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Pappas--Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie Review Game

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a reference to another literary work or historical event?

a)

allusion

b)

hyperbole

c)

pun

d)

Tom Swifty

2.

What is an extreme exaggeration to make a point?

a)

Synecdoche

b)

Personification

c)

Situational Irony

d)

Hyperbole

3.

What is it when someone or something is used to represent something much more than itself?

a)

Alliteration

b)

personification

c)

symbolism

d)

Synecdoche

4.

What type of character puts another character's traits into perspective?

a)

round

b)

flat

c)

foil

d)

static

5.

What is the type of character where we know a lot about them?

a)

Round

b)

Flat

c)

Dynamic

d)

Static

6.

What is the type of character that changes in the story?

a)

Round

b)

Static

c)

Dynamic

d)

Foil

7.

What is the type of character where we know very little about them?

a)

Flat

b)

Static

c)

Foil

d)

Dynamic

8.

What is the type of character that makes little to no change in the story?

a)

Round

b)

Flat

c)

Static

d)

Dynamic

9.

Which of the following is NOT a theme for Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie?

a)

Actions have consequences

b)

Change happens and should not be feared

c)

Don't judge someone until you know them

d)

High school is hard

10.

What is the type of narrator who cannot be trusted as they have showed bias, have lied to themselves, have lied to others, or have lied to us?

a)

Foil

b)

Unreliable

c)

Antagonist

d)

Oppressor

11.

What literary devices are in the given passage?


"'Yeah, this place is like the tesseract,' I said...'You know. A tesseract. From A Wrinkle in Time.'"

a)

Personification and metaphor

b)

allusion and metaphor

c)

allusion and simile

d)

personification and simile

12.

What symbolizes change in the story?

a)

Sean: The baby

b)

His crush on Julia

c)

His fight with Kyle

d)

The extracurricular activities he was in

13.

What literary device is used in the given passage?

"But as I walked toward my front door, the weight of my backpack dragged me down into the real world."

a)

Tom Swifty

b)

Personification

c)

Synecdoche

d)

Foreshadowing

14.

What literary device is used in the given passage?

"I could feel myself droop like a cheap basketball that was left out on the lawn all winter."

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Simile

d)

Symbolism

15.

What literary device is used in the given passage?

"Looking at the engine was like looking at a page of Spanish."

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Personification

16.

What literary device is used in the given passage?

"Bam. Thump. Pause. BAM! Pause. Thumpa WHUMP!"

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Pun

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Synecdoche

17.

What is a word that sounds like the sound it describes?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Synecdoche

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Symbolism

18.

What literary devices are used in the given passage?

"Mom suddenly realized that we didn't live in a house--we lived in a baby-mauling machine."

a)

hyperbole, metaphor, verbal irony

b)

hyperbole, simile, dramatic irony

c)

personification, metaphor, verbal irony

d)

personification, hyperbole, situational irony

19.

What literary device is used when we learn that Patrick moves to Texas?

a)

Situational Irony

b)

Tragic Irony

c)

Dramatic Irony

d)

Verbal Irony

20.

What literary devices are used when we learn that Bobby can't really read?

a)

Situational and Dramatic Irony

b)

Tragic and Dramatic Irony

c)

Verbal and Situational Irony

d)

Dramatic and Verbal Irony

21.

What literary device is used in the given passage?

"I nearly died when I got home and realized I didn't have the article."

a)

Understatement

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Personification

d)

Direct Characterization

22.

What literary devices are used in the given passage?

"He was a skinny guy with the kind of acne that looks like it's taken up permanent residence on his face."

a)

Personification and direct characterization

b)

Metaphor and personification

c)

Hyperbole and indirect characterization

d)

Simile and imagery

23.

What literary device is used in the given passage?

"My arms are going to fall off. Yesterday, I sawed a forest of wood for stage crew."

a)

Synecdoche

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Situational Irony

24.

What literary device is used in the given passage?

"You know exactly what I'm talking about, Romeo."

a)

Allusion

b)

Dramatic Irony

c)

Simile

d)

Pun

25.

What literary devices are used in the given passage?


“When Mr. Franka finished that part of the lecture, he paused for a moment, sitting on the edge of the large metal desk that was wedged on a slant in the left corner of the room, beneath the drooping glory of the flag...I raised my arm, and noticed with interest how the dust particles danced in a golden light beam coming through the window.”

a)

Imagery and personification

b)

imagery and hyperbole

c)

personification and allusion

d)

personification and symbolism

26.

What literary device is used in the given passage?


“ But we had rehearsal all morning. Given what happened to Lincoln in a theater, you’d think we’d get a break.”

a)

Verbal Irony

b)

Allusion

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Pun

27.

What literary device is used when Mouth doesn’t talk much and pays Scott back for the lunch money Scott lent him?

a)

Situational Irony

b)

Foreshadowing

c)

Dramatic Irony

d)

Hyperbole

28.

What literary device is used in the following passage?


“ But he knew as well as I did that if I threw a party for all my friends, we could fit in a phone booth and still have room for pony rides and a moon bounce.”

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Synecdoche

c)

Situational Irony

d)

Foreshadowing

29.

What literary device is used when Scott visits Mouth in the hospital, and Mouth tells Scott to cheer up?

a)

Situational Irony

b)

Dramatic Irony

c)

Verbal Irony

d)

Tragic Irony

30.

What literary device is used in the given passage?


“I must have carried a grand total of about 87,000 tons of lumber."

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Situational Irony

c)

Understatement

d)

Tom Swifty

31.

What literary device is used when Kelly winks at Scott throughout the day?

a)

Foreshadowing

b)

Allusion

c)

Situational Irony

d)

Synecdoche

32.

