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Worksheets"So What Are You Anyway?" Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What conflicts do we see in "So What Are You Anyway?"
Man v. Self
Man v. Nature
Man v. Man
Man v. Society
Who is the protagonist in the story?
Henry Norton
The Stewardess
Carole
Betty Norton
Internal and external conflicts are present in the story.
True
False
When Henry Norton asks Carole "What, are you, anyway?", he is asking her:
How old she is
What type of student she is
What race she is
What gender she is
Carole carries a doll in one hand and a purse in the other. This symbolizes:
Her desire to be an adult
Her concern for her appearance
Being a member of 2 races
Being caught between the 2 worlds of adulthood and childhood
Carole is said to have a complexion that is "milk milk milk milk chocolate." This likely means that
She is a preteen
She is mixed race
She is a very light skinned white girl
She stays out of the sun
Carole's parents have not put much emphasis on race. Which line from the story best supports this claim?
"'It's not fair to them. They're not one thing nor the other.'"
Carole's mouth drops. Race? What is that?
"'Travelling a alone, are you?'"
"'What are you anyway?'"
The setting of the story is symbolic of
freedom
confinement
racism
education
The airplane symbolizes
an inability to escape
childhood innocence
freedom
travelling
Henry Norton comments that he has never seen a black doll. This detail best demonstrates which character trait:
Accepting
Open-minded
Ignorant
Flexible
"Carole feels ashamed at her stupidity." This line best demonstrates which type of conflict:
Man vs. Society
Man vs. Self
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Nature
Henry and Betty Norton's actions best symbolize
Childless Adults
Problems When Travelling
Systemic Racism
Conflict
In the story's resolution, all of the following happen except:
The people on the plane scold the Norton's for their inappropriate behavior
The Norton's realize their mistake and apologize
The stewardess offers to let Carole sit with her
Carole is able to escape the Norton's racist questions
At the end of the story, the Norton's realize how wrong they were in asking Carole so many questions about her race.
True
False
Which is the following is NOT a symbol in the story?
Amy
The airplane
The Norton's swinging their legs so Carole can get out
Carole's trip to the bathroom
