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Short Story Review 2023

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following terms could best describe ''To Build a Fire''?

a)

A. Dystopian

b)

B. Naturalist

c)

C. Satirical

d)

D. Subversive

2.

Urgently necessary

a)

A. Oblivious

b)

B. Sublime

c)

C. Imperative

d)

D. Intangible

3.

When Tom Benecke lets his wife go to the movies alone so he can work on his project, which type of characterization is the author using?

a)

A. Indirect

b)

B. Static

c)

C. Direct

d)

D. Dynamic

4.

Unable to be perceived by the senses

a)

A. Intangible

b)

B. Interminable

c)

C. Inscrutable

d)

D. Infatuated

5.

DIRECT OR INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION? ''He was quick and alert in the things of life, but only in the things and not in their significances.''

a)

B. Indirect

b)

C. Direct

6.

When the yellow paper flies out the window the second time in ''Contents,'' it's an example of

a)

A. Verbal irony

b)

B. Subversive irony

c)

C. Situational irony

d)

D. Dramatic irony

7.

TRUE or FALSE: ''The Contents of the Dead Man's Pockets'' takes place in the future.

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

8.

The man's relationship to the dog in ''To Build a Fire'' could best be described as

a)

A. Interdependent

b)

B. Exploitive

c)

C. Loving

d)

D. Subversive

9.

Completely unaware; paying no attention

a)

A. Opaque

b)

B. Intangible

c)

C. Translucent

d)

D. Oblivious

10.

Which of the following is NOT an example of suspenseful diction in this sentence? ''He began to tremble violently, panic flaring through his mind and muscles, and he felt the blood rush from the surface of his skin.''

a)

A. Flaring

b)

B. Rush

c)

C. Surface

d)

D. Violently

11.

The following works ALL share a similar message EXCEPT

a)

A. The poem ''There Will Come Soft Rains''

b)

B. The poem ''Musee de Beaux Arts''

c)

C. The story ''There Will Come Soft Rains''

d)

D. ''The Contents of the Dead Man's Pockets''

12.

When the voice-clock in ''There Will Come Soft Rains'' is described as being ''afraid that nobody would'' wake up, this is an example of

a)

A. Verbal irony

b)

B. Foreshadowing

c)

C. Dramatic Irony

d)

D. Character irony

13.

The man in ''To Build a Fire'' can be described as ALL of the following EXCEPT

a)

A. A deep thinker

b)

B. Lazy

c)

C. Superficial

d)

D. Cocky

14.

Which of the following stories contains no human characters?

a)

A. 'The Contents of the Dead Man's Pockets'''

b)

B. ''To Build a Fire''

c)

C. Lord of the Flies

d)

D. ''There Will Come Soft Rains''

15.

Sentence or Fragment? ''While I finished sewing the tail for my dinosaur costume.''

a)

Fragment

b)

Sentence

16.

Where does the comma belong? ''Most superheroes have powers but Batman just has brains.''

a)

A. After BATMAN

b)

B. After SUPERHEROES

c)

C. After BUT

d)

D. After POWERS

17.

A repeated image, idea, action, or phrase used to make a point over the course of a single literary work is a

a)

A. Convention

b)

B. Theme

c)

C. Mood

d)

D. Motif

18.

To inflict a heavy blow

a)

A. Smite

b)

B. Reiterate

c)

C. Sublime

d)

D. Conflagration

19.

Should there be a comma after the word CAGE? ''He locked Pinocchio in a cage which was made of iron.''

a)

YES

b)

NO

20.

WHERE DOES A COMMA BELONG? ''The new teacher said she loved ''grading papers with high standards.''

a)

A. After ''said''

b)

B. Nowhere

c)

C. After ''loved''

d)

D. After ''papers''

21.

The location of Tom's yellow paper at the end of ''Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket'' can be considered an example of

a)

A. Foreshadowing

b)

B. Hyperbole

c)

C. Dramatic Irony

d)

D. Situational Irony

22.

Should there be a comma? ''When the ship arrived at Treasure Planet___ the crew shouted for joy.''

a)

C. No comma

b)

D. Comma

23.

Involving or requiring guesswork

a)

A. Imperative

b)

B. Reiterate

c)

C. Sublime

d)

D. Conjectural

24.

In ''To Build a Fire,'' Jack London uses instinct and knowledge motifs to show that _________ is the more reliable of the two.

a)

A. Instinct

b)

C. Knowledge

25.

Where does the comma belong? ''She was a quiet moody young pterodactyl.''

a)

A. After MOODY

b)

B. After QUIET

c)

C. After WAS

d)

D. After YOUNG

26.

The citizens of Atlanta, GA__ were thrilled that the producers of AVENGERS 3 decided to film there.

a)

A. No comma

b)

B.

c)

C. Comma

d)

D.

27.

