Tex Chapter 4 Quiz

Which of the following words best describes Tex?

• Mischievous

• Angry

• Motivated

• Studious

Which of the following quotations best supports the answer for the question about the word that describes Tex?

• “I usually like art class. Most of the time I draw horses, which I happen to be real good at, or paint landscapes, which I can do well enough.”

• “When she got to the table just before mine, I set a match to my pile of toothpicks and jumped back as the flames shot up.”

• “The last three weeks had been driving me crazy.”

• “’Thank the Lord,’ I whispered, and the girl sitting at the next table giggled.

Which of the following is true of Mrs. Johnson, the vice principal?

• She often asked how Mace and Tex were getting along.

• She always speaks to Tex in the halls.

• She sometimes paddles Tex

• All of these

What does Miss Carlson, the English teacher, ask Tex that surprises him?

• She asks if he has ever considered reading another book by the same author.

• She asks him if he has ever considered writing poetry.

• Both A and B

• Neither A nor B

What does Johnny say to Tex that shocks the protagonist?

• He tells Tex that he doesn’t want to be his friend any longer.

• He tells Tex that he is running away from home.

• He tells Tex to gripe about his own father, if he ever sees Pop again.

• He tells Tex that he is getting married.

In Chapter 4, it becomes evident that

• The Collins kids and the McCormick kids can never be really good friends.

• Pop is never returning home.

• The rodeo is coming to town.

• Jamie and Tex like each other romantically.

Which quotation best supports the answer to the question about what becomes evident in Chapter 4?

• “And you think it doesn’t matter to Johnny?”

• “’And if you two don’t quit being so … so…’ she paused, looking for a strong enough word, ‘asinine, I’m not going to speak to either one of you.’”

• “Suddenly she blushed. Turned red clear up to her bangs. I felt my face get hot, and I knew I was turning red, too.”

• “’This time it matters. To me, anyway,’” I added, tired of lying about it.

Roger Genet was not very popular because he was a

• thief and bully

• teacher's pet and snitch

• smart aleck and show off

• None of these

From which of the following actions can the reader infer Tex’s loyalty to

Johnny after Johnny fails to jump the creek?

              

• He offers “reasons” for why Johnny couldn’t complete the jump.

• He jumps the creek himself to prove Johnny’s motorcycle can make the jump.

• Both A and B

• Neither A nor B

Read the following passage and identify the type of figurative language used twice.

“I took it off to look at it It was an old sheep-herder jacket of Mason’s, but the only coat I had. Ripped was an understatement. It looked like somebody had rubbed a giant piece of sandpaper across the back. Then I looked at the cycle. It lay like a turtle on its back, the wheels still spinning.”

• metaphor

• allusion

• simile

• None of these