Reading Comprehension Quiz (Sherman Alexie, “Superman and Me”)

Reading Comprehension Quiz

Sherman Alexie, “Superman and Me”

Read “Superman and Me” and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Click the submit button when finished.

Question Where does Sherman Alexie get the Superman comic that helps him to learn to read?

1. Where does Sherman Alexie get the Superman comic that helps him to learn to read?

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Question Why does Alexie describe his family as being “middle-class, by reservation standards”?

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Question According to Alexie’s discovery as a child, what purpose did paragraphs serve in writing?

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Question Why is it ironic that Alexie’s father enjoyed reading Western novels?

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Question In paragraph 6, Alexie describes life for him in school. How might his life during this time be described?

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Question What purpose did reading serve for Alexie when he was growing up?

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Question What job did Alexie believe he was destined for as an adult?

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Question Alexie writes that he “throws his weight against their locked doors.” To whom is he referring?

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