name date
goal /40 pl
a he rain hammered against the bus window...\
b \maya hesitated.\
c \a warmth spread through her chest that the crowded bus could not diminish.\
d \when the bus reached the elderly woman’s stop, she took the box back...\
5. rl.8.3 (part a): how does the incident of maya helping the woman convey a change in maya’s character?
a. it shows she is only motivated by money (the five - dollar bill).
b. it shows her transition from self - absorption to compassionate interaction.
c. it illustrates her goal of becoming an architect.
d. it makes her feel angry that her boss overworked her.
6. rl.8.3 (part b): how does the author distinguish maya’s mood at the beginning of the story compared to the end, confirming this character change?
a. she is hungry at the start and full at the end.
b. she is excited at the start and bored at the end.
c. she is tired and withdrawn at the start, then warm and connected at the end.
d. she is happy at the start, then sad when the woman leaves.
7. rl.8.4 (part a): the author describes the bus as a \suffocating cage.\ what is the impact of this metaphor?
a. it makes the reader feel the bus is exciting and fun.
b. it makes the reader feel the bus is crowded, oppressive, and miserable.
c. it suggests the bus is literally made of metal bars.
d. it evaluates the comfort level of the seats favorably.
8. rl.8.4 (part b): the word perilously is used to describe the dipping box. the word perilous means dangerous. what is the impact of this strong word choice?
a. it creates humor because a cake box isnt a real danger.
b. it creates suspense and emphasizes the risk to the fragile cake.
c. it shows the author has a large vocabulary.
d. it conveys that the woman dropped the box on purpose.
9. rl.8.5 (part a): how does the structure of the passage influence the reader’s understanding of the conflict?
a. it uses objective reporting to evaluate the public transport system.
b. it uses dialogue only, so we must infer all actions.
c. it uses third - person limited point of view, making the conflict entirely internal to maya initially.
d. it uses chronological order to jump back and forth in time, confusing the reader.
10. rl.8.5 (part b): the structure helps the author convey that the bus felt:
a. more crowded than a regular cage.
b. less like a \cage\ and more like a shared experience by the end.
c. a dangerous place due to the rain.
d. exactly the same at the beginning and the end.

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name date
goal /40 pl
a 	he rain hammered against the bus window...\
b \maya hesitated.\
c \a warmth spread through her chest that the crowded bus could not diminish.\
d \when the bus reached the elderly woman’s stop, she took the box back...\
5. rl.8.3 (part a): how does the incident of maya helping the woman convey a change in maya’s character?
a. it shows she is only motivated by money (the five - dollar bill).
b. it shows her transition from self - absorption to compassionate interaction.
c. it illustrates her goal of becoming an architect.
d. it makes her feel angry that her boss overworked her.
6. rl.8.3 (part b): how does the author distinguish maya’s mood at the beginning of the story compared to the end, confirming this character change?
a. she is hungry at the start and full at the end.
b. she is excited at the start and bored at the end.
c. she is tired and withdrawn at the start, then warm and connected at the end.
d. she is happy at the start, then sad when the woman leaves.
7. rl.8.4 (part a): the author describes the bus as a \suffocating cage.\ what is the impact of this metaphor?
a. it makes the reader feel the bus is exciting and fun.
b. it makes the reader feel the bus is crowded, oppressive, and miserable.
c. it suggests the bus is literally made of metal bars.
d. it evaluates the comfort level of the seats favorably.
8. rl.8.4 (part b): the word perilously is used to describe the dipping box. the word perilous means dangerous. what is the impact of this strong word choice?
a. it creates humor because a cake box isnt a real danger.
b. it creates suspense and emphasizes the risk to the fragile cake.
c. it shows the author has a large vocabulary.
d. it conveys that the woman dropped the box on purpose.
9. rl.8.5 (part a): how does the structure of the passage influence the reader’s understanding of the conflict?
a. it uses objective reporting to evaluate the public transport system.
b. it uses dialogue only, so we must infer all actions.
c. it uses third - person limited point of view, making the conflict entirely internal to maya initially.
d. it uses chronological order to jump back and forth in time, confusing the reader.
10. rl.8.5 (part b): the structure helps the author convey that the bus felt:
a. more crowded than a regular cage.
b. less like a \cage\ and more like a shared experience by the end.
c. a dangerous place due to the rain.
d. exactly the same at the beginning and the end.

