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WorksheetsSavoy/His Other Chance
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is a theme conveyed at the end of "The Savoy"?
Life can often reveal unexpected opportunities.
Trust can be hard to achieve and easily broken with one move.
Some life experiences are not meant to be learned from.
Not all opportunities are good opportunities.
Which event helps develop the theme conveyed at the end of "The Savoy?"
The main character falls on the dance floor and realizes that Frankie deserves Willa Mae.
Even though the main character lost Willa Mae, he will begin his career as a successful drummer.
The drummer notices the main character’s ability to beat out a rhythm.
Frankie takes over dancing with Willa Mae, allowing the main character to sit down and take a break.
In "The Savoy," Which quotation foreshadows a potential resolution of the narrator's conflict?
I’d done the steps before at home, but it’s something else entirely when the horns are blaring their solos and the floor is vibrating under your feet.
Tears stung my eyes, but I was more furious than in pain.
Momma was right, God hadn’t seen fit to let me dance like that. But that didn’t mean I couldn’t be resentful about it.
“I can’t speak to your feet, son, but I reckon your hands have magic to spare.”
Which pair of characters BEST develops the thematic idea of opportunity?
Frankie and the narrator
Willa Mae and the narrator
The narrator and his mother
The drummer and the narrator
Which choice best describes the impact of paragraph 9 on the development of the main character in “The Savoy?”
Willa Mae watched me go, but I wouldn’t meet her eye. Soon enough I saw her dancing with Frankie, and that only made me madder. He swung her out, and she twisted her hips with practiced grace, earning some whoops from the crowd. Frankie made Willa Mae look like a queen. Why'd she ever put up with my clumsy dancing?
It shows that he is a confident person and is glad that Frankie is dancing with Willa Mae.
It shows that he is grateful that Willa Mae is an experienced dancer.
It shows that he is observant and will become a better dancer by watching Frankie and Willa Mae.
It shows that he is self-conscious and feeling ashamed about his inability to dance well.
Which aspect of the setting most contributes to the development the narrator’s character?
The ballroom is a competitive place that makes the narrator feel confident.
Being surrounded by talented dancers at the ballroom makes the narrator feel insecure.
The large size of the ballroom overwhelms the narrator and causes him to feel inferior.
The loud music and bright lights in the ballroom make the narrator feel invigorated.
What archetype does the narrator best represent?
Hero
Innocent
Underdog
Trickster
As Chick’s band wound down, Benny’s musicians jumped in, eager to prove they could swing harder and faster. I saw the bandman from outside slip in behind the drums.
Which dictionary definition matches the meaning of the word swing as it is used in paragraph 3?
v. to handle successfully
v. to sway back and forth in an arc or circle
v. to influence
v. to play or sing in a certain style of music
Which of the following is the best summarizes paragraph 6?
Unfortunately, as the music got faster, his legs couldn’t keep up,and he fell.
The band-man had a personal vendetta against the narrator and caused him to crumble.
The narrator fell.
Even though the angels were on his side, the narrator still couldn’t keep up with the fast-paced music.
Which TWO sentences from “The Savoy” best support the idea that the narrator is envious of other people at the ballroom? Select TWO correct answers.
I should've been able to dance like that.
“I sure don’t have magic in my feet, not like they do.”
Shyly at first, I took Willa Mae’s hand and put my other arm around her back.
Willa Mae watched me go, but I wouldn’t meet her eye.
I grinned at Willa Mae. “Dance?”
Use "The Savoy" to answer the following question.
What is the most likely reason the author included the words "swept us up" and "vibrating under your feet" in paragraph 5?
To convey a feeling of joy and excitement
To create a feeling of fascination and fear
To express a sense of nervousness and sentiment
To reveal a sense of disaster and insecurity
Use "The Savoy" to answer the following question.
Which line from the text best supports the idea that the narrator is feeling angry?
“Man,” said a voice, “I never seen a butt planted on the floor quite like that.”
He offered me a hand, but I knew the rest of his gang must be laughing at me.
I swatted Frankie’s hand away, and stalked off to find a table.
Frankie made Willa Mae look like a queen.
Organize these options into the right categories
Read the following lines from the poem:
But there's two of you living and breathing still-
The fellow you are, and he's tough to see,
And another chap, if you've got the will,
Select TWO words that serve as a context clue to the meaning of the word chap as it used in the lines above.
Select TWO correct answers.
fellow
he's
two
tough
Will
Use "His Other Chance" to answer the following question.
Read the following lines of the poem.
But you needn't go drifting out to sea.
Get hold of yourself and travel right;
There's a fellow you've still got a chance to be.'
The poet’s word choice in lines 30-32 contributes to the poem by creating a tone of-
Desperation
Hope
Sorrow
Stoicism
Use both the short story “The Savoy” and the poem “His Other Chance” to answer the following question.
The speaker of “His Other Chance” and narrator of the “The Savoy” would most likely agree that-
Once something unfortunate happens, the sufferers will remain pessimistic.
You have to talk through your problems when you are in a slump in order to build yourself back up.
No matter how down one is, anyone can turn it around and focus on the future.
If one is low enough, a lucky event will always help turn life around.
Use both the short story “The Savoy” and the poem “His Other Chance” to answer the following question.
Which of the following quotes from the poem supports the author’s message in “The Savoy”?
'I've wasted my chances, one by one,
And I'm just no good, as the people say.
But I wasn't game, and I broke my trust,
And I wasn't straight and I wasn't clean.
I once knew a chap that I hoped to be,
And he was decent, but now he's gone.'
'There are always two to the end of time—
The fellow we are and the future man.
