The Banana Tree Review

Who is the protagonist in the story?

• The Hurricane

• Mr. Bass

• Gustus

• Mrs. Bass

Who is the antagonist in the story?

• the hurricane

• Mr. Bass

• Gustus

• Both the hurricane and Mr. Bass could be considered antagonists.

What is the setting of the story?

• Florida

• Jamaica

• Cuba

• Bahamas

What is an important symbol in the story?

• the hymnbook

• the hurricane

• the banana tree

• Both the banana tree and the hurricane could be considered symbols in the story.

An important theme in The Banana Tree is what?

• Never run out into a hurricane.

• Family is to be valued.

• Hurricanes are destructive.

• Kids need shoes.

When Gustus wrestles with the fact that he has no shoes, and that it has kept him from participating in school trips, this is an example of what?

• internal conflict

• dialogue

• external conflict

• dialect

Dialect means what?

• conversation between characters

• the tone with which someone speaks

• the accent of spoken words that reflects regional differences

• the volume of someone's speech

As Gustus struggles to make his way to his tree, as the hurricane winds pound him and the waters rise, which type of conflict does this demonstrate?

• character vs. character

• character vs. society

• character vs. self

• character vs. nature

What type of figurative language is demonstrated by the following line from the story?

"His shirt was fluttering from his back like a boat sail."

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

• hyperbole

When Gustus shouts with clinched fists, "I almos' hol' you that time...Come solid like that again, an' we fight like man an' man!" This dialogue directed at the storm best demonstrates which type of conflict?

• character v. character

• character v. self

• character v. nature

• character v. society