The Happy Man
Answer the following questions with the best possible answer.
- 1.
What type of writing is The Happy Man?
- A.
Expository
- B.
Narrative
- C.
Persuasive
- D.
Compare & contrast
Correct Answer
B. Narrative -
- 2.
When the man woke up this morning why was it so different from the rest?
- A.
He began the day with ease
- B.
He could not get out of bed
- C.
He had a hangover
- D.
He had a headache
Correct Answer
A. He began the day with ease -
- 3.
What does the old man say to his master after him asking if he was a happy person?
- A.
You are happy most of the time with exceptions
- B.
You are nice to people that you need and ignore the rest
- C.
You exert yourself beyond human endurance and often get angry
- D.
You are often angry but happy in the early morning
Correct Answer
C. You exert yourself beyond human endurance and often get angry -
- 4.
When the protagonist encountered his rival, how was his attitude towards him? What was the rivals reaction?
- A.
Hostile, he was bitter as well
- B.
Positive; he did not have the same attitude he did
- C.
Hostile; he was actually nice to him
- D.
Positive; surprised at first then accepting
Correct Answer
D. Positive; surprised at first then accepting -
- 5.
Where did the protagonist greatest grief come from?
- A.
His job that he despises so much
- B.
The rival that always does better than him
- C.
The fact that his son is staying in Canada
- D.
His uncomfortable bed
Correct Answer
C. The fact that his son is staying in Canada -
- 6.
How did he explain his happiness?
- A.
Very happy
- B.
Happy beyond comprehension
- C.
He wasn't actually happy
- D.
As happy as a child
Correct Answer
B. Happy beyond comprehension -
- 7.
Which of the following was not a way that he described happiness?
- A.
Rich and touchable
- B.
Firm like absolute power
- C.
Free as the air
- D.
Cold like winter
Correct Answer
D. Cold like winter -
- 8.
Why did the protagonist of the story go to the doctor?
- A.
He had a bump on his leg
- B.
He was confused and didn't know the truth
- C.
His head was hurting
- D.
He felt happy beyond control
Correct Answer
D. He felt happy beyond control -
- 9.
What did the first doctor tell him when he said something was wrong with him?
- A.
That you are in perfect health
- B.
You took to many pills
- C.
You still have laughing gas in your system from surgery
- D.
You have cancer
Correct Answer
A. That you are in perfect health -
- 10.
How did the last doctor solve the mans laughing problem?
- A.
By giving him medicine
- B.
By saying he had a problem the man became satisfied and unhappy
- C.
By telling him to do something bad
- D.
By telling him to take a cold shower
Correct Answer
B. By saying he had a problem the man became satisfied and unhappy -
- 11.
What is happiness? How does a persons personality affect their actions? Explain the doctors solution to the mans laughing problem.
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