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The Censors

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the protagonist in The Censors?

a)

Mariana

b)

Luisa

c)

Juan

d)

The Censorship Division

2.

Who is the antagonist in The Censor?

a)

Mariana

b)

Luisa

c)

Juan

d)

The Censorship Division

3.

What is it called when one fails to take proper care in doing something?

a)

Negligence

b)

Censor

c)

Foe

d)

Albeit

4.

What is a possible theme, or main purpose, of Luisa Valenzuela's The Censors?

a)

Nature will always overcome the ambition of people.

b)

Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

c)

Man can not escape his or her fate.

d)

Traumatic events in life can lead to a loss of innocence.

5.

How can you best describe this line from paragraph 9: "Soon his work became so absorbing that his noble mission blurred in his mind."

a)

Juan's mission becomes going to the club to hang out with girls.

b)

Juan tries even harder to have Mariana fall in love with him.

c)

Juan begins to lose sight of his original goal and is becoming obsessed with another goal of becoming a good censor.

d)

Juan thinks that Mariana will find his letter and write back to him.

6.

Which phrase best helps the reader understand the meaning of the word "subversive"?

a)

"Day after day he crossed out whole paragraphs in red ink..."

b)

"These were horrible days..."

c)

"His instincts were so sharp..."

d)

"...someone secretly scheming to overthrow the government."

7.

What is the effect of Juan working hard at the Censorship Division?

a)

He is promoted.

b)

They cut off his hands.

c)

He falls in love with a coworker.

d)

He gets a shiny "Employee of the Month" plaque.

8.

What is the main conflict of The Censors?

a)

Man vs Himself

b)

Man vs Nature

c)

Man vs They

d)

Man vs Mariana

9.
Where is Mariana as the story is being told?
a)
Government detention
b)
Paris, France
c)
The Post Office Censorship Division
10.
What point of view does Valenzuela utilize in the story?
a)
First person
b)
Third person objective
c)
Third person omniscient
11.
"The Censors" best exemplifies which external conflict?
a)
human vs. self
b)
human vs. nature
c)
human vs. society
12.
"The Censors" best demonstrates which internal conflict?
a)
human vs. self
b)
human vs. human
c)
human vs. technology
13.
What event best marks the dramatic hook of the story?
a)
Juan gets a job at the censorship office
b)
Juan can't sleep at night
c)
Juan writes a letter to Mariana
14.
What event from the story is the best example of irony?
a)
Juan censors his own letter
b)
Juan no longer meets his friends at the bar
c)
Juan carefully screens the letters for explosives
15.

Which of the following themes is best demonstrated in "The Censors?"

a)

Family can be a blessing and a curse

b)

An overpowering government can corrupt the individual

c)

Greed ultimately leads to tragedy

d)

Physical beauty is always temporary

16.

What is the best summary of this selection?

a)

Juan becomes so caught up in his work at the government censorship agency that he censors the letter to Mariana that he had hoped to retrieve, and he is killed for action.

b)

Government officials become aware of Juan when he joins the censorship bureau, soon implicated others in crimes, and quickly becomes the agency's best censor.

c)

Juan writes a letter to Mariana, a woman he loves, thereby alerting the government officials to where she is living in foreign country.

d)

Juan joins the government's censorship agency to intercept a letter he has written to Mariana, a woman he loves, and who he hopes to save from danger.

17.

What can be considered a theme of the story The Censors.

a)

It's better to work as a team

b)

The government always wants the best for you

c)

Being too obsessed with work can impact your life

18.

The story The Censors takes place in

a)

Dallas, Texas

b)

Paris

c)

Argentina

19.

The setting is important to the theme because it is where --

a)

Juan and his mother live

b)

an explosion blew off the hand a worker

c)

government officials censor letters

d)

Juan first met Mariana

20.

What occurs when the author gives hints or clues about future events?

a)

Setting

b)

Theme

c)

Foreshadowing

d)

Tone

21.

Who is the person who removes objectionable material from mail, internet,,,?

a)

subtle

b)

foe

c)

censor