The Landlady Review + Duplicate of Review "After Twenty Years" by O. Henry + Short Story/"Seven

Question 1

"We don't want to go breaking any laws..." is an example of

Accepted Answer

foreshadoiwng

Question 2

How does Bob realize that the man he is talking to at the end of the story is not Jimmy Wells?

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His nose is noticeably different.

Question 3

Bob is indirectly characterized as a

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wanted gangster

Question 4

T/F: All short stories have a RESOLUTION.

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FALSE

Question 5

Based on the RESOLUTION the reader can infer

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that Billy is now one of the landlady's little pets.

Question 6

Why is the man waiting in the doorway?

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He is waiting to see a friend.

Question 7

All of the following are reasons Billy decides to stay at the B&B except:

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the big shots at the office told him to stay there.

Question 8

What was the waiting man's connection to Jimmy Wells?

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They were childhood friends.

Question 9

Who turns out to be Jimmy Wells?

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The policeman walking the beat.

Question 10

The setting impacts the plot of the story because it

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all of the above

Question 11

The climax is when

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The moment when it "clicks" for Bob while reading Jimmy's note.

Question 12

During the rising action, landlady was watching Billy from the window

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True

Question 13

The landlady specifically asks Billy to

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sign the registry.

Question 14

The quote, "A man GETS INTO A GROOVE" proves that he is wild and inconsistent.

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False

Question 15

The author of "Seventh Grade" is __________.

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Gary Soto

Question 16

Teresa falls for Victor after he scowls at her.

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False

Question 17

O. Henry depicts the setting of the EXPOSITION as dark and ominious.

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True

Question 18

Why is the policeman walking down the street?

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It is his regular job to patrol the street.

Question 19

The MAJOR CONFLICT that Victor undergoes THROUGHOUT short story is that...

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he needs to figure out how to "win over" Teresa.

Question 20

Which of the following text detail does NOT prove Billy is in danger?

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The curtains were some sort of velvety material.

Question 21

Billy thinks the landlady

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all of the above

Question 22

Where does Jimmy Wells live?

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New York, New York

Question 23

In the EXPOSITION, the MOOD is

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dark and eery

Question 24

Who is the third character in "After Twenty Years?"

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a plainclothes man

Question 25

"Seventh Grade" falls under which of the following genres?

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short story

Question 26

What is Bob's gangster nickname?

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Silky

Question 27

Bob has returned to New York because he is on the run from the law.

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False

Question 28

The CLIMAX of any text can be defined as...

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all of the above.

Question 29

Victor chooses Spanish as his elective.

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False

Question 30

What does the plainclothes man give 'Silky' Bob?

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a letter from his friend Jimmy

Question 31

Which of the following best describes the man waiting in the doorway?

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friendly and cooperative

Question 32

Does the short story "Seventh Grade" have a resolution?

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Yes

Question 33

egotisim means -

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large sense of self-importance; conceit

Question 34

In the EXPOSITION of "Seventh Grade" we learn that

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Victor likes a girl named Teresa since Catechism school.

Question 35

Billy decided to stay at The Bell and Dragon

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False

Question 36

Which connection can EVERYONE in this class, except for Mrs. Fasulo, make to "Seventh Grade"?

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text-to-self

Question 37

In "Seventh Grade," the protagonist is ____________.

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Victor Rodriguez

Question 38

Michael has been practicing a new facial expression called

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scowling

Question 39

THis is evident when he describes the setting as: 10 pm, empty streets, with a taste of rain in the air.

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True

Question 40

At the end of "Seventh Grade," why does Victor go to the library to take out three French textbooks?

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he is excited about tutoring Teresa.

Question 41

The landlady compares her house to a "little nest."

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True

Question 42

Conflict is the MOST IMPORTANT element of the plot because

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it is the driving force behind all literature.

Question 43

In the EXPOSITION the reader is introduced to...

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all of the above

Question 44

The landlady is characterized as:

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cunning

Question 45

Mr. Buller's actions in the story are minor.

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False

Question 46

Mr. Bueller can be characterized as UNDERSTANDING.

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True

Question 47

Which sentence states the conflict in the story?

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Billy is 17 years old and gullible.

Question 48

The one thing both Jimmy and Bob have in common is

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they are both reliable for showing up to the appointment made 20 years ago.

Question 49

How can the skill of annotating help us to analyze the PLOT ELEMENTS of "Seventh Grade"?

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All of the above.

Question 50

Which of the following details allows the reader to predict that Jimmy will ultimately arrest Bob?

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The description of the officer.

Question 51

There is evidence of O. Henry's personal life in this short story.

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True

Question 52

Billy is characterized as all of the following except:

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cunning

Question 53

The author of the "TLL" is...

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Roald Dahl

Question 54

A THEME can be defined as

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the central message in a text.

The Landlady Review + Duplicate of Review "After Twenty Years" by O. Henry + Short Story/"Seven

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