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The Elevator
Test Description: Group 5
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What text evidence shows the reader that Martin and his father did not get along?
A
His father said, with a look of total scorn, Grow up, Martin.
B
He felt too close to any other rider; too intimate.
C
But if she were only visiting someone, why was she leaving the building at 7:30 in the morning?
D
Martin pleaded, struggling forward on his crutches.
2) Why did the author use the simile like slaps on cement to describe the Fat Lady?
A
To introduce alliteration.
B
To impress the reader with figurative language.
C
To introduce conflict.
D
To help the reader imagine why Martin was afraid of her.
3) What does the author choose to say instead of elevator?
A
trap of death
B
the elevator
C
he brown, smelly thing
D
the thing
4) What has been the overall mood of the story?
A
confused
B
sad
C
happy
D
nervous
5) Though this story has two types of conflict, what is the main one that we see throughout?
A
man vs man
B
man vs nature
C
man vs society
D
man vs self
6) The author created suspense in all of the following ways except...
A
He used descriptive words and phrases to build suspense.
B
The author tells us Martin and his dad do not get along.
C
He gives Martin characteristics or paranoia.
D
He gives us cliff-hangers throughout the story.
7) In paragraph 31, Martin managed not to cry in front of his father. From this action, the reader can conclude that Martin is --
A
furious that his father didn't believe there was a creepy lady on the elevator
B
envious that his father is so brave
C
frustrated that his father is continually disappointed in him
D
timid about confronting the creepy lady on the elevator
8) Which line from the story conveys the narrator's sense of fear?
A
He knew she had gotten on at fourteen this morning.
B
He felt her eyes on him as he stared at the numbers slowly blinking on and off - slower than usual, it seemed to him.
C
'Did you ever notice a strange fat lady on the elevator?' He asked his father that evening.
D
She nodded, her flesh quivering, and stepped on.
9) Which statement best expresses the theme of the selection?
A
It is important for children to accept their parent's advice.You
B
You never know where you can meet great people.
C
It is best to avoid problems rather than to try to face them.
D
Fear is a powerful force that can trap you.
10) which part of the story do we meet the Fat Lady in?
A
Climax
B
Exposition
C
Rising Action
D
Falling Action
11) Who was the main character?
A
Martin
B
no one
C
Elevator
D
Fat Lady
12) Which line is the CLIMAX of the story?
A
The door slammed shut.
B
Grow up, Martin.
C
The door sealed them in, the elevator started up.
D
hello, Martin, she said, and laughed, then pushed the stop button.
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