The Censors Mini-Test

What can be considered a theme of the story The Censors.

• It's better to work as a team

• The government always wants the best for you

• Being too obsessed with work can impact your life

The story The Censors takes place in

• Dallas, Texas

• Paris

• Argentina

The setting is important to the theme because it is where --

• Juan and his mother live

• an explosion blew off the hand a worker

• government officials censor letters

• Juan first met Mariana

What type of punctuation is this?

• Period

• Colon

• Semicolon

• Quotation Marks

What type of punctuation is this?

• Period

• Colon

• Semicolon

• Quotation Marks

What type of punctuation allows us to list different things and show emphasis?

• Period

• Colon

• Semicolon

• Quotation Marks

What type of punctuation separates two independent clauses in one sentence?

• Period

• Colon

• Semicolon

• Quotation Marks

What refers not only to the time and place of a story but also to cultural and social aspects of the time and place; can play a role in developing the theme?

• Setting

• Theme

• Foreshadow

• Tone

What occurs when the author gives hints or clues about future events?

• Setting

• Theme

• Foreshadowing

• Tone

What occurs when characters or readers expect one thing to happen but then something else happens?

• Theme

• Setting

• Idiom

• Situational Irony