English 8 Short Story Comprehension

This character believes he is a better wine connoisseur than Luchesi

Fortunato

Readers are told that this character is average and has no artificial handicaps.

Hazel Bergeron

This character describes the sun as a penny and a fire in the stove.

Margot

Who tells musicians that they have ten seconds to get their handicaps back on?

Diana Moon Glampers

This character is described as an "upstart" who does not care about accuracy when doing his or her job.

Director of the Zoological Gardens

This character says, "the cough is a mere nothing; it will not kill me."

Fortunato

Harrison Bergeron removes the mask of this character.

The Empress/ballerina

This character mentally talks to his or her feet and lips.

The sophisticated woman in the window

This person blows up a rubber elephant at the zoo.

Zookeeper

Who says, "What are you looking at? Speak when you are spoken to."

William

At age 78, he practiced becoming a more fluent writer of French.

Benjamin Franklin

During "The Pose," the young woman is admired by all the following onlookers EXCEPT

her brother

The only stated reason given for the young woman to pose in the window is

she is pleased to think that she is now a full participant in the marketplace around her.

The young woman feels more comfortable and safe in the window than she did on the street. This is an example of

irony

In "The Elephant," the narrator's tone (attitude) is

harsh in judgment against the director.

All the following theme statements work for "The Elephant" except

If you are persevere, you will eventually succeed

Slawomir Mrozek ridicules the ineffective government in Poland with the intent to push it toward change. This is a literary device called

satire

The number of Amendments to the U.S. Constitution that are mentioned in "Harrison Bergeron" suggests to readers that

The government in 2081 makes too many laws

Harrison and a ballerina kiss a ceiling that is thirty feet high. This suggests that

when people are allowed to work to their potential, humans are exceptionally capable.

Inside the school in "All Summer in a Day," one of the five senses is mentioned much more often than the others. Which of the five senses is mentioned most often when the author describes the rain?

sound

Which details best describe Margot?

Blond hair, blue eyes, and skinny

All the following stories were written in third person omniscient point of view EXCEPT

"The Cask of Amontillado"

Montresor lures Fortunato to his house by

asking Fortunato to determine whether the wine Montresor has bought is really Amontillado.

What is the last noise that Montresor hears Fortunato make before he is buried alive?

Montresor hears the jingle of the bells.

Which statement contributes the most irony to the story?

Montresor continually expresses concern about Fortunato's health.

Which piece of literature is best characterized by this theme? Americans should resist an unfair government, but they should be prepared for the consequences of their protest.

"Harrison Bergeron"

Which statement best describes the role of women among the Native Americans?

Women grow and cook food, raise and educate children, and serve as the community's memory.

The Susquehanna Indians shared a sacred story with a Swedish minister about a young woman who descended from the sky. The story explains

how the Indians began to grow crops, rather than eating only meat.

Which of the following theme statements works best for "Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America"?

Be open to the ideas and practices of other cultures and avoid ethnocentrism.

"'Just a little while longer,' she told her lips under her breath, 'and then I'll take you to a restaurant and treat you to a glass of ice water, followed by a steaming cup of some finely brewed tea.'"

"The Pose"

"The realization was blasted from his mind instantly by the sound of an automobile collision in his head."

"Harrison Bergeron"

"The man wore motley. He had on a tight-fitting parti-striped dress, and his head was surmounted by the conical cap and bells."

"The Cask of Amontillado"

"'If we go on at this rate,' said one of them, 'we shan't finish by morning. And what am I to tell my missus?'"

"The Elephant"

"And once, a month ago, she had refused to shower in the school shower rooms, had clutched her hands to her ears and over her head, screaming the water mustn't touch her head."

"All Summer in a Day"

"The money saved in this way can be turned to the purchase of a jet plane or the conservation of some church monument."

"The Elephant"

"A huge human foot d'or, in a field azure; the foot crushes a serpent rampant whose fangs are embedded in the heel."

"The Cask of Amontillado"

"And then, in an explosion of joy and grace, into the air they sprang! Not only were the laws of the land abandoned, but the law of gravity and the laws of motion as well. They reeled, whirled, swiveled, flounced, capered, gamboled, and spun. They leaped like deer on the moon."

"Harrison Bergeron"

"They edged away from her; they would not look at her. She felt them go away. And this was because she would play no games with them in the echoing tunnels of the underground city."

"All Summer in a Day"

"It was good the glass panel stood between them, otherwise the country bumpkin would certainly have ventured to touch her."

"The Pose"

"They could not meet each other's glances. Their faces were solemn and pale. They looked at their hands and feet, their faces down."

"All Summer in a Day"

"If I tried to get away with it, then other people'd get away with it and pretty soon we'd be right back in the dark ages again, with everybody competing . . . "

"Harrison Bergeron"

"It is one of the rules of politeness not to answer a public proposition the same day it is made: they think it would be treating it as a light matter, and that they show respect by taking time to consider it."

"Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America"