The Elevator Question Preview (ID: 48615)


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What text evidence shows the reader that Martin and his father did not get along?
a) He felt too close to any other rider; too intimate.
b) His father said, with a look of total scorn, Grow up, Martin.
c) Martin pleaded, struggling forward on his crutches.
d) But if she were only visiting someone, why was she leaving the building at 7:30 in the morning?

Why did the author use the simile like slaps on cement to describe the Fat Lady?
a) To help the reader imagine why Martin was afraid of her.
b) To impress the reader with figurative language.
c) To introduce conflict.
d) To introduce alliteration.

What does the author choose to say instead of elevator?
a) the elevator
b) the thing
c) trap of death
d) he brown, smelly thing

What has been the overall mood of the story?
a) happy
b) nervous
c) confused
d) sad

Though this story has two types of conflict, what is the main one that we see throughout?
a) man vs man
b) man vs society
c) man vs self
d) man vs nature

The author created suspense in all of the following ways except...
a) He used descriptive words and phrases to build suspense.
b) He gives Martin characteristics or paranoia.
c) He gives us cliff-hangers throughout the story.
d) The author tells us Martin and his dad do not get along.

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) timid about confronting the creepy lady on the elevator
c) envious that his father is so brave
d) frustrated that his father is continually disappointed in him

Which line from the story conveys the narrator's sense of fear?
a) She nodded, her flesh quivering, and stepped on.
b) He knew she had gotten on at fourteen this morning.
c) He felt her eyes on him as he stared at the numbers slowly blinking on and off - slower than usual, it seemed to him.
d) 'Did you ever notice a strange fat lady on the elevator?' He asked his father that evening.

Which statement best expresses the theme of the selection?
a) It is best to avoid problems rather than to try to face them.
b) You never know where you can meet great people.
c) It is important for children to accept their parent's advice.You
d) Fear is a powerful force that can trap you.

which part of the story do we meet the Fat Lady in?
a) Exposition
b) Climax
c) Rising Action
d) Falling Action

Who was the main character?
a) Martin
b) Fat Lady
c) Elevator
d) no one

Which line is the CLIMAX of the story?
a) Grow up, Martin.
b) hello, Martin, she said, and laughed, then pushed the stop button.
c) The door sealed them in, the elevator started up.
d) The door slammed shut.

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