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"Hell on Wheels" Review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The antagonist of "Hell on Wheels" is

a)

Vincent Brown

b)

James Trimble

c)

Michael Eck

d)

Serell Ulrich

2.

What is an example of foreshadowing in "Hell on Wheels"?

a)

Eck has a wife and young daughter at home.

b)

Eck will be docked a day's pay if he is more than 30 minutes late.

c)

Eck once worked as a truck driver.

d)

Eck drives a Chevy Impala.

3.

"Now the 18-wheeler was shoving Eck's car up the hill like a hockey player pushing a puck." What is this line an example of?

a)

Dialogue

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Appositive

4.

"Suddenly Eck found out. Bang! With a sickening thud the two bumpers collided..." Which type of MST is used in these lines?

a)

Dialogue

b)

Repetition for effect

c)

Rhetorical question

d)

Onomatopoeia

5.

Which point in the story would you describe as its climax?

a)

Eck's decision to pass Trimble's truck on the highway.

b)

Trimble's arrest and prison sentence.

c)

Trooper Ulrich's arrival on the scene.

d)

Trimple's charge that Eck had repeatedly cut him off.

6.

"Before taking the forklift job, Eck, 44, drove tractor-trailers cross-country, and he sympathized with the truckers around him." The underlined part of the sentence is what type of BSV?

a)

Infinitive phrase

b)

Adverb clause

c)

Prepositional phrase

d)

Appositive

7.

What was Eck's final plan to avoid death before Trooper Ulrich showed up?

a)

Call his wife and tell her he loves her.

b)

Wave at other drivers to slam into the Peterbuilt.

c)

Use adrenaline to turn the steering wheel and go off the road.

d)

Open the car door and jump out.

8.

"Boxed in by the traffic, Ulrich finally reached the narrow left shoulder." Which type of BSV is the underlined text?

a)

Appositive

b)

Adverb clause

c)

Participial phrase

d)

Prepositional phrase

9.

Who says "I would never take vigilante justice"?

a)

Batman

b)

Michael Eck

c)

James Trimble

d)

Serell Ulrich

10.

What caused Trimble to hit Eck's car in the first place?

a)

Eck cut him off.

b)

Eck was making faces at Trimble as he passed.

c)

Eck hit Trimble first.

d)

Eck threw trash at Trimble.