Which line is the CLIMAX of the story?

"hello, Martin," she said, and laughed, then pushed the stop button.

The door sealed them in, the elevator started up.

What is the "incident" (jeopardy word) that complicated the story? (what sets up the rest of the story leading to the climax)

The Fat Lady gets on the elevator

Martin and his father moved into an apartment building with an old elevator.

The author created suspense in all of the following ways except...

The author tells us Martin and his dad do not get along.

He used descriptive words and phrases to build suspense.

He gives us cliff-hangers throughout the story.

He gives Martin characteristics or paranoia.

Which phrase is LEAST effective at creating the creepy mood of the story?

"it was an old building with an old elevator."

"baleful (sinister) atmosphere."

Read the sentences from paragraph 6. "She wore a threadbare green coat that ballooned around her; her ankles bulged above dirty sneakers." These sentences show that the lady on the elevator has --

spent little money to care for herself

decided to scare Martin with her appearance

hurried onto the elevator because she is late

The author included questions such as "What was she doing?" "Had she been waiting for him?" "Was she riding with him on purpose?" throughout the story to --

emphasize the growing suspense developed by Martin's inner fears

explain why Martin is fearful of the lady on the elevator

demonstate Martin's uneasiness about the elevator

show the reader the lady on the elevator is acting strangely

Which event incites the main problem in the selection?

The lady in the green coat gets on the elevator and stares at Martin

Martin's dad asks why he doesn't take the elevator

Martin feels uncomfortable in the elevator

Martin falls on the stairs between the fifteenth and sixteenth floor.

Which line from the story conveys the narrator's sense of fear?

"He felt her eyes on him as he stared at the numbers slowly blinking on and off - slower than usual, it seemed to him."

"She nodded, her flesh quivering, and stepped on."

"He knew she had gotten on at fourteen this morning."

"'Did you ever notice a strange fat lady on the elevator?' He asked his father that evening."

Which statement best expresses the main conflict in the selection?

Martin is a timid boy who is easily frightened by common things in life

Martin is an impressionable young man who is very uncomfortable with riding in a cramped elevator with others

Martin is a shy boy who has difficulty interacting with others, especially his father

Martin is a skittish young man who refuses to confront his fears

The author uses paragraph 13 to --

suggests that Martin is attempting to overcome his fears

emphasize the degree of fear that Martin is experiencing

imply that Martin believes that his fears are silly

reveal Martin's hatred for his classmates

The reader can conclude when Martin arrives winded and gasping at the seventeenth floor, he is --

so afraid of the elevator that he is willing to work hard to avoid riding on it

out of shape and needs to exercise more

ashamed of how his father will treat him if he rides the elevator

almost as afraid of the stairs as he is of the elevator

Which statement best expresses the theme of the selection?

Fear is a powerful force that can trap you.

It is best to avoid problems rather than to try to face them.

It is important for children to accept their parent's advice.

You never know where you can meet great people.

In paragraph 31, Martin "managed not to cry" in front of his father. From this action, the reader can conclude that Martin is --

frustrated that his father is continually disappointed in him

furious that his father didn't believe there was a creepy lady on the elevator

envious that his father is so brave

timid about confronting the creepy lady on the elevator

Which statement best expresses the suspenseful tone of the selection?

She moved in quickly; he was too slow, too unsteady on his crutches to work his way past her in time.

Maybe it was simply the dimensions of the contraption that bothered him, so small that it felt uncomfortably crowded even when there was only one other person in it.

When the elevator stopped on his floor, she barely moved out of the way.

Luckily, on the unlit flight on which he fell was between sixteen and seventeen.

The Elevator

Authored by John Nohr

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8th Grade

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

which part of the story do we meet the Fat Lady in?

Exposition

Rising Action

Climax

Falling Action

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Martin was a thin, 15-year-old boy.

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What text evidence shows the reader that Martin and his father did not get along?

He felt too close to any other rider; too intimate.

But if she were only visiting someone, why was she leaving the building at 7:30 in the morning?

His father said, with a look of total scorn, "Grow up, Martin."

Martin pleaded, struggling forward on his crutches.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens during the RISING action of the story?

We meet Martin for the first time.

Martin's fear of the Fat Lady continues to grow.

We find out Martin's dad doesn't like him very much.

The Fat Lady speaks.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

There is a climax in this story.

true

false

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the author use the simile "like slaps on cement" to describe the Fat Lady?

To help the reader imagine why Martin was afraid of her.

To introduce alliteration.

To impress the reader with figurative language.

To introduce conflict.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

We saw at least three sign posts in this story. All of the following except what?

Again and again

Memory moment

Ahha moment

Tough questions

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

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The Elevator

which part of the story do we meet the Fat Lady in?

Martin was a thin, 15-year-old boy.

What text evidence shows the reader that Martin and his father did not get along?

What happens during the RISING action of the story?

There is a climax in this story.

Why did the author use the simile "like slaps on cement" to describe the Fat Lady?

We saw at least three sign posts in this story. All of the following except what?

We saw at least three sign posts in this story. All of the following except what?

What does the author choose to say instead of "elevator?"

"The Elevator" has internal and external conflicts.

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