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"Zero Hour" Quiz

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The protagonist of "Zero Hour" is ___.

a)

Mrs. Morris

b)

Mr. Morris

c)

Mink

d)

Drill

2.

The antagonists of the story are ___.

a)

Mr. & Mrs. Morris

b)

Mary & Helen

c)

Mink & Drill

d)

Tim & Anna

3.

One possible theme of this story is ___.

a)

Children's words shouldn't be dismissed so easily.

b)

Mrs. Morris should've listened more carefully to Mink.

c)

People need to beware of a possible alien invasion.

d)

Children should be the ones who lead us into the future.

4.

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.

a)

falling action

b)

climax

c)

rising action

d)

exposition

5.

The conversation that Mrs. Morris has with her friend Helen is part of the ___ of the story.

a)

exposition

b)

rising action

c)

climax

d)

falling action

6.

When Mr. and Mrs. Morris are hiding in the attic, this is part of the ___ of the story.

a)

exposition

b)

rising action

c)

climax

d)

falling action

7.

When the explosion happens, and Mrs. Morris screams and rushes herself and her husband up to the attic, this is the ___ of the story.

a)

exposition

b)

rising action

c)

climax

d)

falling action

8.

What is the resolution of the story?

a)

when Mink says, "Peekaboo!"

b)

when the first explosion happens

c)

There is no resolution to the story.

d)

when Mrs. Morris talks to Helen

9.

A futuristic suburban neighborhood in New York is the ___ of the story

a)

theme

b)

plot

c)

setting

d)

conflict

10.

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.

a)

person

b)

nature

c)

self

d)

supernatural

11.

When Mink argues with her mother, this is an example of person vs. ___ conflict.

a)

person

b)

supernatural

c)

self

d)

nature

12.

In this story, aliens really are trying to take over the Earth, and this is an example of person vs. ___ conflict.

a)

person

b)

self

c)

nature

d)

supernatural

13.

When Mink says "Peekaboo" to her parents at the end of the story, what does this tell us most likely about her character?

a)

Mink has a vendetta against her parents.

b)

Mink is a young child who still thinks that all of this is just an elaborate game.

c)

Mink is much wiser than we think, and she has a surprise in store for the aliens.

d)

Mink wants to become the alien leader and enjoys scaring her parents.

14.

We only see into the mind of Mrs. Mary Morris during the story, so that means that the point of view is ___.

a)

first person

b)

second person

c)

third person limited

d)

third person omniscient