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Unit 1 Review

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The events in a story are called

a)

setting

b)

plot

c)

conflict

d)

Mood

2.

The time and place of the action of the story is called

a)

setting

b)

plot

c)

Rising Action

d)

Location

3.

The feeling or atmosphere the writer creates for the reader is?

a)

Tone

b)

Mood

4.

The turning point in the plot is?

a)

Resolution

b)

Exposition

c)

Falling Action

d)

Climax

5.

What is the Rising Action?

a)

The turning point in the plot

b)

The final outcome of the story

c)

When the conflict develops and tensions build

d)

All of the events that take place because of the climax

6.

When a character is pitted against an outside force (man vs man, man vs nature, man vs society) is called?

a)

External conflict

b)

Internal conflict

c)

Personal issues

d)

Mood

7.

What is the Falling Action?

a)

The final outcome of the story

b)

the conflict develops and tensions build

c)

all of the events that take place because of the climax

d)

the time and place of the action

8.

In "Harrison Bergeron", people with above-average intelligence have to

a)

watch a lot of TV every night

b)

marry someone with less intelligence

c)

report weekly to the Handicapper General

d)

wear mental-handicap transmitters

9.

"Harrison Bergeron" takes place in the year

a)

2081

b)

2020

c)

1981

d)

2018

10.

Who are George and Hazel?

a)

Harrison's sister and brother

b)

Harrison's niece and nephew

c)

Harrison's grandma and grandpa

d)

Harrison's mom and dad

11.
Who was plotting to overthrow the government?
a)
Diana Moon Glampers
b)
Harrison Bergeron
c)
The ballerinas
d)
George Bergeron
12.

What way is George different from Hazel?

a)

He likes to compete

b)

He has to wear a mental handicap transmitter

c)

He never thinks about Harrison

d)

George thinks government-imposed equality is unfair

13.

Why does Harrison escape from jail?

a)

he is angry at the government

b)

he doesn't know right from wrong

c)

he wants to dance on t.v.

d)

he wants to prove he is no longer dangerous

14.

The main conflict in "Harrison Bergeron" is resolved when

a)

Harrison makes a deal with the government, freeing everyone from their handicaps

b)

Harrison kills Diana Moon Glampers and becomes Emperor of the United States

c)

Harrison is killed, and everything goes back to normal

d)

Harrison is taken back to jail, and everyone puts their handicaps back on

15.

In "Searching for Summer" what color was Lily's wedding dress, and why did she wear this particular color?

a)

Purple; she wanted to feel like royalty

b)

White; she wanted to symbolize her purity

c)

Yellow; she wanted to bring sunlight into her wedding day

d)

Black; to symbolize the darkness that had fallen on the world

16.

Which of the following best describes Mr. Noakes?

a)

rude and greedy

b)

foolish and helpless

c)

smart and amtitious

d)

quiet and resourseful

17.

What was Mr. Noakes's motivation for finding sunlight?

a)

Money

b)

Death

c)

Happiness

d)

Love

18.

Why were Lily and Tom in Molesworth?

a)

They planned to go there on their honeymoon

b)

It was a beautiful resort town

c)

Their relatives lived there

d)

It was where they first met

e)

Their scooter broke down there

19.

Which of the following phrases does NOT describe the mood of the first setting (England after the bombs)?

a)

"whitish gray, day after day, sometimes darkening to a weeping slate color"

b)

"there was no flicker or patch of sunshine to be seen anywhere in the gray, winter-ridden landscape"

c)

"The blazing geraniums on the windowsill housed a drove of murmuring bees"

d)

"her father prodded the dour and withered grass on a grave"

20.

An appropriate theme for "Searching for Summer" would be

a)

Be optimistic and nurture happiness

b)

Don't be afraid of darkness and death

c)

Money is the root of all evil

d)

Don't take things for granted

21.

The resolution of "Searching for Summer" suggest that Tom and Lily

a)

never find what they are looking for

b)

return to the cottage to live

c)

ride north to protect the Hatchings

d)

ride north into the sun

22.

In what way is "Searching for Summer" similar to "Harrison Bergeron"?

a)

The characters in both stories experience happy endings

b)

Both of their plots are driven by a man vs man conflict

c)

They both take place in England

d)

They are both set in the future