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Worksheets"Love" by William Maxwell
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which detail does not support that this story takes place in the early 1900s?
a)
died of tuberculosis
b)
backseat of my father's open Chalmers
c)
lit by a coal-oil lamp
d)
flowers from the greenhouse
2.
The sentence "The name might as well have been graven in stone" is an example of...
a)
foreshadowing
b)
simile
c)
flashback
d)
symbolism
3.
How is the imagery in this sentence "we escorted her downtown in a body" related to a funeral?
a)
it relates to students who take their teacher to a movie
b)
it relates to the pallbearers who carry the coffin
c)
it relates to the number of graves in a cemetery
d)
it doesn't relate at all
4.
Which of the following is not a gift that was given to Ms. Brown?
a)
sweat peas
b)
an apple
c)
purple asters
d)
pansies
5.
Which line foreshadows to the readers that Ms. Brown was ill, but the students didn't know yet?
a)
She never had to ask us to be quiet
b)
She cleared her throat and said that Ms. Brown was sick
c)
Her delicate fingers seemed to take forever to remove the ribbon
d)
We would not have dreamed of doing anything that displeased her
6.
What qualities can the reader infer are the reasons why he loves his teacher?
a)
She was frustrated and disappointed with their behavior
b)
She enjoyed getting gifts from the students
c)
She was beautiful and good at writing in cursive
d)
She was patient and compassionate toward her students
7.
"Rancidus" is Latin for "stinking." In the last paragraph, what does "rancid water" mean?
a)
The water is filthy and malodorous
b)
The water is poisoned
c)
The water is not safe to drink
d)
There is not enough water in the vase
8.
How did the narrator learn the news of Ms. Brown's death?
a)
radio
b)
newspaper
c)
television
d)
his parents told him
9.
When did Ms. Brown die?
a)
When the students were in fifth grade
b)
When the students were in the seventh grade
c)
When the students were in the sixth grade
d)
When the students were in the eighth grade
10.
The sweat pea represents departure. The author chose this as the final gift to Ms. Brown in order to...
a)
create imagery by describing the purpose of the sweat pea
b)
show how the students really didn't know types of flowers
c)
symbolize the teacher later leaving life through her death
d)
predict that the students would later visit Ms. Brown
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