"The First Day" Reading Check Quiz
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Last updated about 5 years ago
6 questions
Note from the author:
Quick reading check quiz for the short story "The First Day."
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Name one thing the mother has done to prepare her daughter for first day at school.
Name one thing the mother has done to prepare her daughter for first day at school.
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Why does the mother want her daughter to attend Seaton (the first school) rather than Walker-Jones (the second school to which they are sent)?
Why does the mother want her daughter to attend Seaton (the first school) rather than Walker-Jones (the second school to which they are sent)?
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The girl's mother has to ask a woman for help once she gets to Walker-Jones. What does the mother have to ask for help with? Why must she ask for help?
The girl's mother has to ask a woman for help once she gets to Walker-Jones. What does the mother have to ask for help with? Why must she ask for help?
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At the end of the story, what sound does the daughter say she hears above everthing else?
At the end of the story, what sound does the daughter say she hears above everthing else?
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What kind of narrator (first person, second person, third person) does this story have?
What kind of narrator (first person, second person, third person) does this story have?
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What does "darned mean? The story says, "I see where she has darned one of her socks the night before."
What does "darned mean? The story says, "I see where she has darned one of her socks the night before."