

Part A
How does the author's use of figurative language throughout the passage contribute to the overall tone?
(RL.7.3)
Part B
Which detail from the passage best supports the answer to Part A?
(RL.7.1)
Drag the FOUR BEST details that belong in a summary of the passage into the appropriate spaces. Details must be in order.
(RL.7.2)
As Blake taps books on the shelves, one strikes him.
Blake suffers a papercut from one of the books.
Blake is brought to reality when his mother and the librarian appear.
Blake tries to occupy himself while waiting for his mother in a library
Blake looks and listens carefully trying to figure out what caused the book to strike him.
A sharp-clawed cat called Mephistopheies is the only other living thing that Blake can see.
Blake reads the nameplates to determine the subjects of the portraits hanging on the library wall.
Blake hears a sound and determines it was his sister walking upstairs.
Event 1
Event 2
Event 3
Event 4
Part A
How do Blake's actions set the plot of the passage in motion?
(RL.7.3)
Part B
Which sentence from the passage provides evidence to support the answer to Part A?
(RL.7.1)
Part A
Which sentence states a central idea from the passage?
(RL.7.2)
Part B
Which event supports the answer to Part A?
(RL.7.1)