Accepted Answer

### Question 5 (RL.8.3 Part A)
# Brief Explanations:
To determine the answer, we analyze each option:
- Option A: The incident of helping doesn't show motivation by money; helping is altruistic, so A is wrong.
- Option B: The incident shows a shift from self - centeredness (self - absorption) to caring about others (compassionate interaction), which matches the character change.
- Option C: The incident is about character change, not a goal of becoming an architect, so C is irrelevant.
- Option D: The incident makes her feel warm, not angry about being overworked, so D is wrong.
# Answer: B. It shows her transition from self - absorption to compassionate interaction.

### Question 6 (RL.8.3 Part B)
# Brief Explanations:
We analyze each option:
- Option A: Hunger and fullness are not related to mood change in the story, so A is wrong.
- Option B: Excited to bored is not the mood change; the story shows a shift from being withdrawn to connected, so B is wrong.
- Option C: At the start, Maya is tired and withdrawn (self - absorbed), and at the end, she feels warm and connected (after helping), which confirms the character change, so C is correct.
- Option D: She is not happy at the start, and she feels warm, not sad, when the woman leaves, so D is wrong.
# Answer: C. She is tired and withdrawn at the start, then warm and connected at the end.

### Question 7 (RL.8.4 Part A)
# Brief Explanations:
We analyze each option:
- Option A: A "suffocating cage" does not make the bus seem exciting and fun; it has negative connotations, so A is wrong.
- Option B: "Suffocating cage" implies the bus is crowded (suffocating) and oppressive/miserable (like a cage), so this option matches the metaphor's impact.
- Option C: The bus is not literally made of metal bars; it's a metaphor, so C is wrong.
- Option D: The metaphor does not evaluate the seats favorably; it's about the bus environment, so D is wrong.
# Answer: B. It makes the reader feel the bus is crowded, oppressive, and miserable.

### Question 8 (RL.8.4 Part B)
# Brief Explanations:
We analyze each option:
- Option A: Using "perilously" for a cake box is not for humor; it's about the risk to the cake, so A is wrong.
- Option B: "Perilously" means dangerous, so it creates suspense about the fragile cake being damaged and emphasizes the risk, so B is correct.
- Option C: The word choice is not to show a large vocabulary, but to emphasize the risk, so C is wrong.
- Option D: The woman did not drop the box on purpose; "perilously" describes the box's state, not intentional dropping, so D is wrong.
# Answer: B. It creates suspense and emphasizes the risk to the fragile cake.

### Question 9 (RL.8.5 Part A)
# Brief Explanations:
We analyze each option:
- Option A: The passage is about Maya's character, not evaluating public transport, so A is wrong.
- Option B: The passage has more than just dialogue; there is description, so B is wrong.
- Option C: Third - person limited point of view focuses on Maya's thoughts, making the initial conflict (her internal struggle) clear, so C is correct.
- Option D: The passage is in chronological order without confusing time jumps, so D is wrong.
# Answer: C. It uses third - person limited point of view, making the conflict entirely internal to Maya initially.

### Question 10 (RL.8.5 Part B)
# Brief Explanations:
We analyze each option:
- Option A: The comparison to a regular cage is not the point; the structure shows the bus feeling less like a cage (more of a shared experience) by the end, so A is wrong.
- Option B: At the start, the bus is a "cage" (oppressive), and by the end, after the interaction, it feels like a shared experience (less like a cage), so B is correct.
- Option C: The bus's feeling is not about danger from rain; it's about the environment and interaction, so C is wrong.
- Option D: The bus does not feel exactly the same; there is a change, so D is wrong.
# Answer: B. Less like a "cage" and more like a shared experience by the end.

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