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Think about how the author structured the account you just read, then answer the question.What type of text structure does the author use in the text?

A
The author compares and contrasts the effects of genocide on Armenians and German soldiers.
B
The author presents a cause-and-effect relationship to explain how ethnic tensions between Armenians and Turks led to genocide.
C
The author describes the travel problems faced by Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as they tried to flee from genocide.
D
The author uses sequencing to trace the events of the deportation of Armenians from Afiun Kara Hissar in the order that she witnessed them.
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Which line from the text provides evidence that the author uses sequencing to describe the events she witnessed?

A
“You have to go to the darkest places of the earth to see the brightest lights, to the most obscure spot to find the greatest heroes.”
B
“It was not because she had no dear ones in peril; her husband was far away, ministering to those who were sending her and her babies to destruction.”
C
“About eight o’clock that evening we came to a station where there stood one of these trains.”
D
“It was made up of cattle-trucks, and the faces of little children were looking out from behind the tiny barred windows of each truck.”
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What occurred shortly after the author arrived in Afiun Kara Hissar on November 22, 1915?

A
The Turks ordered Armenian men to wear yellow armbands.
B
The Turks ordered Armenian women to stop working.
C
The Turks ordered Armenian children to be taken from their parents.
D
The Turks ordered all Armenians to be exiled from the town.
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Why does the author describe the cries she heard as “ringing in my ears” at the end of the account?

A
The cries horrified her and made a lasting impression.
B
The cries physically injured her ears.
C
The cries made her feel like, as a woman, she was ignored.
D
The cries reminded her that she was sensitive to noise.
5

How does the excerpt show that genocide is taking place?

A
The Turks are charging the Armenians high prices for food.
B
The Turks are denying food to the Armenians.
C
The Turks are forcing the Armenians to wait at the train station.
D
The Turks are guarding the Armenians on the train.
6

What can be inferred about why the mother chose to act this way?

A
She was trying to escape with her babies.
B
She was trying to find food and water for her babies.
C
She did not want her babies to grow up as Turks in the Ottoman Empire.
D
She would rather kill herself and her children than watch them starve.
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Which line from the text provides evidence that the author uses sequencing to describe the events she witnessed?

A
“You have to go to the darkest places of the earth to see the brightest lights, to the most obscure spot to find the greatest heroes.”
B
“It was not because she had no dear ones in peril; her husband was far away, ministering to those who were sending her and her babies to destruction.”
C
“About eight o’clock that evening we came to a station where there stood one of these trains.”
D
“It was made up of cattle-trucks, and the faces of little children were looking out from behind the tiny barred windows of each truck.”
8

What occurred shortly after the author arrived in Afiun Kara Hissar on November 22, 1915?

A
The Turks ordered Armenian men to wear yellow armbands.
B
The Turks ordered Armenian women to stop working.
C
The Turks ordered Armenian children to be taken from their parents.
D
The Turks ordered all Armenians to be exiled from the town.
9

Why does the author describe the cries she heard as “ringing in my ears” at the end of the account?

A
The cries horrified her and made a lasting impression.
B
The cries physically injured her ears.
C
The cries made her feel like, as a woman, she was ignored.
D
The cries reminded her that she was sensitive to noise.
10

How does the excerpt show that genocide is taking place?

A
The Turks are charging the Armenians high prices for food.
B
The Turks are denying food to the Armenians.
C
The Turks are forcing the Armenians to wait at the train station.
D
The Turks are guarding the Armenians on the train.
11

What can be inferred about why the mother chose to act this way?

A
She was trying to escape with her babies.
B
She was trying to find food and water for her babies.
C
She did not want her babies to grow up as Turks in the Ottoman Empire.
D
She would rather kill herself and her children than watch them starve.

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