Messenger Final Test Practice

Which is NOT a symbol in the novel Messenger

• Forest

• the gaming machine

• Mentor's birthmark

• Trademaster's black hat

Which conflict is NOT present in Messenger?

• man vs. technology

• man vs. society

• man vs. self

• man vs. nature

An example of foreshadowing is when

• Matty heals the dog

• Matty wonders if he could use his power to reverse/undo trades

• Seer asks Matty to get Kira before the border closes

• Leader sets a meeting about closing the border

When Matty says he can "fix a frog" he is feeling

• proud

• optimistic

• angry

• useless

Which character teaches the reader a lesson about self-acceptance

• Matty

• Leader

• Kira

• Ramon

Kira decline's Matty's offer to heal her leg because

• She doesn't believe he can do it

• She is worried it will just take too much out of him

• Her leg is part of her identity

• All of the above

Forest represents or symbolizes

• greed and selfishness

• hope for a better future

• the dangers of changing your physical appearance

• Matty's power

A flashback is when

• The author uses an object to represent a larger idea

• The author provides hints or clues as to what may happen in the future

• The author uses very descriptive words to appeal to the five senses.

• The author takes us back in time; typically to help the reader understand a character or event better.

True or False: Kira and Leader have a special bond and they are able to "speak" to each other with their minds

• True

• False

How does Matty realize that Forest is changing

• Poison Ivy is growing

• Berries are going bad

• The sturdy log he used to sit on crumbles beneath him

• All of the above