WorksheetsTWC Assessment
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. When the author interrupts the present and goes back in time to important events:
a)
suspense
b)
foreshadowing
c)
flashback
d)
conflict
2.
2. Conversation between characters:
a)
dialogue
b)
dialect
c)
point of view
d)
characterization
3.
3. author comes out and TELLS character's traits:
a)
direct characterization
b)
indirect characterization
c)
theme
d)
setting
4.
4. narrator is a character in the story:
a)
3rd person point of view
b)
2nd person point of view
c)
1st person point of view
d)
author's point of view
5.
5. author SHOWS character's traits - reader infers:
a)
direct characterization
b)
indirect characterization
c)
theme
d)
conflict
6.
6. the "life lesson" of a story - reader infers:
a)
internal conflict
b)
external conflict
c)
plot
d)
theme
7.
7. The way someone talks:
a)
conversation
b)
dialogue
c)
dialect
d)
suspense
8.
8. problem a character experiences with an outside force:
a)
indirect characterizaton
b)
internal conflict
c)
external conflict
d)
theme
9.
9. problem a character experiences within themselves:
a)
direct characterization
b)
internal conflict
c)
external conflict
d)
theme
10.
10. Read the following selection from “The White Circle.”
“Now there are four of the finest colts in Augusta County; if there are four any finer anywhere in Virginia I don’t know where you’d find them unless Arthur Hancock over in Albemarle would have them.”
Which story element is revealed in the above text?
a)
Internal Conflict
b)
Setting
c)
External Conflict
d)
Resolution
11.
11. Who is the first person narrator in the story?
a)
Anvil
b)
Anvil's dad
c)
Tucker
d)
an unnamed person
12.
12. Read the following selection from “The White Circle.”
He (Tucker) hooked a leg in back of my knees and shoved a paw against my chin. I (Anvil) went down in the slate. He got down and pinioned my arms with his knees. I tried to kick him in the back of the head but could only flail my feet helplessly in the air.
What kind of conflict does the above text show?
a)
External - Anvil vs his father
b)
Internal - Tucker vs himself
c)
Internal - Anvil vs himself
d)
External - Tucker vs Anvil
13.
13. Read the following selection from “The White Circle.”
Since swinging off the trip rope I had neither moved nor spoken. For a moment more I stood motionless and voiceless and then I ran over and grabbed up the nine apples that were left and called, “Anvil, Anvil!”
What kind of conflict does the above text show?
a)
External - Anvil vs his father
b)
Internal - Tucker vs himself
c)
Internal - Anvil vs himself
d)
External - Anvil vs Tucker
14.
14. If the story were told from Anvil’s point of view, how would it most likely be different?
a)
Anvil would not begin the story with a flashback.
b)
Tucker would be characterized as Anvil's best friend.
c)
More of Anvil's thoughts & feelings would be included.
d)
The story would be told the exact same way.
15.
15. Read the following selection from "The White Circle"
"Take back the stinkin' part, " Anvil said thoughtfully. "I don't stink."
Which character trait best describes Anvil in the above text?
a)
lonley
b)
cautious
c)
rude
d)
insecure
16.
16. Read the following selection from “The White Circle.”
He (Anvil) caught my hair in his hands and wallowed my head against the ground until I (Tucker) said every bitter word of it. Three times.
Which pair of words best describes Tucker in the above text?
a)
hateful & proud
b)
powerful & aggressive
c)
jealous & cruel
d)
powerless & weak
17.
17. Read the following selection from “The White Circle.”
“They don’t hate you,” I lied. “Anyway, I don’t hate you.” That was true. At that moment I didn’t hate him. “How about comin’ home and stayin’ all night with me?”
What feeling does Tucker express in the above text?
a)
sarcasm
b)
jealousy
c)
doubt
d)
sympathy
18.