The number of people in the McClellan family can be inferred from

a)

A. The number of silhouettes burned onto the house wall

b)

B. Both of these

c)

C. The amount of breakfast the house makes in the morning

d)

D.

28.

As the house collapses in ''There Will Come Soft Rains,'' what is happening outside?

a)

A. A thunderstorm

b)

B. A nuclear attack

c)

C. A sunset

d)

D. A sunrise

29.

The emotional atmosphere of a work; how the reader is supposed to feel about the plot

a)

A. Conflict

b)

B. Irony

c)

C. Setting

d)

D. Mood

30.

TRUE or FALSE: ''To Build a Fire'' and ''The Contents of the Dead Man's Pockets'' begin with similar moods.

a)

C. FALSE

b)

D. TRUE

31.

Tom Benecke in ''Contents of the Dead Man's Pockets'' is a

a)

A. Dynamic character

b)

C. Static character

32.

Should there be a comma after SHIELD? ''The shield that is made of vibranium belongs to Captain America.''

a)

B. NO

b)

C. YES

33.

Awe-inspiring; worthy of reverence

a)

A. Infatuated

b)

B. Sublime

c)

C. Oblivious

d)

D. Conflagration

34.

Unable to be perceived by the senses

a)

A. Imperative

b)

B. Intangible

c)

C. Smite

d)

D. Infinite

35.

In ''To Build a Fire,'' the statement that the stars ''leaped and danced'' after the man's death could best be described as

a)

A. Suspenseful diction

b)

B. Satirical humor

c)

C. Humorous diction

d)

D. Personification that supports the theme of naturalism

36.

How many commas is this sentence missing? ''CHEEZ-ITs which I love are only a little bit nutritious.''

a)

A. It doesn't need any commas.

b)

B.

c)

C. Two commas

d)

D. One comma

37.

Which word should have a comma after it in this sentence? ''I spoke with Mr. Stark who owned the company.''

a)

A. I

b)

B. spoke

c)

C. who

d)

D. Stark

38.

Do we need another comma here? ''Triscuit crackers, the second-best food in the world are on sale.''

a)

A. Yes, after WORLD

b)

B. Yes, after TRISCUIT

c)

C. Yes, after SECOND-BEST

d)

D. No

39.

What is the past tense of ''smite''?

a)

A. Smited

b)

B. Smate

c)

C. Smote

d)

D. Smit

40.

Where does the comma belong? ''Every time I close my eyes I thank the Lord for you.''

a)

A. After EYES

b)

B. After LORD

c)

C. After THANK

d)

D. After CLOSE

41.

What mistake does the man in ''To Build a Fire'' make with respect to his lunch fire?

a)

A. He begins eating before he remembers to build the fire.

b)

B. He builds the fire over a hidden stream of unfrozen water.

c)

C. He builds the fire under a snow-covered tree.

d)

D. He accidentally sets the dog on fire.

42.

He was __________ to the approaching water balloon until it exploded all over his Bluey shirt.

a)

A. Intangible

b)

B. Imperative

c)

C. Conjectural

d)

D. Oblivious

43.

What was the initial cause of the house fire in ''There Will Come Soft Rains''?

a)

A. A bomb explosion

b)

B. A malfunctioning car

c)

C. A falling tree branch

d)

D. A flamethrower

44.

In naturalist stories, humans have ALL of the following traits EXCEPT

a)

A. They are superficial.

b)

B. They do not appreciate nature.

c)

C. They are governed by emotion and impulse.

d)

D. They are profound thinkers.

45.

In ''There Will Come Soft Rains,'' the house reads a poem that basically says

a)

A. Nature is a friend to humanity.

b)

B. Nature hates humanity.

c)

C. Nature doesn't care about humanity.

d)

D. Nature is the mother of humanity.

46.

What punctuation mark belongs after SPACESHIP? ''I need to buy a new spaceship'' he said.

a)

A. Semicolon

b)

B. Comma

c)

C. Period

d)

D. Colon

47.

In ''There Will Come Soft Rains,'' what destroyed the town?

a)

A. An earthquake

b)

B. A flood

c)

C. A nuclear war

d)

D. A fire

48.

WHERE DOES A COMMA BELONG? Harry took a deep breath and walked toward the brick wall.

a)

A. After ''Harry''

b)

B. After ''walked''

c)

C. After ''breath''

d)

D. No comma needed

49.

Which of the following conflicts DOES NOT APPEAR in ''Contents of the Dead Man's Pockets''?

a)

A. Person vs. Self

b)

B. Person vs. Nature

c)

C. Person vs. Person

50.

The students claimed that the denial of a word bank on vocab quizzes filled them with crippling _________, but they were just mindlessly repeating words they heard on TikTok.

a)

A. Abyss

b)

B. Decorum

c)

C. Conflagration

d)

D. Apprehension