READING QUIZ – 50 POINTS
- If you have a high score on this quiz, you could get OFF of probation.
- If you’re on probation, you MUST take the quiz.
- If your winter NWEA READING score was 7th grade level or higher you may SKIP this quiz (unless you’re on probation). Please remain quiet the whole hour while students are taking the quiz.
- Stay serious and focused the whole hour and get as much done as you can.
- YOU MUST USE THE ELA LIT BOOK FOR THIS QUIZ.
- You may NOT work with a partner for this quiz. This quiz will show your INDEPENDENT reading skill.
PART 1
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Create a neat list of ALL the characters who are in “The War of the Wall”.
YOU MUST NUMBER YOUR LIST!
Next to each character, explain who he or she is.
Next to at least THREE of the characters, write one quotation that the character says in the text. You can do more than three if you want extra credit.
PART 2
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SUMMARY
Rearrange these statements into the correct order sequence, then write them as a paragraph. TWO of the bullets are NOT correct and should be deleted.
- One of the twins read the inscription, and the neighborhood was amazed to learn that the weird painter lady was actually related to someone from their hood.
- Martin Luther King made a big speech to the neighborhood, and everyone started to cry.
- The narrator and Lou noticed that the painter lady wasn’t from their neighborhood.
- One of the twins brought a plate of food for the painter lady, but the lady lied and said she brought her own dinner.
- The narrator and Lou decided to destroy the art on the wall using black spray paint, but they could only find white.
- Later that night, the painter lady went into the restaurant and rejected Mama’s pork food and ordered fish and a healthy salad with beets.
- The painter lady had painted beautiful art on the wall that showed only famous people.
- The painter lady had painted beautiful, colorful art on the wall that showed famous people mixed with neighborhood people.
EXTRA CREDIT:
Choose ONE of the famous people from the wall. Do some research. Write AT LEAST five important/interesting things about the person.
ANOTHER EXTRA CREDIT:
Is the narrator male or female? You must find evidence in the text to support your answer.