Short Story #1: "The Chaser"

The mood/tone of the story is

• happy and upbeat
• mysterious
• fast paced and excited
• slow and sad

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Alan Austen, as nervous as a kitten... is an example of...

• metaphor
• simile
• conflict
• personification

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The love potion is the most valuable thing the old man sells.

• True
• False

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.9

_______ people usually come for the love potion.

• Old
• Young
• Rich

The reference to sirens is...

• personification
• motif
• allusion
• theme

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Sirens are also a ______ for women who might try to pursue Alan later.

• metaphor
• simile
• personification
• theme

"Here is a liquid as colourless as water, almost tasteless, quite imperceptible in coffee, wine or any other beverage.  It is also quite imperceptible to any known method of autopsy."
This is an example of...

• flashback
• metaphor
• foreshadowing
• allusion

What is the purpose of describing the other potion as a "life-cleaner"?

• The old man is saying Alan's life will start over again in childhood.
• The old man is implying that the potion will kill Diana 
• The old man is implying that Diana will forget who he is and he can move on with his life.
• The old man is saying that the potion will kill Alan.

In Greek Mythology, Diana is goddess of....

• love
• the hunt
• lightning
• truth

Because it's a reference to a goddess, naming the female "Diana" is...

• a metaphor
• an allusion
• a simile
• personification