Worksheets"Two Soldiers" Plot Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
“Me and Pete,” the first three words of the story, refers to:
Billy Joe and his brother
The narrator and his cousin
The narrator and brother
The narrator of the story is almost___years old.
Nine
Ten
Fifteen
Seventeen
Twenty
Pete is almost___years old.
Nine
Ten
Fifteen
Seventeen
Twenty
The story takes place in (two answers):
Memphis
Oxford
Frenchman’s Bend
Mississippi
Jefferson
The time of the story is during which war?
American Revolution
American Civil War
World War I
World War II
Pete goes to the city because he had been drafted.
True
False
When Pete left home, he was most concerned about the effect his absence would have on his:
Maw
Pap
brother
sister
Pete’s mother is against his leaving home because she
can’t think of one good reason.
thinks that her brother did enough in WW I.
knows he will get into trouble.
thinks his brother will want to leave home next.
Pete’s father is against his leaving home because:
He had done enough already.
He needed Pete’s help on the farm.
He had gotten into trouble himself.
He agreed with Pete’s mother’s thinking.
Pete’s brother is both for and against his brother’s leaving home.
True
False
Since Pete felt that he had to leave home, that he’s “got to go,” his brother assumed that he would have to go with him.
True
False
Pete never did give a reason for leaving home.
True
False
The author wants us to admire Pete’s reason for leaving home.
True
False
The author wants us to think that Pete’s brother is foolish for wanting to leave home with his brother.
True
False
Pete’s brother finally gets to the city where Pete had gone by:
Walking
Walking and a bus
Hitchhiking
Bus
Train
When the narrator finally gets to Memphis and finds his brother, Pete is:
Curious
Astonished
Disgusted
Angry
Embarrassed
Pete immediately reprimands his brother for:
Using profane language
Using his knife
Whining and whimpering
Disobeying him
Not telling his parents he had also left home
Peter’s brother told him that he had come to Memphis because:
He wanted to say good-by
His heart hurt
He knew he wanted him to come
He knew he would need wood and water
None of these
Pete’s brother is astonished when his older brother:
Hits him on the head
Takes away his knife
Kisses him
Shouts angrily at him
Tells him the Army had rejected him
When Pete’s brother returns home, he:
Tells his parents he is sorry for being so late
Begins crying uncontrollably
Tells his parents he wanted to see Pete
Blames Pete for leaving home
