WorksheetsThe Banana Tree Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
In the rising action, you learn that the setting is
a beach with a large banana tree
a church where everyone is singing
a Jamaican village during a hurricane
a flooded road in a Jamaican village
Which of these lines uses dialect?
"Gustus..."
"That's a miracle...That's a miracle."
"He had his own worries."
"Wha' mek you say nothin'?"
Why does Gustus go out into the hurricane?
He wants to make sure that his banana tree doesn't blow down.
He wants his father to stop singing.
He wants to show his father that the storm isn't so bad.
His family is overwhelmed by the storm.
The climax of the story is when...
Gustus crosses the flooded river.
Gustus fails to save the fruit on the banana tree.
Mr. Bass finds out Gustus has left the schoolroom.
Mr. Bass arrives at the house.
Which line is an example of personification?
"Families were huddled together on the floor."
"He felt like a man at sea."
"It was as if trees crouched quietly in fear."
"Everybody knew the hour of disaster was near."
What is the resolution of the story?
The search party finds Gustus at the Bass house.
The banana tree is still standing when Gustus sees it.
Gustus tells his father that he wants his own shoes
Mr. Bass finds Gustus by the banana tree.
What might make you repress a laugh?
You are at a funny movie.
You need to be quiet.
You are riding a bike.
You hear a silly joke.
Which of these could be a venture?
A weekly trip to the grocery store.
Doing the dishes after breakfast.
Drinking a glass of water.
Riding a bike down a steep mountain.
If a girl bore a package upstairs, she...
carried it upstairs.
broke it upstairs.
found it upstairs.
opened it upstairs.
If you see a person grimace, you could...
nod your head, too.
help the person stand up again.
laugh along with the person.
try to find out what is wrong.
