Question 1

Which quotation provides the best evidence that the story takes place in a rural setting?

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I ran to the barn, ashamed and confused.

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When the first frost came in November, Aunt Jessie fretted.

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She reached across the bush in front and touched my plastic rose.

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On one of our walks, she headed for the bushes.

Question 2

The dialogue in paragraph 5 reveals —

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Aunt Jessie’s fatalism and the narrator’s desire to console

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Aunt Jessie’s cruelty and the narrator’s hope for redemption

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Aunt Jessie’s sarcasm and the narrator’s longing for acceptance

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Aunt Jessie’s pragmatism and the narrator’s need to gain approval

Question 3

The description of Aunt Jessie in paragraph 3 emphasizes that she —

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continues to mourn the death of her child

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likes to be in control of situations

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does not want to admit her difficulty overcoming grief

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remains distant from her family

Question 4

Which quotation provides the best evidence of the narrator’s sensitivity?

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It sent a shiver through me.

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Bonnie and I were wandering around the store, unable to make up our minds what to
choose.

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She and I would walk through them, counting the blooms.

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I snuck it into the rosebushes in the yard, tying it to a branch.

Question 5

In paragraph 2, the “first frost” represents the —

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inevitability of death

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persistence of hope

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beginning of trouble

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unfairness of life

Question 6

The word "fret" in paragraph 5 means

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to be worried or anxious

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to be angry

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to be sad and gloomy

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to be bothered and worried

Question 7

What does the word "discouraged" mean in paragraph 6?

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to lose confidence and enthusiasm

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to be courageous and daring

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none

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unable to be brave

Question 8

Which phrase from the story lets us know that Aunt Jessie was an apologetic person

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...she knew I hadn't meant to hurt her, that I must have thought it would please her.

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When the first frost came in November, Aunt Jessie fretted.

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My own face must have betrayed my guilt.

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...she restored the red plastic rose to the rose garden

Question 9

Which sentence lets the reader know what point of view the story is written in?

Accepted Answer

I ran to the barn, ashamed and confused.

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"You?" she said. "You did that? How could you?"

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Aunt Jessie loved those roses.

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It was perfect: a red plastic rose on a stiff green stem.

Question 10

In what point of view is "Chasing Redbird" written?

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1st person

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4th person

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2nd person

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3rd person

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