Short Story Quiz
  • 1. In Trouble: After the incident with Columbia and Olaf, Paulsen realizes that ...
A) dogs cannot be trusted because they are wild creatures
B) dogs will attack each other if not separated by fences
C) dogs are better than people
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 can teach people how to be better human beings
D) Animals show us how to avoid getting hurt
  • 3. In Trouble: Paulsen most likely opens the story with a description of the cold ...
A) to show that winter can be as beautiful as spring
B) to get it out of the way early on
C) because he feels most comfortable in the extreme cold
D) to indicate the cold will play a major role in the plot
  • 4. Raymond's Run: Squeaky dislikes Cynthia Proctor most because Cynthia ...
A) constantly wins first prizein class spelling bees
B) knows how to play the piano very well
C) refuses to take part in the May Day races
D) pretends that her accomplishments do not require any effort
  • 5. Raymond's Run: After seeing Raymond run, Squeaky decides to ...
A) give Raymond her ribbons and medals
B) encourage Raymond to keep running
C) encourage Raymond to enter the spelling bee
D) persuade Raymond to stop running
  • 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) stay in one place and his family's need to move
C) leave his family and the family's need of his work
D) play the trumpet and his lack of musical ability
  • 8. The Circuit: Based on the details in the essay, you can infer that Panchito ...
A) enjoys moving with his family during harvest
B) does not enjoy moving from place to place
C) feels pity for the sharecropper who hires his father
D) wants to be a farmer when he grows up
  • 9. The Circuit: The title of this literary essay refers to ...
A) going around and around in a circle
B) the family's travels as migrant workers
C) a mystical connection among family members
D) an electrical connection
  • 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 taken care of in a village for other old people."
B) "...will be treated with the respect and honor they deserve."
C) "...will be sent to America."
D) "...will be allowed to live out their years quietly."
  • 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 drum sound without beating it
C) make all the old people disappear
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 is brave and intelligent
B) He lacks self-confidence
C) He is fun-loving and lazy
D) He feels sorry for himself
  • 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) birds
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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