hich sentence from the passage would require the reader to make an inference about what is happening to the character?(1 point)
Responses
"We drive to the mall where he says he lost the last one."
"We drive to the mall where he says he lost the last one."
"I am the wheelman, left behind in the car, while my father cases a department store."
"I am the wheelman, left behind in the car, while my father cases a department store."
"Packages of stretch socks clumsily slip from his fingers."
"Packages of stretch socks clumsily slip from his fingers."
"The thief is chased by an attentive salesclerk."
"The thief is chased by an attentive salesclerk."
Which of the following best captures the central idea of the text?(1 point)
Responses
An old man is the victim of a robbery.
An old man is the victim of a robbery.
A man who is frustrated by having his wallet stolen in the past tempts pickpockets into stealing a phony wallet.
A man who is frustrated by having his wallet stolen in the past tempts pickpockets into stealing a phony wallet.
A department store clerk heroically stops a burglary.
A department store clerk heroically stops a burglary.
Upsetting people's expectations can be exciting
A man who is frustrated by having his wallet stolen in the past tempts pickpockets into stealing a phony wallet.
Which of the following is the most logical theme of the text?(1 point) Answer all of the questions
Responses
There is a constant struggle between good and evil
There is a constant struggle between good and evil
A man who is frustrated by having his wallet stolen in the past tempts pickpockets into stealing a phony wallet.
A man who is frustrated by having his wallet stolen in the past tempts pickpockets into stealing a phony wallet.
Stealing is wrong
Stealing is wrong
Upsetting people's expectations can be exciting
Which evidence from the text best supports the theme you chose in the previous question?(1 point)
Responses
"We drive to the mall where he says he lost the last one."
"We drive to the mall where he says he lost the last one."
"Then the unexpected happens. The thief is chased by an attentive salesclerk."
"Then the unexpected happens. The thief is chased by an attentive salesclerk."
"The thief subdued, the clerk holds up the reclaimed item."
"The thief subdued, the clerk holds up the reclaimed item."
"Now my father is in the car, shouting for me to drive away. There will be time enough for silence and rest. We are both stupid with smiles as he is shouting, 'Drive fast, drive fast.'"
Which of the following could summarize the passage?
(1 point)
Responses
An older man devises a plan to allow a thief to steal his wallet. As he stages his ruse, and the thief is apprehended, an exciting and comical escape allows the man to find joy in defying expectations.
An older man devises a plan to allow a thief to steal his wallet. As he stages his ruse, and the thief is apprehended, an exciting and comical escape allows the man to find joy in defying expectations.
The story, "The Wallet," is a really interesting and funny story.
The story, "The Wallet," is a really interesting and funny story.
Stealing is wrong.
Stealing is wrong.
The story says, "Tired of losing his wallet to pickpockets, my father, at seventy, makes a phony one"
The story says, "Tired of losing his wallet to pickpockets, my father, at seventy, makes a phony one"
Question 6
Which of the following sentences from the text is an example of figurative language?(1 point)
Responses
Tired of losing his wallet to pickpockets, my father, at seventy, makes a phony one.
Tired of losing his wallet to pickpockets, my father, at seventy, makes a phony one.
In a full-length mirror, he tries the wallet in the back pocket of his pants."
In a full-length mirror, he tries the wallet in the back pocket of his pants."
"He bends over farther than he has bent in years to retrieve them, allowing the false billfold to rise like a dark wish and be grappled by the passing shadow of a hand."
"He bends over farther than he has bent in years to retrieve them, allowing the false billfold to rise like a dark wish and be grappled by the passing shadow of a hand."
"Now my father is in the car, shouting for me to drive away."
"He bends over farther than he has bent in years to retrieve them, allowing the false billfold to rise like a dark wish and be grappled by the passing shadow of a hand."
Answer all questions
The most logical theme of the text is "Stealing is wrong." The evidence from the text that best supports this theme is "The thief subdued, the clerk holds up the reclaimed item."
A possible summary of the passage is "An older man devises a plan to allow a thief to steal his wallet. As he stages his ruse, and the thief is apprehended, an exciting and comical escape allows the man to find joy in defying expectations."
The sentence from the text that is an example of figurative language is "He bends over farther than he has bent in years to retrieve them, allowing the false billfold to rise like a dark wish and be grappled by the passing shadow of a hand."