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Worksheets"Early Autumn" Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 28mins
Who is the author of "Early Autumn"?
Bradbury
Poe
Hughes
Shakespeare
When characterizing Bill and Mary, the author shows
Bill still looks young by Mary’s standards.
Mary is not young at all by Bill’s standards.
Bill has some bitterness toward women from his younger years.
Bill and Mary were not mutually happy to see each other.
This story is developed mostly through
problem solution
cause and effect
dialogue
comparisons and contrast
A fact from the story is
“You’re looking very well.”
“I’m a lawyer [at a] nice firm.”
“I work at the bursar’s office at Columbia.”
“You… must have dinner with my family some night. Lucille and I’d love to have you.”
Setting-related words that symbolize Bill’s and Mary’s stage in life are
“through the park” and “in the blue air”
“Washington Square” and “lights came on”
“blurred, twinkled, blurred” and “the trees in the square”
“Nearly sunset” and “autumn dusk”
The mood of the story could be described as
joyful
sorrowful
regretful
hopful
From what point of view is the story told?
first person
third person objective
third person limited
third person omniscient
What is the setting of the story?
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Washington
Which character appears to regret their decision?
Mary
Bill
Tom
Lucille
Which of the following symbolizes the idea of truth and realization?
The Season of Autumn
The Bus
Their Lost Love
The Lights
Which of the following symbolizes the final goodbye between the two main characters?
The Lights
The Bus
The Seasons
The Trees
When the two main characters run into each other, who recognizes who first?
Mary
Bill
Why did Bill and Mary not marry each other when they were young?
Bill decided that Mary was too old for him and he decided to end the relationship.
Mary acted impulsively and broke up with Bill to marry someone else.
Did Bill and Mary experience similar feelings after seeing each other years later?
Yes
No
What is the Climax of the short story?
Bill inviting Mary to dinner.
The leaves falling slowly from the trees.
Mary saying "There's my bus," and Bill saying "Good-bye."
Bill explaining he is now married and a lawyer.
What is Symbolism?
Something you interpret figuratively and not literally.
The life lesson/moral of a story.
The time and place of a text.
Something that represents something beyond itself in a text.
The main character or the hero in a story is called the _________.
antagonist
protagonist
motivator
third person
The person or force that works against the main character or hero of the story is the ____________.
antagonist
protagonist
traitor
narrator
A character that changes a lot in a story is considered ___________.
static
dynamic
multi-talented
first person
A character that changes a little or not at all is considered _____________.
static
dynamic
boring
exciting
It's the reason an author writes to entertain, to explain, to persuade or to express an opinion.
author's opinion
author's purpose
author's mood
A ____________ is a person, animal or imaginary creature in a story, movie or play.
third person
theme
point of view
character
_______________ is the method an author uses to develop a character.
narration
alliteration
characterization
exposition
This is the struggle between two or more opposing forces (person vs. person; nature; society; self)
exposition
suspense
drama
conflict
When the struggle happens within a character, this is known as _____________.
external conflict
internal conflict
complications
This struggle is with a character and another person, or an outside force.
external conflict
internal conflict
complications
drama
It is a scene that interrupts the present action to describe an earlier or previous event.
foreshadowing
flashback
memory
reminder
______________ is the writer's use of hints that suggest events later in the story.
flashback
foreshadowing
suspense
rising action
What is the theme of a story?
what the story is about
the purpose for writing
the emotion the author intends the reader to feel
the lesson the author intends the reader to learn
What is plot?
where a story takes place
how a story ends
how the reader feels about the text while reading
events of the story from beginning to end
What is setting?
the events in the story from the beginning until the end
the central idea of the story, which is often abstract (greed, love, coming of age)
how the story is told by the narrator or author; either first, second, or third person
where a story takes place in time and location
Tells the setting, or time and place
climax
exposition
resolution or denouement
rising action
