WorksheetsThe Banana Tree Review
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 4mins
Who is the protagonist in the story?
The Hurricane
Mr. Bass
Gustus
Mrs. Bass
Who is the antagonist in the story?
the hurricane
Mr. Bass
Gustus
Both the hurricane and Mr. Bass could be considered antagonists.
What is the setting of the story?
Florida
Jamaica
Cuba
Bahamas
What is an important symbol in the story?
the hymnbook
the hurricane
the banana tree
Both the banana tree and the hurricane could be considered symbols in the story.
An important theme in The Banana Tree is what?
Never run out into a hurricane.
Family is to be valued.
Hurricanes are destructive.
Kids need shoes.
When Gustus wrestles with the fact that he has no shoes, and that it has kept him from participating in school trips, this is an example of what?
internal conflict
dialogue
external conflict
dialect
Dialect means what?
conversation between characters
the tone with which someone speaks
the accent of spoken words that reflects regional differences
the volume of someone's speech
As Gustus struggles to make his way to his tree, as the hurricane winds pound him and the waters rise, which type of conflict does this demonstrate?
character vs. character
character vs. society
character vs. self
character vs. nature
What type of figurative language is demonstrated by the following line from the story?
"His shirt was fluttering from his back like a boat sail."
simile
personification
metaphor
hyperbole
When Gustus shouts with clinched fists, "I almos' hol' you that time...Come solid like that again, an' we fight like man an' man!" This dialogue directed at the storm best demonstrates which type of conflict?
character v. character
character v. self
character v. nature
character v. society
"But the belligerent wind was merciless. It bellowed into his ears and drummed a deafening commotion."
These two lines best demonstrate which type of figurative language?
simile
imagery
personification
both imagery and personification
"Mrs. Imogene Bass, largely pregnant, looked a midget beside him."
To which of the five senses does this example of imagery best appeal?
touch
sight
sound
smell
Why is the banana tree so important to Gustus?
It grew over his "nable string" (umbilical cord) and he felt like it was a part of him. He was proud of it.
It was a special type of banana tree.
He planned to sell the fruit from the tree to buy new shoes.
It was both a part of him, and a way for Gustus to buy the shoes he so desperately wanted.
