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 (a)   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 (a)   piety to his mother.

Mother refuses to sell the condominium unit because it reminds her of her (a)   .

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 (a)   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.