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One Thousand Dollars by O. Henry

Total questions: 79

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How does the story, One Thousand Dollars start?
a)
At the country club with Old Bryson
b)
At the uncle's house
c)
At the lawyers' office 
d)
Young Gillian's home
2.
How much was the uncle (Old Gillian) worth?
a)
$1 Million
b)
$5,000
c)
$500,000
d)
$50,000
3.
What question does Young Gillian ask to multiple people?
a)
What would you do with $1,000?
b)
Why only $1,000?
c)
Do you think my uncle was playing some kind of joke?
d)
Wouldn't $50 be more sensible from my uncle?
4.
Describe the tone of Young Gillian when he learned he only inherited $1,000.
a)
Contrite
b)
Somber 
c)
Thrilled
d)
Annoyed 
5.
What does the blind man show Young Gillian?
a)
His checkbook.
b)
A pencil.
c)
Directions to the horse races. 
d)
How to enter the lawyers office. 
6.
What was Ms. Lotta Lauriere's response to Young Gillian's question: What would you do with $1,000?
a)
Open a s'loon
b)
Buy a diamond necklace 
c)
Buy a happy home.
d)
Buy an prestigious painting. 
7.
What does Young Gillian decide to do with the 1,000?
a)
Spend it on bets with Old Bryson
b)
Buy a bracelet for Ms. Lotta Lauriere 
c)
Give it to Ms. Hayden 
d)
Paying Mr. Tolman for his services. 
8.
How does Young Gillian feel about Ms. Hayden?
a)
He feel like he owes her for taking care of his uncle for so long. 
b)
He rejects her love for Ms. Lotta Lauriere 
c)
He is grateful that she raised him for so many years. 
d)
He loves her, but she rejects him.
9.
Old Bryson suggests to Young Gillian to spend the money on a diamond bracelet for Ms. Lotta Lauriere. True/False
a)
True 
b)
False
10.
Young Gillian is portrayed in the story as 
a)
covetous 
b)
ravenous 
c)
precarious 
d)
infantile
11.
What was the one rule of Young Gillian receiving the $1,000?
a)
He had to pay taxes on it.
b)
He had to donate it to a local hospital.
c)
He has to account for his spending.
d)
He had to share with Ms. Hayden
12.
Why does Young Gillian tell the lawyers that he lost the money at the races?
a)
He wanted to get rid of it.
b)
He wanted Ms. Hayden to have the money because he loved her.
c)
He wanted to get the money to pay of his debt at the races. 
d)
He loved Ms. Lotta Lauriere 
13.
Bobby's last name is
a)
Gillian
b)
Septimus
c)
Bryson
d)
Lauriere
14.
The setting is
a)
1900 New York City
b)
1920 Chicago
c)
1850 Boston
d)
1920 Harlem
15.
At the time of the story, $1000 would be equal to about how much today?
a)
$1,000,000
b)
$20,000
c)
$1000
d)
$0
16.
O. Henry also wrote
a)
Gone with the Wind
b)
Harrison Bergeron
c)
The Gift of the Magi
d)
The Raven
17.
What did Bobby's uncle's servants get?
a)
$1000 each.
b)
$10 and a seal ring each.
c)
Nothing.
d)
$50,000 to share.
18.
What did Old Bryson suggest Bobby do with the money?
a)
buy milk for 100 babies
b)
travel the world
c)
save it
d)
buy a pendant for a woman
19.
What would the blind pencil vendor do with $1000?
a)
save it
b)
buy a saloon
c)
buy a sheep ranch
d)
buy jewelry
20.

What would the cab driver do with $1000?

a)

save it

b)

bet for a horse race

c)

invest

d)

join a country club

21.
What did Bobby's uncle do with most of his fortune?
a)
left it to Miss Hayden
b)
wasted it
c)
left it to medical research and charity
d)
gave it to his lawyers
22.

