RHS Pancakes by Joan Bauer

Which phrase best describes the word rabid?

• out of control
• without thought
• in danger
• under fire

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What does benign mean?

• quiet
• perfect
• good
• strange

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What issue caused Allen Feinman to break up with Jill?

• She was a perfectionist

• She was a slob

• She cheated on Allen

• Allen was moving off to college

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Which is a potential theme for the short story "Pancakes?"

• Life isn't always perfect; learn to adapt

• Boys are stupid

• Pancake houses are terrible places to work

• You can save trees if you print your menu on a blackboard

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True or False: Jill experiences internal conflict, but NOT external conflict.

• True

• False

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In "Pancakes," the conflict would primarily be...

• Jill against the World

• Jill against herself

• Jill against Ye Old Pancake House

• Jill against Allen

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At the end of the story, Jill has...

• learned nothing from her experience and yells at Hugo for spilling syrup.

• learned a great deal about having reasonable expectations and is able to let things go.

• burned down Ye Olde Pancake House in a fit of rage and is arrested.

• planned to win Allen Feinman back by organizing his CD collection.

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In this story the speaker is also the main character; this is an example of...

• Third Person Limited

• Second Person

• Third Person Omniscient

• First Person

True or False: Jill's mother is not worried about her being a perfectionist.

• True

• False

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Based on the author's characterization of Jill, we can infer that she may have developed her "perfectionism" because...

• she has moved around a lot and uses her high standards for herself to gain favor with others.

• she had a bad experience in school where she failed and was embarrassed.

• she has never lived up to her parents expectations, but others see her value.

• she was just born that way.

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