Literary Analysis Quiz

Why is Mabel's choice of attire significant?

• A. It reflects her disregard for style

• B. It reflects her general lack of courtesy

• C. It reflects her economic struggles

• D. It reflects her disdain for social rules

Rose Shaw's compliment serves what function?

• A. It reveals that Mabel is ungrateful toward others

• B. It reveals the closeness of the Mabel and Rose Shaw's relationship

• C. It introduces the dominant external conflict in the story

• D. It reveals Mabel's lack of self-esteem

Robert Haydon's compliment reveals what aspect of his character?

• A. His desire to become the center of attention

• B. His desperation for others’ approval

• C. His tendency to tease and mock others

• D. His sensitivity to others' distress

Mabel's reaction to Robert Haydon's compliment is intended to do what?

• A. Reflect her sense of modesty

• B. Reflect her dissatisfaction with how males tend to treat her

• C. Reflect a shift in her self-image

• D. Reflect her fear of seeming like an attention-seeker

The narrator shares the following: "She saw herself like that—she was a fly, but the others were dragonflies" (page two). What literary device is most evident?

• A. Personification

• B. Hyperbole

• C. Metaphor

• D. Verbal irony

Revisit your answer to the previous question. Which statement best conveys the function of the literary device?

• This literary device is intended to reflect the fleeting and fragile nature of the human experience

• This literary device is intended to showcase the narrator's clever wordplay, bringing levity to an otherwise tense situation

• This literary device is intended to support the protagonist's dynamic characterization

• This literary device is intended to contrast Mabel's internal state with that of others

Miss Milan, the seamstress, has what effect on Mabel?

• Miss Milan has a calming effect

• Miss Milan has a maddening effect

• Miss Milan has a dehumanizing effect

• Miss Milan has no effect

The details that are given about Mabel's family serve to highlight which aspect of Mabel's characterization? Choose the best answer.

• Resentment

• Spirituality

• Nostalgia

• Fear

Explain how Mabel's criticism of the party-goers is hypocritical.

Identify and explain an example of foreshadowing in the story.