The Iron Giant

What is the setting of the story?

• a big city, present day

• a small town, 1950s

• a distant planet, the future

• a space station, a long time ago

Who is one of the protagonists?

• Dean McCoppin

• Kent Mansley

• Hogarth Hughes

• Annie Hughes

What event calls Hogarth to have an adventure?

• bringing home a squirrel

• finding the Giant in the woods

• meeting Dean in the coffee shop

• meeting Kent Mansley at the door

Who will become Hogarth's mentor / "guide"?

• Dean McCoppin

• Kent Mansley

• General Rogard

• Annie Hughes

Who will become the Giant's mentor / "guide"?

• Dean McCoppin

• Kent Mansley

• General Rogard

• Hogarth Hughes

What does the Giant do that shows he accepts the Call to Adventure?

• blasts the junkyard with a laser beam

• swims at a lake

• eats metal from a power station

• follows Hogarth home

When Dean says in the coffee shop, "if we don't stick up for the kooks, who will?" he is suggesting that...

• the strong should protect the weak

• the strong should take advantage of the weak

• you should only get what you deserve

• take what you can while you can

The "bombs are coming down" drill is ironic because ...

• hiding under a desk won't save anyone from a nuclear blast

• it was in black and white

• it had words that rhymed

• it was truthful advice to children

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Who is the main antagonist in the story?

• Dean McCoppin

• Kent Mansley

• the Iron Giant

• General Rogard

The way Kent Mansley is portrayed suggests that he represents ...

• aggressive fear of things that are differnt

• a loving father figure

• the protective role of a responsible government

• creative ideas that form new things