18. Read the following selection from “The White Circle.”
. . . I remember the day his father showed up at school. He was a dirty, half crazy, itinerant knickknack peddler. He had a club and he told the principal he was going to beat the meanness out of Anvil or beat him to death. Anvil scudded under a desk and lay there trembling and whimpering until the principal finally drove the ragged old man away.
What is most likely the purpose of the flashback?
a)
to give the reader more information about Anvil's past
b)
to show why Tucker hates Anvil
c)
to introduce another character
d)
to give the reader more information about Tucker's past
19.
19. Read the following selection from the story.
As soon as I saw Anvil squatting up in the tree like some hateful creature that belonged in trees I knew I had to take a beating and I knew the kind of beating it would be. But still I had to let it be that way because this went beyond any matter of courage or shame.
What does the above text reveal?
a)
This excerpt illustrates Tucker's determination to defend himself & his most prized possession (the apple tree).
b)
This excerpt illustrates Anvil's motivaton for tresspassing on the narrator's property.
c)
This excerpt illustrates that Anvil is an animal.
d)
This illustrates that the narrator is planning murder.
20.
20. Read the following selection from the story.
Three sparrows flew out of the door in a dusty, chattering spiral. Then there was only the image of the hayfork shimmering and terrible in the great and growing and accusing silence and emptiness of the barn.
Which of the following best illustrates how Tucker feels at the end of the story?
a)
Tucker feels lonely at the end of the story because Anvil walked away.
b)
Tucker feels proud at the end of the story because he knows that the barn belongs to his family.
c)
Tucker feels confused at the end of the story because the birds are flying away.
d)
Tucker feels guilty at the end of the story because he realizes that what he did was wrong.
21.
21. How does the setting of the story contribute to the main conflict?
a)
The land & apple tree represent the power that Anvil has over Tucker in the story.
b)
The land & apple tree are symbols of the inferiority complex that Anvil feels in the story.
c)
The land & apple tree represent the power that Tucker has over Anvil in the story.
d)
The land & apple tree represent the “owning ancestry” that Tucker is so proud & defensive of.
22.
22. Read the following selection.
Janie, I want to give you this apple. It came from my tree. The tree stands on my father’s land. Before my father had the land it belonged to his father and before that it belonged to my great-grandfather. It’s the English family land. It’s almost sacred.
Which word best describes how Tucker feels in the above text?
a)
confused
b)
pleased
c)
patient
d)
proud
23.
23.
How does the author develop the relationship between Anvil & Tucker in the first paragraph of the story?
“As soon as I saw Anvil squatting up in the tree like some hateful creature that belonged in trees I knew I had to take a beating and I knew the kind of beating it would be.” (page 1 paragraph 1)
a)
With details about Anvil’s relationship with his father
b)
Through the two characters’ points of view
c)
With descriptions of each character’s backgrounds
d)
Through Tucker’s inner thoughts about Anvil
24.
24. How does the author develop Anvil’s point of view in the following lines from the story?
“‘They hate me,’ he (Anvil) said dismally. ‘They hate me because my old man’s crazy.’”
“They don’t hate you,’ I (Tucker) lied. ‘Anyway I don’t hate you.’” (page 5 paragraphs 42-43)
a)
through Anvil's dialogue with Tucker
b)
by describing how Anvil acts
c)
through the effect Anvil has on Tucker
d)
by describing how Anvil looks
25.
25. Which of the following is a theme of the story?
a)
Love can make you care about other people more than you care about yourself.
b)
Trust in yourself is just as important as trust in others.
c)
Seeking revenge on another person may leave you feeling guilty and ashamed.
d)
It takes a lot of courage & physical strength to stand up to a bully.
26.
26. The narrator is characterized in the passage as
a)
generous
b)
cowardly
c)
unhappy
d)
confident
27.
27. The reader learns about the narrator mainly through
a)
her thoughts
b)
her actions
c)
her appearance
d)
the effect she has on others
28.
28. The selection suggests that the narrator is
a)
a slow runner
b)
not very popular
c)
close to her father
d)
afraid of success
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