The Rockpile

In "The Rockpile," what is the most important part of the setting?

• the apartment

• the rockpile

• the river

• the fire escape

What does the rockpile represent to the children in "The Rockpile"?

• the remains of an old building

• a place of danger and excitement

• a place for boys to compete

• a place to support subway cars

In "The Rockpile, when do the children feel most free?

• when they are eating dinner

• when they think about the rockpile

• when Gabriel is away from home

• when they walk along the river

John is different from the boys on the rockpile because he is

• younger

• less studious

• more timid

• less responsible

In an external conflict, the main character struggles against another character, against the forces of nature, against society, or against fate. What is the main external conflict in "The Rockpile"?

• Gabriel versus Roy

• Elizabeth versus Gabriel

• John versus his conscience

• John versus his conscience

Who wrote The Rock Pile?

• Dickenson

• Eliot

• Hurston

• Baldwin

The rockpile most likely represents

• obedience

• violence

• boys

• the father

In the story "The Rockpile," John is different from the boys on the rockpile because he is ______.

• younger

• less studious

• more timid

• less responsible

How was Roy wounded on the Rockpile?

• He had a tin can thrown at him.

• He was fighting with the other boys on the Rockpile.

• He was hit by his father.

• He slipped on the trash and cut his eye.

In "The Rockpile," when do the children feel most free?

• when they are eating dinner

• when they think about the rockpile

• when their father is away from home

• when they walk along the river