Edge Level C Unit 5 - Division of Language Arts/Reading

Edge Level CUnit 5Cluster 2“Just Lather, That’s All”1. Captain Torres seems to invite the barber to try to kill him by doing many things EXCEPT whenA. he hung his gun holster on a wall hook before he sat in the barber’s chair.B. he sinks into the barber’s chair and closes his eyes.C. he falls asleep during the shave.D. reminds the barber of the four rebels he recently ordered killed.2. How do you know that the barber is treating Captain Torres like any other customer?F. The barber was so worried that he’d not give a good shave that his hands started to tremblewith nervousness.G. The barber is consumed with thoughts of what should he do that he cannot even think clearly.H. The barber is closely attending to the tasks involved in providing a professional shave.I. The barber is so nervous that he is sweating heavily.3. Hernando Téllez gives the reader information about the character of the barber EXCEPT thatA. he is willing to sacrifice his place in the town to rid it of Captain Torres.B. he is very proud of to be a barber.C. he is involved in the rebellion.D. he is insecure about committing murder.4. In “Just Lather, That’s All” the author creates many conflicts EXCEPTF. the rebel and the patriot.G. the hunted and the hunter.H. good and evil.I. doing what is right as opposed to doing what is convenient.5. How are the barber and Captain Torres alike?A. Each cares about his outward appearance.B. Each shares a secret from the other.C. Each believes in his own cause.D. Each is proud of his job.Copyright © 2010 The Hampton-Brown Company, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The National Geographic Society, publishing under the imprintsNational Geographic School Publishing and Hampton-Brown. Teachers are authorized to reproduce this material in limited quantities and solely foruse in their own classrooms.

Edge Level CUnit 5Cluster 2“The Woman Who Was Death”6. In “The Woman Who Was Death” the woman fled Lord Brahma when she was told “The takingof life is your destiny.” Read the lines spoken by Captain Torres to the barber in “Just Lather,That’s All”“They told me that you would kill me. I came to find out. But it isn’t easy to killsomeone. You can take my word for it.”This line can mean many things EXCEPTF. Captain Torres was telling the barber that being a hunter and killer of rebels is the captain’sjob, and it is not an easy job.G. He is really saying, “You did not kill me, barber, because you let your conscience be yourguide.”H. Captain Torres is telling the barber that he knew what the barber had been thinking aboutwhile the barber shaved his face.I. The captain is admitting that he doesn’t like taking lives either.7. Read the sentences from the myth.And so the created ones lived and thrived and multiplied till all the lands and seas werecrowded.Which word is most similar in meaning to the word thrived?A. declinedB. prosperedC. failedD. deterioratedHampton Brown Edge Level C, Unit 5, Cluster 2 2 of 3

8. Read the excerpt from the myth that contains an example of personification.And so the created ones lived and thrived and multiplied till all the lands and seas werecrowded. Famine came, and illness, yet there was no escape from pain. And the earthitself groaned beneath the weight upon it.Why did the earth groan?F. There were too many sick people.G. All living things remained alive while new ones were being created.H. People ate too much that they weighed down the surface of the earth.I. Brahma was sad to see the crowded conditions in India.9. Lord Brahma says that death is needed for many reasons EXCEPTA. to end the suffering of the livingB. so the aged can be released from their situationC. in order to make room for new creaturesD. to get rid of the cruel people10. Read the excerpt from “Just Lather, That’s All.”Each person has his own place in the scheme of things. That’s what is right. Each tohis own place.Which excerpt from “The Woman Who Was Death” means nearly the same as the aboveexcerpt?F. “O my lord, spare me!”G. “‘Your name is Death. And your task shall be to destroy life.”H. “‘You are Death,’ he told her. ‘The taking of life is your destiny.’”I. “It is as it must be.”Hampton Brown Edge Level C, Unit 5, Cluster 2 3 of 3