2.03 Quiz

2.03 Quiz

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Theme

a theme is found by following the development of the protagonist. In this story the protagagonist is Professor Shlemiel.

Multiple Choice

Which choice could be a theme in The Day I Got Lost?

• Sometimes friends must help you when you cannot help yourself.

• Love is all we need.

• We cannot stop the hands of time.

• Change is a constant in life.

Characterization

Indirect Characterization means revealing a character's traits through the character's actions, choices, behavior dialect, appearance, and interaction with others.

Multiple Choice

Our friends surrounded me. "Where have you been?" they cried. "We were so worried. We thought surely something had happened to you!"

How does the author use indirect characterization in the passage?

• The author directly states how Shlemiel feels.

• The author shows how few friends Shlemiel has displaying how pathetic his life is

• In this excerpt, the author conveys that Shlemiel is loved by many people by showing how his friends were so concerned when he was missing.

Multiple Choice

Characterization based on the effect one character has on another?

• Direct

• Indirect

Theme

Sometimes you need some help from your friends.

Multiple Choice

How does the relationship with the dog help further the theme

• The dog was perfectly fine on his own and didn't need any help same as Shlemiel was independent.

• In his relationship with the dog, Shlemiel becomes the friend who must help someone (or something) who cannot help himself. The relationship supports the theme by offering a parallel example.

Multiple Choice

How does Isaac Bashevis Singer use the dog, Bow Wow, to develop the characterization of Professor Shlemiel in "The Day I Got Lost"?

• The conversation between Professor Shlemiel and his wife shows that his wife's view of him is correct.

• Because the dog refuses to leave Professor Shlemiel's side, the reader assumes that Shlemiel is a good person.

• Shlemiel's treatment of the dog shows that Shlemiel is a kind, tender person.

Protagonist

The main character in a story.

Multiple Choice

How does Isaac Bashevis Singer develop the main character over the course of “The Day I Got Lost”?

• Professor Shlemiel, the main character, narrates a series of his own mishaps to show that he is a forgetful person.

• Singer allows the reader to overhear conversations between other characters about the main character, Professor Shlemiel.

• Singer lets Professor Shlemiel's lines of dialogue be the most important means of characterizing him.

• Since Professor Shlemiel is unreliable, Singer trusts the reader to understand that Shlemiel is the opposite of the way he describes himself.