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An American Childhood Review
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1
Which word best describes young Annie Dillard?
mean
sad
adventurous
lonely
2
Which statement explains what Dillard finds disappointing about being captured by the man?
It required more of her than any other experience
It made her want to travel to the Panama
It taught her that adults can keep up with kids
It eventually caused her to give up playing football .
3
What other sport did the author learn to play?
baseball
soccer
hockey
basketball
4
The children are throwing snowballs at cars because_______
they are afraid to throw them at each other.
they make good targets.
someone dared them to do it.
they want people to chase them.
5
Who taught the author to play football?
her brother
her father
some neighborhood boys
a coach
6
Why does the author describe the path of the chase in such great detail?
to show the man's determination to catch them
to show that adults can keep up with kids
To show she has a good memory
to show the man does not know the neighborhood
7
Dillard and Mikey were ________ their escape route as they went along.
righteous
strategy
improvising
compelled
8
The man ______ Dillard to run through the neighborhood.
improvising
righteous
perfunctorily
compelled
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An American Childhood
is told from what point of view?
first person
third person
second person
10
If you fling yourself wholeheartedly at someone's knees, what does wholeheartedly mean?
enthusiatically
dangerously
lovingly
incompletely
11
Why does the man chase the children?
He is on his way to work.
He wants to teach them a lesson.
He is bored.
He wants to arrest them.
12
What lesson does Dillard share through her experiences?
the fun of getting caught
the pain of childhood
the joy of flinging oneself in life's experiences
the danger of playing outside
13
The children came up with a ________ for throwing snowballs at passing vehicles.
translucent
righteous
perfunctorily
strategy
14
Dillard describes the man’s anger as ________.
compelled
translucent
strategy
righteous
15
What does the author mean "..he knew we weren't going anywhere. We all played by the rules."
They were going to play a trick on him.
They would start crying.
They couldn't wait for the chance to talk to him.
They wouldn't try to get away once they had been caught..
16
Why does Dillard admire the driver of the Buick?
He admits defeat and gives up.
He throws himself into chasing the kids.
He laughs when he catches the kids.
He doesn't care what happens.
17
When the man finally caught the kids, he said his words _______.
strategy
translucent
righteous
perfunctorily
18
What is always true of a first person narrative?
It is told by one of the characters.
It is about about a childhood memory.
It is told by someone outside of the story.
It explains all the characters' thoughts.
19
Dillard’s iceball was completely ____________
strategy
perfunctorily
improvising
translucent
20
Annie developed a boy's arm after practicing enthusiastically. What does this reveal about her?
She thinks physical skills are unimportant
She works hard at what she does
She is a tomboy
She is a natural athelte
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from
An American Childhood by Annie Dillard is a(n) __________
biography
short story
a persuasive essay
memoir
