Five Ripe Pears by William Saroyan Test

What is the main conflict in "Five Ripe Pears"?

• The boy's struggle to reach the pears.

• The boy's argument with Mr. Pollard.

• The boy's internal struggle about whether taking the pears is stealing.

• The boy's competition with other students for the pears.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Who is the narrator of the story?

• Mr. Pollard

• Miss Larkin

• An unnamed boy

• William Saroyan

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which literary device is primarily used to describe the pears in the story when the narrator says, “The pears were fat and ready for eating, and for plucking from limbs.”?

• Metaphor

• Imagery

• Personification

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

What does the narrator do during school recess?

• He plays with friends.

• He goes to eat lunch.

• He tries to get pears from the tree.

• He reads a book.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

Which of the following best describes the setting of the story?

• A busy city street

• A school and its surrounding orchard

• On Arthur Avenue

• A grocery store

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

How does the narrator feel about the pears initially?

• He sees them as just food.

• He desires them not just for eating, but for the adventure.

• He thinks they are forbidden.

• He thinks that they may be rotten.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the point of view of the story?

• First person

• Second person

• Third person limited

• Third person omniscient

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

What action does the narrator take to get the pears?

• He climbs the tree.

• He uses a dead tree twig.

• He asks Mr. Pollard for permission.

• He throws rocks at the branches.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

Which statement best captures a central idea of the story?

• Adventure and innocence can be misunderstood as wrongdoing.

• Stealing is never justified.

• Nature provides for those who seek it.

• Authority figures are always right.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

What writing strategy is used when the author has the narrator describe himself as a boy with the following quote, “I was six, but a logician.”

• Indirect characterization

• Setting

• Imagery

• Direct characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3