Worksheets"One Thousand Dollars," O. Henry
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 18mins
Robert Gilliam told Miriam Hayden that
he loved her.
she owed him one thousand dollars.
she would receive fifty thousand dollars.
Bryson advised Gillian to spend the thousand dollars
to open a luncheonette.
on a diamond pin for Lotta Lauriere.
at the race track.
Gillian discovered that the blind man
had no money.
had $1,785 in the bank.
could really see.
The plot is the order of events in a story. What happened last in the plot of the story?
Gilliam visited Lotta Lauriere.
Gillian ripped the envelope into pieces.
Miss Hayden gave Gillian a pen and paper.
Which group of words best characterizes Gillian?
cheerful, amusing, happy-go-lucky
serious, sad, poor
selfish, thoughtless, angry
The theme is the main idea of the story. Pick the sentence that best tells the theme of this story.
A man who is disappointed in love gets even with the woman who has turned him down.
A young man's actions show that he cares more about the woman he loves than he cares about money.
Nothing is more important in life than having a lot of money.
The writer's style is the special way s/he uses language. How a writer arranges words and sentences helps to create that writer's style. Which statement best decribes O. Henry's style of writing?
There is no humor in his stories.
His stories are long and difficult to understand.
His stories have surprise endings.
Miss Hayden was a ward of Uncle Septimus. As used in this sentence, the word ward means:
a section in a hospital
a part of a jail
a person who is under the care of another
Gillian always had plenty to spend because he received a large allowance from his uncle. Which of the following best defines the word allowance?
a sum of money given regularly
an expensive car
toys and games
Miss Lauriere was getting ready to go on stage at a crowded matinee. What is the meaning of the word matinee?
an afternoon show
a subway car
a large store
Robert Gillian and Miriam Hayden were named heirs in Uncle Septimus's will. What are heirs?
wise lawyers
people who are left money or property
friends or companions
Use 4 of the 5 words to complete the 4-sentence passage below:
About 600 years ago, Marco Polo, and Italian explorer, ______________ China. He was very ______ to discover that the people there used paper money. In Italy and _______ countries around the world, coins were used to pay for goods. The Chinese were probably the first people to make and use ________ made of paper.
money visited other spend surprised
(a)
Making inferences: Why did Gillian say that he lost the thousand dollars at the race track?
He wanted Miriam Hayden to receive fifty thousand dollars.
He thought he was playing a joke on the lawyers.
He was the kind of person who couldn't stop telling lies.
Making inferences: We may infer that Gillian ripped up the envelope because he
was embarrassed that he lost the money gambling.
was very upset that Miss Hayden didn't love him.
didn't want the lawyers to read the note he had written.
Making inferences: The last sentence of the story suggests that when Gillian left the lawyers, he felt
happy
sad
foolish
Making inferences: Which one of the following statements is true?
Everyone knew that Miss Hayden was secretly in love with Gillian.
Uncle Septimus wanted to reward Gillian for changing.
Bryson was always happy to hear Gillian's stories.
What would have happened to the fifty thousand dollars if Lawyer Tolman had opened and read the note?
(a)
