6M1,L12 Question Set

Instructions

Directions: Read this passage in which Bud describes sharing a meal with Herman E. Calloway and the band at a restaurant called the Sweet Pea. Then answer each item.

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This item has two parts. Answer PART A; then answer PART B.

PART A: Which best describes Bud’s feelings at the restaurant with the band?

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PART B: Which evidence from the passage best support this idea?

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This item has two parts. Answer PART A; then answer PART B.

Read the final paragraph in this passage.
“I was smiling and laughing and busting my gut so much that I got carried away and some rusty old valve squeaked open in me then … woop, zoop, sloop … tears started jumping out of my eyes so hard that I had to cover my face with the big red and white napkin that was on the table.”

PART A: What does the phrase some rusty old valve squeaked open in me suggest about Bud? a

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PART B: How do the words rusty and old add to the meaning of the metaphor?

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This item has two parts. Answer PART A; then answer PART B.

PART A: Which best describes the central idea of this passage?

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This item has two parts. Answer PART A; then answer PART B.PART A: Which best describes Bud’s feelings at the restaurant with the band?

PART B: Which evidence from the passage best support this idea?

PART B: How do the words rusty and old add to the meaning of the metaphor?

This item has two parts. Answer PART A; then answer PART B. PART A: Which best describes the central idea of this passage?

PART B: Which piece of evidence best support this idea?

This item has two parts. Answer PART A; then answer PART B.

PART A: Which best describes Bud’s feelings at the restaurant with the band?

This item has two parts. Answer PART A; then answer PART B.

PART A: Which best describes the central idea of this passage?