allusions

The character Pollyanna, from Eleanor Porter's children's book, is a young girl who finds good in everything and everyone.
What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?
"Tess is such a Pollyanna!" Liam announced with a sigh. 

• An extremely annoyed person
• A childish, selfish person 
• An overly optimistic person 
• None of the above

In 1815, French emperor Napoleon suffered a devastating defeat in the Battle of Waterloo, which would prove to be his final battle before he abdicated the throne.
What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?
Last night's playoff in the semifinals proved to be the team's Waterloo. 

• A final defeat 
• A surprise win 
• A final win
• All of the above

Allusion is defined as______

• Two lines working as a unit
• A reference to a famous  person, place, or event
• A form of wordplay with similar sounding sounds
• Words that involve one of the five senses

Which of the following is not an example of an allusion?

• She transformed her backyard to look like the Garden of Eden.
• His wife was his Achilles' heel.
• He lies so much, I'm surprised his nose doesn't grow like Pinnochio's.
• We'll miss him so much because he was the best dog ever.

Define allusion. 

• a figure of speech that refers to a well-known story, event, person, or object from history in order to make a comparison in the readers' minds
• a figure of speech that is not meant to be taken literally 
• a comparison made using like or as that also utilizes personification 
• when the author appeals to the 5 senses of the reader to help the reader feel like we are experiencing what is happening in the reading.

Jason and Daniel are looking forward to the upcoming basketball season. Last year, their team had a lot of great players, but defense was their Achilles' heel. What does the phrase "Achilles heel" allude to?

• The story of Achilles whose heel was magical.

• The myth of Achilles whose heel was the only part of him that was mortal. A shot to the heel was the only way to kill Achilles. It was his weakness.

• The myth where Achilles overcame twelve labors.

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"Hawaii was just like the Garden of Eden. We were mesmerized the entire time." 
What is the purpose of the allusion to "Garden of Eden"? 

• To take us back in time to Adam and Eve
• To help us understand the beauty that was experienced in Hawaii 
• To give the reader a better ability to smell all the smells the characters did
• To add suspense to the novel 

Which of these is NOT an example of an allusion?

• a reference to George Washington
• a reference to Adam and Eve
• a reference to the Boston Tea Party
• a reference to the colors in the rainbow

"His nose grew like Pinocchio's with story after story from his "impressive" basketball game" 
What is the character doing based off the allusion to Pinocchio?

• Crying
• Joking
• Lying
• Exaggerating 

"Man Gordy from True Diary was a real-life Einstein, I am telling ya."
Gordy can best be characterized based off the allusion up above as....

• Intelligent
• Arrogant
• Ditzy
• Remorseful