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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 17mins
The princess points to the door on the ____________
left
right
neither
Who/what does the king use to decide whether a person is guilty or innocent?
chance
trial by jury
the king and his court
The two conflicting emotions in the mind of the princess are ____________________
anger towards her father and love for the commoner
jealousy of the lady behind the door and love for her father
love for the commoner and jealousy of the lady
Which statement best expresses the main idea of the story?
The princess is jealous of the lady behind the door.
The king believes he is a brilliant and reasonable ruler.
The princess must decide the fate of a young man.
The young man was on trial because ___________
the princess saw him speaking to the other young lady.
he stole something from the court.
he fell in love with the princess.This is a correct answer he fell in love with the princess.
What was the author's purpose in writing the story?
to explain the king's justice system
to present to readers a question to think about
to persuade readers that life in ancient times was unfair
What are the names of the two sides fighting against each other?
Democrats and Republicans
Irish and British
Free Staters and Irish Republican Army
Irish Republican Army and Irish Democrat Army
What is the potentially fatal mistake that the main character makes that draws attention to him from the other sniper?
Coughs loudly
Stands up and walks around
Sneezes loudly
Lights a cigarette
What does the old woman character do in the story, and on which side is she in the war?
Tells the sniper to hide; IRA
Tells the armored car about the sniper; Free Stater
Shoots at the sniper; Free Stater
Runs away to hide; IRA
Describe how the main character tricks the other sniper.
He makes the other sniper think that he fell off the roof dead.
He runs through the streets screaming.
He throws water balloons at the other sniper.
He doesn't trick the other sniper.
Why does the main character go to see who the man is that he killed?
He thinks it might be the old woman.
He is curious and thinks he might know him.
He doesn't go see who it is.
He has to take notes of who it is back to his commander.
Who is the other sniper that the main character killed?
The old woman
The man from the armored car
His brother
His commander
Which could be a theme of "The Sniper?"
War is great.
War can have negative consequences.
War is a happy time.
The sniper made mistakes.
Which type of irony is this:
"Occurs when the audience knows a key piece of information that a character in a play, movie, or novel does not"
Dramatic
Situational
Verbal
Which type of irony is this:
"Occurs when the actual result of a situation is totally different from what you would expect the result to be"
Dramatic
Situational
Verbal
Which type of irony is this:
"Occurs when a speaker’s intention is the opposite of what he or she is saying"
Dramatic
Situational
Verbal
Which of the following best describes Madame Loisel’s problem?
Madame Loisel breaks the necklace she borrowed and needs time to fix it.
Madame Loisel loses the necklace she borrowed and needs to lie to have time to find it.
Madame Loisel does not want to return the necklace so her husband lies to help her keep it.
Madame Loisel loses the necklace and lies that it was stolen to avoid trouble.
What do the Loisels end up doing about the lost necklace?
They borrow money, buy a new necklace, and return it to Madame Forestier as if it’s the original.
They eventually tell Madame Forestier the truth about losing the necklace, and lose her as a friend.
They replace the diamond necklace with something less valuable and return it to Madame Forestier.
They borrow money to buy a replacement necklace, but then decide to steal it.
How did the Loisels’ plan to replace the necklace affect their lives?
They became much more practical about borrowing money.
They worked hard and lived meagerly to get out of debt.
They blamed everyone else for their misfortune and poverty.
They eventually gained respect and wealth for pretending to be rich.
Why is Madame Forestier “deeply moved” at Mathilde’s confession?
because Mathilde worked so hard to replace her valuable necklace
because she never realized the necklace was a replacement
because Mathilde worked so hard to replace a cheap necklace
because Mathilde was too afraid to tell her friend the truth
