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Literary Quiz: 'Tiger Rising'

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Test your knowledge on the novel 'Tiger Rising' by answering questions about characters, themes, and literary devices used in the story

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1
Which is a simile?
Slathered ointment
Skinny old bird
Sea of sweat
Words fell like coins
2
Who is Willie May?
Rob’s teacher
Sistine’s aunt
Motel housekeeper
Rob’s mother
3
Why did Sistine touch Rob’s rash?
She was angry
She was cleaning it
She wanted to hurt him
She was curious
4
Which word means 'lifted up'?
exhaust
gravelly
buoyed
slathered
5
Rob finds a caged cougar in the woods.
He finds a dog
True
He finds a bear
False
6
What is 'exhaust' in the story?
A type of food
A painting
A smell from cars
A swimming pool
7
Which is a metaphor?
Words fell like coins
Sea of sweat
Slathered ointment
Acting like a bird
8
What does 'gravelly' describe?
A rough voice
A sweet taste
A bright color
A smooth surface
9
Which word means 'covered thickly'?
gravelly
buoyed
slathered
frescoes
10
What does Willie May believe about the rash?
It’s from poison ivy
It’s from the tiger
It’s from sadness
It’s from swimming
11
What is being compared in 'sea of sweat'?
Bird to Sistine
Words to coins
Sweat to sea
Bus to island
12
Which word means 'covered thickly'?
gravelly
frescoes
slathered
buoyed
13
Where does Sistine live?
California
Georgia
Texas
Florida
14
What is compared to an island?
The motel
Their bus seat
Rob’s rash
The tiger
15
Rob and his father live in a motel.
True
False
16
What hobby does Rob enjoy?
Painting
Whittling wood
Swimming
Singing
17
What are 'frescoes'?
Types of bread
Wall paintings
Swimming tubes
Car engines
18
Why are similes and metaphors used?
To confuse readers
To list facts
To describe places
To compare things
19
How does Rob react to ointment?
He holds still
He runs away
He cries
He laughs
20
Sistine is a quiet girl.
True
Never
False
Sometimes