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Read the excerpt from "Daughter of Invention".
The house fell silent a moment, before Yoyo heard, far off, the gun blasts and
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What variations in language can a reader look for to better understand a character? Choose four answers.
voice pronunciation
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Which of Laura’s misquoted idioms from "Daughter of Invention" is intended to mean that it makes no difference to her?
"green
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Read the excerpt from “The Scarlet Ibis.”
But Mama, crying, told me that even if William Armstrong lived, he would never do
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In “The Scarlet Ibis,” how does the death of the scarlet ibis foreshadow the death of Doodle?
Like Doodle, the scarlet ibis
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Which excerpt from “The Scarlet Ibis” most foreshadows Doodle’s death?
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Read the excerpt from “The Scarlet Ibis.”
There is within me (and with sadness I have watched it in others) a knot of cruelty
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Read the excerpt from "The Scarlet Ibis.”
After we had drifted a long way, I put the oars in place and made Doodle row back
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Read the excerpt from “The Scarlet Ibis.”
Daddy, Mama, and I went back to the dining-room table, but we watched Doodle
1 answer
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Read the passage from “Initiation.”
It would be rather fun for a change, Millicent mused, getting her books out of her locker
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Read the passage from “Initiation.”
For tonight was the grand finale, the trial by fire. There really was no doubt now that
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How should a reader analyze indirect characterization? Select four options.
1 answer
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Read the passage from “Initiation.”
"Get up, gopher," Bev ordered. There was something about her tone that annoyed Millicent.
1 answer
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Which are elements of plot structure that the reader can study in order to understand the resolution? Check all that apply.
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Read the passage from “Initiation.”
Millicent and Bev took a bus ahead of the rest of the girls; they had to stand up on the
3 answers
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Read the passage from “Initiation.”
For tonight was the grand finale, the trial by fire. There really was no doubt now that
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Read the passage from Initiation.
"Remember the part about talking back and smiling," Louise Fullerton had put in, laughing. She
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An internal conflict features character vs.
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Read the passage from Initiation.
Millicent brushed back a strand of hair. It was stiff and sticky from the egg that they had
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Based on the plot structure of “Initiation,” which sentence would most likely be part of the implied resolution?
Cheers and
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How should a reader analyze indirect characterization? Select four options.
by noticing adjectives that provide details
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In the plot of a story, most of the events result from a central conflict that leads to the conclusion, which is also referred
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Read the sentence from “Initiation.”
It would be an hour before they came to get her, but then Rat Court would be all over
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Read the sentence from “Initiation.”
It would be an hour before they came to get her, but then Rat Court would be all over
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Which situation from “Initiation” is an example of internal conflict?
Millicent struggles with her motivation for joining the
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Which excerpt from “Initiation” is the best example of an internal conflict?
Millicent had waited a long time for acceptance,
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Read the sentence from "Initiation.”
And from that time on, initiations didn't bother Millicent at all. Which revision of this
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When an author uses actions, thoughts, and speech to show the reader who a character is, the author is using?
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Which excerpt from "Initiation” correctly matches with the implied resolution of the story?
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Which of Laura’s misquoted idioms from "Daughter of Invention" is intended to mean that it makes no difference to her? "green behind the ears," "When in Rome, do unto the Romans." "It's half of one or two dozen of another." “...one of these days my
Read the excerpt from "Daughter of Invention". "Ay, Cuquita." That was her communal pet name for whoever was in her favor. "Cuquita, when I make a million, buy you your very own typewriter." (Yoyo had been nagging her mother for one just like the one her
Read the excerpt from "Daughter of Invention". "iYa, ya!" She waved them out of her room at last. "There is no use trying to drink spilt milk, that's for sure." What does Laura mean to express to her daughters? She wants her daughters to learn from her
What variations in language can a reader look for to better understand a character? Choose four answers. voice pronunciation volume vocabulary syntax grammar
Read the excerpt from "Daughter of Invention". Yoyo didn't need much encouragement. She put her nose to the fire, as her mother would have said, and read from start to finish without looking up. When she concluded, she was a little embarrassed at the pride
Read the excerpt from "Daughter of Invention". The house fell silent a moment, before Yoyo heard, far off, the gun blasts and explosions, the serious, self-important voices of newscasters reporting their TV war. What type of conflict is presented in this
Read the excerpt from "Daughter of Invention". "iYa, ya!" She waved them out of her room at last. "There is no use trying to drink spilt milk, that's for sure." What does Laura’s attempt at trying to use an English idiom reveal about her character? She
Read the excerpt from "Daughter of Invention". But Laura's inventing days were over just as Yoyo's were starting up with her school-wide success. Rather than the rolling suitcase everyone else in the family remembers, Yoyo thinks of the speech her mother
Read the excerpt from "Daughter of Invention". "Maybe not. Maybe, just maybe, there's something they've missed that's important. With patience and calm, even a burro can climb a palm." This last was one of her many Dominican sayings she had imported into
Read the excerpt from "Daughter of Invention". "What ees wrrrong with her eh-speech?" Carlos wagged his head at her. His anger was always more frightening in his broken English. As if he had mutilated the language in his fury—and now there was nothing to
Read the excerpt from "Daughter of Invention". Meanwhile, Yoyo was on her knees, weeping wildly, collecting all the little pieces of her speech, hoping that she could put it back together before the assembly tomorrow morning. But not even a sibyl could
Which excerpt from "Daughter of Invention" contains language that best reveals that Carlos is still tied to his Dominican origin? He sat bolt upright, reaching for his glasses which in his haste, he knocked across the room. "iQue pasa? iQue pasa?" “...It
Read the excerpt from "Daughter of Invention". But Laura's inventing days were over just as Yoyo's were starting up with her school-wide success. Rather than the rolling suitcase everyone else in the family remembers, Yoyo thinks of the speech her mother
whats the answer cause those are the only options
grammar? rhyming words? wordiness? word usage?
