The nightingale and the rose_Oscar Wilde

Which character trait does NOT apply to the Nightingale?

• Selfish

• Naive

• Concerned

• Idealistic

How do the other animals (besides the Nightingale) respond to the Student's grief?

• They are uninterested in his feelings.

• They think that he is foolish.

• They weep with him.

• They have suffered similar pains in their lives.

Why does the Student want a red rose so badly?

• His mother is sick and only the petals from a red rose can heal her.

• He is going to a dance and he thinks that he will get noticed if he wears a red rose.

• A witch cast a spell on his lover and he needs a red rose to break the curse.

• The girl whom he likes says that she will dance with him for a red rose.

Which statement about the Student is TRUE?

• He behaves ungratefully.

• He honors the Nightingale's sacrifice.

• He knows the cost of the red rose.

• He understands the Nightingale.

Which is the correct order of events?

• The Oak-tree asks for one more song; the Nightingale makes a rose; the Lizard laughs at the Student

• The Lizard laughs at the Student; the Oak-tree asks for one more song; the Nightingale makes a rose

• The Nightingale looks for a rose; the Nightingale hears the Student's problem; the Student argues with the girl

• The Student argues with the girl; the Student criticizes the Nightingale's song; the Nightingale looks for a rose

Which figurative language technique is used in the following sentence?

"The white Moon heard it, and she forgot the dawn, and lingered on in the sky."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Why does the Professor's daughter reject the rose?

• It does not go with her dress.

• She wanted a white rose

• She is allergic to roses.

• There was a bee in the flower

Which idiom best applies to when the Student tells the girl that she is "ungrateful"?

• The devil is in the details.

• It's best to hear it straight from the horse's mouth

• The pot calls the kettle black.

• Cross that bridge when you come to it.

Which statement best expresses a theme of this text?

• Money can't buy everything.

• True love can overcome all obstacles and bounds.

• The shortest distance between two points is a straight line.

• Don't give your all to someone who won't appreciate it.

What is the title of Wilde's only novel?

• The picture of Damien Gray

• The picture of Declan Gray

• The picture of Dominic Gray

• The picture of Dorian Gray