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Short Story Quiz
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  • 1. In Trouble: After the incident with Columbia and Olaf, Paulsen realizes that ...
A) some dogs have a complex set of humanlike emotions
B) dogs cannot be trusted because they are wild creatures
C) dogs are better than people
D) dogs will attack each other if not separated by fences
  • 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) because he feels most comfortable in the extreme cold
D) to get it out of the way early on
  • 4. Raymond's Run: Squeaky dislikes Cynthia Proctor most because Cynthia ...
A) refuses to take part in the May Day races
B) constantly wins first prizein class spelling bees
C) pretends that her accomplishments do not require any effort
D) knows how to play the piano very well
  • 5. Raymond's Run: After seeing Raymond run, Squeaky decides to ...
A) encourage Raymond to keep running
B) give Raymond her ribbons and medals
C) persuade Raymond to stop running
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) Squeaky wins many awards, but Raymond has nothing
C) During the big race, Raymond runs outside the fence
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) leave his family and the family's need of his work
C) play the trumpet and his lack of musical ability
D) leave Mexico and his desire to stay in California
  • 8. The Circuit: Based on the details in the essay, you can infer that Panchito ...
A) does not enjoy moving from place to place
B) feels pity for the sharecropper who hires his father
C) wants to be a farmer when he grows up
D) enjoys moving with his family during harvest
  • 9. The Circuit: The title of this literary essay refers to ...
A) going around and around in a circle
B) an electrical connection
C) a mystical connection among family members
D) the family's travels as migrant workers
  • 10. The Wise Old Woman: According to the young lord's new decree, all individuals who reach the age of 71 must ...
A) be left in the mountains to die alone
B) be taken to the palace to work as slaves
C) be shipped to a different country to live
D) serve Lord Higa to save the village
  • 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 sent to America."
C) "...will be taken care of in a village for other old people."
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 a silk thread weave through several holes
B) make all the old people disappear
C) make a drum sound without beating it
D) make a rope of ash
  • 13. The Cay: Which of the following conclusions or inferences can you reasonably make about Phillip's character?
A) He lacks self-confidence
B) He is fun-loving and lazy
C) He is brave and intelligent
D) He feels sorry for himself
  • 14. The Cay: What details tell you that the setting of this story is a tropical island?
A) birds
B) palm trees and coconuts
C) a wooden crate
D) warm sun
  • 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) Stew cat
B) Timothy's knife
C) a signal fire
D) attacking birds
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