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Short Story Quiz
Contributed by: Louks
  • 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 show us how to avoid getting hurt
C) Animals can teach people how to find food
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 get it out of the way early on
B) because he feels most comfortable in the extreme cold
C) to indicate the cold will play a major role in the plot
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) 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) encourage Raymond to enter the spelling bee
D) give Raymond her ribbons and medals
  • 6. Ryamond's Run: Which of the following statements is the best example of external conflict?
A) Squeaky worries that she won't win the race
B) Squeaky challenges people who make fun of Raymond
C) During the big race, Raymond runs outside the fence
D) Squeaky wins many awards, but Raymond has nothing
  • 7. The Circuit: Tha narrator's main conflict is between his desire to ...
A) leave Mexico and his desire to stay in California
B) play the trumpet and his lack of musical ability
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) does not enjoy moving from place to place
B) wants to be a farmer when he grows up
C) enjoys moving with his family during harvest
D) feels pity for the sharecropper who hires his father
  • 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) serve Lord Higa to save the village
B) be shipped to a different country to live
C) be left in the mountains to die alone
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 treated with the respect and honor they deserve."
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 sent to America."
  • 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 a rope of ash
C) make all the old people disappear
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 lacks self-confidence
B) He is fun-loving and lazy
C) He feels sorry for himself
D) He is brave and intelligent
  • 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) Timothy's knife
B) Stew cat
C) attacking birds
D) a signal fire
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