Short Story Quiz - Skyndipróf
  • 1. In Trouble: After the incident with Columbia and Olaf, Paulsen realizes that ...
A) dogs cannot be trusted because they are wild creatures
B) some dogs have a complex set of humanlike emotions
C) dogs will attack each other if not separated by fences
D) dogs are better than people
  • 2. In Trouble: What does Paulsen mean at the end of the story when he says "And the dogs could teach me"?
A) Animals can teach people how to find food
B) Animals can teach people how to be better human beings
C) Animals show us how to avoid getting hurt
D) Paulsen's dogs are smarter than he is
  • 3. In Trouble: Paulsen most likely opens the story with a description of the cold ...
A) because he feels most comfortable in the extreme cold
B) to indicate the cold will play a major role in the plot
C) to get it out of the way early on
D) to show that winter can be as beautiful as spring
  • 4. Raymond's Run: Squeaky dislikes Cynthia Proctor most because Cynthia ...
A) pretends that her accomplishments do not require any effort
B) knows how to play the piano very well
C) refuses to take part in the May Day races
D) constantly wins first prizein class spelling bees
  • 5. Raymond's Run: After seeing Raymond run, Squeaky decides to ...
A) encourage Raymond to keep running
B) encourage Raymond to enter the spelling bee
C) persuade Raymond to stop running
D) give Raymond her ribbons and medals
  • 6. Ryamond's Run: Which of the following statements is the best example of external conflict?
A) During the big race, Raymond runs outside the fence
B) Squeaky wins many awards, but Raymond has nothing
C) Squeaky challenges people who make fun of Raymond
D) Squeaky worries that she won't win the race
  • 7. The Circuit: Tha narrator's main conflict is between his desire to ...
A) play the trumpet and his lack of musical ability
B) leave Mexico and his desire to stay in California
C) leave his family and the family's need of his work
D) stay in one place and his family's need to move
  • 8. The Circuit: Based on the details in the essay, you can infer that Panchito ...
A) feels pity for the sharecropper who hires his father
B) does not enjoy moving from place to place
C) enjoys moving with his family during harvest
D) wants to be a farmer when he grows up
  • 9. The Circuit: The title of this literary essay refers to ...
A) an electrical connection
B) going around and around in a circle
C) the family's travels as migrant workers
D) a mystical connection among family members
  • 10. The Wise Old Woman: According to the young lord's new decree, all individuals who reach the age of 71 must ...
A) serve Lord Higa to save the village
B) be left in the mountains to die alone
C) be taken to the palace to work as slaves
D) be shipped to a different country to live
  • 11. The Wise Old Woman: At the end of the story the young lord had decided that the old people of the village ...
A) "...will be allowed to live out their years quietly."
B) "...will be taken care of in a village for other old people."
C) "...will be treated with the respect and honor they deserve."
D) "...will be sent to America."
  • 12. The Wise Old Woman: Lord Higa required the villagers to solve all of the following challenges except ...
A) make a rope of ash
B) make a silk thread weave through several holes
C) make a drum sound without beating it
D) make all the old people disappear
  • 13. The Cay: Which of the following conclusions or inferences can you reasonably make about Phillip's character?
A) He feels sorry for himself
B) He is fun-loving and lazy
C) He is brave and intelligent
D) He lacks self-confidence
  • 14. The Cay: What details tell you that the setting of this story is a tropical island?
A) a wooden crate
B) palm trees and coconuts
C) warm sun
D) birds
  • 15. The Cay: Being blind and alone on a small island is scary enough for Phillip, but what detail adds horror to the mood?
A) a signal fire
B) Stew cat
C) attacking birds
D) Timothy's knife
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