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

Today Roe and I have three children.

Even now, years after his death on March 12.......most powerful human beings. "Even now" signals

has shifted the story to the present

Which part of the memoir shows Oliver's power?

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

Author can't speak for a few minutes after a student calls Oliver "a vegetable." Why?

Surprised because he never thought of Oliver in that way.

How does the author feel about his parents?

He admires them for how they treated Oliver.

What goes between: Ray's mom sends him to St. Augustine--------Ms Beck comes to help Ray

Ray finds out that his mother has died.

Which of these events in the memoir happens last?

Oliver's brother tells his students about Oliver.

Which of these things happens after Ma Beck talks to Ray?

Ray realizes he has to take care of himself.

Which sentence from the selection includes words that help you understand the order of events.

One day, she told me to scrub and mop the floor.

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1
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 called him Oliver, my brother.
I sat at Oliver's bedside as Roe watched over my shoulder.
2
Even now, years after his death on March 12.......most powerful human beings. "Even now" signals
wants to attract the reader's attention
has shifted the story to the present
is near the end of his story
is about to retell an event from the past
3
Chronological order means events are arranged by
time
cause
place
importance
4
Which part of the memoir shows Oliver's power?
We listened to him laugh as we watched television downstairs.
My family and I fed Oliver.
A bishop came to the house and confirmed him.
He was responsible for action, love, courage, insight.
5
Author can't speak for a few minutes after a student calls Oliver "a vegetable." Why?
Author is embarrassed and does not want to talk about Oliver
Surprised because he never thought of Oliver in that way.
Author is concerned that the student did not understand him
Author is angry that his student would say that about Oliver
6
If your brother is a hero, it means people
work for him.
admire him.
worry about him.
fear him.
7
The shift to the present in paragraph 2 adds to the reader's understanding of
a student.
an English play.
the author.
Helen Keller.
8
A health condition is a
health food
health worker
health plan
health problem
9
How does the author feel about his parents?
He is angry at them for paying so much attention to Oliver.
He pities them for the struggles they had to care for Oliver
He is sad they could not give Oliver all the help he needed.
He admires them for how they treated Oliver.
10
Ray's mother wants him to
stay inside to be safe.
become famous.
learn to take care of himself.
earn money as a musician.
11
Ma Beck understands that Ray's mother was
foolish.
helpless.
wise.
mean.
12
What goes between: Ray's mom sends him to St. Augustine--------Ms Beck comes to help Ray
Ray's mother teaches him the alphabet.
Ray learns to ride a bike.
Ray helps his mother with chores at home.
Ray finds out that his mother has died.
13
To communicate means to
talk
travel
tease
trust
14
Disabilities are things that
can help a person save energy
a person must practice in order to learn.
a person must ask permission to do
may limit what a person does.
15
An outlook is the way someone
makes a choice
solves a problem
views a situation
finds an answer
16
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.
17
How does Ray Charles feel about the way his mother treated his blindness?
sad
amused
embarrassed
grateful
18
To feel a presence means to feel that
it is time to go.
someone is there.
something needs to change.
it is better to wait.
19
To give advice means to offer
money
suggestions
thanks
understanding
20
Which of these things happens after Ma Beck talks to Ray?
Ray gets on the bus and returns to Greenville.
Ray tells his mother he does not want to go away to school.
Ray realizes he has to take care of himself.
Ray becomes too sad to eat.
21
Which sentence from the selection includes words that help you understand the order of events.
never let me get away with anything just 'cause I was blind
Some of the neighbors gave Mama a hard time.
One day, she told me to scrub and mop the floor.
Even after I arrived in Greenville, the lump didn't budge.
22
Discipline means
discoveries of great importance
feelings of great sadness
distance between two places
training on how to behave

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