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Test Description: Review themes of short stories, dystopian elements author's style.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) A possible theme of “Grover Dill and the Tasmanian Devil” is:
A
Bullies are mean.
B
The only way to beat a bully is to beat them up.
C
The weather in the Midwest is abysmal.
D
Anyone is capable of anything if pushed far enough.
2) A possible theme of “What, of this Goldfish, Would You Wish?” is:
A
Don't trust journalists.
B
Goldfish are evil.
C
Goldfish make good pets.
D
Loneliness is a crushing force and can make people desperate.
3) A possible theme of “Lamb to the Slaughter” is:
A
Married men cannot be trusted.
B
One can easily overpower someone if they are devoted to you.
C
The weak have more power than one may think.
D
Don't mess with Mary.
4) A possible theme of “Button, Button” is:
A
Never trust men with buttons.
B
Greed can bring great rewards.
C
Do you ever really know someone?
D
Some lives are insignificant and can be discarded for the good of others.
5) A possible theme of “The Yellow Wallpaper” is:
A
Don't trust your husband or sister-in-law.
B
You can only escape this world by losing your mind.
C
Babies are soul-sucking demons who will drive you crazy.
D
It is important to express yourself to stay yourself.
6) Which of the following is not an element of author’s style?
A
Tone
B
Characterization
C
Diction
D
Sentence Structure
7) In “Lamb to the Slaughter,” why does Mary Maloney kill her husband Patrick?
A
He is retiring and wants to move away without her
B
He got another woman pregnant
C
She is 6 months pregnant and he is leaving her
D
She’s an evil black widow who has already killed her previous 3 husbands
8) At the end of “What, of this Goldfish, Would You Wish?” what does Sergei wish for?
A
Immortality
B
To never be alone
C
To go back home to Russia
D
More wishes
9) Which of the following clues were we NOT given in “The Yellow Wallpaper” that the room Jane was kept in was not actually a nursery?
A
There were chain rings bolted to the walls
B
There were bars on the window
C
She found restraints in the closet
D
The bed was bolted down
10) What is the deal Norma is offered in “Button, Button?”
A
Push the button and get $100,000, but someone you know will die
B
Push the button and get $50,000, but up to three people will die
C
Push the button and get $50,000, but someone you do not know will die
D
Push the button and get $100,000, but someone you do not know will die
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