Unit 1 Part 2 Review

Unit 1 Part 2 Review

Multiple Choice

A personal narrative should tell about _________________.

• something that never happened.

• someone else's experience

• your own experience

Multiple Choice

What is the point of view that a personal narrative uses?

• 3rd person view
• bird's eye view
  bird's eye view
• 1st person view
• narrator's view

Multiple Choice

Short stories follow a ___ structure rather than I.R.R.

• plot

• I.R.R.

• random

Multiple Choice

What is plot?

• A conversation between two characters

• How individual characters are described in literary works

• The organized sequence of events that make up a story

• Opposition of persons or forces that give rise to dramatic action

Multiple Choice

What is the conflict of a story?

• The time and place
• The main problem the character encounters
• The most exciting part of the story
• The beginning of a story

Multiple Choice

In "Thank You Mam" why does Roger try to steal the purse

• To get money for food

• To get back at Mrs. Jones for stealing from his father

• To get money to buy blue suede shoes

Multiple Choice

Why doesn't Luella ask Roger about his family?

• She doesn't want to embarrass him.
• She doesn't care.
• She knows all about Roger.
• She wants to talk about herself.

Multiple Choice

What does Mrs. Jones mean by telling Roger that “shoes come by devilish like that will burn your feet”?

• People who buy shoes with stolen money often go to jail.

• Shoes that do not fit you will hurt your toes.

• Get shoes with stolen money, and guilt will burn your feet.

• Only wild teenagers wear hot shoes

Multiple Choice

Mrs. Jones says she would have given Roger money for shoes if he had simply asked. Roger pauses for a long time. What can you infer from that pause?

• He is surprised, touched, and confused by her offer.

• He is growing more suspicious of Mrs. Jones.

• He is not used to washing his face, so he is taking his time

• He is plotting ways to get more money from Mrs. Jones.

Multiple Choice

Roger wants to thank Luella for...

• not embarrassing him.
• not calling the police.
• telling him about her life.
• caring about him.

Multiple Choice

Which idea does the theme of "Thank you Mam" deal with?

• The value of kindness

• The value of hard work

• The value of a dollar

Multiple Choice

How does Rachel say that you feel when you turn eleven?

• ready to act like a grownup

• smarter and older than your friends

• old enough to talk with adults

• as though you have other ages inside you

Multiple Choice

How does Rachel feel about the sweater that was placed on her desk?

• Rachel feels lucky to have the sweater.

• Rachel feels happy because she thought she had lost the sweater.

• Rachel feels upset because the sweater is not hers.

• Rachel is confused because she does not know how the sweater got to her desk.

Multiple Choice

Why does Rachel say, "Today I wish I was one hundred and two instead of eleven."?

• Rachel wants to know how it feels to be old.

• Rachel hates being a child.

• Rachel wants to be treated like a grown-up.

• Rachel would know what to say to Mrs. Price.

Multiple Choice

What does Rachel mean by "it's too late" in this sentence from "Eleven"? "There'll be candles and presents and everybody will sing happy birthday, happy birthday to you, Rachel, only it's too late"

• She already knows about the party, so it won't be a surprise.

• She feels too sad to invite her classmates to the party.

• The party won't matter because her day has been ruined.

• Her birthday party will take place very late at night.

Multiple Choice

The following phrase, "the sweater hurts me, and it does," is an example of what kind of figurative language?

• Personification.

• Metaphor.

• Simile.

• Hyperbole.

Multiple Choice

How does Rachel feel at the end of the story?

• Happy that it is her birthday.

• Happy that the sweater wasn't hers.

• Upset that she still doesn't feel eleven.

• Regretful of the events that happened on her birthday, wishing she could fast forward and forget this day.

Multiple Choice

Why does Greg enter the building where Lemon Brown is staying?

• He is curious about Lemon Brown's treasure
• He knows his father will lecture him when he goes home
• He wants to join the checkers tournament
• He wants to avoid some thugs who are on the sidewalk

Multiple Choice

Lemon Brown says, "Every man got a treasure.  You don't know that, you must be a fool!"  What aspect of the story is brought out by those lines?

• the setting
• direct characterization
• the theme
• the conflict

Multiple Choice

What conflict do Greg and Lemon Brown share?

• They fear they will lose their treasure
• They must find a safe place to live
• They must face a group of thugs
• They have lost people they loved

Multiple Choice

What motivates the thugs?

• They think that Lemon Brown's treasure is worth a lot of money
• They know that Lemon Brown was once a famous blues singer
• They believe that Lemon Brown has reported them to the police
• They think that Lemon Brown's harmonica is made of solid gold

Multiple Choice

Which statement best expresses Greg's feelings at the end of the story?

• He is worried that Lemon Brown will not be all right
• He feels that Lemon Brown's treasure is worthless
• He wants to help Lemon Brown find a place to live
• He has developed a new appreciation for his father

Multiple Choice

Which statement best expresses the THEME of "The Treasure of Lemon Brown"?

• The life of a blues singer can be extremely difficult.
• People should not respect what their fathers say and do.
• The value of a treasure may be unrelated to its monetary value.
• To play sports you must work hard, and get good grades.

Multiple Choice

What is the use of words and phrases in an unusual way?  Writers often use this to make their writing more colorful, powerful, and interesting.  Examples include simile, metaphor, irony, and personification.

• Text Features 
• Sensory Images 
• Figurative Language 
• Rhyming Couplet

Multiple Choice

What is conflict?

• Two characters getting along.
• A struggle between two opposing forces.
• The climax in a story.
• Part of the resolution.

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of an "external" conflict?

• A struggle between a character and an outside force.
• A problem within the story.
• A struggle that a character has within him/her self.
• A problem caused by the protagonist.

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of an "internal" conflict?

• A hero in a story that saves many lives.
• A problem that a character has with other characters.
• A struggle between a character and a family member.
• A struggle that a character faces within him/her self.

Multiple Choice

The best definition of theme is...

• The lesson the author is teaching. 
• The message the author is sending.
• A word that summarizes the story.
• The character's main problem.

Multiple Choice

What is theme?

• how the reader feels about the story

• What the main character learns

• the title

• central message or moral of the story