EOG Prep Lesson: No Hero Text

EOG Prep Lesson

No Hero by Jesse Stuart

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Multiple Choice

3. Which statement summarizes the plot of the selection?

• Hester was a man who used his prior knowledge of bears to creatively earn money.

• Hester was desperate, so he foolishly put his life at risk.

• Hester lied about his background and unfairly cheated the fairground out of $225.

• Hester’s crops failed because he did not properly care for them.

Multiple Choice

4. Why does the author include the introduction to the selection?

• to introduce the setting of the selection

• to provide background information about the main character

• to give specific detail about the bear in the wrestling cage

• to provide knowledge of what happens to the bear

Multiple Choice

5. What do the “bright lights of Landsburg” represent for Hester King as he leaves his home?

• They represent a dependable person who will lead the way.

• They represent a chance to seek safe entertainment.

• They represent a risky experience that awaits him.

• They represent an opportunity to solve a problem.

Multiple Choice

6. What is the reason that Hester left without telling Mollie where he was going?

• Mollie would want to come along, too.

• Mollie would be afraid of the danger.

• Mollie would want him to get a job.

• Mollie would tell him to take the kids with him.

Multiple Choice

7. What does the phrase "clinched with Old Bruin" mean in paragraph 49?

• Hester and the bear were helping each other.

• Hester and the bear were hurting each other.

• Hester and the bear were hitting each other.

• Hester and the bear were hugging each other.

Multiple Choice

8. How does Hester defeat Bruin in the cage?

• He uses information that he learned as a child.

• He injures the animal so it cannot fight.

• He pretends to be asleep, and he is left alone.

• He frightens the animal because he yells at it.

Multiple Choice

9. How does the setting of the selection shape the plot?

• The countryside provides the suspense for the characters and the action.

• The country fair provides the arena for the conflict and the resolution.

• The country fair sets up the details that foreshadow the main problem.

• The countryside represents the emotional reactions felt by the characters.