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