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Multiple Choice

What type of irony is demonstrated in the sentence from "Hey Come on Out"?

There was even one person who said, “I wonder if it’s a fox’s hole.”

• dramatic irony

• situational irony

• verbal irony

Multiple Choice

What type of irony is demonstrated in the sentence from "Hey, Come on Out"?

In no time a scientist came out, and with an all-knowing expression on his

face he went over to the hole.

• situational irony

• verbal irony

• dramatic irony

Multiple Choice

What type of irony is demonstrated in the sentence from "Hey Come on Out"?

In his own mind the scientist was at a loss, but with a look of apparent

composure he cut off the sound and, in a manner suggesting that the whole thing

had a perfectly plausible explanation, said simply, “Fill it in.”

• dramatic irony

• situational irony

• verbal irony

Multiple Choice

What type of irony is demonstrated in the sentence from "Hey Come on Out"?

“It’s just an old hole. We’ll give it to you!”

• dramatic irony

• verbal irony

• situational irony

Multiple Choice

Which event creates situational irony in the ending of “He—y, Come On

Ou—t!”?

• The hole never fills up, and the city becomes cleaner and better.

• A voice shouts from the sky, and a pebble falls toward the city.

• The city keeps expanding until the village is swallowed up.

• The hole is filled and eventually pollutes the entire village.

Multiple Choice

How does the incident with the workman at the end of “He—y, Come On

Ou—t!” most clearly present an example of dramatic irony?

• The narrator hears the workman say something that he does not really mean.

• The reader knows more about what is happening than the workman does.

• The workman’s behavior is not what the reader might predict.

• The workman’s appearance is unexpected and surprising.

Multiple Choice

As the concessionaire begins to sell space in the hole in “He—y, Come On

Ou—t!,” he advertises it by announcing, “We’ve got a fabulously deep hole!”

What makes this statement a form of verbal irony?

• Space in the hole is not worth having, and the concessionaire knows that.

• The hole is not really deep at all, but the concessionaire exaggerates its size.

• The hole is deep in a terrifying way, but the concessionaire makes it

  sound positive.

• Space in the hole cannot really be sold, and the concessionaire does not

  really own it.

Multiple Choice

What does "shrine" mean?

• typhoon

• type of fish

• place of worship

• ocean

Multiple Choice

In what way might the hole affect the towns future?

• It will not affect it at all.

• It will blow the town up.

• The town will see everything that has been thrown .

• The hole will just be closed.

Multiple Choice

What's the purpose of the story?

• To entertain

• To inform

• To stop polluting

• All the above

Multiple Choice

Which of the following fall out of the sky?

• A pebble

• A boy

• A shout

• A pebble and a shout

Multiple Choice

How does the villagers’ discovery change their lives?

• They can dispose anything they want and nobody will know about it.

• The village became famous.

• They found a deep buried treasure.

• They suddenly had more crops than before.

Multiple Choice

How does the concessionaire convince the villagers and the mayor to give him the hole?

• He will give them gold in return.

• He will build another shrine.

• He will hire the villagers in his company.

• He will make the mayor famous.

Multiple Choice

What company does the concessionaire establish?

• A gigantic factory

• A marketing company

• A pharmaceutical (medicine) company

• A hole-filling company

Multiple Choice

What was the concessionaire proud of?

• That the hole is deep and bottomless.

• That he was making the villagers happy.

• That he became popular in the village

Multiple Choice

At the end of the story, why does the workman look up to the sky?

• He saw an airplane.

• A storm was coming.

• He heard a voice shout "He--y come on ou--t!"

• He saw a shooting star.

Multiple Choice

What is the theme of the story?

• Don't judge a book by its cover.

• What goes round comes round.

• Always be kind.

• You don't know what you've got till it's gone.

Multiple Choice

What does the scientist do when he inspected the hole?

• He was sure of the hole's depth.

• He pretended to know what it was.

• He panicked in front of everyone.

• He asked for help from other scientists.

Multiple Choice

Why does the scientist want to fill in the hole?

• He wanted the villagers to stop nagging him.

• He thought it was a great idea.

• He felt it was safer to get rid of it.

• He wanted to clean the village.

