Reading Comprehension Quiz (Abigail and John Adams, “Letters”)
Reading Comprehension Quiz
Abigail and John Adams, “Letters”
Read “Letters” and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Click the submit button when finished.
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8.25 Based on Abigail’s observations, what was life like during the occupation of Boston?
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8.26 Comparing the two letters, how could the tones best be described?
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8.27 In the last two paragraphs of Abigail’s letter, she asks that John “Remember the Ladies” and mentions that all men are tyrannical by nature. How could John’s response to these two ideas be described?
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8.28 Why does John say that the men in the Continental Congress are not going to give more rights to women?
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8.29 As John answers each part of Abigail’s letter, how does his tone differ from hers?
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8.30 In John’s fourth paragraph, he addresses the House in Queen Street and writes about the Solicitor General. Abigail has mentioned that his house was thoroughly plundered. What does John wish for her to understand about his feelings regarding the Solicitor General and his home?
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8.31 Why does John say he does not write Abigail longer letters?
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8.32 Based on Abigail’s letter to John, how does she view the institution of marriage?
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