Vocabulary
2. Read this sentence from the text: "And a great wailing and lamentation arose as the people lifted their faces to Olympus and prayed for Zeus to help them.”
What is the meaning of arose as it is used in paragraph 16?
a. Cried b. Begged c. Raised Up d. Madness
c. Raised up
5. Part A: Which theme is developed in “Demeter”? (R.1.2)
A. A mother’s enduring love will never end.
B. It is possible to love something from afar.
C. An individual struggles toward understanding.
D. The importance of communication between mothers and their children.
A. A mother’s enduring love will never end.
2. Read this sentence from the text: “After the first few days of haste and brutality and strangeness, he began to treat her very gently, and with great kindness." What is the meaning of brutality as it is used in paragraph 28?
a. Speed b. Cruelty c. Affection d. Tenderness
b. Cruelty
6. Part B: Which two details from the passage support the theme in Part A? (A mother’s enduring love will never end.)
A. “All night long she searched, and as dawn broke, she came to the glade.”
B. “‘Please, go back to earth and give yourself a chance to be intelligent about this.’” (paragraph 14) C. “Demeter was frantic when the girl didn’t come home, and rushed out to search for her.”
D. “He sent for Demeter. When she came, he said, ‘I have been thinking. Perhaps I have not been quite fair to you.’”
E. “They told each other of the heedless girl and the strange bush and the hole and the chariot and the black rider and how surprised the girl was when he caught her.”
A. “All night long she searched, and as dawn broke, she came to the glade.”
C. “Demeter was frantic when the girl didn’t come home, and rushed out to search for her.”
7. Select the underlined word from paragraph 26 that comes from the root word meaning “protect” and the noun creating suffix meaning “person who performs the action”?
“Then did the mighty Thunderer sweep down his foes, and many of the cruel frost giants were slain. Once more the sacred city of Asgard was saved from danger, for Thor was its defender, and he was careful never again to let his magic hammer be taken from him.
a. Mighty b. Foes c. Sacred d. Defender
d. Defender
4. How does the interaction between Demeter and the little boy who laughed at her contribute to the development of passage 1?
A. It exposes the reader to Demeter and the setting.
B. It shows how much Persephone actually loves being in the underworld.
C. It resolves the major conflict between Persephone’s mother and Hades, the dark king.
D. It shows how desperately Demeter loves Persephone and how destructive things can be when her heart is mourning.
D. It shows how desperately Demeter loves Persephone and how destructive things can be when her heart is mourning.
9. Part A: Which theme is developed in “How Thor Lost His Hammer?"
A. Family traditions last forever.
B. Greed leads to the downfall of humanity.
C. It is most important to overcome ignorance through education.
D. People will go to extreme measures to protect something they care about.
D. People will go to extreme measures to protect something they care about.
11. How does Passage 2 approach the antagonist’s desire to marry differently than Passage 1? (R.3.3)
A. In passage 2, the dark king snatched Persephone to the underworld.
B. In passage 2, the giant king demands that Loki persuade Freyja to marry.
C. In passage 2, Persephone was persuaded to marry by the dark king’s gifts.
D. In passage 2, Freyja agrees to marry the giant king in order to save Asgard.
B. In passage 2, the giant king demands that Loki persuade Freyja to marry.
Read - Passage 1: Demeter Excerpt from Heroes, Gods, and Monsters of
1. Select the underlined word from paragraph 12 that is an adverb meaning “causing wonder or surprise about a miracle.”
“Then Demeter noticed that Zeus was holding a new thunderbolt, a marvelously wrought zigzag lance of lightning, volt-blue, radiant with energy. And she realized that Hades, who in his deep realms held all stores of silver and gold, had sent Zeus a special gift. It would be difficult to obtain justice.”
a. Marvelously b. Radiant c. Realized d. Obtain
a. Marvelously
8. Which two character interactions with Loki develop the plot by keeping the secret from the cruel giant?
A. “‘We must go quickly and find it!’ replied Loki.”
B. “Then Loki quickly dressed himself in Freyja’s garment and flew away to the land of the frost giants, where he found their king making collars of gold for his dogs, and combing his horses.”
C. “But the watchful Loki, who stood near by, as the bride’s waiting-maid whispered in the king’s ear, ‘Eight nights has Freyja fasted and would take no food, so anxious was she to be your bride!’”
D. “Loki did not know what to say to this, for he felt sure that Freyja would never be willing to go away from Asgard to live among the fierce giants; but as he saw no chance of getting the hammer, he flew back to Asgard, to see what could be done.”
E. “But when he lifted the bridal veil, such a gleam of light shot from Thor’s eyes that the king started back, and asked why Freyja’s eyes were so sharp. Again Loki replied, ‘For eight nights the fair Freyja has not slept, so greatly did she long to reach here!’”
C, E
10. Part B: Which detail from the passage best supports the theme in Part A? (People will go to extreme measures to protect something they care about.)
A. “Loki did not know what to say to this, for he felt sure that Freyja would never be willing to go away from Asgard to live among the fierce giants;” (paragraph 10)
B. “‘And do you think I am going to be foolish enough to give it back to you, after I have had all the trouble of getting it into my power?’ said the king.” (paragraph 9)
C. “But when no other way could be found, at last Thor was persuaded to try Heimdall’s plan, and the Æsir went to work to dress the mighty thunder-god like a bride.” (paragraph 18)
D. “Once more the sacred city of Asgard was saved from danger, for Thor was its defender, and he was careful never again to let his magic hammer be taken from him.” (paragraph 26)
C. “But when no other way could be found, at last Thor was persuaded to try Heimdall’s plan, and the Æsir went to work to dress the mighty thunder-god like a bride.” (paragraph 18)
12. Select two ways that the story in Passage 1 is similar to the story in Passage 2. (R.3.3)
A. Both stories end with bloodshed.
B. Not eating protected both brides.
C. Both protagonists attempt to recover a missing object/ person.
D. Nothing grew on the earth during the time the object/ person was taken.
E. Both protagonists have to negotiate with other characters to recover what is missing.
C, E