UNIT 2 ENGLISH EVALUATION
wins a district race with her skimpy legs
Adjoa in "The Girl Who Can"
Who is the author of "The Girl Who Can"?
Ama Ata Aidoo
Who is the author of "Checkouts"?
Cynthia Rylant
Where does the "The Girl Who Can" take place?
Ghana
What does the boy do that gets the girl's attention in "Checkouts"?
He drops a jar of mayonaise
At the beginning of "The Girl Who Can," what does Nana think of the village school?
It is a waste of time.
defends her daughter without insulting her mother
Maami in "The Girl Who Can"
In "The Girl Who Can," how does Nana change at the end of the story?
Nana admits that Adjoa's legs may be useful after all.
complains about a relative's legs
Nana in "The Girl Who Can"
Why does the girl in "Checkouts" like to grocery shop?
She finds grocery shopping peaceful and relaxing.
When the girl in "Checkouts" finds out her family is moving, how does she react?
She mopes around in depression.
Why does the grandmother criticize Adjoa's legs in "The Girl Who Can"?
She thinks the girl's legs are too spindly.
What does "omniscient" mean in describing a narrator?
The narrator knows the thoughts of all characters in the story.
How do the boy and girl in "Checkouts" react when they meet at the movie theater?
They look away and act like strangers
Who is the narrator of "The Girl Who Can"?
a seven-year old girl
In "The Girl Who Can," which best describes Nana's personality?
angers easily and is not afraid to interrupt others
Which part of plot occurs in "Checkouts" when the girl and the boy see each other the second time and ignore each other?
climax
What adjective best describes the boy in "Checkouts"?
clumsy
A way of speaking that is common to people of a region or group is
dialect
What does "perverse" mean as used on page 99 of your textbook?
different from what is considered right or reasonable
What does "reverie" mean as used on page 97 of your textbook?
dreamy thinking or imagining
"Beside," "through," and "beneath" are examples of prepositional PHRASES
false
"The dogs became wary of strangers approaching its yard" is an example of correct pronoun-antecedent agreement.
false
Appositive phrases can contain verbs.
false
It is sometimes acceptable for nouns and pronouns to disagree in gender and number.
false
The noun to which a pronoun refers is called the referent.
false
"I knew from her voice that my mother was weeping inside."
first-person
"They say I was born in Hasodzi."
first-person
"Wearing my school uniform this week has been very nice."
first-person
What are the names of the main characters in "Checkouts"?
girl/boy
Which pronouns indicates that a story is written from a third-person point of view?
he,she,they
The narration in "The Girl Who Can" is considered
informal and conversational
What does "dishevelment" mean as used on page 98 of your textbook?
messiness
What does "humble" mean as used on page 103 of your textbook?
modest
works in a grocery store and then in a bookstore
the boy in "Checkouts"
moves to Cincinnati because her parents make her
the girl in "Checkouts"
Which of the following best defines the "narrator" of a story?
the person who tells the story
Adjoa in "The Girl Who Can" loves her grandmother except for
the specific perspective from which a story is told.
Point of view refers to
the specific perspective from which a story is told.
First-person point of view is identified by
the use of pronouns "I," "me," or "my."
"Incredibly, it was another four weeks before they saw each other again."
third-person
"She loved it in the way some people love to drive long country roads."
third-person
The narrator of "Checkouts" can best be described as
third-person omniscient.
"Diction" means the words an author uses.
true
Appositive phrases include modifiers that add information to nouns or the pronouns they follow.
true
If an introductory prepositional phrase contains four or more words, you should set it off with a comma.
true
Overuse of the noun-verb pattern can make your writing, stiff, boring, and ineffectual.
true
The omniscient narrator is also called the "know-it-all" narrator.
true
What does "comprehension" mean as used on page 102 of your textbook?
understanding