After Twenty Years/Hey Come On Out

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​Literary Analysis: Irony

Irony involves a contradiction or contrast of some kind.

In situational irony (or irony of situation), something takes place that a character or reader does not expect to happen. For example, a student voted Most Likely to Succeed ends up going to prison.

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​Literary Analysis: Irony

In verbal irony, a writer, speaker, or character says something that deliberately contradicts or blurs what he or she actually means. Think of a man who has been dreading a reunion with his best friend from twenty years before. When they meet, he says, “I’ve been so looking forward to seeing you.” That is verbal irony.

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​Literary Analysis: Irony

In dramatic irony, the reader or audience knows or understands something that a character or speaker does not. For example, readers know that the apple Snow White is about to bite into is poisoned, but Snow White does not know it. That is dramatic irony.

As you read “After Twenty Years” and “He—y, Come On O—ut!” look for situational irony in particular.

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Multiple Choice

In “After Twenty Years,” what has happened to the restaurant where the two friends had agreed to meet?

• It has closed for the evening.

• It has changed management.

• It has forbidden the man to enter.

• It has been closed for five years.

Multiple Choice

In “After Twenty Years,” why does the policeman make a point of asking the

man in the doorway whether he plans to wait for Jimmy Wells to show up?

• He is testing him to find out whether he is a trusted friend.

• He wants to see whether he has time to call another officer to arrest him.

• He needs time to change out of his uniform and come back to surprise his

  friend.

• He needs time to find out whether there is an outstanding warrant for his

  arrest.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best summarizes the meaning of this quotation from “After Twenty Years”?

“It [twenty years] sometimes changes a good man into a bad one.”

• A life of crime can change a good man into a bad man.

• The West is likely to change a good man into a bad man.

• Over the course of twenty years, a good man may turn to crime.

• You are lucky that life in the West did not change you into a bad man.

Multiple Choice

What is ironic about Jimmy and “Silky” Bob in “After Twenty Years”?

• One has become a police officer, and one has become a criminal.

• One has grown taller, while the other has grown shorter with age.

• Both of them have become criminals.

• Neither of them ever liked the other.

Multiple Choice

In “He—y, Come On O—ut!” how do the villagers come to discover the hole?

• A landslide has swept away a shrine that had covered it.

• A typhoon has destroyed a building that had covered it.

• A child from the village falls into it.

• A construction worker notices it.

Multiple Choice

In “He—y, Come On O—ut!” how does the scientist who comes to examine the

hole behave?

• He acts as if the hole will go away on its own.

• He acts as if the hole is an unnatural event.

• He acts as if the hole is not at all unusual.

• He acts as if he has seen many such holes.

Multiple Choice

In “He—y, Come On O—ut!” who offers to fill the hole?

• a newspaper reporter

• one of the scientists

• a government worker

• one of the concessionaires

Multiple Choice

What is ironic about the ending of “He—y, Come On O—ut!”?

• The hole is filled and eventually pollutes the entire village.

• e city keeps expanding until the village is swallowed up.

• A voice shouts from the sky and a pebble falls toward the city.

• The hole never fills up, and the city becomes cleaner and better.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following choices is an example of dramatic irony?

• An audience can predict that the hero of a story will die.

• A character says, “That dress looks so good on you,” while thinking that it looks awful.

• Readers know who the villain is, but the other characters do not realize it.

• A politician who criticizes his opponent’s moral character is convicted of

  lying under oath.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following choices is an example of situational irony?

• A girl who was always in trouble grows up to become a police officer.

• Unexpected guests arrive, the house is a mess, and the host says, “I’m glad

  you came.”

• Readers know that one character in a story will die, but none of the characters know it.

• Readers realize that a plot is based on the plot of a much older story that

  ends tragically.

Multiple Choice

Which word best describes the endings of “After Twenty Years” and “He—y,

Come On O—ut!”?

• sad

• surprising

• tragic

• funny

Multiple Choice

Which part of “He—y, Come On O—ut!” makes it less realistic than “After

Twenty Years”?

• a deep hole that never fills up

• people burying nuclear waste

• constructions workers taking

  breaks

• villagers moving a sacred shrine

Multiple Choice

When “Silky” Bob says that “each of us ought to have our destiny worked out,”

what does he mean?

