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7th Grade "On Sidewalk Bleeding" Questions

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In "On the Sidewalk Bleeding" Paragraph 3, the sentence "the bubbling of blood between his lips" is an example of ____

a)

alliteration and imagery

b)

simile

c)

metaphor and alliteration

d)

personification and onomatopoeia

2.

In "On the Sidewalk Bleeding" Paragraph 7: "It's raining so hard you could drown out there." is an example of ____

a)

alliteration

b)

hyperbole

c)

metaphor

d)

personification

3.

In "On the Sidewalk Bleeding" Paragraph 15: "The knife hated only the purple jacket" is an example of ____

a)

alliteration

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

imagery

d)

personification

4.

In "On the Sidewalk Bleeding" Paragraph 7: "I love you, Laura. Laura, I think maybe I'm dying. Laura, this is stupid but I think maybe I'm dying. Laura, I think I'm dying." is an example of ____

a)

simile

b)

rhyme

c)

repetition

d)

personification

5.

In "On the Sidewalk Bleeding" Paragraph 14: "He felt alone, and wet and feverish and chilled." Is a conflict between ____

a)

Man VS. Man

b)

Man VS. Nature

c)

Man VS. Society

6.
The story describes Andy as "ignorant" at the beginning. Why?
a)
he has joined a gang for no reason
b)
he does not know he is dying 
c)
he does not know his girlfriend is planning to leave him
d)
his is unable to yell out for help
7.
Why is it so important to Andy to remove his jacket?
a)
He wants to be seen as Andy not some gang member
b)
The jacket is causing others to fear him
c)
the jacket is making him bleed more
8.

All of the following pieces of information from the story would be important in a summary of the story except...

a)

Andy had been stabbed.

b)

He lifted his cheek from the sidewalk.

c)

A young couple found him but didn’t go for help.

d)

Laura found Andy and ran to get help.

9.

The word 'protagonist' is another word for 'main character'. Who is the protagonist of the story?

a)

Andy

b)

Laura

c)

Freddy

10.

What effect does Andy's jacket have on the people who find him in the alley?

a)

People try to help him because he's a "Royal"

b)

People are afraid to help because he's a "Royal"

c)

People want to help him because he's a "Guardian"

d)

People were afraid to help because he's a "Guardian"

11.

True of False? The old man did not help Andy because of the "bystander effect".

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.
The man who sees Andy lying on the sidewalk...
a)
tries to move him to the curb
b)
offers him alcohol
c)
calls 911
d)
tells him he needs to go to a hospital 
13.

Describe the weather

a)

cloudy but early in the morning

b)

slightly sunny with clear skies

c)

rainy and dark

d)

the weather is not described

14.

True or False: Laura knows the truth about Andy that he started the fight with the Guardians by harassing them first

a)

True

b)

False

15.

True or False: In the end, the cop judges Andy based on his connection with the Royals and is not surprised by his death

a)

True

b)

False