One of the themes of The Veldt is

Technology changes the dynamic between adults and children

a story with a symbolic or hidden meaning

When the audience understands something the character's don't

In The Paper Menagerie, the origami figures were symbols of

childhood innocence and imagination

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Short Story Review

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1
Magical Realism is a style of fiction employed in
The Lottery
Fish Cheeks
The Paper Menagerie
The Veldt
2
Who is the author of The Man Who Was Almost a Man
Richard Wright
Shirley Jackson
Robert Frost
Amy Tan
3
The themes of The Lottery may include
all of the above
the destructive power of unexamined tradition
the thrill of near death experiences
obedience to authority
4
Which title is a Biblical Allusion
The Paper Menagerie
Lamb to the Slaughter
The Velt
The Man Who Was Amost a Man
5
Which story best explains dramatic irony
The Veldt
Fish Cheeks
Lamb to the Slaughter
The Lottery
6
Guns, Trains, and Mules are symbols in
The Man Who Was Almost a Man
Examination Day
Charles
The Lamb to the Slaughter
7
One of the themes of The Veldt is
Technology changes the dynamic between adults and children
The importance of gender equality
Violence can be good
You should never be ashamed of your culture
8
Which author uses description of setting to heighten the reader's surprise at the ending of the story?
Shirley Jackson
Richard Wright
Robert Frost
Amy Tan
9
In the story, The Man Who Was Almost a Man, Dave and his family were most likely
sharecroppers
city dwellers
industrial workers
slaves
10
Which two stories are written by Shirley Jackson?
Charles and The Lottery
The Paper Menagerie and Examination Day
The Paper Menagerie and Fish Cheeks
Fish Cheeks and The Man Who Was Almost a Man
11
A child's questions about rain are examples of foreshadowing in what short story?
Charles
Examination Day
The Lottery
Fish Cheeks
12
Which story is science fiction?
Charles
The Veldt
Fish Cheeks
The Man Who is Almost Man
13
Which story is best described as historical fiction?
Fish Cheeks
The Man Who Was Almost a Man
The Velt
Lamb to the Slaughter
14
Which story is an allegory for Communism
Examination Day
The Man Who Was Almost a Man
Fish Cheeks
The Paper Menagerie
15
The author of Fish Cheeks is
Roald Dahl
Amy Tan
Henry Seslar
Richard Wright
16
Identity is a prominent theme in which short story?
Fish Cheeks
The Man Who Was Almost a Man
The Paper Menagerie
All of the above
17
An allegory is
a story with a symbolic or hidden meaning
a story written by a particular gender
a story that is reflective of the emotional lives of its characters
a story written during The Cold War
18
Which of the following character name is a biblical allusion?
Patrick Maloney
Laurie
Dave
Delacroix
19
Which type of irony describes when the opposite of what you expect to happen, happens?
Verbal
Dramatic
Situational
20
In Fish Cheeks, the food is a symbol of
all of the above
the mother's love
the part of the narrator's background that she was ashamed of
tradition and culture
21
Dramatic Irony is
When characters say the opposite of what they mean
When the opposite of what you expect to happen happens
All of the above
When the audience understands something the character's don't
22
Which stories focus on family dynamics
All of the above
The Paper Menagerie
The Lottery
Fish Cheeks
23
What is the black box a symbol of in The Lottery?
romantic love
physical beauty
traditon
envy
24
In The Paper Menagerie, the origami figures were symbols of
Korean culture
Communism
romantic love
childhood innocence and imagination
25
Which story is a good example of situational irony
All of the above
Charles
Examination Day
The Lottery

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