• Their futures will have been decided.

• They will have solved their puzzles.

• They will have paid off their debts.

• Their unhappiness will have eased.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following choices describes a plausible explanation?

• one that everyone has rejected

• one that makes everyone happy

• one that is scientific

• one that makes sense

Multiple Choice

Who would be most likely to make a proposal?

• an architect who hopes to design a building

• a nurse who is caring for a sick patient

• a student who has finished her homework

• a construction worker who is on a break

Multiple Choice

Character development: What are the main character's personality traits in the story?

• Intelligence, humor, and creativity

• Cowardice, rudeness, and laziness

• Anger, dishonesty, and selfishness

• The main character's personality traits are bravery, kindness, and determination.

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Character development: How does the main character change throughout the story?

• The main character changes by winning the lottery and becoming rich.

• The main character changes by becoming a completely different person with no explanation.

• The main character stays exactly the same throughout the story.

• The main character changes through growth, learning, or facing challenges.

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Plot analysis: What is the main conflict in the story?

• The main conflict is the lack of character development

• The main conflict is the protagonist's internal struggle

• The main conflict is the setting of the story

• The main conflict in the story is the struggle between the protagonist and the antagonist.

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Plot analysis: How does the resolution of the conflict impact the characters?

• The conflict resolution only affects the plot

• It can bring about changes in their behavior, relationships, and overall development.

• The characters remain unchanged

• It has no impact on the characters

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Setting interpretation: Describe the setting of the story and its significance to the plot.

• The setting of the story is a futuristic city in the year 3000, and its significance to the plot is that it creates a sense of advanced technology and innovation.

• The setting of the story is a small town in the 1950s, and its significance to the plot is that it creates a nostalgic and close-knit community where the characters' actions have a big impact.

• The setting of the story is a remote island in the present day, and its significance to the plot is that it creates a sense of isolation and survival.

• The setting of the story is a bustling metropolis in the 1920s, and its significance to the plot is that it creates a lively and fast-paced environment for the characters.

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Setting interpretation: How does the setting contribute to the overall mood of the story?

• The setting has no impact on the overall mood of the story

• The setting only affects the physical environment of the story

• The setting is irrelevant to the mood of the story

• The setting can contribute to the overall mood of the story by creating a specific atmosphere, influencing the characters' emotions, and setting the tone for the narrative.

Multiple Choice

Conflict resolution: How is the main conflict resolved in the story?

• Through legal action

• Through a violent confrontation

• Through forgiveness and reconciliation

• By ignoring the conflict

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Conflict resolution: What are the consequences of the conflict resolution for the characters?

• The consequences are always negative and lead to further conflict

• The consequences are always positive and lead to immediate resolution

• The consequences have no impact on the characters' relationships

• The consequences depend on how the conflict is resolved and can include improved relationships, personal growth, or lingering resentment.

Multiple Choice

Point of view analysis: From whose perspective is the story told?

• The author's neighbor

• The narrator or main character

• A random passerby

• The family pet

Multiple Choice

Point of view analysis: How does the point of view affect the reader's understanding of the events in the story?

• The point of view only affects the author's understanding of the events in the story.

• The point of view is irrelevant to the reader's understanding of the events in the story.

• The point of view can greatly influence the reader's understanding of the events in the story.

• The point of view has no impact on the reader's understanding of the events in the story.

Multiple Choice

What does "shrine" mean?

• typhoon

• type of fish

• place of worship

• ocean

Multiple Choice

How did the villagers come to discover the hole?

• a landslide has swept away a shire that had covered it

• a typhoon has destroyed a building that had covered it

• a child from the village falls into it by accident

• a construction worker notices it while clearing debris

Multiple Choice

How does the villagers’ discovery change their lives?

• They can dispose anything they want and nobody will know about it.

• The village became famous.

• They found a deep buried treasure.

• They suddenly had more crops than before.

Multiple Choice

One newspaper reporter tied a weight to the end of a long cord and lowered it into the hole. A

long way down it went. The cord ran out, however, and he tried to pull it out, but it would not

come back up. Two or three people helped out but when they all pulled too hard, the cord

parted at the edge of the hole. Another reporter, a camera in hand, who had been watching all

of this, quietly untied a stout rope that had been wound around his waist.

