Post Assessment for English 9:

“American History” and Sentence Structure

This assessment will cover portions of the text, “American History,” as well
as sentence structure. Questions are a variety of multiple choice and
True/False. Read the prompts carefully and answer the questions to the best
of your ability.

“American History” portion:

1. On what memorable day in history does the story “American History” take place?
a. 9/11
b. The Day President Kennedy was assassinated.
c. July 4th, 1776
d. D-Day
2. Who is the main character in “American History”?
a. Eugene
b. President Kennedy
c. Marcus
d. Elena
3. Where does the narrator live?
a. El Apartment
b. El Building
c. A tree house
d. A mansion
4. True or False: According to her mother, Elena is just being unrealistic about how she
feels about Eugene.
a. True
b. False
5. How does the narrator first become aware of Eugene?
 a. Eugene works at the library that Elena goes to.
b. She sees him from her fire escape, where she likes to go read.
c. She sits next to him in class.
d. She runs into him at the grocery store.
6. Where does Eugene first encounter Elena?
a. From his yard.
b. He sits by her in class.
c. At study hall in the library.
d. From his balcony.
7. Where are Elena and her family from?
a. Georgia
b. Montana
c. Colombia
d. Puerto Rico
8. True or False: “American History” has a happy ending.
a. True
b. False
9. What were Elene’s and Eugene’s nicknames at school?
a. Skinny Bones and the Hick
b. The Librarians
c. Peanut Butter and Jelly
d. Mr. and Mrs. Reads-a-lot
10. Where is “American History” set?
a. Dallas, Texas
b. New York City
c. Paterson, New Jersey
d. Puerto Rico
11. True or False: The story “American History” is a work of fiction.
a. True
b. False
12. Eugene’s mother likes Elena right away.
 a. True
b. False
13. Why does the narrator like Eugene before she even meets him?
a. He’s really good looking.
b. Eugene also likes to read.
c. Eugene is popular and well liked.
d. The narrator likes his smile.

Sentence Structure Portion:

1) State what type of sentence this is: “I saw a dog walking toward me, and I knelt down to
pet her.”
a) Metaphoric
b) Compound
c) Simple
d) Figurative
2) True or False: A simple sentence contains both an independent clause and a dependent
clause.
a) True
b) False
3) True or False: The following clause contains a subordinating conjunction: “When the
storm ends.”
a) True
b) False
4) State what type of sentence this is: “As I walked through the woods, I saw a shadow
move to my left, and I ran away.”
a) Compound-Complex
b) Complex
c) Compound
d) Simple
5) True or False: Dependent clauses cannot stand alone.
a) True
 b) False
6) The word “Whose” is an example of what?
a) Relative Pronoun
b) Subordinating Conjunction
c) Preposition
d) Appositive
7) Choose the independent clause.
a) As he went to the store.
b) Which drives me crazy.
c) Jack went for a swim.
d) Who I’ve known for years.