Literature Practice Quiz 1

What is one thing Lois Lowry does NOT say begins to develop at age ten?

• a strong sense of personal ethics

• the desire to be honorable

• the realization that the world is a just and fair place

• the aspiration to do the right thing

• a sense that the right thing is often unpopular

Annemarie and Ellen decide not to tell their mothers about their run-in with the German soldiers on their way home from school because ____________________.

• they don’t want to get scolded

• they didn’t think it was that important

• it would upset them

• they were afraid of the soldiers

• they forgot about it

Which famous Danish author(s) told fairy tales?

• Hans Christian Andersen

• Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

• Aesop

• Joseph Jacobs

• Edmund Dulac

Annemarie and Ellen use ____________________ to inspire them as they play with their paper dolls.

• Wuthering Heights

• Gone With the Wind

• Pride and Prejudice

• Great Expectations

• Little Women

“She looked down and saw that she had imprinted the Star of David on her hand.” (49) This is an example of _____________________.

• symbolism

• metaphor

• flashback

• irony

• personification

Uncle Henrik uses the phrase, “Tomorrow will be a day for fishing” to convey __________________.

• his desire to go fishing in restricted areas

• the plan to meet up out in open waters to safely discuss plans for the Resistance without risk of German soldiers overhearing

• that it is a day for delivering illegal rationed food resources to Copenhagen

• his plan to smuggle supplies into the country that day

• that it is a day he will take people across to Sweden

“‘There is no Great-aunt Birte, and never has been. Your Mama lied to you and so did I…to help you be brave, because we love you. Will you forgive us for that?’ Annemarie nodded. She felt older, suddenly.” (77) Why does she feel older?

• He trusted her with the truth.

• She better understands the complexities of these difficult situations.

• She was treated and spoken to like an adult.

• She realized the importance of bravery.

• All of the above

Kirsti always interrupted stories because she ________________________.

• didn’t understand them

• wanted to add in her own ideas

• created her own characters

• didn’t like them

• wanted them to last longer

When preparing to go down to Uncle Henrik’s boat, Peter gives ____________________ to the baby.

• a blanket

• a sweater

• sleeping drops

• a toy

• a bottle

When Annemarie discovers the dropped packet, Mama says, “It may all have been for nothing.” (104) This implies that the packet ____________________.

• is vital to the escape plan

• will no longer be effective

• is more important than Annemarie realized

• was a decoy

• contained a message