From Storytelling HMH

Which sentence from the text suggests that Lanesha and TaShon want to be rescued?

• The horizon is like none I’ve seen before.

• I see a red car, a Ford, floating.

• I think when there’s light, someone will surely find us.

• “Yes, we did,” I say. “We made it out.”

What is the relationship between the reader and the story's mood?

• Mood is the feeling the reader gets from a piece of writing.

• Mood is the knowledge the reader gains from a piece of writing.

• Mood is the relationship the reader develops with the author of a piece of writing.

• Mood is the amount of sympathy the reader feels for the characters within a piece of writing.

What is a story's atmosphere or feeling it evokes in the reader?

• tone

• setting

• mood

• attitude

How does the setting affect the story?

• The setting has no impact on the story.

• The setting only affects the characters.

• The setting only affects the plot of the plot of the story by providing a conflict.

• The setting affects the story by providing the backdrop and atmosphere in which the events take place.

In paragraph 2, the narrator says, “Noah hasn’t landed his ark” to —

• introduce another character in the story

• show that the story is set in the time of the Bible

• show that TaShon enjoys Bible stories

• show that the land has been covered by floodwater

A genre that includes real places and events but the characters are fictional

• Memoir

• Biography

• Historical Fiction

• Nonfiction

Which statement best expresses the theme of From Scratch?

• Friends make our lives more pleasant.

• It is important to be helpful to others.

• It can be hard to do the right thing.

• Sometimes it is difficult to fit in.

What is the best summary of the story?

• Priya hated the American supermarket. It felt cold and unfriendly, and the fluorescent ceiling lights hurt her eyes. Priya thought about the bazaar, the outdoor marketplace near Delhi.

• Priya's family is new to America. Piyra misses back home, and is having trouble finding friends. She realizes Lindsay has things in common with her. She begins to feel better about America.

• Priya thought about what to tell her mother. After the peanut butter sandwiches had grown tiresome. She wanted something different. She didn't want her mom to change. She was upset. The end!

• As she stretched a thin sheet of plastic wrap over the bowl of gulabjamun, Priya wondered if Lindsay had beautiful things from her country hidden in a velvet pouch in her drawer. Maybe tomorrow she would ask.

Which sentence from the text suggests that Lanesha and TaShon want to be rescued?

• The horizon is like none I’ve seen before.

• I see a red car, a Ford, floating.

• I think when there’s light, someone will surely find us.

• “Yes, we did,” I say. “We made it out.”

What is the relationship between the reader and the story's mood?

• Mood is the feeling the reader gets from a piece of writing.

• Mood is the knowledge the reader gains from a piece of writing.

• Mood is the relationship the reader develops with the author of a piece of writing.

• Mood is the amount of sympathy the reader feels for the characters within a piece of writing.