The Midnight Ride
The Midnight Ride II
The Story of My Life
The Story of My Live II
100
In the lines of poetry at the beginning of the selection, what does "A word that shall echo forevermore" mean?
Something that will always be remembered.
100
In paragraph 14, the author's choice of words makes the mood...
Suspenseful
100
This selection is best described as...
a Memoir
100
How is the selection primarily organized?
Chronological order
200
In paragraph 17, the author uses the phrase, "like a bird let loose" to show...
How quickly the horse moved.
200
What type of figurative language is the phrase "spread like wildfire" in paragraph 20?
What is a simile?
200
In this selection, the author's purpose is to ...
Show how she learned to communicate.
200
One difference between Anne Sullivan and Helen Keller is that...
Sullivan can see and hear while Keller cannot.
300
The author uses a point of view that helps the readers understand...
Both sides of the disagreement.
300
What is the main problem in the selection?
The farmers must be told that the British soldiers are coming.
300
The readers can predict that after the events in this selection the author...
Faced her difficulties with enthusiasm and hope.
300
Which of these choices would go in the triangle labeled "Turning Point"?
Sullivan spells water while running water over Keller's hand.
400
Paul Revere's words in the selection show that he...
Is eager for the farmers to defend themselves.
400
The genre of this reading selection is...
What is non-fiction
400
What does the word eventful mean in paragraph 7?
Busy
400
From what point of view is this selection told?
First person
500
Which sentence from the selection shows that Paul Revere was very brave?
He was ready to serve his country in any way that he could.
500
The author of the poem at the beginning of the selection is...
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
500
When did Miss Sullivan come to teach Helen Keller?
When Keller was seven years old.
500
Who is the author of The Story of My Life?
Helen Keller
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