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In Greek myths, the underworld is guarded by a three-headed dog named
Cerberus
Centaur
Minotaur
Cujo
2
Foster says, "literature is like a barrel of eels." This reference would be considered a(n)
personification
idiom
simile
metaphor
3
Princess Savitri of the Madra Kingdom was as benevolent, brilliant, and bright as the _____ God she was named.
Life
Sun
Children
Thunder
4
Fritz misplaced his schoolwork and didn't study. This reflected negatively on
Fritz's friends
Fritz's parents
Fritz's teachers
Fritz
5
Jonas had these traits
intelligence, loyalty, optimism, courage
creatively, curiosity, confidence, and courage
intelligence, courage, intergrity, and wisdom
intelligence, courage, integrity, and compassion
6
Fiona was given the assignment as a/an
Birthmother
Caretaker of the Old
Pilot
Speaker
7
With his assignment, Jonas was allowed to
lie
stop taking the pills
buy a car
play video games all night
8
Icarus died from
heart disease
he fell down the tower steps
attacked by a Hydra
drowning
9
Mowgil (The Jungle Book) and Bod (The Graveyard Book) were raised respectively (in order by)
wolves and ghosts
vampires and bats
ghosts and wolves
donkeys and elephants
10
As a child, Asher was struck with a "discipline wand" for getting these words confused
to, two, and too
principal and principle
affect and effect
snack and smack
11
Fictional characters whose story parallel that of Jesus are known as
Moses figures
Noah figures
Adam figures
Christ figures
12
Princess Savitri traveled with a
Uber
Hoverboard
Telsa
Golden Chariot
13
Foster compared Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book to
White's Charlotte's Web
Lowry's The Giver
Ryan's Esperanza Rising
Kipling's The Jungle Book
14
A symbol can be a
event, color, and animal
person and color
person
object, person, animal, event, and color
15
Christ figures DO NOT have to be
male
Christian
male, human, and/or Christian
human
16
Icarus and Daedalus, a son and father, were trapped in/on
giant maze/Labyrinth
Interstate 80
haunted house
corn field
17
The Giver Chapter 3: There is very little honor in being a(n)
caretaker of the Old
night nurturer
Birthmother
pilot
18
West Side Story is a literary allusion to
Romeo and Juliet
Sampson and Delilah
Bonnie and Clyde
Adam and Eve
19
As for political symbols, Republicans and Democrats are
unicorns and dolphins respectively
donkeys and elephants respectively
elephants and donkeys respectively
horses and whales respectively
20
Allusions can be
mythological and historical
based on pop culture
literary and biblical
biblical, mythological, historical, literary, and more
21
The author, Thomas C. Foster, says there is no such thing as a completely original work of literature
False
True
22
Towards the end of Chapter 4, Jonas noticed a change with a/an
apple
pear
orange
grapefruit
23
Foster says The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is a similar story found in
Harry Potter
The Percy Jackson series
The Adventures of Pinocchio
The Bible
24
Myths are only in Greek and Roman culture/literature
True
False