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Short Stories!
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1
What is the answer to the king's three questions in the story "Three Questions"?
never
later
now
there was no answer
2
The hawk, from "Blues Ain't No Mockin' Bird" symbolizes what?
racism
having family's back
privacy
strength
3
What is the "equation" for a theme statement?
an emotion+what author says
idea+character traits
an idea
idea+what author says
4
"...not letting oneself be absorbed in
idle pastimes"
is an example of what?
a metaphor
an idiom
a hyperbole
a pun
5
Why are King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba mentioned?
to compare the value of D's hair and J's watch
to remind us of Biblical stories
to show the differences between men and women
To show that D & J are very poor
6
On a story map, what part of the story is the tip of the triangle?
the rising action
the climax
the conflict
the falling action
7
What does the hermit ask the King to help him with?
fixing his roof
weeding the garden
digging holes
planting seeds
8
The story "Goldilocks" in "Blues..." teaches us about what?
strength
racism
comfort
privacy
9
"I said to tell that man to get away from here..." is an example of what?
indirect characterization
internal conflict
direct characterization
external conflict
10
"When an author shows what a character is like" is the definition for?
direct characterization
indirect characterization
direct conflict
internal conflict
11
The phrase "should have bled" from "Three Questions" can best be described as...
an idiom
a euphamism
a simile
a pun
12
What did Grandaddy Cain do to the camera in "Blue's..."?
nothing
smashed it
stole it
exposed the film
13
How was Cathy related to Granny and Grandaddy in "Blue's Ain't no Mockin' Bird"?
niece
3rd cousin
granddaughter
she was a neighbor
14
"Non-human objects given human traits" is the definition of which form of figurative language?
personification
idiom
simile
hyperbole
15
"Cathy say it's because he's so tall and quiet like a king" is an example of what?
personification
simile
metaphor
direct characterization
16
What was Granny doing in the house when Camera and Smilin' arrived?
making cakes
vaccumming the hall
playing with the children
cooking dinner
17
What does the metaphor, "Go tell that man we ain't a bunch of trees" mean?
We're actually flowers
It's a simile not a metaphor...
We aren't things or nature to be observed
Stop taking our picture
18
What is Ms Mitchell's favorite candy
PB CUPS!
PEANUTBUTTERCUPS
REESE'S!
CHOCOLATE PEANUTBUTTER CUPS!!!!!!!!!!
19
"The use of a word which sounds like what it represents" defines what?
metaphor
onomatopoeia
personification
hyperbole
20
"So soundly that he slept all through the short summer night" is an example of what?
alliteration
euphemism
assonance
simile
21
What color is Ms. Mitchell's shirt today?
purple
blue
red
green
