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WorksheetsTears of a Tiger Novel Assessment
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 38mins
The author uses many different techniques to tell the story. Many chapters are specifically told through essays/homework, letters, and diary entries. Which of the following points of view does the author use when writing as a character in the story and describing his or her own thoughts and feelings?
First person point of view
Third person omniscient point of view
Third person limited point of view
The author uses this literary device to give hints, signs, or warnings of what may happen later in the narrative
foreshadowing
theme
personification
What is a very basic way to think of a protagonist and an antagonist in a story? (Though, this is not the way Draper uses her characters in the novel.)
Antagonist=bad guy & Protagonist=good guy
Antagonist=good guy & Protagonist=bad guy
This story takes place at Hazelwood High School. This is known as the
setting
plot
climax
conflict
Choose ALL that describe Andy.
his parents rarely go to the basketball games
calls Andy’s home with concerns about his grades
passenger who gave the police report
has a “bad” dream in which Rob comes to visit him
Choose ALL that describe Monty.
Andy’s little brother
his parents always go to the basketball games
encourages Andy to write the letter
likes girls with yellow hair
Choose ALL that describe Kiesha
driver of the car during the accident
coaches the Hazelwood basketball team
passenger who died in the accident and best friend of the car's driver
struggles to help Andy and most affected by his mood swings and emotional outbursts
Choose ALL that describe B. J.
write several letters to a good friend who moved far away before the novel begins
passenger who doesn’t drink
decides to start going to church again
abused by his step-father
Choose ALL that describe Coach Ripley.
Andy’s psychologist
encourages Andy to write the letter
coaches the Hazelwood basketball team
sponsors two S.A.D.D. groups at school
Choose ALL that describe Robbie.
his parents rarely go to the basketball game
basketball player not in the accident
his parents always go to the basketball games
new basketball team captain
Choose ALL that describe Gerald.
calls Andy’s home with concerns about his grades
writes that Andy is a coward
abused by his step-father
starts attending church again because of the accident
Choose ALL that describe Dr. Carrothers.
master of ceremonies for the talent show
encourages Andy to write the letter
Andy's psychologist
calls Andy’s home with concerns about his grades
Choose ALL that describe Tyrone.
tells Keisha that he loves her
tells Rhonda that he loves her
describes to the police how he helped prevent Andy from burning to death trying to save Robbie
new basketball team captain
Choose ALL that describe Gerald.
basketball player not in the car when the car crashes
loves to eat peanut butter
starts attending church again because of the accident
new basketball team captain
Choose ALL that describe Rhonda
Andy’s girlfriend
Tyrone’s girlfriend
write several letters to a good friend who moved far away before the novel begins
writes that the world could change if we get rid of three small things
Choose ALL that describe Ms. Blackwell.
calls Andy’s home with concerns about his grades
tells her class that she must make tests more difficult since Andy earned an A one test
teaches students about how poetry has many layers of meaning
sponsors two S.A.D.D. groups at school
Choose ALL that describe Andy.
new basketball team captain
master of ceremonies for the talent show
passenger who gave the police report
driver of the car during the accident
Choose ALL that describe Keisha.
does not care that Andy almost falls/jumps from a bridge lets Andy sulk until he feels better
cares a great deal about succeeding in school while helping take care of her family because her mom must work extra hours
is extremely jealous of Rhonda's great relationship and write a frustrated letter to a friend about it
is exhausted after consistently enduring Andy's emotional outbursts and struggles to choose whether to slow down her relationship with him
Choose the character OR characters who learns from the the school counselor, Mrs. Thorne, that Andy is seeing a counselor.
Gerald
Keisha
Rhonda
Tyrone
TRUE or FALSE: When asked how he sees himself in the future, Andy replies that he sees himself as a lawyer, but he is encouraged instead to become a P. E. teacher.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE: Andy has a good relationship with his parents, but they seem to keep their emotional distance.
