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"Signs" by M. Night Shyamalan

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Graham Hess is the

a)

antagonist

b)

protagonist

c)

supporting character

d)

alien

2.

Graham Hess has lost his faith in God because of his wife's sudden death. What type of conflict is this?

a)

person vs. person

b)

person vs. self

c)

person vs. nature

d)

person vs. unknown

3.

Bo leaves multiple glasses of water around the house. Later we find out that water is a weakness of the aliens.

a)

flashback

b)

situational irony

c)

foreshadowing

d)

characterization

4.

While the characters did not die, the picture in the book about aliens that showed the house being attacked by aliens was an example of:

a)

flashback

b)

situational irony

c)

conflict

d)

foreshadowing

5.

The year is 1991 and it is in Buck's County Pennsylvania on a farm. This is the ...

a)

conflict

b)

setting

c)

irony

d)

character trait

6.

Morgan being angry with his dad over his mom's death is what type of conflict?

a)

person vs. person

b)

person vs. self

c)

person vs. nature

d)

person vs. fate

7.

Morgan is upset that his dad couldn't protect and save his mom. Meanwhile, Graham is mad at God for the same reason. This is an example of...

a)

person vs. person conflict

b)

situational irony

c)

character traits

d)

dramatic irony

8.

The viewers keep getting little pieces of ,what happened in the past, the night Colleen died through Graham's dreams. This literary element is called...

a)

flashback

b)

foreshadowing

c)

plot

d)

dramatic irony

9.

Morgan being saved by his asthma instead of it killing him is an example of...

a)

foreshadowing

b)

flashback

c)

situational irony

d)

none of the above

10.

During the conversation Merrill had with the army recruiter, the recruiter makes reference to the military process of doing "recon". It turns out, this is exactly what the aliens were doing. That conversation was an example of ...

a)

flashback

b)

foreshadowing

c)

verbal irony

d)

conflict

11.

During his conversation with Graham, Ray Reddy says he is going to the lake because he feels the crop circles are set up far from water. He deduces that they (the aliens) may not like water. This is an example of...

a)

verbal irony

b)

flashback

c)

foreshadowing

d)

conflict

12.

Before the alien invasion, the Hess family was emotionally broken. However, at the end of the movie, they seem to have found happiness again. Therefore, the alien invasion actually brought them back together. This is an example of...

a)

situational irony

b)

dramatic irony

c)

verbal irony

d)

none of the above

13.

Bo is clairvoyant ( sees into the future), sweet, quirky, quiet. .

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Merrill's skills with a bat come in handy at the end when he uses his bat to help defeat the alien.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

Graham's faith is restored at the end of the movie.

a)

true

b)

false

16.

Merrill came to live with Graham and the kids after Collen died so that he could help them out.

a)

true

b)

false

17.

There were 2 antagonists in this movie. One was the aliens and the other was Ray Reddy.

a)

true

b)

false

18.

Graham's loss of faith almost made him miss all of the signs that were in front of him.

a)

true

b)

false

19.

The dinner scene revealed that Morgan was mad at God too.

a)

true

b)

false

20.

M. Night Shyamalan makes an appearance in all of his movies.

a)

true

b)

false

21.

What are 2 themes of the movie, "Signs"?

a)

Aliens are always hostile

b)

Everyone has a weakness

c)

Life is full of coincidence, there is no such thing as signs.

d)

Signs are everywhere if you choose to see them.

22.

Bo says, "There is a monster in my room, can I have a glass of water? This is an example of:

a)

simile

b)

foreshadowing

c)

dramatic irony

d)

personification

23.

What is the significance of Merrill's bat?

a)

It helps defeat the aliens

b)

It is a symbol of hope

c)

It is a family heirloom

d)

It is used for self-defense

24.

Who directed the movie?

a)

M. Night Shyamalan

b)

Steven Spielberg

c)

Christopher Nolan

d)

Quentin Tarantino

25.

What is the significance of the crop circles?

a)

They are a message from aliens

b)

They are a natural phenomenon

c)

They are a government conspiracy

d)

They are a hoax