Unit Test Answers

Read the excerpt from the prologue of A Girl Named Zippy.The book that follows is about a child from Mooreland, Indiana, written by one of the three hundred. It’s a memoir, and a sign of gratitude, a way of returning. I no longer live there; I can’t speak for the town or its people as they are now. Someone has taken my place. Whoever she is, her stories are her own.

Read the excerpt from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.The four young faces on which the firelight shone brightened at the cheerful words, but darkened again as Jo said sadly, "We haven't got Father, and shall not have him for a long time." She didn't say "perhaps never," but each silently added it, thinking of Father far away, where the fighting was.

Read "Trees” by Joyce Kilmer.I think that I shall never seeA poem lovely as a tree.A tree whose hungry mouth is prestAgainst the earth’s sweet flowing breast;A tree that looks at God all day,And lifts her leafy arms to pray;A tree that may in Summer wearA nest of robins in her hair;Upon whose bosom snow has lain;Who intimately lives with rain.Poems are made by fools like me,But only God can make a tree.

Read the excerpt from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry."All right," Papa said, directing us toward the church. But as we neared the building, we were stopped by the Laniers. As the grown-ups talked, Little Willie Wiggins and Moe Turner, standing with several other boys, motioned to Stacey from the road. Stacey wandered away to speak to them and Christopher-John, Little Man, and I went too.

Read "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost.Whose woods these are I think I know.His house is in the village though;He will not see me stopping hereTo watch his woods fill up with snow.My little horse must think it queerTo stop without a farmhouse nearBetween the woods and frozen lakeThe darkest evening of the year.He gives his harness bells a shakeTo ask if there is some mistake.The only other sound’s the sweepOf easy wind and downy flake.The woods are lovely, dark and deep,But I have promises to keep,And miles to go before I sleep,And miles to go before I sleep.

Which is a historical clue from A Girl Named Zippy?

Read the information in the brainstorming table.Which piece of information best completes the table?

Read the excerpt from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.Having rekindled the fire, she thought she would go to market while the water heated. The walk revived her spirits, and flattering herself that she had made good bargains, she trudged home again, after buying a very young lobster, some very old asparagus, and two boxes of acid strawberries. By the time she got cleared up, the dinner arrived and the stove was red-hot.

What is one element of a strong summary?

Read the excerpt from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.T.J. gulped and leaned over, his head between his legs. “I . . . I'm sick, Stacey. I gotta get home 'fore my daddy wake up. . . . He say I stay 'way from that house one more night, he gonna put me out, and he mean it, too. He put me out, I got no place to go. You gotta help me."

Read the following sentence.Ari had been very nervous before the audition, but now that he was finished and he saw the approval on everyone’s faces, he knew he had nailed it.

Lawrence is writing a mystery series about a junior detective named Dillon. His first story is about a stolen horse. In order to encourage readers to read the next book in the series, what should Lawrence include in this story's conclusion?

Which contrast best helps develop the theme of friendship in this chapter of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry?

Read the excerpt from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.The night whispered of distant thunder. It was muggy, hot, a miserable night for sleeping. Twice I had awakened hoping that it was time to be up, but each time the night had been total blackness with no hint of a graying dawn. On the front porch Mr. Morrison sat singing soft and low into the long night, chanting to the approaching thunder. He had been there since the house had darkened after church, watching and waiting as he had done every night since Papa had been injured. No one had ever explained why he watched and waited, but I knew. It had to do with the Wallaces.

Vanessa is writing a story about a girl who wants to go to a friend's pool party but is afraid of the water. In order to satisfy readers, what should Vanessa include in the story's conclusion?