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My Life As A Bat Quiz 2

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In section 1, we are introduced to the main character, who used to be a________ in a previous life.
a)
cat
b)
bat
c)
rat
d)
dog
2.

In section 2, the narrator shares some nightmares that she has about her previous life. Which one is NOT a dream that s/he recalls?

a)

S/he is being attacked by a human who is trying to reach him/her up in the ceiling of a cottage.

b)

S/he eats toxic waste near home and gets paralyzed and dies.

c)

S/he is flying back to its cave/home but it is sealed up.

3.

What could happen to the narrator's previous life form if out in the sun too long?

a)

get tired from the heat

b)

roll over on its belly to soak in the rays

c)

shrivel up and die

d)

get sunburned

4.
In section 3, the narrator shares the "clues" that led her/him to believe about his/her previous life.  Which one is NOT one of the clues?
a)
likes to eat blood
b)
likes dawn and dusk
c)
experience in a cave
d)
dislike for entanglement
5.

In section 4, the reader learns about a role that his/her previous life form was almost given. What was it?

a)

become test subjects in science labs to determine the legitimacy of vampire theories

b)

pest ridders in farms (brought in to eat bugs)

c)

weapons in war with incendiary devices

d)

purchased in large amounts to bring into Halloween parks

6.
The narrator feels more comfortable as a human than as s/he did in his/her previous life form.
a)
True
b)
False
7.

In the final section, the narrator is praying for protection from what "evil"?

a)

disease

b)

canines

c)

drought

d)

humans

8.

The implied conflict throughout the story is between...

a)

the narrator and the reader.

b)

those who believe in reincarnation and those who don't.

c)

what the bat thinks and what the bat feels.

d)

people's misconceptions about bats and the truth.

9.

A word related to consensus is

a)

population.

b)

agreement.

c)

survey .

d)

action.

10.

The structure of Atwood's short story...

a)

increases suspense.

b)

enhances the feeling of realism.

c)

develops parallel plots.

d)

traces the growth of the central character.

11.

What is a denizen?

a)

a room used for relaxing.

b)

someone who is born in a certain place.

c)

a home for certain animals.

d)

someone who lives in a place.

12.

To study the subtleties of bats' behavior is to...

a)

examine the differences.

b)

measure the similarities.

c)

note specific details.

d)

draw broad conslusions.

13.

Which sentence describes the narrator's view of people who don't believe in reincarnation?

a)

the narrator judges people who do beieve negatively.

b)

The narrator fells that people who don't believe are misguided.

c)

The narrator assumes that people who believe are mistaken.

d)

The narrator view people who don't believe positively.

14.

Why does the narrator say that "reincarnation as an animal...is a reward"?

a)

It is a stepping-stone to a life that is better.

b)

It leads to financial compensation after reincarnation.

c)

It helps a person develop compassion for others.

d)

It offers a respite from too much thinking and feeling.

15.

The inclusion of the simile "the sun will rise like a balloon on fire" Helps support the idea that the bat...

a)

is concerned about the strong rays of the sun.

b)

can use the light from the sun to see the cave entrance.

c)

needs the hot air created by the sun to continue flying.

d)

wants to use the fire to find other bats int he area.

16.

The excerpt "More and more, I think of this event with longing. The quickness of heartbeat, the vivid plunge into the nectars of crepuscular flowers, hovering in the infrared of night; the dank lazy half-sleep of daytime..."

a)

thinks that the night is better than the day.

b)

believes everyone should spend some time as a bat.

c)

prefers the sensory life of the bat to the rational world.

d)

finds it difficult to distinguish between fantasy and reality.

17.

The overall theme about humans that is conveyed in this story is...

a)

humans can be reincarnated into bats.

b)

this story never mentions humans.

c)

humans are destructive.

d)

humans are beautiful but they don't understand the nature of bats.

18.

Bats were used in WWII as incendiary weapons. Which word is a synonym to incendiary?

a)

piercing

b)

chemical

c)

toxic

d)

flammable

19.

"...floating like toxic seaweeds." is an example of what kind of figurative language?

a)

Assonance

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Alliteration

20.

"his breath,... the breath of the monster." is an example of what kind of figurative language?

a)

repetition

b)

foreshadowing

c)

irony

d)

metaphor

21.

The structure of Atwood's short story...

a)

increases suspense.

b)

enhances the feeling of realism.

c)

develops parallel plots.

d)

traces the growth of the central character.

22.

Atwood's short story is structured like a...

a)

short story

b)

traditional narrative

c)

argumentative essay

d)

informational essay

23.

"...and the beauty of slippery wings and sharp white canines and shining eyes." This line supports the idea that...

a)

the author believes she was reincarnated as a bat.

b)

the author believes that bats and their lives are beautiful.

c)

the author believes that bats are disgusting.

d)

the author believes that she is a vampire.