2.18 Unit Test - Telling Stories - Part 1

Which evidence from "Charles" supports the inference that Laurie's stories about Charles are really about himself? Select the two correct answers.

• "We had a little trouble adjusting, the first week or so,' she said primly, 'but now he's a fine little helper. With occasional lapses, of course.'"

• "Ask her what happened to Charles,' my husband said. 'I'd like to know.'"

• "I've been so anxious to meet you,' I said. 'I'm Laurie's mother.'"

• "'Charles?' she said. 'We don't have any Charles in the kindergarten.'"

Which part of the plot does this sentence represent?

• conflict

• exposition

• complicating incident

• rising action

Part A - In 'Charles,' how do Laurie's parents feel about Charles's mother?

• They dislike her because they blame her for Charles's behavior.

• They doubt whether she really exists.

• They are curious about her, and they wonder how she deals with Charles's behavior.

• They are afraid of her because they think she must be just as bad a person as Charles.

Part B: Points depend on a correct response in Part A. Which sentence best supports the answer in Part A?

• 'We're all so interested in Laurie,' she said.

• 'At the meeting I sat restlessly, scanning each comfortable matronly face, trying to determine which one hid the secret of Charles.'

• 'If only she's there,' I said prayerfully.

• 'Wait and see,' my husband said cynically. 'When you've got a Charles to deal with, this may mean he's only plotting.'

What does the phrase "a mistake of destiny" imply about Mathilde?

• Mathilde comes to believe it was a mistake to borrow the necklace.

• She was born to a family and financial circumstances to which she does not seem to fit.

• Those who believed Mathilde to be pretty and charming were mistaken.

• She was mistakenly adopted into the wrong family.

Why is Laurie's rude behavior at home more obvious in the film version of "Charles" than it is in the text version?

• The producers of the film version add scenes that better illustrate Laurie's rudeness.

• The actors who play the parents in the film don't laugh at Laurie's behavior like the characters in the story do.

• The story line in the film includes Laurie's parents complaining to the school about Laurie's bad behavior at home.

• The actor who plays Laurie in the film uses his tone of voice and facial expressions to illustrate the words and actions in the story.

Which statement best analyzes how this conflict develops the plot? In "The Necklace," Mathilde does not have any appropriate jewels to wear to the ball.

• A) It serves as the falling action of the story because it shows that Mathilde will have to get used to her place in life.

• B) It serves as a complicating incident because it leads Mathilde to borrow the infamous necklace.

• C) It resolves the main conflict of the story by showing that Mathilde is vain.

• D) It is the climax of the story since the reader is most excited at this point.

What is a central idea of 'The Ornithopter'? Select the two correct answers.

• A) Leonardo da Vinci was a creative genius.

• B) The duke’s plan for the ornithopter conflicted with that of da Vinci’s.

• C) Artists should make beautiful paintings instead of weapons of war.

• D) Leonardo da Vinci’s ideas about flight were ahead of their time.

Read the excerpt from 'The Ornithopter.' He created detailed plans and presented them to the duke, uncertain of how the duke would react to a design for which he didn’t ask. Which type of conflict is expressed in this excerpt?

• A) individual vs. nature

• B) individual vs. self

• C) individual vs. individual

• D) individual vs. society

Which example represents an individual vs. society conflict in “The Ornithopter”?

• A) Leonardo designs the ornithopter, even though the duke did not ask for it.

• B) The duke imagines the ornithopter as a weapon of war, while Leonardo imagines it as a thing of beauty and innovation.

• C) Leonardo struggles in making a decision about doing work for a purpose he does not agree with.

• D) Leonardo designs many inventions, but the technology to build them is not available during his lifetime.