Final

Who is the author of ground zero?

• Alfred Noyes

• Edgar Allan Poe

• O. Henry

• Alan Gratz

What is the setting of ground Zero?

• The World Trade Center in New York City, September 11, 2001

• The World Trade Center in New York City, September 11 2010

• The World Trade Center in New Jersey, September 11, 2001

• The World Trade Center in New Jersey, September 11, 2010

What literary element is evident in the following passage?

• Rhyme scheme

• Foreshadowing

• Flashback

• Man vs. man conflict

What point of view is ground Zero written in?

• First person from Brandon and Reshmina’s point of view

• Second person omniscient point of view

• Third person limited from Brandon and Reshmina’s point of view

• First person from the narrator’s point of view

What organization does Pasoon leave his family to join?

• The Nazis

• The world Peace Organization

• The American army

• The Taliban

How is the plot most advanced by Reshmina’s decision to give refuge to Taz?

• Her decision reveals how the villagers support the Taliban and their goals

• Her decision shows her hate for the American soldiers

• Her decision fore shadows her secret desire to join the Taliban

• Her decision initiates the conflict between the village, Taliban and American-led forces

Which of the following best characterizes Brandon?

• Courageous

• Timid

• Ambitious

• Intimidating

What type of figurative language is used in the following quote?

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

Who is the author of “The Gift of the Magi?”

• Edgar Allan Poe

• Susan Parks

• O. Henry

• Alan Gratz

What is the setting of “The Gift of the Magi?”

• New Year’s Eve, New york city in the early 1900s

• Christmas Eve, New York City in the early 1900s

• New Year’s Eve, New Jersey in the early 1800s

• Christmas Eve, New Jersey in the early 1800s