The Foghorn by Ray Bradbury

What is the setting of this story?

• A city in the mountains
• A lighthouse by the sea
• A medieval castle
• A lakefront cabin

All of the following events are exposition EXCEPT:

• McDunn tells Johnny about a sea monster
• Johnny gets a job on the coast
• The sea monster appears at the lighthouse
• McDunn shows Johnny how the fog horn works

Which event is considered the rising action?

• The sea monster hears the lighthouse and approaches
• The sea monster destroys the lighthouse
• The sea monster goes back to the Deeps
• Johnny begins to feel homesick

What is the climax of "The Fog Horn"?

• McDunn turns off the fog horn and the monster attacks
• The sea monster screams a lonely cry
• Johnny and McDunn escape down the stairs
• When Johnny first sees the monster

What is the falling action?

• The lighthouse is completely destroyed
• The sea monster leaves in sadness
• The sea monster is hopeful of finding love
• Johnny quits and gets married

What is the resolution?

• McDunn fires Johnny
• Johnny gets married and moves away
• The sea monster never returns to the lighthouse
• The lighthouse is never rebuilt

What is the theme of "The Fog Horn"?

• Love hurts
• No one wants to be alone
• Dinosaurs aren't extinct
• Imagination is a powerful tool

What is the tone of this story?

• Curious
• Practical
• Jovial
• Regretful

What did the monster think the fog horn was?

• A ship
• Another monster
• A nuisance
• The end of the world

Which word has a negative connotation?

• Comet
• Fairy
• Autumn
• Isolation