PEAK: Moleskin #1 Reading Check

Holly's voice was "Kind of like fingernails scraping on a chalkboard" (Smith 81). What type of figurative language is this an example of?

• metaphor
• simile
• alliteration

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

"You can never tell who the mountain will allow and who it will not" (Smith 113). The mountain is given human characteristics, what is this an example of?

• metaphor
• alliteration
• personification

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

"I was up all night listening to the slope belch boulders" (Smith 114). What type of figurative language is this an example of?

• metaphor
• personification
• simile

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Who taught Sun-Jo how to climb?

• Zopa
• Peak
• His grandfather
• Josh

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the name of Peak's dad's business?

• Mountain Top
• High Hopes
• Peak Experience

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Why does Josh want Peak to summit Mt. Everest?

• To have time to bond with one another.
• To show Peak the ropes of his business.
• To make Peak the youngest climber to summit to the top of Everest.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Why were the climbers at Base Camp frustrated with Josh?

• They had been there for two weeks and should be up at ABC.
• Josh was asking them to pay more money before they started their summit.
• Captain Shek was constantly interrogating them.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What happened to Peak's cheek and ear when he was climbing the skyscraper?

• They were sliced off by a rock when he was climbing Everest.
• They were frozen to the side of the building.
• They were sunburned since he was on the building so long.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is "tagging"?

• Marking a building with a special symbol or stamp.
• A game played at recess where running is involved.
• Attaching a label to something or someone.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Why was Peak in such serious trouble for climbing and "tagging" the skyscrapers in New York?

• A boy tried to mimic Peak, but fell off and died.
• Peak had caused structural damage to the building.
• Peak caused a disruption to an important party that was going on.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2