Jabberwock Official Quiz

How does the setting contribute to the characters' actions in the text?

• The setting of the tulgey wood explains where the mome raths reside

• The setting of the Tumtum tree provides a resting place for the hunter to get some sleep

• The setting of the woods provides the reason for why the father was unconcerned with his son's adventure

• The setting of the woods provides a mysterious place for dangerous animals to lurk and a hunter to move cautiously

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CCSS.RL.6.3

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Which two situational archetypes are best demonstrated in Jabberwocky?

• The Quest (the search for something or someone)

• Death and rebirth (shows the circle of life)

• Battle of good and evil (good ultimately triumphs)

• An island (a place of isolation

• A cave (turning inwards; deep down where a character delves into himself, becomes invisible)

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Which two details best support the use of the situational archetypes selected in Question 2?

• "Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:" (line 26)

• "He left it dead, and with its head/ He went galumphing back." (lines 19-20)

• "All mimsy were the borogroves,/ and the mome raths outgrabe." (lines 3-4)

• "So rested he by the Tumtum tree, And stood a while in thought." (lines 11-12)

• "He took his vorpal sword in hand:/ Long time the manxome foe he sought-" (lines 9-10)

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How does the author's use of a metaphor in stanza 4 contribute to meaning in the text?

• A metaphor highlights the dangerous setting traveled by the hunter and the Jabberwocky

• The metaphor is used to illustrate the awkward features possessed by the Jabberwocky in this nonsensical world

• The metaphor is used to help the reader better understand the reasoning why the hunter "stood in uffish thought"

• The metaphor highlights the creatures flaming eyes to address the intimidating nature of the creature and its inherent dangers

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How does the repetition in the last stanza contribute to the overall meaning of the poem?

• It's rhythm emphasizes the narrator's confidence

• It's rhythm highlights the annoyance felt from the audience

• It's melody shows the conflict between humans and nature

• It's melody builds suspense for what will happen next with the characters

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CCSS.RL.8.4

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Read lines 18-20 and answer the question.

"The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!

He left it dead, and with its head

He went galumphing back."

Select 3 poetic techniques that create rhythm in lines 18-20 of the poem.

• End rhyme (the rhyming of the final words of lines in a poem)

• Couplet (two lines of verse with rhyme and meter)

• White space (blankness of emptiness to visually create an aesthetic)

• Internal rhyme (rhyming of two words within the same line)

• Onomatopoeia (sound words)

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How does the author's decision to use sound impact meaning in the poem?

• The ABAB rhyme scheme give the poem a musical quality and a predictable pattern.

• The line breaks forces a reader to jump down to the next line to find out what will happen next

• The use of nonsense words allows the reader to appreciate the scenery and musical flow of each line

• The alliterative word combinations explains the relationship between the characters and the setting

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How does stanza two develop the father's perspective?

• by describing the son's reaction to the Jabberwock

• by providing the father's thoughts about the mysterious setting

• by sharing the narrator's personal experiences dealing with the family

• by highlighting the dangers associated with the Jabberwock through dialogue with his son

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How is the narrator's perspective developed differently from others? Select two ways.

• by clarifying the feelings of others using similes

• by contrasting the thoughts of others using repetition

• by providing the actions of others using figurative language and sound

• by expressing his or her own experiences using dialogue and rhetorical questions

• by describing the events and setting of the plot using imagery and repetition

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Read lines 9-10.

"He took his vorpal sword in hand:

Long time the manxome foe he fought-"

Using context and connotation strategies, determine the meaning of foe as it is used in the text.

• friend

• enemy

• family

• stranger

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