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4984115185420-165735185420 Education International SchoolName: ……………………………… Grade : 8 Date: / /Literature Worksheet ( B )The Baker Heater League & 11: 59 Multiple ChoiceIdentify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.____1.Which statement best distinguishes nonfiction from fiction?a.Nonfiction has only imaginary characters; fiction features real characters.b.Nonfiction never includes the writer's opinions; works of fiction do express opinions.c.Unlike fiction, the series of events in a nonfiction work make up its plot.d.Nonfiction presents real people and events; fiction presents imaginary people and events.____2.Which statement is true about fiction?a.It can contain only real people.b.It can contain imaginary events.c.Its characters cannot express opinions.d.It cannot contain any realistic details.____3.Which of the following is the literary term for the concluding event in a plot?a.novellab.resolutionc.introductiond.conflict____4.From which point of view is a work of nonfiction told?a.first-person point of viewb.third-person point of viewc.the author's point of viewd.the reader's point of view____5.Which of the following groups contains one example of fiction?a.essay, short story, biographyb.reference book, editorial, speechc.autobiography, diary, letterd.travel narrative, research paper, article____6.Which of the following is an example of nonfiction?a.a novella about a chimpanzee and the woman who raises himb.an article about chimpanzees who use sign languagec.a story about a scientist who works with chimpanzeesd.a novel about a chimpanzee who “adopts” a human child____7.Which plot event best expresses the conflict in “The 11:59”?a.Porters love to hear Lester tell stories about the “death train.”b.Lester hears the whistle of the 11:59 but isn't ready to die.c.Lester dies of a heart attack when the 11:59 arrives.d.Friends find Lester on the floor of his apartment.____8.Which of the following is the setting of “The 11:59”?a.St. Louis, the mid-1900sb.the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, 1926c.a Pullman car, the mid-1800sd.the St. Louis Union Train Station, the shoeshine stand, 11:59____9.In Patricia C. McKissack's story “The 11:59,” who is Lester Simmons?a.a larger-than-life railroad herob.an old friend of the narratorc.a retired Pullman car porterd.an engineer on the 11:59____10.Which of Lester's character traits is illustrated in this passage from “The 11:59”?In his creakiest voice, Lester drove home the point. “All us porters got to board that train one day. Ain't no way to escape the final ride on the 11:59.”a.his sense of humorb.his pessimistic personalityc.his punctualityd.his storytelling skills____11.When Lester reviews his life, what does he decide?a.that examining the past is a foolish thing to dob.that he has no regrets and that he stands by his choicesc.that he only had good times and that his memories are all goodd.that he should have married Louise Henderson and had children____12.Why does Patricia McKissack repeat the phrase Ticktock, ticktock near the end of “The 11:59”?a.to build suspense and show the passing of timeb.to introduce some humor into the storyc.to emphasize to the reader that the Death Train has passedd.to show that Lester is going insane____13.Which of the following best expresses the theme of “The 11:59”?a.You can't escape death no matter how hard you try.b.Telling and listening to stories can save our lives.c.Train travel is a passing way of life.d.Everyone can be a hero in his or her own way.____14.What was the Baker Heater League?a.a brotherhood of storytelling railroad portersb.a group of larger-than-life railroad heroesc.a team of steel-drivers who worked for the railroadd.a group of highly-skilled railroad engineers____15.In the McKissacks' The Baker Heater League, what is a Baker heater?a.a coal-burning train engineb.a heater used in Pullman carsc.a portable hot plated.a pot-bellied stove____16.According to The Baker Heater League, why did the porters tell stories?a.to pass secret messagesb.to entertain themselvesc.to test younger portersd.to cover up their deep loneliness____17.How is Daddy Joe different from other railroad heroes the McKissacks describe?a.He is bigger and stronger.b.He is a real person.c.He is the subject of many songs and stories.d.He is the porters' very own hero.____18.The authors of The Baker Heater League write that pullman porters created Daddy Joe “in their own image.” What do they mean by this?a.Daddy Joe's exaggerated feats and accomplishments actually happened.b.The porters were vain and prideful men.c.The porters gave Daddy Joe the qualities they most valued in themselves.d.Daddy Joe was so outlandish that he did not resemble an actual human being.____19.What makes The Baker Heater League a work of nonfiction?a.The authors describe their own personal experiences.b.It is set in a distant time and place.c.The authors provide facts about their subject.d.It contains legends about heroes.____20.What main purpose did the authors have for writing The Baker Heater League?a.to inform readers about Pullman car portersb.to express opinions about transportationc.to entertain readers with railroad “tall tales”d.to persuade readers to ride trains more oftenEssay21.In “The 11:59,” the author uses the first half of the story to give important background information. In the second half of the story, she shows the unfolding of the story's plot. In an essay, do the following:explain what background information the author provides;identify the main plot events; andexplain how the two parts of the story relate to each other.22.The Baker Heater League is a work of nonfiction, but it refers to fictional legends and stories. In an essay, explain why you think the authors decided to include nonfactual information in a factual work. Use examples from the article to support your idea ................
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