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How Much Land Does a Man Need? Elements of Fiction

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the author of the short story "How Much Land Does a Man Need?"?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Tolstoy

c)

I don't know

d)

Franklin

2.

What is the setting of the story?

a)

Mountains

b)

Desert

c)

Village

3.

What type of conflict(s) are seen in the story? Select 2

a)

Man vs. Nature

b)

Man vs. Supernatural

c)

Man vs. Self

d)

Man vs. Man

4.

Which part of the story can be described as the Rising Action? Select 2

a)

Pakhom fears death

b)

Pakhom dug holes along the way to mark his property

c)

Pakhom was a peasant

d)

Bashkirs were nice to Pakhom

5.

What is the climax of the story?

a)

When Pakhom gets buried

b)

When Pakhom was terrified and thought he would die

c)

When Pakhom reaches the top of the hill

d)

When Pakhom dug holes to mark his territory

6.

What is the falling action of the story "How Much Land Does a Man Need"? Select 2

a)

"Well done" exclaimed the elder

b)

"That's a lot of land you've earned yourself!"

c)

When Pakhom reached the top of the hill

d)

When Pakhom heard the Bashkirs cheering for him

7.

What is the resolution of the story?

a)

Pakhom reached the top of the hill

b)

"Oh well done!" exclaimed the elder.

c)

Pakhom died and was buried

8.

What is the theme of the story?

a)

It doesn't matter what things we have in our life, we all end up in the same place - the grave.

b)

Greed is a sin

c)

Work hard for what you want

d)

Don't die after getting what you want

9.

Describe a conflict in the story. Select 3.

a)

Pakhom fears death

b)

However much land Pakhom can walk around; it's his to keep

c)

The sun had set at the bottom of the hill - or so we thought

d)

When Pakhom dies