WorksheetsFLUSH FIRST 4 CHAPTERS
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
In addition to the conflict/problem and characters, what other story element make up the EXPOSITION?
Figurative Language
Setting
Satire
Characters
One of Hiaasen's ingredients in satire. What is satire?
Same starting sound in a series of words
The background of a story revealed at the start
The problem in the story
Bringing attention to a problem through humor
Identify the antagonist in the novel, Flush.
Paine
Noah
Lice
Dusty
What is the narrator's perspective, or POV, for the novel?
second person
third person limited
omniscient
first person
"The deputy standing by the door made a grunting noise and held up five chubby fingers..." which element of figurative language is included within this text from page three?
alliteration
simile
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
Why is Abbey hysterically crying at the end of chapter four?
Her mother brought out the plaid suitcase AGAIN!
Her father has decided to stay in jail.
The mother has talked to the lawyer about divorce.
She is frustrated that she was not interviewed by Miles Umlatt
Paine is impulsive, which means he loses his temper easily. In addition to sinking Dusty's boat, what other 2 actions has he done that prove he is a bit impulsive?
Chasing down a litterbug on the Florida freeway and throwing him in a dumpster
Popping 8 tires on an RV and dognapping 2 labradors that were being abused
Wrapping up a fisherman that was illegally using a gill net
Throwing firecrackers at a couple that were harassing the Florida wildlife
"He was thin and blotchy and his nose was scuffed up like an old shoe." This text from page 41 contains which element of figurative language?
metaphor
hyperbole
personification
simile
OUTRAGEOUS CHARACTERS is another ingredient used by Hiaasen. From the list below, check the correct descriptors for Lice Peeking, an outrageous character!
Real name is Edward
Looks like a wrinkly armadillo
Smokes moldy cigarettes
Is 29 years old
Has a tattoo of an iguana on his forearm
OUTRAGEOUS CHARACTERS is another ingredient used by Hiaasen. From the list below, check the correct descriptors for Shelly, an outrageous character!
Has red, curly hair
Smells like tangerines
Can sniff out lies easily
Has a solid gold nose ring
Has a barbed wire tattoo
What is the literary device defined as the emotional response that the writer wishes to create in the reader through a story?
satire
mood
tone
irony
"Like father, like son" is a popular phrase to indicate similarities between a parent and child. How are Paine and Noah similar in their interactions with Dusty and Jasper?
They both get bullied by the Mulemans
Jasper tells lies just like his father, which the Mulemans do not believe
Dusty calls Paine unoriginal names, just like Jasper and Noah
The Underwoods sunk the Muleman's boats
What happened when Jasper Jr. and Bull found Noah at the creek?
The 3 boys had a conversation
Jasper Jr. punched Noah in the eye
They went fishing
They went swimming
How did Bull get his name?
He was as hefty as a bull
Because you couldn't believe anything he said
He lived on a farm with several cattle and a few bulls
Old family name
In the room there was another deputy-a broad, jowly bear standing next to the door that led to the jail cells.
What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?
similie
metaphor
idiom
personification
When an author uses IMAGERY, they use descriptive writing that helps the reader create an image or picture in their mind. From the choices below, which one did Hiaasen BEST help you create an image in your mind?
the description of Lice Peeking
the description of Shelly
when Noah sunk Jasper's boat
when Noah was interviewed by Miles Umlatt
