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Test Description: STAAR Review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) In paragraph 1, what kind of mood does the author's use of the image black blizzard suggest?
A
Threatening
B
Friendly
C
Promising
D
Refreshing
2) Which type of conflict does the story's setting create?
A
character v's society
B
Chracter v's character
C
character v's nature
D
character v's self
3) Paragraph 5 and 6 are important in the story because they-
A
explains why the family might have to give up their farm
B
shows the causes and effects of dust storms
C
show how well Edwin takes care of his sisters
D
describe the daily life of migrant farm laborers
4) Which idea is developed by details of place and time in the story?
A
Agriculture flourished across the United States in the 1930s
B
Liffe was very difficult for some farmers in the Great Plains during the 1930's.
C
Every farm family in the 1930s had a milk cow and a herd of cattle
D
All children who lived on farms at that time wre expected to work
5) The reader can tell the story is told from third person point of view because the narrator-
A
knows everything about all the characters and takes part in the story's events
B
reveals what the characters think or feel, but does not participate in the action
C
never reveals what the characters think or feel
D
uses the pronoun I and We and takes part in the action
6) Which word best describes Edwin's character, based on his words and actions in the story?
A
Immature
B
Adventurous
C
Responsible
D
Playful
7) What motivates Edwin's father to want to move the family to California?
A
He wants to be able to provide better for his family.
B
He no longer wants to work so hard in the fields.
C
He thinks his family deserves a fun road trip.
D
He wants to live somewhere where it is sunny all the time.
8) In paragraph 10, what does the image of the orange grove on the old calendar page symbolize to Edwin?
A
A fruitful experience
B
The promise of a fresh start in a new place
C
A much needed vacation
D
A more innocent time in the past
9) In paragraph 12, the word protruding means-
A
falling before
B
leaning foward
C
sticking out
D
cutting through
10) Based on the story's resolution, the reader can conclude that Edwin?
A
sold his cow to the Baileys to help his family
B
went to work on a nearby farm
C
gave his cow to a family in need
D
decided not to move to California with his family
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