How are Abraham Lincoln and the author of "Something to Declare" alike?

They give people straight answers.

Which is a main idea of "A Backwoods Boy"?

Lincoln was honest and hard-working.

How can you tell "A Backwoods Boy" is a biography?

It describes the life of someone other than the author.

How can you tell that the essay from "Something to Declare" is an autobiography?

The author describes her own experiences and feelings

Why did the author of Something to Declare name a group of her poems "33"?

She was 33 years old when she wrote the poems.

What reason does the author of Something to Declare give for writing essays?

She has a lot to tell her readers

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A Backwoods Boy Selection Test

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Reading comprehension questions from "A Backwoods Boy" and "Something to Declare".

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1
How are Abraham Lincoln and the author of "Something to Declare" alike?
They were born in Kentucky.
They give people straight answers.
They hold a public office.
They would rather write than speak.
2
Which is a main idea of "A Backwoods Boy"?
Lincoln was honest and hard-working.
Lincoln gave up his career to help his family.
Lincoln's mother died when he was young
Lincoln won an important wrestling match in New Salem.
3
Based on the essay from "Something to Declare", how does Alvarez feel towards her readers?
She respects them
She is annoyed by them
she wishes she were more like them
She is angered by them
4
How can you tell "A Backwoods Boy" is a biography?
It describes the life of someone other than the author.
It gives the author's feelings and opinions about himself.
It describe's the author's life.
It mentions books that Lincoln read.
5
Which sentence is clearly from an autobiography?
I considered not answering.
By 1840,New Salem was a ghost town.
His parents named him after his pioneer grandfather.
When noon came, he would sit under a tree and read while he ate.
6
Which words best describe young Abe Lincoln in "A Backwoods Boy"?
strong but dishonest
athletic, but not likeable
friendly but sickly
smart, but likeable
7
In "Backwoods Boy", why does Lincoln move to New Salem in 1831?
to be with his family
to run for office
to be on his own
to get married
8
How can you tell that the essay from "Something to Declare" is an autobiography?
The author describes her own experiences and feelings
The author uses the pronouns he and she
The author explains what an essay is
The author provides facts about people she knows
9
Why did the author of Something to Declare name a group of her poems "33"?
The number 33 sounded poetic to her
She was 33 years old when she wrote the poems.
It took her 3 years and 3 months to write the poems.
There were 33 poems in the book
10
Where does the author of Something to Declare say she gets many of her essay ideas?
from her housemother
from cookbooks
from her readers
from her students
11
In "A Backwoods Boy", why is the job at Offutt's store good for Lincoln?
It pays well.
It allows him to save money to buy a log cabin.
It gives him time to read
It gives him the chance to see a big city.
12
What reason does the author of Something to Declare give for writing essays?
She wants to become a US citizen.
She has a lot to tell her readers
She doesn't like writing letters.
Readers want her to write essays

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