Who are the lawyers?

a)

Hayden and Bryson

b)

Tolman and Sharp

c)

Septimus and Gillian

d)

Hughes and Coleman

23.
Bobby gives his money to Miss Hayden because
a)
He loves her.
b)
He feels sorry for her.
c)
He's on the rebound from Miss Lotta Lauriere.
d)
She tricked him into giving it to her.
24.
Why does Bobby visit Miss Lotta Lauriere?
a)
He loves her.
b)
She is the kind of woman society expects him to be paired with.
c)
She is his sister.
d)
He feels sorry for her.
25.
What does Bobby tell the lawyers he did with the one thousand dollars?
a)
He tells them he gave it to Miss Hayden.
b)
He tells them he spent it on a pendant for Miss Lotta Lauriere.
c)
He tells them he donated it to a cab driver.
d)
He tells them he gambled and lost it.
26.
The obstacle between Bobby and Miss Hayden's potential romance is
a)
she does not love him.
b)
he does not love her.
c)
social class difference.
d)
he is engaged to Miss Lotta Lauriere.
27.
Telling Bobby to go buy a sheep ranch is his way of telling Bobby
a)
to go find himself a wife.
b)
to go away and leave him alone.
c)
to literally go buy a sheep ranch.
d)
to give the money to Old Bryson.
28.
The best theme for "One Thousand Dollars" is
a)
money can't buy happiness.
b)
some things are more important than money.
c)
being poor is better than being rich.
d)
money is the same to everybody.
29.
The climax of "One Thousand Dollars" is
a)
Bobby giving the $1000 to Miss Hayden.
b)
Bobby telling Miss Hayden that he loves her.
c)
Bobby ripping up the piece of paper.
d)
The lawyers shaking their heads at Bobby.
30.
Which of the following is true, based on the story?
a)
Money means different things to different people.
b)
Money doesn't mean anything.
c)
Money means everything.
d)
Nobody really needs money.
31.

Young Gillian was never good at accounts

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Old Bryson was calm and sixty and sequestered

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Gillan`s uncle was like a :

a)

angel

b)

father

c)

fairy godmother

34.

Who is Miss Hayden?

a)

a ward of the uncle

b)

a wife of the uncle

c)

a friend of the uncle

35.

Bryson advises Gillan to buy Miss Lotta Lauriere a diamond pendant with the money.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Gillian discovered that the blind man

a)

had no money.

b)

had $1,785 in the bank.

c)

could really see.

37.

The plot is the order of events in a story. What happened last in the plot of the story?

a)

Gilliam visited Lotta Lauriere.

b)

Gillian ripped the envelope into pieces.

c)

Miss Hayden gave Gillian a pen and paper.

38.

Which group of words best characterizes Gillian?

a)

cheerful, amusing, happy-go-lucky

b)

serious, sad, poor

c)

selfish, thoughtless, angry

39.

The theme is the main idea of the story. Pick the sentence that best tells the theme of this story.

a)

A man who is disappointed in love gets even with the woman who has turned him down.

b)

A young man's actions show that he cares more about the woman he loves than he cares about money.

c)

Nothing is more important in life than having a lot of money.

40.

The writer's style is the special way s/he uses language. How a writer arranges words and sentences helps to create that writer's style. Which statement best decribes O. Henry's style of writing?

a)

There is no humor in his stories.

b)

His stories are long and difficult to understand.

c)

His stories have surprise endings.

41.

Miss Hayden was a ward of Uncle Septimus. As used in this sentence, the word ward means:

a)

a section in a hospital

b)

a part of a jail

c)

a person who is under the care of another

42.

What would have happened to the fifty thousand dollars if Lawyer Tolman had opened and read the note?

(a)  

43.

What characteristics apply to Robert Gillian in "One Thousand Dollars" by O. Henry?  

4 lines
44.

friendly, cheerfully

a)

presumptive

b)

render

c)

genially

d)

hostile

45.

the power or authority to make use of as one chooses

a)

disposal

b)

amendment

c)

presumptive

d)

render

46.

not important, not significant

a)

impertinent

b)

inconsequential

c)

presumptive

d)

disposal

47.

having a list that breaks down something into its individual parts

a)

amendment

b)

carolled

c)

itemizing

d)

render

48.

thinking something has occurred

a)

precarious

b)

presumptive

c)

disposal

d)

hostile

49.

openly unfriendly

a)

hostile

b)

inflict

c)

genially

d)

impertinent

50.

a minor change or addition designed to improve a document

a)

disposal

b)

amendment

c)

render

d)

sequestered

51.

isolated or hidden away

a)

precarious

b)

carolled

c)

sequestered

d)

amendment

52.

to provide or give

a)

render

b)

hostile

c)

disposal

d)

itemizing

53.

not secure in position; likely to fall or collapse

a)

disposal

b)

confoundingly

c)

precarious

d)

presumptive

54.

causing confusion or perplexity

a)

confoundingly

b)

carolled

c)

itemizing

d)

render

55.

praised ; telling of circumstances to come

a)

sequestered

b)

inflict

c)

carolled

d)

render

56.

