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RDR #13 - "Phillis Wheatley - An American Poet"
נתרם על ידי: Herrera
(מחבר מקורי: Rogers)
  • 1. Phillis was taken from her home. What was the name of that region?
A) Africa
B) England
C) Asia
D) America
  • 2. "Live," a voice inside her cried. What type of figurative language is being used in this example?
A) alliteration
B) simile
C) metaphor
D) personification
  • 3. Why was Phillis taken to Boston, Massachusetts?
A) She was too young for the slave markets on the Caribbean.
B) Phillis was to work at Liberty Hall.
C) The ship was to be docked in the Boston Harbor.
D) Her grandmother lived in this city.
  • 4. What was the first job that Phillis had?
A) cook
B) servant
C) farmer
D) teacher
  • 5. Where did Phillis grow up?
A) Senegal, West Africa
B) Charleston, SC
C) Boston, Massachusetts
D) London, England
  • 6. Which of the following was NOT a subject mentioned that Phillis studied?
A) Spanish
B) Latin
C) English
D) Greek
  • 7. What is the prefix in "unheard"?
A) heard
B) hear
C) un
D) ear
  • 8. What was her first poem about that many people loved which caused more of her poems to be printed?
A) a journey on a slave ship
B) her time with the Wheatley family
C) her life in Africa
D) a well-loved minister
  • 9. What is the genre of this week's selection?
A) a folktale
B) a narrative poem
C) a biography
D) an autobiography
  • 10. When was Phillis MOST LIKELY taken from West Africa?
A) 1761
B) 1776
C) 1770
D) 1784
  • 11. Using the map on the reading selection, the slave ship sailed in all directions from Africa except--
A) south
B) north
C) west
D) east
  • 12. How old was Phillis when she died?
A) 84
B) 61
C) 70
D) 31
  • 13. What were many of her poems written about?
A) John Peters, her husband
B) George Washington
C) her life as an indentured servant
D) the colonies wanting their freedom from England
  • 14. Why did George Washington invite Phillis to visit him?
A) The thought she was a pleasant person.
B) He felt sorry for her.
C) He wanted to honor her for her work.
D) She was a friend of the family.
  • 15. How did Phillis get her name? She was named _____.
A) for a river in Africa
B) for Mr. Wheatley's mother
C) for a slave ship
D) after the captain of a ship
  • 16. Which words BEST describe Phillis Wheatley.
A) teacher, author, mother
B) hard worker, smart, author
C) shy, lazy, uneducated
D) stubborn, outgoing, lazy
  • 17. Explain how Mr. and Mrs. Wheatley treated Phillis when she came to live with them. Use details from the story to support your answer.
  • 18. When was Phillis given her freedom?
A) when she arrived in Boston
B) after Mr. and Mrs. Wheatley died
C) when she got married
D) when she turned eighteen years old
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