The student's sense of infallibility did not win him many friends.
(1 point)
Responses
being mean for protection
being mean for protection
being correct at all times
being correct at all times
having an open-minded approach
having an open-minded approach
having strong strategic skills
having strong strategic skills
"My Brother's Keeper"
Choose the best answer for questions 9–10.
Where does the short story “My Brother’s Keeper” begin?
(1 point)
Responses
in the courtroom
in the courtroom
at Uncle Harry's house
at Uncle Harry's house
in Ted's fantasy
in Ted's fantasy
on a fishing trip
on a fishing trip
What is it Ted wants Jamie to do for him?
(1 point)
Responses
Give him an alibi in court
Give him an alibi in court
Forge some documents
Forge some documents
Borrow money from Uncle Harry
Borrow money from Uncle Harry
Go out with his old girlfriend
Give him an alibi in court
"The Scarlet Ibis"
Choose the best answer for questions 11–12.
The narrator of the story is _________
(1 point)
Responses
a young boy with a disability.
a young boy with a disability.
a young girl with a disabled brother.
a young girl with a disabled brother.
a parent of a disabled child.
a parent of a disabled child.
an adult who had a disabled brother.
an adult who had a disabled brother.
The scarlet ibis lands on a __________ in the narrator’s backyard.
(1 point)
Responses
bleeding tree
bleeding tree
cypress tree
cypress tree
lilac bush
lilac bush
wheelchair
bleeding tree
Poems of Passage: Booth, Collins, Lorde
Choose the best answer for questions 13–15.
What is the “first lesson” described in the poem by this name?
(1 point)
Responses
how to float on one's back
how to float on one's back
how to do the backstroke
how to do the backstroke
how to tread water when one is tired
how to tread water when one is tired
how to identify the stars out at sea