In “One Thousand Dollars,” how does Gillian respond to his $1,000 inheritance?

a)

He is angry that his uncle did not leave him more money.

b)

He finds it an awkward amount of money to have to spend.

c)

He is overjoyed that his uncle left him such a large sum of money.

d)

He knows that if he spends it wisely, he will receive much more money.

57.

In “One Thousand Dollars,” Old Bryson’s reaction to Gillian suggests that

a)

some of Gillian’s acquaintances like him only because he is wealthy.

b)

many of Gillian’s acquaintances will be jealous of his inheritance.

c)

most of Gillian’s acquaintances want what is best for him.

d)

some of Gillian’s acquaintances find him immature and unlikable.

58.

In “One Thousand Dollars,” which word best describes Lotta Lauriere’s response to Gillian?

a)

dismissive

b)

affectionate

c)

hostile

d)

puzzled

59.

What creates irony at the end of “One Thousand Dollars”?

a)

The lawyers know something about Gillian that the reader does not.

b)

The narrator knows something about Gillian that the lawyers do not.

c)

The reader knows something about Gillian that the lawyers do not.

d)

The lawyers, the reader, and the narrator all discover the truth about Gillian.

60.

Which best describes the point of view of the narrator in “One Thousand Dollars”?

a)

first-person

b)

omniscient third-person

c)

limited third-person

d)

naive first-person

61.

Which definition gives the meaning of the underlined word in the following sentence? "You must give us an account of exactly how you have spent this thousand dollars."

a)

n. a written record of an event - possibly a list

b)

v. to tell another person about an event

62.

Which definition gives the meaning of the underlined word in the following sentence? "I thought that your late Uncle Septimus Gillian was worth something like half a million dollars."

a)

adj. not on time

b)

adj. deceased, no longer living

63.

Which definition gives the meaning of the underlined word in the following sentence? "She was a ward of my uncle and lived in his house."

a)

n. a floor or wing in a hospital

b)

v. (with off) to repel or push away

c)

n. a person under the care or guardianship of another

64.

Which definition gives the meaning of the underlined words in the following sentence? "I will do it in spite of the extra expense it will cause me."

a)

n. a written record of a deceased wishes

b)

v. auxiliary verb used to indicate the future

65.

Which definition gives the BEST meaning of the underlined word in the following sentence? "Mr. Gilliam, there was a codiicil--an addition to your uncle's will."

a)

something new

b)

a change

c)

an addition

d)

a retraction

66.

O. Henry was accused of stealing ___ while working for a bank

a)

$200

b)

$300

c)

$3000

d)

$4000

67.

O. Henry had _____ children.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

1

d)

0

68.

When someone takes on a different name for writing it's called a

a)

pneumonia

b)

pseudonym

c)

plagraize

d)

preposition

69.

O. Henry was known for often using which literary device

a)

predictions

b)

inferences

c)

hyperbole

d)

irony

70.

After what event did O. Henry change his name?

a)

being released from prison

b)

after his wife died

c)

after his child was born

d)

after he was accused of stealing money

71.

O. Henry died from ____ and was____ .

a)

tuberculosis; sad

b)

cancer; wealthy

c)

a broken heart; angry

d)

alcoholism; broke

72.

O. Henry's real name was

a)

William Frank Pyle

b)

William Sydney Porter

c)

William James Porter

d)

Sydney William Porter

73.

O. Henry served how much time in prison for stealing

a)

3 years

b)

5 years

c)

8 years

d)

10 months

74.

O. Henry started writing when

a)

he was in elementary school

b)

he was in high school

c)

he was in prison

d)

when he was attending college

75.

What was William Sydney Porter's PEN NAME?

a)

Dr. Seuss

b)

O. Henry

c)

William Shakespeare

76.

What STATE was O. Henry born in?

a)

Oklahoma

b)

North Carolina

c)

Texas

77.

Where did O. Henry work as a newspaper writer (journalist)?

a)

New York

b)

Texas

c)

Honduras

78.
What does old Mr. Gillian leave his butler and housekeeper?
a)
$1000 each
b)
$10 each
c)
nothing
d)
$10 and a seal ring each
79.

What did Miss Hayden OFFICIALLY RECEIVE FROM the WILL?

a)

$51,000

b)

$50,010

c)

$50,000

d)

$1,000

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