The Sand Castle Quiz
Authored by RYAN SENTELL
Life Skills
6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What has changed about the sun in the world of “The Sand Castle”?
It now burns and scorches the Earth instead of warming it
It has disappeared entirely
It shines only at night
It has turned a different color
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The story moves back and forth between Masha's present-day trip to the beach and her memories of childhood. What is this literary technique called?
Foreshadowing
Personification
Flashback
Onomatopoeia
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why does the author most likely use flashbacks throughout the story, instead of just describing the present?
To confuse the reader about what year it is
To introduce a brand-new character the reader hasn't met
To describe only the setting of the beach
To show what the world was like before it changed, and why the sun and sea matter so much to Masha
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which paragraphs contain a flashback to Masha as a girl, watching her father build a sand castle?
Paragraphs 1–2
Paragraphs 5–6
Paragraphs 22–24
Paragraph 35
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the flashback about Masha's grandfather pointing out an eagle (paragraph 29) help the reader understand?
That something as ordinary as an eagle has become a rare, almost sacred memory in this damaged world
That Masha's grandfather disliked birds
That eagles are dangerous animals
That the story takes place in the present day
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If the author had told this story only in the present, in the order events actually happen, without any flashbacks, what would the reader lose?
Nothing — the story would be exactly the same
The setting of the story
An understanding of why Masha cares so deeply about the sea, sun, and sand castle, and how much the world has changed
The names of the characters
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do the flashbacks in the story create a contrast that supports its theme?
They contrast two characters who dislike each other
They contrast two different beaches on the same day
They contrast day and night in the present
They contrast the vibrant, living world Masha knew as a child with the damaged, protected world her grandchildren live in
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