This quiz features questions based on two famous short stories, "What Stumped the Blue Jays" and "Why Leaves Turn Color in the Fall," written by Mark Twain. It follows the storyline of both the titles, characters, and perspectives. So, read carefully and try to recall what did you learn of both the stories.
A group of blue jays who attack a cat.
A blue jay who tries to steal another bird’s eggs.
A blue jay who tries to fill a house with acorns.
Serious yet informal.
Humorous and informal.
Detailed and poetic.
Scholarly yet humorous.
To entertain readers.
To inform readers.
To persuade readers.
To warn readers.
Best talkers.
Store the most food.
Eat the most.
Quieter than any other bird.
To improve readers’ grammar.
To inform readers about cats.
To teach readers about fighting.
To make readers laugh.
They always support someone who has made a mistake.
They love to give advice and make fun of each other.
They are greedy and fight over everything.
Gather in large groups.
Are smarter than cats.
Use bad grammar.
Have no sense of humor.
Leaves stop making chlorophyll as summer ends.
Leaves reflect the colors of pumpkins and squash in the fall.
Photosynthesis begins in the fall.
There is too much pollution in Europe.
There are no maple trees in Europe.
The United States has colder nights and drier, sunnier days in fall.
To persuade readers to stop pollution.
To inform readers of scientific facts about autumn leaves.
To explain the origin of macabre fall holidays.
Serious yet informal.
Humorous and informal.
Detailed and poetic
Scholarly yet humorous.
That leopards are endangered.
That leopards hide.
How powerful people are.
How carefully we must observe nature.
Her detailed explanation of how the colored leaves fall.
Her humorous description of children playing in the leaves.
Her scholarly explanation of how leafless trees survive the winter.
To make readers angry about the idea of dying.
To provide readers with a sense of wonder about life.
To make readers laugh.
To explain how fossils are formed.
Stared
Chattered
Frowned
Laughed
Destroys the other colors in the leaves.
Hides the other colors in the leaves.
Makes the leaves fall off the trees.
Brightens the other colors in the leaves.
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