Directions

Read pages 184–189 of chapter 18 in Two Roads and answer the following questions.

1

Which three sentences correctly use an intensive pronoun?

I myself said nothing.

It has an air of darkness around itself.

It’s not what I’ve ever seen myself to be.

He himself will be back with his gang.

Possum climbed the tree himself.

You’ve done well for yourself and the country.

2

Which sentence correctly uses an intensive pronoun and would best be placed in the underlined location to help the paragraph convey its meaning?

I always thought my visions were pretty strange. I didn’t know other people might have them too, and I’ve always been pretty good at hiding them. But it turns out that visions might not seem so strange to others after all. Even people in my own life know others who have visions! ________________________. He told me about his aunt who could see into the past and in the future.

Possum has a family member who has visions himself, too.

Possum himself has a family member who has visions, too.

Possum has a family member who has visions themselves, too.

Possum has a family member himself who has visions, too.

3

This question has two parts. First answer Part A, then answer Part B.

Part A

What do Cal’s inner thoughts in this excerpt convey about his point of view toward himself?

He is feeling confident in himself.

He is feeling disappointed in himself.

He is feeling angry at himself.

He is feeling unsure of himself.

Part B

Choose two details from the text that best support the answer to Part A.

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4

Review the dialogue spoken by Cal and by Possum in the excerpt. What do you notice about the differences in the language varieties that each character uses? What do Cal’s and Possum’s use of language help to convey about each of their characters in this excerpt?

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5

“As we walk along, I notice something. Set back a ways behind those buildings is an ugly low flat-roofed stone structure that looks out of place. While the other buildings have had at least a few people around them, this one is totally deserted. It’s not just dark in color, it has an air of darkness around it—as if bad things happened there—were meant to happen there” (186).

Part A

Which best describes the function of this paragraph within the structure of the excerpt?

This paragraph ends an important moment when Brushac shows us Cal’s thinking.

This paragraph starts an important moment between Cal and Possum in the chapter.

This paragraph reinforces Cal’s point of view toward himself in this chapter.

This paragraph foreshadows that something bad will happen to Cal at school.

Part B

How does that paragraph help to develop the plot and characters of Two Roads?

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6

This question has three parts. First answer Part A, then answer Part B and Part C.

Part A

What two methods does Bruchac use to develop Cal’s point of view toward Possum by the end of this excerpt?

simile

Possum's dialogue

allusion

Cal's dialogue

description

example

Part B

Which best describes Cal’s point of view toward Possum by the end of this excerpt?

Cal is irritated by Possum’s constant talking.

Cal thinks Possum might be a true friend.

Cal is not sure Possum wants to be his friend.

Cal thinks Possum can’t be trusted.

Part C

Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part B?

“No point in not being honest with him” (184).

“Maybe he’s just putting up with me” (186).

“My word as a knight of the road” (189).

“He doesn’t wait for me to nod my head” (189).