WorksheetsCharacterization, Literary Device, & The Most Dangerous Game
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the difference between direct and indirect characterization?
a)
Direct = Infers; Indirect= Mimics
b)
Direct = Tells; Indirect = Shows
c)
Direct = Shows; Indirect = Infers
d)
Direct = Tells; Indirect = Shows
2.
Which method of characterization tells what the character SAYS AND DOES?
a)
Inner thoughts and behavior
b)
Feelings and actions
c)
Speech and actions
d)
Feelings and speech
3.
Which method of characterization describes THE CHARACTER'S APPEARANCE?
a)
Speech and actions
b)
Effect on others
c)
Thoughts
d)
Looks
4.
Which method of characterization describes HOW OTHER CHARACTERS MAY FEEL ABOUT A CERTAIN IDEA?
a)
Speech
b)
Thoughts
c)
Effect on others
d)
Actions
5.
What method of characterization is used to describe Jimmy in the following example?
Jimmy inspected the footprints. He took out his tool kit, carefully took a sample and measured the width of the print with great precision.
Jimmy inspected the footprints. He took out his tool kit, carefully took a sample and measured the width of the print with great precision.
a)
Speech
b)
Actions
c)
Effect on others
d)
Thoughts
6.
What method of characterization is used to describe the creature in the following example?
Towering over them was a great gorilla-like creature. It was eight feet tall and had long shaggy hair that was matted and smelled like river slime.
Towering over them was a great gorilla-like creature. It was eight feet tall and had long shaggy hair that was matted and smelled like river slime.
a)
Speech
b)
Actions
c)
Thoughts
d)
Looks
7.
What method of characterization is used to describe Christian in the following example?
Christian raced around the backyard with a jar, trying to catch fireflies. Wide-eyed, he attempted to outrun the flashing creatures. He tripped over his feet, but laughed gleefully at the lights surrounding his head.
Christian raced around the backyard with a jar, trying to catch fireflies. Wide-eyed, he attempted to outrun the flashing creatures. He tripped over his feet, but laughed gleefully at the lights surrounding his head.
a)
Speech
b)
Actions
c)
Thoughts
d)
Looks
8.
What method of characterization is used to describe Uncle Willie in the following example?
Uncle Willie wondered if he would ever be free of the things that kept him at the house. Hours he spent hating his legs for no longer working, and he thought for hours about being trapped .
Uncle Willie wondered if he would ever be free of the things that kept him at the house. Hours he spent hating his legs for no longer working, and he thought for hours about being trapped .
a)
Speech
b)
Actions
c)
Thoughts
d)
Effect on others
9.
What method of characterization is used to describe the narrator in the following example?
I was young and I liked the dancing flames of the fire. I always wondered how I would look, standing in my uniform, battling blazes with a fierce look of determination on my face. The crack of the fire snapped me out of the daydream.
I was young and I liked the dancing flames of the fire. I always wondered how I would look, standing in my uniform, battling blazes with a fierce look of determination on my face. The crack of the fire snapped me out of the daydream.
a)
Speech
b)
Thoughts
c)
Actions
d)
Looks
10.
What method of characterization is used to describe Phil in the following example?
Phil was handsome in a unique way. His glasses sitting on the bridge of his nose gave him a look of intelligence.
Phil was handsome in a unique way. His glasses sitting on the bridge of his nose gave him a look of intelligence.
a)
Speech
b)
Thoughts
c)
Actions
d)
Looks
11.
What method of characterization is used to describe Theo in the following example?
Theo walked slowly into the room with his head hung low, dragging his feet.
Theo walked slowly into the room with his head hung low, dragging his feet.
a)
Speech
b)
Thoughts
c)
Actions
d)
Looks
12.
What method of characterization is used to describe Lee in the following example?
Lee slowly walked to class. With each step, the noise of the room got closer and closer. She slowed her pace to a crawl.
Lee slowly walked to class. With each step, the noise of the room got closer and closer. She slowed her pace to a crawl.
a)
Speech
b)
Actions
c)
Thoughts
d)
Looks
13.
What method of characterization is used to describe Brad in the following example?
The words fell out of his mouth so fast, he tripped over each one. "I can't do it! This project is so hard!"
The words fell out of his mouth so fast, he tripped over each one. "I can't do it! This project is so hard!"
a)
Speech
b)
Actions
c)
Thoughts
d)
Effect on others
14.
Why does an author use the Methods of Characterization?
a)
To make a character seem more real and lifelike
b)
To make the character more flat and less dynamic
c)
To please the readers
d)
Because every editor requires it
15.
Indirect or Direct: “Besides, if he wants kids, Gale won’t have any trouble finding a wife. He’s good-looking, he’s strong enough to handle the work in the mines, and he can hunt. You can tell by the way the girls whisper about him when he walks by in school that they want him” (10).
a)
Direct
b)
Indirect
16.
Indirect or Direct: “ ‘Prim!’ The strangled cry comes out of my throat, and my muscles begin to move again…I reach her just as she is about to mount the steps. With one sweep of my arm, I push her behind me. ‘I volunteer!’ I gasp. ‘I volunteer as tribute!’” (22).
a)
Direct
b)
Indirect
17.
What is character motivation?
a)
The reason behind a character’s actions or behavior
b)
How willing a character is to succeed
c)
When a character's behavior is positive toward another character
d)
The reason a character is either good or evil
18.
In literature, what is conflict?
a)
Whenever two characters disagree
b)
The way a character resolves an issue
c)
The problem or struggle in a story
d)
How a character fights
19.
What is the definition of plot?
a)
The rising action and climax of a story
b)
the way an author characterizes
c)
the way a story ends
d)
the sequence of events in a story
20.
