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FLUSH FIRST 4 CHAPTERS

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In addition to the conflict/problem and characters, what other story element make up the EXPOSITION?

a)

Figurative Language

b)

Setting

c)

Satire

d)

Characters

2.

One of Hiaasen's ingredients in satire. What is satire?

a)

Same starting sound in a series of words

b)

The background of a story revealed at the start

c)

The problem in the story

d)

Bringing attention to a problem through humor

3.

Identify the antagonist in the novel, Flush.

a)

Paine

b)

Noah

c)

Lice

d)

Dusty

4.

What is the narrator's perspective, or POV, for the novel?

a)

second person

b)

third person limited

c)

omniscient

d)

first person

5.

"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?

a)

alliteration

b)

simile

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

hyperbole

6.

Why is Abbey hysterically crying at the end of chapter four?

a)

Her mother brought out the plaid suitcase AGAIN!

b)

Her father has decided to stay in jail.

c)

The mother has talked to the lawyer about divorce.

d)

She is frustrated that she was not interviewed by Miles Umlatt

7.

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?

a)

Chasing down a litterbug on the Florida freeway and throwing him in a dumpster

b)

Popping 8 tires on an RV and dognapping 2 labradors that were being abused

c)

Wrapping up a fisherman that was illegally using a gill net

d)

Throwing firecrackers at a couple that were harassing the Florida wildlife

8.

"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?

a)

metaphor

b)

hyperbole

c)

personification

d)

simile

9.

OUTRAGEOUS CHARACTERS is another ingredient used by Hiaasen. From the list below, check the correct descriptors for Lice Peeking, an outrageous character!

a)

Real name is Edward

b)

Looks like a wrinkly armadillo

c)

Smokes moldy cigarettes

d)

Is 29 years old

e)

Has a tattoo of an iguana on his forearm

10.

OUTRAGEOUS CHARACTERS is another ingredient used by Hiaasen. From the list below, check the correct descriptors for Shelly, an outrageous character!

a)

Has red, curly hair

b)

Smells like tangerines

c)

Can sniff out lies easily

d)

Has a solid gold nose ring

e)

Has a barbed wire tattoo

11.

What is the literary device defined as the emotional response that the writer wishes to create in the reader through a story?

a)

satire

b)

mood

c)

tone

d)

irony

12.

"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?

a)

They both get bullied by the Mulemans

b)

Jasper tells lies just like his father, which the Mulemans do not believe

c)

Dusty calls Paine unoriginal names, just like Jasper and Noah

d)

The Underwoods sunk the Muleman's boats

13.

What happened when Jasper Jr. and Bull found Noah at the creek?

a)

The 3 boys had a conversation

b)

Jasper Jr. punched Noah in the eye

c)

They went fishing

d)

They went swimming

14.

How did Bull get his name?

a)

He was as hefty as a bull

b)

Because you couldn't believe anything he said

c)

He lived on a farm with several cattle and a few bulls

d)

Old family name

15.

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?

a)

similie

b)

metaphor

c)

idiom

d)

personification

16.

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?

a)

the description of Lice Peeking

b)

the description of Shelly

c)

when Noah sunk Jasper's boat

d)

when Noah was interviewed by Miles Umlatt