"The Lottery" and "Borders" Test Prep

Who is the protagonist of the story?

• Mel

• Laetitia

• the narrator

• the mother

Who/What is NOT  an antagonist of the story?

• the border
• Mel
• The border guards
• society

Which of the following is a dynamic character in the story?

• The narrator
• The mother
• Mel
• Laetitia

What is the setting of "Borders"?

• The Woods
• St. Lucy's
• The Canadian/U.S. Border
• None of the Above

What point of view is "Borders" told from?

• 1st Person Limited
• 3rd Person Limited
• 3rd Person Omniscient
• 2nd Person Limited

The son/narrator  in the story is an example of which type of conflict?

• man vs. man
• man vs. self
• man vs. nature
• man vs. society

The border guards preventing the narrator and his mother from crossing into the U.S. in the story is an example of which type of conflict?

• man vs. man
• man vs. self
• man vs. nature
• man vs. society

"...going floating after some man like a balloon on a string. " This is an example of which type of figurative language?

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• allusion
• irony

"...if she wasn't spreading jelly on the truth..." This is an example of which type of figurative language?

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• allusion
• irony

"...and watched the praries move in the sunlight." This is an example of which type of figurative language?

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• allusion
• irony