El121 Unit 2 Quiz
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- 1.Setting refers to...
- A.
Time and place only
- B.
Circumstances only
- C.
Tone and mood only
- D.
All the above answers
- 2.The setting can be given in 2 differerent ways by an author in a story.
- A.
No that's not true
- B.
Only realistically
- C.
Yes realistically & impressionistically
- D.
Only impressionistically
- 3.Which situation is an example of irony?
- A.
You leave the house & it rains heavily
- B.
You buy a large dog and call him tiny
- C.
You & your best friend have the same name
- D.
You lose your keys & later find them on the floor
- 4.The setting can sometimes foreshadow events. Explain.
- A.
The setting can suggest what will happen later on
- B.
The events will be hidden from the reader
- C.
Setting cannot foreshadow events at all
- D.
Setting can give realistic background info
- 5.What is symbolism?
- A.
When you use something to represent an idea or feeling
- B.
When you give the reader realistic detail about the story
- C.
When you give the reader a greater sense of the mood
- D.
When you use something to represent a color
- 6.In 'To Build A Fire', the setting was important because...
- A.
The author kept mentioning how cold it was
- B.
The protagonist's survival depended on the setting
- C.
The protagonist died in the end
- D.
The protagonist's survival depended on his intelligence
- 7.How would you describe the protagonist in 'To Build a Fire'?
- A.
Inexperienced
- B.
Foolish
- C.
Determined
- D.
All the above answers
- 8.Who can we consider as the antagonist in 'To Build a Fire'?
- A.
The weather
- B.
The dog
- C.
The old wise man
- D.
The boys
- 9.What's the opposite of realism?
- A.
Naturalism
- B.
Irony
- C.
Fantasy
- D.
Impressionism
- 10.In 'A Sound of Thunder' what happens to the protagonist at the end?
- A.
Travis kills Eckels
- B.
Eckels gets stuck in the past
- C.
Eckels returns after he kills the dinosaur
- D.
Eckels runs off the path
- 11.When Eckels travelled back in time, why did Travis tell him not to touch anything there?
- A.
Because he was a coward
- B.
Because he could die
- C.
Because he could change the future
- D.
Because he would surprise the dinosaurs
- 12.In 'A Sound of Thunder' we have an example of the butterfly effect.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.Setting is not important in 'A Sound of Thunder'.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.In stories, colours can be used as symbols for feelings.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.Naturalism (in stories) is a kind of realism.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.Color (when it comes to meaning) is culture specific.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.What mistake or mistakes did the man make in 'To Build a Fire'?
- A.
Didn't listen to the old man's advice
- B.
Built a fire under a tree
- C.
Traveled alone and in the winter
- D.
Didn't go prepared
- E.
All the above
- 18.Why does the author repeatedly mention how cold it was in 'To Build a Fire'?
- A.
To give the reader a sense of how cold it was
- B.
Because the weather was the protagonist
- C.
Because it was dark and gloomy from the start
- D.
All the above
- 19.The tree in 'To Build a Fire' is evil for extinguishing (destroying) the fire the man had built under it.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.Which example below shows us the extreme cold in 'To Build a Fire'?
- A.
The snow and ice on the trees
- B.
When he fell through the snow
- C.
He kept his food under his clothes
- D.
When he tried to kill the dog
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