Imagery and Symbolism Quiz

1. 1. What is the weather like at the beginning of the story?

• A. It is raining heavily.

• B. The sun is shining brightly.

• C. The rain has just stopped.

• D. It is a hot, dry day.

2. 2. What is Lena’s main destination in the story?

• A. Her house

• B. The market

• C. The rice field

• D. The rain tree

3. 3. Which of the following is an example of tactile imagery?

• A. “Birds chirped”

• B. “The sky was a soft gray”

• C. “The earth soft and cool beneath her feet”

• D. “It smelled of wet soil”

4. 4. What food did Lena bring with her?

• A. Fried fish and rice

• B. Mangoes and bread

• C. Sweet coconut and mango sticky rice

• D. Roasted corn and bananas

5. 5. What does the breeze symbolize in the line: “brushing her cheek like a mother’s gentle hand”?

• A. It is a sign of bad weather.

• B. It represents comfort and care.

• C. It tells her to go home.

• D. It means she is sick.

6. 6. “The sky was a soft gray, like ashes scattered across silk.”

• A. Visual

• B. Auditory

• C. Olfactory

• D. Gustatory

7. 7. “Water dripped steadily from leaf to leaf, like a sleepy clock ticking.”

• A. Tactile

• B. Auditory

• C. Visual

• D. Olfactory

8. 8. “The air smelled of wet soil and crushed grass.”

• A. Tactile

• B. Gustatory

• C. Auditory

• D. Olfactory

9. 9. “The taste was creamy, rich, and fruity, like summer pressed into her tongue.”

• A. Gustatory

• B. Tactile

• C. Visual

• D. Auditory

10. 10. “Thick and gnarled like sleeping snakes.”

• A. Auditory

• B. Visual

• C. Olfactory

• D. Gustatory