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Worksheets"Zero Hour" Quiz
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 28mins
The protagonist of "Zero Hour" is ___.
Mrs. Morris
Mr. Morris
Mink
Drill
The antagonists of the story are ___.
Mr. & Mrs. Morris
Mary & Helen
Mink & Drill
Tim & Anna
One possible theme of this story is ___.
Children's words shouldn't be dismissed so easily.
Mrs. Morris should've listened more carefully to Mink.
People need to beware of a possible alien invasion.
Children should be the ones who lead us into the future.
When the story begins with Mink telling her mom that she and her neighbor friends are playing a game called "Invasion," that is part of the ___ of the story.
falling action
climax
rising action
exposition
The conversation that Mrs. Morris has with her friend Helen is part of the ___ of the story.
exposition
rising action
climax
falling action
When Mr. and Mrs. Morris are hiding in the attic, this is part of the ___ of the story.
exposition
rising action
climax
falling action
When the explosion happens, and Mrs. Morris screams and rushes herself and her husband up to the attic, this is the ___ of the story.
exposition
rising action
climax
falling action
What is the resolution of the story?
when Mink says, "Peekaboo!"
when the first explosion happens
There is no resolution to the story.
when Mrs. Morris talks to Helen
A futuristic suburban neighborhood in New York is the ___ of the story
theme
plot
setting
conflict
When Mrs. Morris is trying to set aside her dark thoughts about what the children are really doing outside, that is an example of person vs. ___ conflict.
person
nature
self
supernatural
When Mink argues with her mother, this is an example of person vs. ___ conflict.
person
supernatural
self
nature
In this story, aliens really are trying to take over the Earth, and this is an example of person vs. ___ conflict.
person
self
nature
supernatural
When Mink says "Peekaboo" to her parents at the end of the story, what does this tell us most likely about her character?
Mink has a vendetta against her parents.
Mink is a young child who still thinks that all of this is just an elaborate game.
Mink is much wiser than we think, and she has a surprise in store for the aliens.
Mink wants to become the alien leader and enjoys scaring her parents.
We only see into the mind of Mrs. Mary Morris during the story, so that means that the point of view is ___.
first person
second person
third person limited
third person omniscient
