1.4 and 1.5 Quiz

Read the excerpt from the personal narrative "My Superpowers."

One day in February when the temperature was so low I felt my eyeballs cracking. Vernon and his friends caught up with me. As usual, they tore off my Cubs cap and started playing catch with it. What made it worse than usual was that on this particular day I happened to be walking home with a pretty girl named Ann Cohn, who lived across the street from me. Ann Cohn had green eyes and shiny black hair and I had a goofy crush on her. As if it wasn't bad enough that these guys humiliated me when I was alone, now they were doing it in front of Ann Cohn.

To which part of the personal narrative structure does the excerpt belong?

• response

• incident

• closing

• reflection

In the personal narrative "My Superpowers", what type of figurative language is being used here: "One day in February when the temperature was so low I felt my eyeballs cracking"?

• alliteration

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• simile

Which excerpt from the personal narrative "My Superpowers" is the BEST example of how the author's response to being bullied drives the development of the plot?

• "When I was a kid, growing up on the North Side of Chicago and being picked on by bullies, I prayed for superpowers. Like Superman, I wanted to be able to fly faster than speeding bullets, to be more powerful than locomotives, to leap tall buildings at a single bound."

• "I also wrote fiction. I created entire worlds and filled them with people I wanted to put in there. I made these people do and say whatever it pleased me to have them do and say. In the worlds I made up, I was all-powerful-I had superpowers."

• "When I grew up, I became a writer. I discovered a particular pleasure in going on risky adventures. I wrote about my real-life adventures for national magazines."

• "I was so embarrassed, I began to cry. Crying in front of Ann Cohn made me even more embarrassed. I was speechless with shame and anger. Driven by rage, I did what an insane person would do: I attacked Vernon Manteuffel."

In the personal narrative "My Superpowers", how did the author's experience with bullies change him?

• He became scared of anyone that messed with him.

• He became more confident and felt he regained his honor.

• He became a bully himself to others.

• He became afraid to go to school.

What is Dan Greenburg's main message in the personal narrative "My Superpowers"?

• You should seek out risky adventures like he did.

• It is okay to cry when you feel embarrassed.

• You, too, can rise above difficult situations.

• Dan Greenburg's books are interesting and enjoyable.

In the excerpt from the novel Flipped, the author develops the point of view of the characters by

• using first person and switching from Bryce's to Juli's point of view

• using first person and writing from Bryce's point of view.

• Using limited third person and writing from Juli's point of view.

• Using limited third person and switching from Bryce's to Juli's point of view.

What type of conflict did we see the most of in this excerpt from Flipped?

• Character vs Nature

• Character vs Technology

• Character vs Character

• Character vs Society

What does Bryce's father do to help his son avoid Juli?

• He makes him move more boxes.

• He tells Bryce to go help his mother.

• He says Bryce has to do chores.

• He tells Juli that Bryce is grounded.

What physical trait does Juli admire the most in Bryce?

• His smile

• His nose

• His ears

• His eyes

"It all started the summer before ______ grade when our moving van pulled into her neighborhood."

• Seventh

• Second

• Third

• Eighth