Valediction Quiz

1. What is the central theme of the story Valediction?

• a) The minorities struggle.

• b) Financial inequality in the country

• C) The American dream

• D) All are correct.

2) What is the writing style that we see in the story?

• A) Prose

• B) Verse

• C) Reflects political, and social issues

• C) Irony and tragedy

3) What is the point of view of Sherman Alexie’s work?

• A) Help people to understand the world around them.

• B) To identify how many Latinos and Blacks are working at McDonald's.

• C) The importance of following school policy

• D) Letters A and B are correct.

4) The author includes paragraphs 2 and paragraphs 3 to

• A) Tell the readers how many Latinos work in fast food.

• B) To argue if McDonald’s pay can sustain people.

• C) Tell the reader how many Blacks work in fast food.

• D) All are correct.

5) What is the tone used in Alexie’s story?

• A) Sad

• B) Sarcastic

• C) Ironic

• D) Formal

6) Why did Pete quit stealing from stores?

• A) Pete was considered a bad kid.

• B) He was considered the black sheep.

• C) Reach a point where he thinks that it is enough, and stealing is wrong.

• D) To clean his name

7) What is the moral of the story?

• A) Life choices affect our lives.

• B) Robbing can have consequences in life.

• C) Being honest is a quality of a good person.

• D) Letters A and B are correct.

8) After Pete and John incident, does Pete finish high school?

• A) He graduated from High School to keep his name.

• B) He continues stealing at the shop.

• C) He continues to work at McDonald’s.

• D) He didn’t graduate from High School

9) What happened with John, do he finish High School?

• A) Graduated from High School and began a degree.

• b) Continue steeling in shops.

• C) He realized that he wasn’t making good choices.

• D) All are correct.

10) Do we see an Allegoric character during the story?

• A) Yes

• B) No

• C) We don’t see any symbolism.

• D) Do not apply to this story