Literary Analysis Quiz

What genre best describes the text, "Slower Than the Rest?"

• Nonfiction

• Realistic Fiction

• Fairy Tale

Which character trait best describes Leo at the end of the story?

• Confident

• Angry

• Friendly

Choose the evidence that best supports your answer to Part A.

• "Leo was slow in reading, slow in numbers, slow in understanding nearly everything that passed before him in a classroom." (Lines 20-21)

• "The night, alone in his room, holding Charlie on his shoulder, Leo felt proud. And for the first time in a long time, Leo felt fast." (Lines 93-94)

• "But Charlie took care of Leo's happiness, and he did it by being congenial. Charlie was the friendliest turtle anyone had ever seen." (Lines 25-26)

Which of the following statements best describes the theme or lesson of the story?

• Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses.

• It is hard to be slow.

• Pets can be really helpful.

What does the word sympathetic mean as used in the sentence: "Leo's father grumbled something about turtle soup, but Leo's mother was sympathetic towards turtles so Leo was allowed to pick it up off the highway and bring it home."

• unkind

• supportive

• pleasant

Which detail from the story best supports that Leo doesn't like school?

• Then one day Leo decided to take Charlie to school.

• Leo sat with the box and wondered if he should laugh at the dancers with everyone else. He didn't feel like it.

• Leo thought he would never get over it. He saw no way to be happy after that.

What kind of person is Leo (provide 1 character trait)?

How did Leo change from the beginning to the end of the story and why?

Write about the theme (message/central idea) that this story develops. Give at least 1 example to support your answer.

Reread lines 87-93 from “Slower than the Rest”. How is this part of the story important to the whole story?