about wandering in the woods.
Her husband's fascination with blood.
Her husband's beautiful singing voice.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the author's name for the short story "The Wife's Story?"
Kathy L. Steward
Samantha K. Gella
Ursula K. Leguin
Steven R. Sanchez
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.10
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.2.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.4.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What assumption does the reader make that must be changed by the story's end?
that the narrator is human
that the narrator's husband will return
that the husband is a werewolf
that the wolf pack kills the husband
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What year was "The Wife's Story" published?
1882
1982
1999
2007
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Who is the narrator of the story? The narrator is the person who tells the story.
Ursula K. LeGuin
The "husband"
The "wife"
The hateful one
Tags
CCSS.RL.1.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
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