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WorksheetsThe Chase by Annie Dillard
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 16mins
According to Annie, why do people get hurt when they play football?
They get hurt, because it is a very violent sport.
They get hurt, because they are not quick enough to get away.
They get hurt, because they hesitate in fear.
What IMPORTANT TRAIT do we learn about Annie as she talks about football?
She only likes sports for boys.
She values concentration, courage, and wholehearted effort.
She likes to think up new strategies.
Through which Point of View is this story written?
1st Person
3rd Person - Limited to Annie
3rd Person - Omniscient
Annie developed a "boy's arm" as a result of "enthusiastic practice." What does this reveal about her?
She is naturally good at everything.
She works hard at the things that she loves.
She does not want to play softball.
Who are the protagonist and antagonist (in order) in our story?
Annie & Mikey
Annie & the skinny man
the skinny man & Annie
What was so unusual about the man in the black Buick?
He was driving with chains on his tires.
He threw snowballs back at them.
He chased the children through the neighborhood.
Why does the author describe the path of the chase in such great detail?
to show how determined this man was to catch them
to show her readers what a good memory she has
to show that the man does not know the neighborhood well
Annie was pleased to discover that this ordinary adult evidently knew _____.
all of the secret paths in the neighborhood.
that the kids did not want him to call the cops.
that you have to fling yourself at what you're doing.
What is one theme of this story?
It is always important to tell the truth.
Joy comes from doing things passionately.
Girls should stick to activities made for girls.
If this story had been told in a different POV [Point of View], what would have been possible?
We might have known what the skinny man thought.
Annie and Mikey may have escaped capture.
We might have known what happened to Annie next.
Why was Annie able to recall this memory so clearly?
It was the most exciting and physically demanding thing she has ever done.
She was forever traumatized by this experience.
She had to repeat it for her parents and the cops many times.
In An American Childhood, why are the children throwing snowballs at cars?
They are already bored with winter.
They want the drivers to chase them.
The cars are moving slowly and make good targets.
Use context clues in the following passage from An American Childhood to choose correct meaning of the underlined word:
Mikey and I had nowhere to go, in our own neighborhood or out of it, but away from this man who was chasing us. He impelled us forward.
caught
helped
pushed
The man stops his car in order to
A. catch the children who threw the snowballs
B. teach children how to throw more accurately
C. join the children having a snowball fight
D. stop a snowball fight between the children
The narrator is impressed that the man
A. forgives her and her friend almost immediately
B. is playful and understanding of children
C. uses reasoning to persuade her to stop running
D. is determined never to give up the chase
