
Quiz on Loser
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9th Grade

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the significance of the flashback in the plot of "Loser"?
It suggests that the young man’s ability to find things is related to his loss.
It explains why the young man plays basketball instead of going swimming.
It implies that the young man owes money to the community for raising him.
It makes the young man’s character seem related to supernatural occurrences.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In “Loser,” the young man wants to call Leonard “son” because it —
is what people call boys who are much younger than they are
reflects his longing to connect emotionally with another person
is how he usually refers to the younger boys in the neighborhood
reflects the way his father spoke to him when he was younger
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does the author of “Loser” develop the character of the young man?
By giving a complete description of the young man’s appearance and details about how he lives
By showing that the young man is a normal person through details like basketball games
By using the young man’s feelings and other people’s reactions to imply his loneliness
By revealing details about the young man’s relationships with the other characters
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which statement best describes the irony of the boy in “Loser” saying, *Where did you go? Come find me?*
It is ironic that the boy thinks people could find him when he hides.
It is ironic that the boy wants to be found because he wants to be lost.
It is ironic that the boy says this because he already found the missing boy.
It is ironic that the boy asks to be found when he is the one who finds things.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Lines 1–4 of “At Dusk” are important to the poem because —
the speaker gives her impression of someone calling a cat
the speaker shows how the neighbor startled her
the poet establishes a sense of the setting
the poet uses a symbol of a broken home
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the effect of the phrase *the lines stitching here to there* in “At Dusk,” lines 27–28?
It conveys the speaker’s loneliness.
It conveys wonder about technology.
It is a metaphor for bringing people together.
It is a simile for a map that exists in the speaker’s mind.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How is the theme of “At Dusk” revealed in the events that unfold in the poem?
The speaker listens to sounds commonly heard at dusk and wants to make her own music.
The speaker hears the call of the neighbor and ponders reaching out to another person.
The speaker listens to the cat being called and wishes to not be so stuck in her life.
The speaker observes a cat resisting the neighbor and considers rebelling herself.
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