Figurative Language Quiz "A Christmas Memory"

1. Which of the following sentences from the story contains a metaphor?

• A. "A morning arrives that is clear as a bell."
• B. "The fireplace begins to roar."
• C. "The sky is streaked with Georgia peach colors."
• D. "Life separates us just as a river cuts through a rock."

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

2. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence: "The wind is blowing leaves around like little whirlpools"?

• A. Hyperbole
• B. Metaphor
• C. Personification
• D. Simile

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

3. What does the simile "Her face is as delicate as a flower, but tough as a boot" reveal about Buddy’s cousin?

• A. She is fragile and dependent on others.
• B. She is both gentle and resilient.
• C. She is stubborn and unforgiving.
• D. She is focused on her appearance.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

4. What is being personified in this sentence: "The kitchen seems to come alive as we mix and bake the fruitcakes"?

• A. The fruitcakes
• B. The mixing bowls
• C. The kitchen
• D. The oven

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

5. How does Capote use imagery to describe the setting during Christmastime?

• A. By giving detailed factual descriptions of the weather
• B. By using sensory details to make the setting vivid and nostalgic
• C. By explaining the setting through Buddy’s conversations with his cousin
• D. By focusing only on the visual aspects of the holiday season

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

6. Which example from the story is an example of hyperbole?

• A. "It’s fruitcake weather!"
• B. "The fire leaps up, licking the walls like an angry dragon."
• C. "We had to walk a thousand miles to get those pecans!"
• D. "The house was as quiet as a tomb."

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

7. What type of figurative language is used in the description of the kites as "white as the winter sun"?

• A. Simile
• B. Personification
• C. Metaphor
• D. Hyperbole

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

8. What does the metaphor of "a lost pair of kites hurrying toward heaven" suggest in the final scene?

• A. The fleeting nature of joy and innocence
• B. The enduring bond between Buddy and his cousin
• C. The inevitability of life’s hardships
• D. The characters’ longing for freedom

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

9. Where does the comma belong? At last when the moon is quite high we toss the final hull into the fire

• after toss
• after high
• after hull
• after moon

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

10. Choose two: Put the commas in the correct places. "Oh my" she exclaims as her breath smokes the windowpane "it's fruitcake weather!"

• after exclaims
• after my
• after breath
• after windowpane
• after smokes

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6