What is the definition of theme?
a)
The result of a story
b)
The message or lesson of a story
c)
The overall emotions of characters
d)
The outcome of the plot
21.
What are Rainsford and Whitney discussing when they are on the yacht?
a)
What their next hunting exursion will be after the Amazon
b)
Whether or not hunting is a crime
c)
Whether or not their prey (like jaguars) have feelings
d)
How their last hunting trip ended
22.
When Whitney talks about Ship-Trap Island, what is Rainsford's first impression?
a)
He becomes very anxious
b)
He feels sorry for the men who fear the island
c)
He thinks the tales are mere superstition and imagination
d)
He wants to go see for himself whether or not it's true
23.
What type of conflict is shown when Rainsford must struggle with the sea to find land?
a)
External--Man Vs. Self
b)
Internal--Man Vs. Man
c)
External--Man vs. Nature
d)
Internal--Man Vs. Nature
24.
What evidence shows that General Zaroff is a wealthy man?
a)
He lives in a palatial chateau
b)
He has a guard/servant
c)
He owns very fine clothes
d)
All three pieces of evidence
25.
What type of characterization is this: "He was a tall man past middle age, for his hair was a vivid white"
a)
Direct
b)
Indirect
26.
Why has General Zaroff resorted to hunting humans?
a)
He is a cannibal
b)
He is an animal lover
c)
He wanted to hunt an animal that could reason
d)
He already had one of every animal head
27.
What does General Zaroff first offer Rainsford upon his arrival?
a)
To work alongside Ivan
b)
To go out hunting together
c)
To try his luck at being hunted
d)
A safe passage home
28.
When General Zaroff tells Rainsford about the humans he hunts, what his Rainsford's reaction?
a)
He is curious and would like to go hunting with him
b)
He thinks it's uncivilized and murderous
c)
He gets sick and throws up
d)
He thinks it is the same as hunting animals
29.
How much time does General Zaroff give his prey for a headstart?
a)
1 hour
b)
2 hours
c)
3 hours
d)
4 hours
30.
What is an internal conflict Rainsford struggles with?
a)
He is homesick for New York
b)
He has to set up traps for Zaroff
c)
He must survive the dangers of the jungle
d)
He must fight his fear and tell himself to keep his nerve
31.
Why does General Zaroff smile when he finds Rainsford's trail?
a)
He is enjoying the hunt and does not want it to end yet.
b)
He knows Rainsford made a mistake
c)
He knows he is getting closer to finding Rainsford
d)
He is imagining killing Rainsford
32.
How many traps does Rainsford make in an attempt to kill General Zaroff?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
33.
What move does Rainsford make to escape General Zaroff?
a)
He sets a trap for Zaroff
b)
He jumps off a cliff into the sea
c)
He climbs up a tree
d)
He makes a series of intricate loops to throw off the trail
34.
What are two annoyances of General Zaroff when he returns to his chateau?
a)
He has to replace Ivan and he lost the game
b)
He has to replace Ivan and Rainsford didn't really play the game
c)
He lost one of his best dogs and has to replace Ivan
d)
He lost one of his best dogs and Rainsford didn't really play the game
35.
How does Rainsford actually win the game?
a)
He swims to the chateau and hides in Zaroff's room, waiting for him
b)
He kills Zaroff with the Malay Mancatcher trap
c)
He takes Zaroff's pistol and uses it on him
d)
He turns Zaroff's pack of hounds against him
36.
When is the climax of the story?
a)
When Zaroff tells Rainsford he is going to hunt him
b)
When Rainsford sets up the traps for Zaroff
c)
When Rainsford jumps off the cliff into the sea
d)
When Rainsford confronts Zaroff in his bedroom
37.
What is the definition of a simile?
a)
A comparison between two unlike things
b)
A comparison using "like" or "as"
c)
When something non-human is given human characteristics
d)
A purposeful exaggeration
38.
What is the definition of a metaphor?
a)
A comparison between two unlike things
b)
A comparison using "like" or "as"
c)
When something non-human is given human characteristics
d)
A purposeful exaggeration
39.
What is the definition of personification?
a)
A comparison between two unlike things
b)
Sensory details that give the reader an image in their minds
c)
When something non-human is given human characteristics
d)
A purposeful exaggeration not meant to be taken literally
40.
What is the definition of hyperbole?
a)
A comparison between two unlike things
b)
Sensory details that give the reader an image in their minds
c)
When something non-human is given human characteristics
d)
A purposeful exaggeration not meant to be taken literally
41.
What is the definition of imagery?
a)
A comparison between two unlike things
b)
Sensory details that give the reader an image in their minds
c)
When something non-human is given human characteristics
d)
A purposeful exaggeration not meant to be taken literally
42.
What literary device is used in this sentence from "The Most Dangerous Game"?
“I am still a beast at bay,” he said, in a low, hoarse voice. “Get ready, General Zaroff.”
“I am still a beast at bay,” he said, in a low, hoarse voice. “Get ready, General Zaroff.”
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Personification
43.
What literary device is used in this sentence from "The Most Dangerous Game"?
"I have played the fox, now I must play the cat of the fable."
"I have played the fox, now I must play the cat of the fable."
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Personification
44.
What literary device is used in this sentence from "The Most Dangerous Game"?
"There was a medieval magnificence about it; it suggested a baronial hall of feudal times with its oaken panels, its high ceiling"
"There was a medieval magnificence about it; it suggested a baronial hall of feudal times with its oaken panels, its high ceiling"
a)
Imagery
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Personification
45.
What literary device is used in this sentence from "The Most Dangerous Game"?
"...trying to peer through the dank tropical night that was palpable as it pressed its thick warm blackness in upon the yacht.”
"...trying to peer through the dank tropical night that was palpable as it pressed its thick warm blackness in upon the yacht.”
a)
Imagery
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Personification
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