With the Fire on High

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-book review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. Which statement best describes what Emoni learned from Chef Ayden?

A) Cooking is both a science and an art.

B) Cooking requires hard work and connections.

C) Cooking is about independence and audacity.

D) Cooking connects cultures.

2. ‘Buela tells Emoni that “a memory of Puerto Rico she hadn’t thought about in years reached out like an island hammock and cradled her close” (Chapter 4, “Magic”). This quote features which types of figurative language?

A) Simile and punning

B) Simile and personification

C) Paradox and personification

D) Metaphor and onomatopoeia

3. Which statement best describes the relationship between Emoni and Tyrone?

A) Emoni still has a crush on him, but Tyrone does not feel the same way.

B) Emoni wants to coparent with him but to otherwise maintain boundaries.

C) Emoni feels indebted to Tyrone and his family because they are wealthier.

D) Emoni wants Tyrone out of her and Emma’s life entirely.

4. Which statement best describes why Emoni named her daughter Emma?

A) Emoni couldn’t decide on a name that matched both her Puerto Rican and African American culture, so she chose a neutral name.

B) Emoni wanted her daughter to have a name similar to her own.

C) Emoni wanted her daughter to have a name that would prevent people from forming preconceived notions about her based on her name.