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WorksheetsThe Adventure of The German Student by Washington Irving
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 18mins
The Adventure of The German Student is mainly about.....
the French Revolution
the guillotine and how it was used to punish criminals.
a man who withdrew from society and lived in a dream world.
a beautiful woman alone in Paris.
Which detail best supports the main idea of The Adventures of The German Student?
Wolfgang became convinced that a fiend was trying to trap him?
Many students studied in Paris.
The French Revolution was a time of wild theories and wild actions.
Wolfgang was a young man from a good family.
Wolfgang's unusual studies
affected his mind and his body.
challenged many German traditions.
won him many awards.
impressed his fellow students.
Washington Irving develops the mood of the story by using the language-
violent times, haunt and madness
family, scenery, and discovered
dreamer, enthusiastic mind, and gleamed
wandered, old and wonders
Read the following excerpt from the story. "I have no friend on earth!" she said. "But you have a home," said Wolfgang. "Yes-in the grave!" This excerpt is an example of which literary device?
flashback
climax
foreshadowing
in medias res
In paragraph 28, it says, "It was an unusual sight to see the gloomy Wolfgang with a female companion." What else might be the reason the doorkeeper "stared with surprise" at Wolfgang and the woman?
They were arriving very late.
It was storming.
The doorkeeper did not like unfamiliar people.
The woman was actually a corpse.
The protagonist, Wolfgang, can best be described as-
outgoing and friendly
strange and withdrawn
smart and loving
handsome and trusting
When Wolfgang tells the woman, " I pledge myself to you forever", this is when-
He is trapped by the evil spirit, but does not know it yet.
He and the woman have a traditional marriage ceremony.
He saves the woman from the guillotine.
He lives happily ever after.
What is Wolfgang's main conflict in the story?
Internal: He's tormented by the idea of an evil spirit trapping his soul.
Internal: alone in a new city with no friends.
External: The only one who likes reading about ghouls.
External: Trying to save people from the guillotine.
The point of view used in the story allows the reader to know-
The events from the main character's perspective and how both characters feel.
The inner thoughts of the main character told from their perspective.
The events of the story and the main character's feelings from an outside narrator.
Only the events of the story from an outside narrator.
Which point of view is used to tell The Adventure of the German Student by Washington Irving?
First Person
Second Person
Third Person Omniscient
Third Person Limited.
When the officer arrives it is revealed that -
It was all a dream.
Wolfgang and the woman were married.
The woman had been guillotined the day before.
The woman was the face from his dreams.
Which of the following suggest that the central conflict was resolved?
I am lost forever! (Paragraph 50)
He went insane and died in a madhouse .(paragraph 51)
He spoke to her, but received no reply. (Paragraph 44)
I pledge myself to you forever. (paragraph 39).
What is the meaning of perplexed as found in paragraph 33? "The student now became perplexed about how to take care of the helpless being thus thrown upon his protection."
shocked
questioned
annoyed
confused
What type of figurative language is this passage from the text: "He searched for food for his unhealthy appetite. He was, in a way, a literary ghoul. He fed on the decayed literature."
simile
metaphor
alliteration
analogy
A possible theme for this story is
withdrawing from the world can make you lose touch with reality.
sometimes we all need a change of scenery.
it's a good idea to get to know a woman before you marry her.
the wild theories and actions of that time in history made people go mad.
Using context clues from paragraph 8, what does the underlined word mean? "The libraries of Paris were like catacombs of departed authors."
catastrophes
paradises
tombs
biographies
Using context clues from paragraph 50, what does the underlined word in the sentence mean?
"The student burst into a frenzy."
calm mood
state of joy
fit of madness
quiet rage