What had the reporter with the camera most likely been planning to do?

• photograph the weight as it descended

• lower himself and his camera into the hole

• take pictures of the people pulling the cord

• assist with the lowering of weights into the hole

Multiple Choice

How does the concessionaire convince the villagers and the mayor to give him the hole?

• He will give them gold in return.

• He will build another shrine.

• He will hire the villagers in his company.

• He will make the mayor famous.

Multiple Choice

What does the scientist do when he inspected the hole?

• He was sure of the hole's depth.

• He pretended to know what it was.

• He panicked in front of everyone.

• He asked for help from other scientists.

Multiple Choice

What company does the concessionaire establish?

• A gigantic factory

• A marketing company

• A pharmaceutical (medicine) company

• A hole-filling company

Multiple Choice

What was the concessionaire proud of?

• That the hole is deep and bottomless.

• That he was making the villagers happy.

• That he became popular in the village

Multiple Choice

How did the hole seem to make people feel?

• concerned

• wealthy

• relieved

• lawful

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would most likely be associated with the word "disposal"?

• opposing ideas

• extra supplies

• rotten food

• basic needs

Multiple Choice

Which of the following fall out of the sky?

• A pebble

• A boy

• A shout

• A pebble and a shout

Multiple Choice

At the end of the story, why does the workman look up to the sky?

• He saw an airplane.

• A storm was coming.

• He heard a voice shout "He--y come on ou--t!"

• He saw a shooting star.

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of "resolved"?

• After a lengthy discussion, the committee members finally agreed on a plan.

• Having completed another chapter, Sophia turned off her bedside light.

• Lacking Uncle Leon's input, Marielle was not ready to plan her mother's party.

• With loud cheers and excitement, the team greeted the returning quarterback.

Multiple Choice

Which is the meaning of consequences?

• All actions have reasons behind them.

• All actions may be risky or damaging.

• All actions are valuable in some way.

• All actions lead to results or effects.

Multiple Choice

What does the scientist in the story do?

• He suggests that the villagers sell the hole to concessionaires.

• He maintains the false appearance that he actually understands the hole.

• He runs a variety of tests on the hole without getting clear results.

• He drowns out people's questions by blasting a loud sound with his bull horn.

Multiple Choice

What do the villagers discover is remarkable about the hole?

• it is very wide

• it is in a holy place

• it is filled with different things

• it seems to be bottomless

Multiple Choice

How does the scientist in the story behave?

• acts as if the hole is unusual

• act as if the hole is not unusual

• acts as if the hole will go away

• acts as if the hole is dangerous

Multiple Choice

Who offers to fill the hole?

• a government worker

• a family working for extra money

• the scientist

• one of the concessionaires

Multiple Choice

Why does the hole give peace of mind to the dwellers of the city?

• relieved that the nuclear waste is underground

• safe because the hole is miles away

• they could produce more and not worry about the consequences

• glad they have a wonderful place to put their dead

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What is the first sign that their problems are not being resolved by the hole?

• the city grows and expands

• a large road now connects the city to the village

• things thrown into the hole suddenly begin to reappear

• the scientist cannot explain the hole

Multiple Choice

example of dramatic irony

• workman's appearance is unexpected and surprising

• workman's behavior is not predicted

• reader knows more of what is happening than the workman

• narrator hears the workman say something that he doesn't mean

Multiple Choice

verbal irony example by the concessionaire

• the hole is not worth having and the concessionaire knows it

• hole is not really deep and the concessionaire has exaggerated it

• hole is terrifying but the concessionaire makes it sound positive

• space in the hole cannot be sole and the concessionaire doesn't really own it

Multiple Choice

using your knowledge of "sequ" and the prefix "sub" which means closely; up to -- what does subsequent mean

• placed opposite of another object

• branching outward from the center

• happening just after another point in time

• situated just below something larger

Multiple Choice

With your knowledge of the root "sequ", what does sequel mean?

• the original book or movie

• book or movie by the same writer

• book or movie that tells a story that happens at the same time

• book or movie that happens after the original movie