Time Enough at Last Short Story Quiz

What was Henry Bemis's greatest ambition?

• To get a promotion at the bank.

• To read an entire book from beginning to end.

• To spend more time with his wife.

• To collect newspapers.

Why did Henry have difficulty reading even before the disaster?

• He was too busy with sports.

• He had poor eyesight and thick glasses.

• He disliked books secretly.

• He worked night shifts and was too tired.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Where was Henry when the disaster struck?

• At home with Agnes.

• In the vault of the bank.

• On the bus to work.

• At the public library.

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What allowed Henry to survive the initial blast?

• He was in the basement cafeteria.

• He was wearing protective gear.

• He was inside the bank vault.

• He was out of town.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What was unusual about the world after Henry emerged from the vault?

• Everything was flooded.

• It was stragely silent.

• Wild animals had taken over.

• People were hiding underground.

How did Henry's wife, Agnes, treat his love of reading?

• She encouraged it and bought him books.

• She ignored it completely.

• She thought it was a waste of time and destroyed his reading materials.

• She read alon with him.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What did Henry recall Agnes doing to his newspaper the night before?

• Folding it neatly for him.

• Reading it aloud to their friends.

• Throwing it into the fireplace.

• Cutting out the articles for scrapbooks.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What realization did Henry make about the fate of humanity after the blast?

• Only his coworkers survived.

• Agnes had escaped safely.

• People would return in a few days.

• He was likely the only survivor for miles.

What provided Henry with hope after the destruction?

• Seeing the library and all of its books.

• Finding a working rdio.

• Discovering food stores.

• Hearing voices in the distance.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What ultimately ruined Henry's chance to finally read in peace?

• He dropped his books into the water.

• His glasses broke.

• The library collapsed.

• His eyesight suddenly healed and he couldn;t focus.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1