"The Cactus" quiz

"The Cactus" quiz

10th Grade

10 Qs

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"The Cactus" quiz

"The Cactus" quiz

Assessment

Quiz

English

10th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.2.10, RL.8.3, RI.11-12.4

+20

Standards-aligned

Created by

Christie Richardson

Used 254+ times

FREE Resource

10 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the short story ''The Cactus'' by O. Henry, Trysdale is:

the groom

the bride's ex

the brother of the bride

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the short story ''The Cactus'' by O. Henry, Trysdale proposes to the woman. How does she respond?

She sends him a cactus with its name in Spanish.

She sees him at dinner and says yes.

She doesn't; she ignores his proposal.

She sees him at dinner and says no.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of person is Trysdale?

very humble

egotistical

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the twist at the end?

Trysdale realizes the woman he loved never loved him.

Trysdale realizes the cactus was poisonous.

Trysdale realizes the name of the cactus was her "yes" response to his proposal.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The story is told as a flashback.

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What event was he attending that caused the narrator (Trysdale) to reflect back on the reason he lost his girl?

his ex's funeral

his ex's wedding

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the reason the relationship ended between Trysdale and his girlfriend?

There had been a huge argument.

She had caught him cheating on her.

She realized he was a liar.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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