What two literary devices are used when Scott’s mom says, “I’m as big as a house”?

a)

Simile and Allusion

b)

Simile and Foreshadowing

c)

Simile and Hyperbole

d)

Simile and Dramatic Irony

33.

Which one of the following best describes Scott?

a)

Dynamic

b)

Flat

34.

Which one of the following best describes Lee?

a)

Antagonist

b)

Foil

35.

Which one of the following best describes Kyle?

a)

Round

b)

Dynamic

36.

Which one of the following best describes Mouth?

a)

Dynamic

b)

Static

37.

Which one of the following best describes Scott?

a)

Round

b)

Flat

38.

what purpose does Scott's survival guide serve for Scott?

a)

It's a homework assignment

b)

It's for the newspaper

c)

It helps him cope with everything

d)

There is no purpose, only chaos

39.

What keeps Scott from admitting that Lee and Wesley are his friends?

a)

He's afraid of what others would think

b)

He's afraid they'll leave him

c)

He's afraid of what his parents would think

d)

He's afraid they'll get him in trouble

40.

What literary devices are used in the following passage?


“ Which I guess was like asking General Custer for combat tips.”

a)

Metaphor and allusion

b)

Simile and allusion

c)

Metaphor and hyperbole

d)

Simile and personification

41.

Which one of the following best describes Wesley?

a)

Dynamic

b)

Static

42.

What literary devices are used in the following passage?


“Otherwise, I would have spilled my secret to the world Tuesday morning in English class.”

a)

Hyperbole and Understatement

b)

Hyperbole and Personification

c)

Hyperbole and Allusion

d)

Hyperbole and Synecdoche

43.

What literary device is seen best in the following passage?


“I woke up Monday morning to any student’s favorite sound--the silence of a world blanketed by a major snowfall.”

a)

Alliteration

b)

Assonance

c)

Consonance

d)

Onomatopoeia

44.

What literary device is used in the given passage?


“I was looking for another job. But it’s tough without wheels.”

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Synecdoche

c)

Allusion

d)

Situational Irony

45.

What literary device is used in the given passage?


“This time it wasn’t thumping that woke me. It was the gentle whisper of a power sander.”

a)

Personification

b)

Simile

c)

Synecdoche

d)

Dramatic Irony

46.

What literary device is used in the provided passage?


“…and going like a battery bunny banging a drum…”

a)

Assonance

b)

Consonance

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Alliteration

47.

On Freytag’s Pyramid, what is the beginning of the story called?

a)

Denouement

b)

Resolution

c)

Rising Action

d)

Exposition

48.

On Freytag's Pyramid, what is another word for the resolution?

a)

Exposition

b)

Rising action

c)

Falling action

d)

Denouement

49.

On Freytag's Pyramid, what is the turning point of the story called?

a)

Denouement

b)

Exposition

c)

Climax

d)

Rising Action

50.

What literary device is used in the given passage?


"'Ladies and gentlemen, I give you...the Tom Swifty...Explain the first one,' Mr. Franka said, pointing to me. 'A hot dog is also called a frank,' I said. 'So using frankly makes it a joke.' He nodded. 'Very swift of you.'"

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Foreshadowing

c)

Pun

d)

Alliteration

51.

Where on Freytag's Pyramid does Kyle getting Vernon to beat up Scott belong?

a)

Exposition

b)

Rising action

c)

Climax

d)

Falling Action

52.

Where on Freytag's Pyramid does Julia asking Scott to the dance and he says no belong?

a)

Rising Action

b)

Climax

c)

Falling Action

d)

Denouement

53.

What type of conflict is seen when the school bullies Mouth?

a)

Man vs Man

b)

Man vs Nature

c)

Man vs Society

d)

Man vs Self

54.

What type of conflict is seen when when Kyle and Scott fight in the locker room?

a)

Man vs Man

b)

Man vs Self

c)

Man vs Society

d)

Man vs Nature

55.

What type of conflict is seen when Scott doesn't want to be associated with Wesley or Lee?

a)

Man vs Man

b)

Man vs Nature

c)

Man vs Society

d)

Man vs Self

56.

Where on Freytag's Pyramid does Scott admitting Wesley and Lee are his friends and realizing he has an amazing life belong?

a)

Rising Action

b)

Climax

c)

Falling Action

d)

Denouement

57.

Where on Freytag's Pyramid does Scott taking the sign off of Lee's locker belong?

a)

Rising Action

b)

Climax

c)

Falling Action

d)

Resolution

58.

Which of the following intervenes for someone who is being bullied?

a)

Helpful Bystander

b)

Hurtful Bystander

c)

Oppressor

d)

Victim

59.

Which of the following eggs on, laughs with, or assists an oppressor?

a)

Helpful Bystander

b)

Hurtful Bystander

c)

Oppressor

d)

Victim

60.

Which of the following is the one who displays bullying behaviors?

a)

Helpful Bystander

b)

Hurtful Bystander

c)

Oppressor

d)

Victim

61.

Where on Freytag's Pyramid does Scott realizing that change is good and the school year ending belong?

a)

Exposition

b)

Falling Action

c)

Rising Action

d)

Denouement

62.

What literary device is used in the given passage?


"I thought of the way she sounded when she taught us. Hoola sheekoes eee sheekahs, coomo ezdas?"

a)

Synecdoche

b)

Personification

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Dialect

63.

How do the allusions to Tomb Raider and Indiana Jones, when thinking about what the first day of high school will be like, enhance the writing?

a)

It adds suspense

b)

It helps us better understand Scott's fears

c)

It helps us see how the school looks

d)

It helps us predict that Scott will do poorly in school