8th Grade Test 1

What is the crisis in "The Great Rat Hunt"?

A secondary story line within a piece of literature that accompanies the main plot yet is lesser in importance.

In "The Treasure of Lemon Brown" Greg believes that Lemon is foolish to risk his life for the harmonica and clippings.

What is the resolution of the biblical narrative "David and Goliath"

The punishment or reward that a character receives for his vice or virtue within a story.

Which of the following events is an example of foreshadowing in Johnny Tremaine?

Give an example of internal conflict in "Thank you M'am"

The authors attitude towards matters of right and wrong.

What character traits do these words reveal? "The Lord that delivered me from the lion will deli ever me from the enemy.

Saki uses the third-person limited point of view in "The Story Teller"

In Jesus always answers what was the specific prayer and how was it answered?

What is one reason that "The Magic Brocade" is classified as a fairytale?

In Johnny Tremaine what Johnny's character flaw?

The author of Zac Sunderland wrote it to teach young people what they must do before going on a journey like Zac's.

In "Thank you M'am which event begins the story's main conflict?

What is the inciting incident of "The Whistle"?

Which of the following sections qualifies as a memoir?

a rewritten version of an authors work that has been changed for reasons such as readability or length.

In "The Whistle" Chatita buys the whistle in order to restore her relationship with her Grandma.

In "The Treasure of Lemon Brown" Greg is so frightened that he hides behind the couch when Lemon fights the bad guys.

In "The Magic Brocade" what do the actions of the sons reveal about them?

a type of irony that occurs when a stories events violate normal expectations

What is the term used to describe the grouping of verse lines in a poem?