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Reading Daily Review Week 13 - Quiz
  • 1. Phillis was taken from her home. What was the name of that region?
A) England
B) Africa
C) Asia
D) America
  • 2. "Live," a voice inside her cried. What type of figurative language is being used in this example?
A) metaphor
B) personification
C) simile
D) alliteration
  • 3. Why was Phillis taken to Boston, Massachusetts?
A) She was too young for the slave markets on the Caribbean.
B) The ship was to be docked in the Boston Harbor.
C) Her grandmother lived in this city.
D) Phillis was to work at Liberty Hall.
  • 4. What was the first job that Phillis had?
A) farmer
B) teacher
C) servant
D) cook
  • 5. Where did Phillis grow up?
A) Boston, Massachusetts
B) London, England
C) Charleston, SC
D) Senegal, West Africa
  • 6. Which of the following was NOT a subject mentioned that Phillis studied?
A) Greek
B) Spanish
C) Latin
D) English
  • 7. What is the prefix in "unheard"?
A) un
B) hear
C) heard
D) ear
  • 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) her time with the Wheatley family
C) a journey on a slave ship
D) her life in Africa
  • 9. What is the genre of this week's selection?
A) a narrative poem
B) an autobiography
C) a folktale
D) a biography
  • 10. When was Phillis MOST LIKELY taken from West Africa?
A) 1776
B) 1761
C) 1770
D) 1784
  • 11. The slave ship sailed in all directions from Africa except--
A) east
B) south
C) north
D) west
  • 12. How old was Phillis when she died?
A) 61
B) 84
C) 70
D) 31
  • 13. What were many of her poems written about?
A) John Peters, her husband
B) the colonies wanting their freedom from England
C) her life as an indentured servant
D) George Washington
  • 14. Why did George Washington invite Phillis to visit him?
A) He felt sorry for her.
B) The thought she was a pleasant person.
C) He wanted to honor her for her work.
D) She was a friend of the family.
  • 15. How did Phillis get her name? She was named _____.
A) for a river in Africa
B) for a slave ship
C) after the captain of a ship
D) for Mr. Wheatley's mother
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