Act. 3.2-3.4 Quiz

Which sentence from the novel Tangerine best supports the author’s purpose for including the story about Paul and the mailbox?

• “Once we dump this garbage bag, that will be it.”

• “My brother, Erik, once told me that if I ever look directly into the sun with these glasses, my eyeballs will burst into flame, like dry leaves under a magnifying glass.”

• “I can see things that Mom and Dad can’t.”

• “He had something pulled over his face, some kind of ski mask, and he was holding a long metal baseball bat in both hands, like a murder weapon.”

I woke up in the dark to the sound of an explosion. I groped around for my regular glasses—unable to find them in this new bedroom, upstairs in this new house. Then my glasses suddenly appeared on the nightstand, illuminated by a flash of lightning.

I’d no sooner pulled them on when another explosion made the windows rattle and the walls shake. The lightning once again filled the room, painful and surprising, like the flash of a camera in my face. I waited for more explosions to follow, but none did, and I fell back asleep.

I woke up again at seven, still wearing my glasses. I walked down the stairs, unbolted the front door, and stepped out into the morning air. It wasn’t what I expected. The air had a gray tint to it, and a damp, foul smell like an ashtray.

Based on the textual details in this entry, the mood created can best be described as...

• tense because Paul is terrified of the weather.

• chaotic because Paul is worried about his safety.

• uneasy because Paul is uncomfortable in his surroundings.

• stressful because Paul is angry about moving into a new house.

The way people treat Erik makes Paul feel unimportant. Which sentence from the novel Tangerine best illustrates this?

• “As usual when Erik appears, the attention switched from me to him.”

• “Dad and Mom started to tell Mr. Costello about what a great football player Erik is, but Mr. Costello was ready for them.”

• “Erik was as phony as he needed to be.”

• “He’s bound to change, in one way or another, once he gets caught up inside the Erik Fisher Football Dream.”

The story of Paul’s first trip alone on the bus suggests there is something still to be revealed about...

• Paul’s eyesight.

• Paul’s friendships.

• Paul’s experiences at school.

• Paul’s experiences playing soccer.

Imagery is...

• appearance.

• the use of your 5 senses.

• the use of descriptive or figurative language to create word pictures.

• a recurring element , image, or idea that has symbolic significance in a text.

Similes and metaphors are common types of figurative language that are used to compare two unlike things.

The difference between the two is...

• similes are older.

• metaphors use like or as.

• similes use like or as.

• metaphors are only used for essays.

Select all of the similes.

• “The village awakened from a sleep almost as deep as that of death.”

• “She sat mute and motionless as the summer night.”

• "He leaped over the wall like a tiger, and fled.”

• "Take me as I am."

Select the all of the metaphors.

• "You light up my life."

• "Life is a journey."

• "She was fishing for compliments."

• "I'm feeling blue."