HMH Into Literature

Which statement best expresses the theme of the selection?

• It is important to keep your community clean.

• If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.

• It can be difficult to have courage in the face of danger.

• Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

What is considered the turning point (climax) of The Breadwinner?

• Parvana going shopping for the first time.

• Parvana cutting her hair.

• Mother crying when she sees Parvana

• Nooria and Parvana arguing about who should cut their hair.

When should a word be capitalized?

• Beginning of Sentence

• Important Words in a Title

• Proper Nouns

• All of these 

In the sentence above, why is "Jalalabad" capitalized?

• It's the name of a specific place; a proper noun.

• It does not need to be capitalized.

• It's the name of someone.

• None of the above

Which sentence best expresses the central idea of paragraph 6?

• Stories in the horror genre express a wide variety of themes.

• Certain themes are common to many stories in the horror genre.

• The horror genre concentrates on the conflict between good and evil.

• Society believes that new knowledge is always good for the horror genre.

Read the sentence from paragraph 3. "Our advanced knowledge creates suspense because we can anticipate what is going to happen." Which of the following is the best paraphrase of this sentence?

• Knowing the plot and characters promotes suspense.

• The suspense is created when the characters are surprised.

• The plot promotes suspense by making us think about what will happen next.

• Using what we know about a setting and making predictions about it creates suspense.

The feeling of suspense in a horror story intensifies when —

• The story takes place in a cheerful setting

• The monsters in the story are unfamiliar to the reader

• The reader expects horrible events to occur

• The characters avoid going into places like basements

What is the main idea in paragraph 2?

• People identify the setting in the story by recalling scenes from popular horror stories.

• Scary stories are fun because the characters are in a world that is separate from the one we live in.

• Suspense can be created by setting up scenes where people know bad things can happen.

• The innocence of familiar characters creates an element of surprise when something bad happens.

Which literary device is primarily used in the phrase 'The wind whispered through the trees'?

• A) Simile

• B) Metaphor

• C) Personification

• D) Hyperbole

What is the main theme of the poem 'The Road Not Taken' by Robert Frost?

• A) The importance of making choices

• B) The beauty of nature

• C) The inevitability of fate

• D) The joy of travel