The author is not able to speak clearly for a few minutes after a student calls Oliver “a vegetable.” Why?

The author is surprised because he has a very different idea of Oliver.

Which sentence from the selection shows a shift to the present?

Today Roe and I have three children.

How does the author feel about his parents?

He admires them for how they treated Oliver.

Which part of the memoir shows Oliver’s power?

He was responsible for action, love, courage, insight.

Which of these events in the memoir happens last?

Oliver’s brother tells his students about Oliver.

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Unit 4 cluster 2 exam

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1
Ray’s mother wants him to
earn money as a musician.
become famous.
stay inside to be safe.
learn to take care of himself.
2
Chronological order means events are arranged by
place.
cause.
importance.
time.
3
Discipline means
feelings of great sadness.
training on how to behave.
discoveries of great importance.
distance between two places.
4
An outlook is the way someone
views a situation.
solves a problem.
makes a choice.
finds an answer.
5
To feel a presence means to feel that
something needs to change.
someone is there.
it is time to go.
it is better to wait.
6
How does Ray Charles feel about the way his mother treated his blindness?
amused
grateful
sad
embarrassed
7
The author is not able to speak clearly for a few minutes after a student calls Oliver “a vegetable.” Why?
The author is embarrassed and does not want to talk about Oliver.
The author is surprised because he has a very different idea of Oliver.
The author is pleased that his student would say that about Oliver.
The author is concerned that the student did not understand him.
8
Which sentence from the selection shows a shift to the present?
Today Roe and I have three children.
He never knew what his condition was.
I sat at Oliver’s bedside as Roe watched over my shoulder.
I called him Oliver, my brother.
9
A health condition is a
health food.
health problem.
health plan.
health worker.
10
To communicate means to
travel.
talk.
trust.
tease.
11
If your brother is a hero, it means people
fear him.
work for him.
worry about him.
admire him.
12
How does the author feel about his parents?
He pities them for the struggles they had to care for Oliver.
He admires them for how they treated Oliver.
He is sad that they could not give Oliver all the help he needed.
He is angry at them for paying so much attention to Oliver.
13
Which part of the memoir shows Oliver’s power?
We listened to him laugh as we watched television downstairs.
He was responsible for action, love, courage, insight.
My family and I fed Oliver.
A bishop came to the house and confirmed him.
14
Which of these events in the memoir happens last?
Oliver’s mother realizes that her son is blind.
Oliver’s brother tells his students about Oliver.
Oliver’s family tickles his chest to make him laugh.
Oliver’s parents take him home to care for him.
15
Ma Beck understands that Ray’s mother was
mean.
wise.
helpless.
foolish.
16
To give advice means to offer
thanks.
suggestions.
money.
understanding.
17
Disabilities are things that
a person must ask permission to do.
can help a person save energy.
may limit what a person does.
a person must practice in order to learn.

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