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"The Diamond as Big as the Ritz" Sections I & II--Mr. T

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is John T. Unger from?

a)

Just outside of Boston

b)

Hades, Mississippi

c)

The Montana Rockies

d)

St. Midas Preperatory School

2.

What is the allusion in the title of the story?

a)

Diamonds are a girl's best friend

b)

It is a simile

c)

The Ritz Carlton Hotel was associated with great luxury

d)

Everything he touched turned to gold

3.

What did Percy Washington tell John on the way to his home?

a)

That he didn't really like the other boys at St. Midas

b)

That he was not returning to St. Midas after vacation

c)

That John was his only friend

d)

That his father is by far the richest man in the world

4.

How many men lived in the town of Fish?

a)

12

b)

Nobody knows for sure

c)

200

d)

Zero

5.

How do John and Percy travel to Percy's home?

a)

By plane, train, and carriage

b)

By train, carriage, and car

c)

By car, and carriage only

d)

None of the above

6.

What does John appologize to Percy for?

a)

For doubting he had a diamond as big as the Ritz

b)

For faling asleep at dinner

c)

For not paying for his own trip

d)

For being mean to him at St. Midas

7.

Who wrote "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz"?

a)

Ernest Hemingway

b)

Elton John

c)

It is a traditinal story handed down from one generation to the next

d)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

8.

Why was the name of John and Percy's school significant?

a)

Because it alludes to the type of student who attends

b)

Because it was named after Percy's grandfather

c)

Because it is a bad-assed name

d)

Because of it's religious importance

9.

Why do the Washington's have anti-aircraft guns?

a)

Percy's father was a soldier in WWI

b)

Percy's father has a fear of enemy attacks from war trauma

c)

Percy's family is afraid of their home being discovered

d)

Percy's family likes to hunt ducks

10.

Which of the principal themes from The Lost Generation artists is most importand in this story?

a)

An idealized past

b)

Gender roles and impotency

c)

Decadent lifestyles

d)

The end of the American dream