WorksheetsMy Father, Sun-sun Johnson Ch. 1-8
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 8mins
Who is the author of the novel?
(a)
•What instrument could Sun Sun play?
fife
drum
guitar
harmonica
Name this figurative device “The tongues did wag”.
(a)
Name this literary device: “Money talks”.
(a)
Who said this “ I will take him to court….I will fight him…”?
Arlene
Donna Rae
Debbie
Betty
Check the settings of this story......
Robin Hill
River Bottom
Kendal, Hanover
None of the above
How would you describe the protagonist of a story?
Check your answers.
The leading or central figure in the story.
The hero in the story.
The main character in the story.
None of the above.
How many acres of land did Rami and Sun-sun clear the week after the wedding?
1 Acre
4 Acres
2 Acres
None of the above
"When rains continued and the river changed its color from soda water purity to copper turbidity and its voice, trimmed for so many months, resumed its bellicose loudness with the ever-rising volume of water." What figure of speech causes a river to have a "voice"?
Personification
Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
"I went home disgruntled as a bull..." is what figure of speech?
Metaphor
Alliteration
Personification
Simile
Which are the steps for hoeing yams? (check all that apply)
Cut out any brush
loosen up the soil
plant the yams
pull up weeds
Why did ma look "uncommonly fat"?
(a)
Why did Rami have to defend his father to his mother?
She was pregnant and he didn't like it
She said that his father had "foolish pride"
She said that his father was a silly and unworthy man
He just wanted to start an argument
Father won the victory in court.
True
False
Ma wanted the judge to inspect the homes because
she felt that her home was better
she thought that her husband would be there
she felt that the judge could be swayed by the large property
She didn't want the inspection at all
Ma seemed to have a conflict with Donna Rae because
She had a hidden dislike for Rami
She thought that Donna Rae was of a lower 'class'
Donna Rae was disagreeable
Mrs. Hilcher and Ma had a conflict over Sun-sun
Why did Rami NOT go to live with his mother?
Because the judge told him to stay with his father
Because Ma was afraid he would run away
Because Rami and his siblings did not get along
Because Jake did not want him there
Collie Rainer is Rami's
(a)
What did Sun-sun and Rami have on their farm along with the Yams? (Check all that apply)
grapes
bananas
onions
corn
mangoes
Pyrric means...
