Figures of Speech — Unit test Answers

How would “The Lottery” be different if told from Mr. Summers’ point of view?

Read the excerpt from "The Lottery."A sudden hush fell on the crowd as Mr. Summers cleared his throat and looked at the list. "All ready?" he called. "Now, I'll read the names – heads of families first – and the men come up and take a paper out of the box. Keep the paper folded in your hand without looking at it until everyone has had a turn. Everything clear?"The people had done it so many times that they only half listened to the directions: most of them were quiet, wetting their lips, not looking around. Then Mr. Summers raised one hand high and said, "Adams." A man disengaged himself from the crowd and came forward. "Hi, Steve." Mr. Summers said, and Mr. Adams said, "Hi, Joe." They grinned at one another humorlessly and nervously. Then Mr. Adams reached into the black box and took out a folded paper. He held it firmly by one corner as he turned and went hastily back to his place in the crowd, where he stood a little apart from his family, not looking down at his hand.

Read the blog about Sequoia Nature Preserve.Blog: Forest ForeverPOST: There’s been a lot of talk lately about cutting down the Sequoia Nature Reserve to make a neighborhood park. The space would include a playground, ball field, picnic area, and soccer field. My feeling is, what about the forest? The Sequoia Nature Reserve is one of the most beautiful places ever. I’ve spent my childhood exploring it. I can’t imagine the trees being cut down or life without it. The local wildlife would suffer too. Would you really want to destroy the natural habitat of so many animals all for a park?

Which line most contributes to the tone of wistful reflection in the last stanza of Robert Frost’s "The Road Not Taken”?

Based on Robert Frost’s poem "The Road Not Taken,” which lines most support the theme that people want to predict the outcome of important decisions?

Read this passage from “A Smart Cookie” by Sandra Cisneros.She has lived in this city her whole life. She can speak two languages. She can sing an opera. She knows how to fix a TV. But she doesn’t know which subway train to take to get downtown.

Read the first stanza of Robert Frost’s "The Road Not Taken.”Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel bothAnd be one traveler, long I stoodAnd looked down one as far as I couldTo where it bent in the undergrowth;

Which is not an accurate hint at the future plot twists in "The Monkey's Paw”?

A context clue is text around figurative language that

What is the main type of conflict in the story "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson?

What stanza from Robert Frost’s "The Road Not Taken” most conveys a tone of indecision?

Which theme statement is most supported by Robert Frost’s "The Road Not Taken”?

Read the excerpt from "The Coyote and the Bear."In a few minutes the hole was frozen solid, and his tail was fast."Now, friend Coyote," called the Bear, "I think you have him. Pull!"The Coyote pulled with all his might, but could not lift his tail from the ice, and there he was—a prisoner.

Read the excerpt from "The Coyote and the Bear.""But this is not fair. You have those round things, which are good to eat, but what I took home we cannot eat at all, neither my wife nor I.""But, friend Coyote," answered the Bear, gravely, "did we not make an agreement? Then we must stick to it like men."The Coyote could not answer, and went home. But he was not satisfied.

Read "The Coyote and the Bear."

Read the excerpt from "The Legacy of Billy Mason.""Billy Mason Farrell," his father had said, "I want you to listen to me. We need you to stay at Grandma M's tonight. I know how you feel about her, and I’m not saying you’re wrong, but there isn’t enough room for all of us here at the main farm house.""I told you I should have stayed home!" Billy protested plaintively. "I'm missing the first game of the playoffs, and my team really needs me!""I understand—" began his father."No, you don’t understand," said Billy, "because you never cared about anything like I care about baseball, not in your whole life.""I'm not going to argue with you," said his father. "My family lives on this farm, we come out here for one week every summer, and Grandma M needs to be included in this visit. I want you to take one for the team."

Read the excerpt from "The Legacy of Billy Mason.""I told you I should have stayed home!" Billy protested plaintively. "I'm missing the first game of the playoffs, and my team really needs me!""I understand—" began his father."No, you don't understand," said Billy, "because you never cared about anything like I care about baseball, not in your whole life."

Read the excerpt from "The Legacy of Billy Mason."The pages of the scrapbook were filled with clippings from newspapers, and they were all about Billy Mason and his team—the games they played and the plays he made. At the very end there was an article about Billy himself, how he was hardworking and courageous and how, in his rookie year, he was injured in a home-plate collision. He held onto the ball, won the game, and never played again. He took one for the team.Billy closed the scrapbook. This was his father's scrapbook, left here in his grandmother’s house. Catcher Billy Mason was his father's hero. He had given his son his hero’s name as a kind of legacy. Billy held the scrapbook in his hands as he went downstairs to have his first real conversation with Grandma M.

Read the excerpt from "The Legacy of Billy Mason."Billy closed his eyes, hoping against hope that the name would go away, but when he opened them, it was still there: Billy Mason. Not Billy Mason Farrell, just Billy Mason."What?" he tried to scream, overcome by fear, but no sound came out. "What do you want?" he finally whispered, but no one answered.Hours later, after Billy had drifted in and out of sleep all night, he woke up. The door across the landing was still open. A soft light filled the room and, once more, he saw his name. It was not a figment of his imagination; his name was painted in gold on the cover of a book.

Read the excerpt from "The Legacy of Billy Mason.""I told you I should have stayed home!" Billy protested plaintively. "I'm missing the first game of the playoffs, and my team really needs me!" "I understand—" began his father."No, you don't understand," said Billy, "because you never cared about anything like I care about baseball, not in your whole life."