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RDR #13 - "Phillis Wheatley - An American Poet"
Contributed by: Herrera
(Original author: Rogers)
  • 1. Phillis was taken from her home. What was the name of that region?
A) America
B) England
C) Asia
D) Africa
  • 2. "Live," a voice inside her cried. What type of figurative language is being used in this example?
A) personification
B) metaphor
C) alliteration
D) simile
  • 3. Why was Phillis taken to Boston, Massachusetts?
A) Her grandmother lived in this city.
B) The ship was to be docked in the Boston Harbor.
C) Phillis was to work at Liberty Hall.
D) She was too young for the slave markets on the Caribbean.
  • 4. What was the first job that Phillis had?
A) farmer
B) servant
C) teacher
D) cook
  • 5. Where did Phillis grow up?
A) Senegal, West Africa
B) Charleston, SC
C) London, England
D) Boston, Massachusetts
  • 6. Which of the following was NOT a subject mentioned that Phillis studied?
A) Latin
B) Greek
C) English
D) Spanish
  • 7. What is the prefix in "unheard"?
A) hear
B) un
C) ear
D) heard
  • 8. What was her first poem about that many people loved which caused more of her poems to be printed?
A) a well-loved minister
B) a journey on a slave ship
C) her time with the Wheatley family
D) her life in Africa
  • 9. What is the genre of this week's selection?
A) a narrative poem
B) a folktale
C) a biography
D) an autobiography
  • 10. When was Phillis MOST LIKELY taken from West Africa?
A) 1784
B) 1776
C) 1761
D) 1770
  • 11. Using the map on the reading selection, the slave ship sailed in all directions from Africa except--
A) west
B) north
C) east
D) south
  • 12. How old was Phillis when she died?
A) 84
B) 31
C) 61
D) 70
  • 13. What were many of her poems written about?
A) the colonies wanting their freedom from England
B) her life as an indentured servant
C) George Washington
D) John Peters, her husband
  • 14. Why did George Washington invite Phillis to visit him?
A) She was a friend of the family.
B) He felt sorry for her.
C) He wanted to honor her for her work.
D) The thought she was a pleasant person.
  • 15. How did Phillis get her name? She was named _____.
A) for a slave ship
B) for a river in Africa
C) for Mr. Wheatley's mother
D) after the captain of a ship
  • 16. Which words BEST describe Phillis Wheatley.
A) teacher, author, mother
B) shy, lazy, uneducated
C) stubborn, outgoing, lazy
D) hard worker, smart, author
  • 17. Explain how Mr. and Mrs. Wheatley treated Phillis when she came to live with them. Use details from the story to support your answer.
  • 18. When was Phillis given her freedom?
A) when she got married
B) after Mr. and Mrs. Wheatley died
C) when she arrived in Boston
D) when she turned eighteen years old
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