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WorksheetsMagical Realism
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 18mins
Which of the following would you expect to see at the beginning of a magical realism story?
a setting 200 years in the future
a setting that includes dinosaurs
a setting in a suburban home
a setting in the home of a super-famous rock star
Which plot event would you most expect to see as a magical realism story unfolds?
a visit from people in a time machine
a tree that seems to sigh and groan in the wind
aliens take over The White House
ghosts who rob The Metropolitan Museum
Which of the following would you expect to see as a magical realism story progresses toward its conclusion?
Characters realize that they are in a traffic jam that is a thousand miles long.
Characters realize that their bank is giving away free candy.
Characters find their lost dog at the animal shelter.
Characters find that a raccoon has been raiding their garbage.
Which of the following would you most expect to see at the end of a magical realism story?
Characters are astonished that their tree is giving them advice.
Characters accept that their dog is sending text messages.
Characters do not believe that a herd of rampaging dinosaurs coming.
Characters win a singing contest and become famous musicians.
Which would be the most likely setting for a magical realist story?
an apartment building in Ohio
a space station floating above Earth
the White House
a prehistoric jungle
Which event would be a likely part of the development of a magical realist story?
Huge sharks threaten the main character.
The mayor is finally voted out of office.
A teen finds out that she was accepted into college.
Water in a bowl turns red and boils for no reason.
In a magical realist story, a truck driver gets four flat tires in a row. When he goes to fix them, he finds that they have fixed themselves. What would you expect to see as the truck driver’s response to these events?
The truck driver would call his boss and angrily quit on the spot.
The truck driver would search frantically for the person who made the repair.
The truck driver would keep driving as if nothing unusual had occurred.
The truck driver would call the police to report the unusual incident.
Which of these endings would you expect in a magical realist story?
The characters sob hysterically in their grief and fear.
The characters mindlessly watch their favorite TV show.
The characters go to the FBI to report an unusual occurrence.
The characters set up a video chat with beings from another planet.
Which setting would you be most likely to find in a magical realist story?
the home of the richest person in the world
a sixth-grade classroom in a small town
the cone of a volcano that is about to erupt
backstage at the Super Bowl before the halftime show
Which event would you expect to see as a magical realist story unfolds?
A poor but kindly woman finds out that her old typewriter is actually worth thousands of dollars.
An old typewriter begins to type words at a very fast speed, although there is no one at the keyboard.
An eccentric scientist uses an old typewriter to build a teleportation device that takes him to another galaxy.
A frustrated man quits his good job and decides he will now write movie screenplays on an old typewriter.
A Hollywood director is making a film based on a magical realist story. Which of the following directions would she be most likely to give the actors, in order to create the proper tone?
“Show how angry you feel during the most intense scenes.”
“Let your face reflect your amazement at surprising events.”
“No matter what happens in the story, avoid showing any shock or fear.”
“You may create new dialogue to demonstrate when the story disturbs you.”
A character in a magical realist story discovers that her cell phone has been sending out strange messages to her friends. What attitude and response would you expect from this character?
She would continue to use her cell phone as normal.
She would panic and throw her cell phone into the river.
She would rush to the police with her frightening story.
She would file an angry lawsuit against the cell phone company.
A character in a magical realist story discovers that his computer turns itself on and off. Which of the following messages would you most expect such a story to communicate?
Computers have untapped benefits that few of us appreciate.
Modern technological devices like computers are evil.
When we care more about technology than about people, we are in trouble.
We have less control over our helpful, everyday devices than we think.
A spacious home would likely be cheaper than a small one.
True
False
People’s loud, persistent complaints are usually unvoiced.
True
False
You should consider visiting obscure places if you want to avoid crowds.
True
False
A recessed set of shelves sticks out into a room.
True
False
A vestibule is a small building that stands at a distance from a house.
True
False
It’s easy to understand a muffled announcement over the PA system.
True
False
