T3W6 HBL CONFLICT AND TENSION QUIZ

An internal conflict is often caused by...

• two differing opinions

• a character torn between 2 different choices

• two characters fighting over the same thing

Dramatic tension is the reader's anticipation of what will happen next to the ___________ in the story.

Boon's occupation is a ____________.

• civil servant

• property agent

• construction worker

Describe Boon's conflict with his mother.

• Boon wants to sell the house, but his mother refuses to.

• Boon wants to move to Marina Bay Sands, but his mother wants to stay in Orchard.

• Boon wants to keep the house, but his mother wants to sell it.

Boon is torn between his wants for a luxurious life and his _______ piety to his mother.

Mother refuses to sell the condominium unit because it reminds her of her _________.

Describe the conflict between Jeremiah and the Director.

• Jeremiah wants to cremate all the dead, but Director does not allow him to.

• Director wants to build a cemetery in front of the office, and Jeremiah does not want it.

• Director wants to exhume the graves in the cemetery, but Jeremiah wants to preserve the site.

Boon compares himself to ___________ and his father to kryptonite.

In Scene 2, Mother recalls a funny incident of Boon wearing _________ on his head, pretending to be Superman.

• pink underwear

• red underwear

• a yellow bucket

Boon is trying to convince his mother to sell the house by...

• promising to buy her a new car

• promising to plant her 100 trees.

• promising her a more luxurious home.