WorksheetsThe Fog Horn by Ray Bradbury
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is the setting of this story?
a)
A city in the mountains
b)
A lighthouse by the sea
c)
A medieval castle
d)
A lakefront cabin
2.
All of the following events are exposition EXCEPT:
a)
McDunn tells Johnny about a sea monster
b)
Johnny gets a job on the coast
c)
The sea monster appears at the lighthouse
d)
McDunn shows Johnny how the fog horn works
3.
Which event is considered the rising action?
a)
The sea monster hears the lighthouse and approaches
b)
The sea monster destroys the lighthouse
c)
The sea monster goes back to the Deeps
d)
Johnny begins to feel homesick
4.
What is the climax of "The Fog Horn"?
a)
McDunn turns off the fog horn and the monster attacks
b)
The sea monster screams a lonely cry
c)
Johnny and McDunn escape down the stairs
d)
When Johnny first sees the monster
5.
What is the falling action?
a)
The lighthouse is completely destroyed
b)
The sea monster leaves in sadness
c)
The sea monster is hopeful of finding love
d)
Johnny quits and gets married
6.
What is the resolution?
a)
McDunn fires Johnny
b)
Johnny gets married and moves away
c)
The sea monster never returns to the lighthouse
d)
The lighthouse is never rebuilt
7.
What is the theme of "The Fog Horn"?
a)
Love hurts
b)
No one wants to be alone
c)
Dinosaurs aren't extinct
d)
Imagination is a powerful tool
8.
What is the tone of this story?
a)
Curious
b)
Practical
c)
Jovial
d)
Regretful
9.
What did the monster think the fog horn was?
a)
A ship
b)
Another monster
c)
A nuisance
d)
The end of the world
10.
Which word has a negative connotation?
a)
Comet
b)
Fairy
c)
Autumn
d)
Isolation
11.
Which word has a positive connotation?
a)
Mist
b)
Majesty
c)
Subterranean
d)
Brooding
12.
What type of conflicts are present in "The Fog Horn"?
a)
External - they are almost killed by the monster
b)
Internal - the monster is lonely
c)
Neither
d)
Both
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