True
False
TRUE or FALSE: The driver of the car purposely caused the accident to kill his friend because he was jealous.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE: In Andy’s letter to the Washingtons, he just apologizes over, and over, and over, ashamed he does not know what else to write.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE: Christmas reminds Andy of Rob, and he tells Dr. Carrothers about good times they had hanging out at the mall. But, later, he also describes how an employee at one store assumed they were stealing and discriminated against them.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE: Rhonda is one of the first people to find Andy's body and prevents Monty from seeing it. Later, Monty visits Andy's grave to talk to him about what has happened since his death.
TRUE
FALSE
What did Andy tell the psychologist that he found taped to his locker?
dead, bloody cat
note with the word killer
picture of Rob with a line through his face
silly sign from the basketball team
What play is Andy’s English class studying when he gets up and leaves class upset?
Romeo and Juliet
A MidSummer Night's Dream
Macbeth
In "NEEDS AND WORRIES", Keisha writes in her diary that Andy calls her up randomly and asks,
"It's cold tonight - do you think Robbie is cold?"
"Do you love me as much as before the accident?"
In "PUBLIC PLEASURE, PRIVATE PAIN", Andy's behavior at the ___________________ seems positively ridiculous, but Keisha knows he is still very depressed.
Basketball game
Concert
Talent Show
In "PRIVATE PAIN", Andy compares his current pain to a moment in South Carolina when he was younger. What was it?
A time he had a nightmare from which he could not wake.
A time he nearly drowned
A time when he could not wake his mom from sleep.
How does Andy's mother refer to the accident.
the "terrible accident"
the "unfortunate incident"
the "thing that happened"
that "dumb thing Andy did"
In "A FATHER'S DREAMS", what does Andy's dad say to him?
"Don't give up, son! You've got this!"
"Do whatever you want! It's your own life!"
"No son of mine is going to be a failure!"
What is Andy holding when he's in his bedroom?
A knife
A bayonet
A shotgun
"Like a monster in my gut-eatin me up from the inside out." Is what kind of figurative language?
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Identify the figurative language used by the author to convey character analysis in the following quote:
"...he's dynamite tonight!"
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Which quote from the novel supports the inference that Andy faces discrimination because he is an athlete?
“There’s this kid in my class named Marcus who always makes good grades.”
“All I look forward to is basketball practice.”
“I must be slipping--my test are to easy if even Andy can get an A on them, or maybe he cheated.”
“How come I can’t ever get praised for good grades?”
Which of the following can be reasonably inferred from the following quote:
“You know those giant slides they have at the swimming pool? That’s my grades.” pg. 54
Andy can’t wait for summer to go swimming.
Andy is doing great in school.
Andy’s grades have improved over the quarter.
Andy’s grades has dropped tremendously.
Which of the psychologist's physical characteristics most easily allows Andy to relate to Dr. Carrothers?
tall height
brown eyes
nice smile
brown skin
Choose ALL the textual styles the author uses to tell the story.
newspaper articles
song lyrics
phone calls
poems
Which one of the following is NOT someone Andy trusts with his feelings?
Coach Ripley
Keisha
Dr. Carrothers
Mr. Jackson
What conflict is primarily revealed throughout the novel using the main character?
Character vs. Character
Character vs. Society
Character vs. Self
Character vs. Nature
Which of the following quotes from the passage is evidence of a central topic (or thematic idea) most readers may connect with in the chapters involving the psychologist?
“You know you really should trim some of those nose hairs.”
“Good morning, Hazelwood. May I have your attention, please?”
“Yeah, she’s a fire breathin’ dragon.”
“It does kinda help to talk about some of this stuff.”
What is most likely the reason the author decided to organize & present chapters such as "DEAR LORD", “FEMALE FRUSTRATION”, and "NEEDS & WORRIES the way she did?
To connect readers to a character's innermost feelings
To make the distinction between male and female emotions
To show the relationship of the students at Hazelwood High
To show the connection of love and basketball
