Interim Assessment English 
1. The passage is written from the point of view of (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.5)
a. A young woman who is distraught at being poor
b. An unidentified narrator telling the story of a married couple
c. A husband who works hard to please his demanding wife
d. A character in the story who is discussing a married couple
2. Which of the following best describes the author’s approach to depicting the story’s main characters? (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.3)
a. Describing how the characters are viewed by other people
b. Using dialogue between a husband and wife
c. Putting the reader in the wife’s place
d. Describing particular personality traits
3. The statements made by the husband in the passage reveal (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.3)
a. A man with ulterior and sinister motives
b. A plain and simple man who prefers to have no social life
c. A man who wants desperately to please his wife
d. A man who aspires to be wealthy
4. As he is revealed in the section where he presents the invitation to his wife, the husband can best be characterized as: (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.3)
a. Concerned about appropriate attire for the ball
b. Proud that he, a mere clerk, received such an invitation
c. Worried that his wife will not want to attend the ball
d. Unsure that he wants to attend the ball with his wife
5. The question “And what do you want me to put on my back?” in the second paragraph helps establish that the wife is anxious because: (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.10)
a. She knows the weather will require her to wear a warm coat, which she doesn’t have
b. She is concerned about wearing the same dress to this event that she wore to the last event
c. She wants to help her husband carry some of the burden of their finances
d. She has nothing new or suitable in her eyes to wear to the party
Passage II
1. This passage is written from the point of view of (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.5)
a. An unidentified narrator observing the conversations between Peggotty and Davey
b. Two members of
a. A young woman who is distraught at being poor
b. An unidentified narrator telling the story of a married couple
c. A husband who works hard to please his demanding wife
d. A character in the story who is discussing a married couple
2. Which of the following best describes the author’s approach to depicting the story’s main characters? (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.3)
a. Describing how the characters are viewed by other people
b. Using dialogue between a husband and wife
c. Putting the reader in the wife’s place
d. Describing particular personality traits
3. The statements made by the husband in the passage reveal (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.3)
a. A man with ulterior and sinister motives
b. A plain and simple man who prefers to have no social life
c. A man who wants desperately to please his wife
d. A man who aspires to be wealthy
4. As he is revealed in the section where he presents the invitation to his wife, the husband can best be characterized as: (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.3)
a. Concerned about appropriate attire for the ball
b. Proud that he, a mere clerk, received such an invitation
c. Worried that his wife will not want to attend the ball
d. Unsure that he wants to attend the ball with his wife
5. The question “And what do you want me to put on my back?” in the second paragraph helps establish that the wife is anxious because: (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.10)
a. She knows the weather will require her to wear a warm coat, which she doesn’t have
b. She is concerned about wearing the same dress to this event that she wore to the last event
c. She wants to help her husband carry some of the burden of their finances
d. She has nothing new or suitable in her eyes to wear to the party
Passage II
1. This passage is written from the point of view of (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.5)
a. An unidentified narrator observing the conversations between Peggotty and Davey
b. Two members of