All these questions come from particular stories in commonlit -The Ambitious Guest:
PART A: Which of the following best describes the central theme in the text?
A. Both life and death cannot be planned.
B. Fame is the only thing that can outlast the living.
C. Good company should be valued above fame.
D. Ambition alone will not make you successful.

PART B: Which of the following bests supports the answer to PART A?
A. "'But I cannot die till I have achieved my destiny. Then let Death come: I shall have built my monument.'" (Paragraph 12)
B. "'It is better to sit here by this fire," answered the girl, blushing, "and be comfortable
and contented, though nobody thinks about us.'" (Paragraph 15)
C. "'Old and young, we dream of graves and monuments,' murmured the stranger-youth." (Paragraph 39)
D. "His name and person utterly unknown, his history, his way of life, his plans, a mystery never to be solved, his death and his existence equally a doubt," (Paragraph 44)

How does the family react to the arrival of the young man?
A. They ask him to leave but change their minds.
B. They welcome him and laugh at what he says to them.
C. They welcome him and discuss what he says to them.
D. They argue with him before discussing what he says to them.

How do paragraphs 14-15 reveal the different points of view between the young man and the family's eldest daughter?
A. They reveal that young man believes in nobility, but the daughter doesn't think it is
important.
B. They reveal that the young man is cold, but the daughter has managed to stay warm.
C. They reveal that the young man wants more from life, but the daughter is satisfied with
her current life.
D. They reveal that the young man likes the daughter, but she doesn't like him.

How do the details of the setting contribute to the text's themes and central ideas?
A. The contrast between a warm and happy home with the threat of the mountain
foreshadows the danger to come.
B. The contrast between the description of the fire and the mountain symbolizes the
hope that the family has.
C. The contrast between the young man's ambition and the family's satisfaction illustrates
why it is important to travel.
D. The contrast between the young boy's innocent humor and the grandmother's
superstition reveals how life experience shapes you