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WorksheetsA & P by John Updike
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 18mins
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1.
The author uses a casual style with the tone of a teenager. He maintains the present tense.
The A&P is Sammy's boring, uneventful world until these girls walk in.
The author is showing the difficulty of adolescence.
The A&P is Sammy's boring, uneventful world until these girls walk in.
The author is showing the difficulty of adolescence.
a)
style
b)
irony
c)
literary device
d)
setting
2.
-He quits his job to impress the girls but goes outside to find them gone.
Sammy is bored at first but gets his hopes up only to be disappointed in the end. His tone does shift.
Overall Tone: miserable (for Sammy) but humorous (for the reader).
Sammy is bored at first but gets his hopes up only to be disappointed in the end. His tone does shift.
Overall Tone: miserable (for Sammy) but humorous (for the reader).
a)
style
b)
irony
c)
literary devices
d)
setting
3.
"Queen" represents a stereotype "queen bee" that Sammy would love to have.
"No sale tab" on the register represents his ultimate defeat which reinforces the theme.
"No sale tab" on the register represents his ultimate defeat which reinforces the theme.
a)
style
b)
irony
c)
literary devices
d)
setting
4.
1st person
Author and Sammy do not withhold information from the reader. Sammy shows his humor and slightly rebellious attitude.
Author and Sammy do not withhold information from the reader. Sammy shows his humor and slightly rebellious attitude.
a)
Suspense
b)
Irony
c)
Theme
d)
Point of View
5.
Sammy vs. Himself
Sammy vs. Society
The one event is the girls coming into the store.
Unhappy and ambiguous
Sammy vs. Society
The one event is the girls coming into the store.
Unhappy and ambiguous
a)
Roles
b)
Purpose
c)
Conflicts
d)
Irony
6.
Adolescents can often live in a "fantasy" until they experience a sudden revelation about their place in an unfair world.
A "coming of age" story in which the character hopefully learns a lesson and matures, a device often used in young adult fiction.
A "coming of age" story in which the character hopefully learns a lesson and matures, a device often used in young adult fiction.
a)
Irony
b)
Suspense
c)
Point of View
d)
Theme
7.
His "relationship" with Queenie.
He quits his job.
He quits his job.
a)
irony
b)
protag/antag
c)
language
d)
suspense
8.
Situational irony is used. He quits his job to impress the girls but goes outside to find them gone.
Sammy is bored at first but gets his hopes up only to be disappointed in the end. His tone does shift.
Overall tone is miserable (for Sammy) but humorous (for the reader).
Sammy is bored at first but gets his hopes up only to be disappointed in the end. His tone does shift.
Overall tone is miserable (for Sammy) but humorous (for the reader).
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Sammy is dreamy, but Queenie is detached and in her own world.
She is in the story to reinforce his character and create conflict. Stocks and Legel also add to his conflict.
Sammy learns a painful lesson, but does he change? No.
She is in the story to reinforce his character and create conflict. Stocks and Legel also add to his conflict.
Sammy learns a painful lesson, but does he change? No.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Protagonist = Sammy
Antagonist = "Queenie and her friends"
Antagonist = "Queenie and her friends"
a)
True
b)
False
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