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