WorksheetsShort Stories Unit 1 Test
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 21mins
In SOT, why does Eckels want to travel back in time?
In SOT, what kind of a leader does President Keith seem to be?
In SOT, Travis asks the time travelers to obey several rules. By far the most important of these rules is to:
In SOT, why, according to Travis, must the time travelers be very careful not to kill any plants or creatures from the past?
In SOT, at what point in the story does Eckels first become frightened?
In SOT, just before returning home, Travis orders Eckels to
In SOT, what is the first thing Eckels notices when he returns from the time safari?
In SOT, what is different about the sign on the office wall when Eckels returns?
In SOT, what has Eckels done to change the course of time?
In SOT, what is the penalty for disobeying instruction while on safari?
Death
$10,000 and government action
Being trapped in the time you travelled to
Community service
What is a possible theme for “A Sound of Thunder”?
Every action, big or small, has lasting consequences
Follow directions to avoid affecting politics
Stepping carelessly can lead to negative outcomes
Traveling through time can be dangerous
In SOT, how has the future changed because of Eckels' mistake?
In SOT, the climax of the story occurs when...
Travis orders Eckels out of the time machine
the tree falls on the dinosaur
Eckels kills a butterfly
we learn the results of Eckels's actions
What is the setting of the story "The Man Who Loved Flowers?
May, 1963, New York City
July, 1973, Boston
November, 1963, Chicago
May, Present Day, New York
Who is the protagonist of the story TMWLF?
the flower vendor
the man
Norma
the man's newest victim
In TMWLF, for whom is the young man buying flowers (in his mind)?
his mother
a woman on the street
Norma
his aunt
In TMWLF, how does the young man appear to the people on the street?
carefree, old, in love
normal, young, in love
crazy, deranged, murderous
Sponge Bob Squarepants-like
In TMWLF, what is the climax (turning point) of the story?
The man hears the cats in the alley.
The man says his name is "love."
The man walks to Norma, but she isn't Norma.
The man decides to buy the roses.
In TMWLF, which statement best expresses the theme of this story?
The search for a loved one is long and difficult.
We never know what someone is capable of.
Intense love can turn into madness.
It's important not to talk to strangers.
In TMWLF, when the man meets his "Norma," what does he have hidden in his pocket?
a knife
a hammer
flowers
a gun
In TMWLF, what kind of flowers did the man buy?
Roses
Lillies
Daisies
Crocuses
Which of the following items is an example of foreshadowing in the story TMWLF?
the man's politeness
the man's gray suit
the news story about a murderer
the conversation with the flower vendor
Part of the resolution of the story TMWLF takes place when ___.
the man kills the woman with his hammer
the woman says to her husband, "How come you never look that way any more?"
the man buys the flowers from the vendor
the newscast comes on the radio
What is the prize for winning "The Lottery?"
Stoned to death
Free Vacation
Burned to death
$1,000,000,000
What was the irony of The Lottery?
Winning the lottery turned out to be a bad thing.
Young Bill won the lottery and helped his family.
Mr. Summers won the lottery.
No one won the lottery.
What is the climax of The Lottery?
When Tessie draws the slip of paper.
When Bill Hutchinson draws the slip of paper.
When Tessie is stoned.
When the boys gather stones.
What was represented by the black box in The Lottery?
Tradition
Family
Death
Murder
The lottery took less than an hour in the said village.
TRUE
FALSE
The lottery happened each year during winter.
TRUE
FALSE
Mrs. Delacroix came late on the day of the lottery.
TRUE
FALSE
Some nearby villages have already quit lotteries.
TRUE
FALSE
What do they call the oldest man in town?
(a)
What date does the lottery take place every year?
(a)
What is a theme of The Lottery?
Why does Tessie say that the lottery is unfair?
Tessie thinks the lottery is unfair because she won. If someone else won, she would not have complained at all.
Tessie thinks the lottery is unfair because she lost.
Tessie thinks the lottery is unfair because her paper was blank.
Tessie thinks the lottery is unfair because she didn't get to pick a grave stone.
Which evidence from the text foreshadows the ending of the story?
"Soon the men began to gather...speaking of planting and rain, tractors and taxes"
"The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day"
"Bobby Martin had already stuffed his pockets full of stones, and the other boys soon followed his example"
"He was a round-faced, jovial man and he ran the coal business"
By tradition, those who draw the slips of paper during the first round are...
the oldest members of the community
the male heads of households
the boys who have just turned sixteen
In TMWLF, who is the antagonist?
Norma
The man
The flower stand owner
The old woman
