Week 2 EOC Assessment

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16 questions
Use "The Drought" to answer questions 1-5
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In paragraph 2, the word flamboyantly means -

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What can the reader infer about Bess Hickson from Paragraph 3?

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The cotton plants described in paragraph 5 serve as a metaphor for -

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Which line provides the best evidence that Bess's father is hurt by her marriage?

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Why does the author include the information about the dying garden in paragraph 2?

Use "Between Hell and Texas" to answer questions 6-9
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Read the Dictionary entry below for the word abysmal.

Abysmal (uh-biz-muhl) adj. 1. very deep; unfathomable 2. very profound; limitless 3. very bad or wretched 4. immeasurably great

Which definition represents the meaning of abysmal as it is used in paragraph 3?

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Why does the author include the quotation from Meinzer in paragraph 5?

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Which quotation best supports what Meinzer says in paragraph 1?

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How do the photographs support the author's arugment in the final paragraph?

Use "The Drought" and "Between Hell and Texas" to answer questions 10-16
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Which option best describes the effect of drought on Bess Hickson in "The Drought" and on Wyman Meinzer in "Between Hell and Texas"?

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Which element is the same for both pieces?

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Which quotation from "Between Hell and Texas" echoes what Bess learns in "The Drought"?

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Both selections explore how drought -

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Which option best states the purposes of these two selections?

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Which pair of quotations from "The Drought" and "Between Hell and Texas" illustrates the difference btween Bess Hickson's situation and Wyman Meinzer's?

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The tone of the final paragraph in each selection is --