Read the excerpt from "Daughter of Invention". "Sticks and stones don't break bones," she chanted. Yoyo could tell, though, by the look on her face, it was as if one of those stones the kids had aimed at her daughters had hit her. But she always pretended
Read the excerpt from "Daughter of Invention". "Ay, Cuquita." That was her communal pet name for whoever was in her favor. "Cuquita, when I make a million, buy you your very own typewriter." (Yoyo had been nagging her mother for one just like the one her
Read the excerpt from "Daughter of Invention". Yoyo didn't need much encouragement. She put her nose to the fire, as her mother would have said, and read from start to finish without looking up. When she concluded, she was a little embarrassed at the pride
Read the excerpt from “The Scarlet Ibis.” 1 It’s strange that all this is still so clear to me, now that the summer has long since fled and time has had its way. 2 A grindstone stands where the bleeding tree stood, just outside the kitchen door, and
Read the excerpt from "The Scarlet Ibis.” Within a few months Doodle had learned to walk well and his go-cart was put up in the barn loft (it’s still there) beside his little mahogany coffin. Now, when we roamed off together, resting often, we never
Read the excerpt from “The Scarlet Ibis.” There is within me (and with sadness I have watched it in others) a knot of cruelty borne by the stream of love, much as our blood sometimes bears the seed of our destruction, and at times I was mean to Doodle.
Which excerpt from “The Scarlet Ibis” most foreshadows Doodle’s death? “It looks tired,” Daddy added. “Or maybe sick.” Doodle’s hands were clasped at his throat, and I had never seen him stand still so long. How many miles it had traveled
Read the excerpt from “The Scarlet Ibis.” There is within me (and with sadness I have watched it in others) a knot of cruelty borne by the stream of love, much as our blood sometimes bears the seed of our destruction, and at times I was mean to Doodle.
paradise sadness safety loneliness
In “The Scarlet Ibis,” Old Woman Swamp is a symbol of to Doodle and his brother.
which answer?
It shows the cruelty of the narrator. It helps the setting come alive. It reveals the fact that Doodle is tired. It tells the reader that Doodle will die. which one
Read the passage from “Initiation.” It would be rather fun for a change, Millicent mused, getting her books out of her locker in the hall, rather exciting to be part of a closely knit group, the exclusive set at Lansing High. Of course, it wasn't a
Read the passage from “Initiation.” For tonight was the grand finale, the trial by fire. There really was no doubt now that she would get in. She could not think of anyone who had ever been invited into the high school sorority and failed to get
An internal conflict features character vs.
An internal conflict features character vs.
but what is the one answer
what the character says. what the narrator says. what the character does. what the narrator does. which one?
One way an author uses direct characterization is by telling the reader about the character through what the character says. what the narrator says. what the character does. what the narrator does.
One way an author uses direct characterization is by telling the reader about the character through
Millicent feels confused by Bev. Bev wants to embarrass Millicent. Millicent is afraid of Bev. Bev is jealous of Millicent.?
In the plot of a story, most of the events result from a central conflict that leads to the conclusion, which is also referred to as the:
How should a reader analyze indirect characterization? Select four options. by noticing adjectives that provide details describing the character by noticing how the character interacts with other characters by noticing details about what the character
Read the passage from “Initiation.” "Get up, gopher," Bev ordered. There was something about her tone that annoyed Millicent. It was almost malicious. And there was an unpleasant anonymity about the label "gopher," even if that was what they always
Based on the plot structure of “Initiation,” which sentence would most likely be part of the implied resolution? Cheers and laughter greeted Millicent as she finished her speech. Hugs comforted Millicent following her blushing but sincere speech. There
what is the right answer?
indirect characterization to describe how Millicent appears indirect characterization to describe what Millicent is feeling physically direct characterization to describe how Millicent appears direct characterization to describe how Millicent is feeling
indirect or direct
Read the passage from Initiation. Millicent brushed back a strand of hair. It was stiff and sticky from the egg that they had broken on her head as she knelt blindfolded at the sorority altar a short while before. There had been a silence, a slight
Which are elements of plot structure that the reader can study in order to understand the resolution? Check all that apply. climax direct characterization exposition falling action indirect characterization rising action
Read the passage from “Initiation.” Millicent and Bev took a bus ahead of the rest of the girls; they had to stand up on the way to Lewiston Square. Bev seemed very cross about something. Finally she said, "You were talking with Herb Dalton at lunch
Read the passage from “Initiation.” Millicent and Bev took a bus ahead of the rest of the girls; they had to stand up on the way to Lewiston Square. Bev seemed very cross about something. Finally she said, "You were talking with Herb Dalton at lunch
Read the sentence from "Initiation.” And from that time on, initiations didn't bother Millicent at all. Which revision of this sentence best uses direct characterization? Millicent was bold, brave, and no longer bothered by initiations. Upon reflection,
indirect or direct
Which excerpt from "Initiation” correctly matches with the implied resolution of the story? There really was no doubt now that she would get in; This implies that Millicent will accept the invitation. This is it, all right. The worst part, the hardest
