Quiz Malone/Gatlin Poetry And Short Story
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The quiz will consist of definitions from the elements of poetry, vocabulary words from the short story and poetry read. Students will also use critical thinking skills to answer questions regarding the protagonist, the antagonist, flat characters, static characters, dynamic characters, round characters, and stock characters.
- 1.Write text here
- 2.A plot is
- A.
A series of unfortunate events.
- B.
A series of related events.
- C.
An evil plan.
- 3.A conflict is a
- A.
Type of animal.
- B.
Flower.
- C.
Struggle.
- 4.An external conflict takes place between
- A.
A character and something nonhuman.
- B.
A character and them self.
- 5.An internal conflict takes place between.
- A.
A character and them self. ( a character's mind and heart)
- B.
A character and their mom.
- C.
A character and a group of people.
- 6.Ally asked if she was an aspiring actress.
- A.
Alliteration
- B.
Not alliteration
- 7.What is not a term for the first part of the plot?
- A.
Basic situation
- B.
Climax
- C.
Exposition
- 8.She went to the market for some vegetables.
- A.
Alliteration
- B.
Not alliteration
- 9.The original Blue Veins were a little society of colored people organized in a certain northern city
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.The Blue Vein Society stated that only character and culture were considerations for membership
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.According to the story, "The Wife of His Youth," ". . . the society consisted of individuals who were, generally speaking, more black than white."
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.The Blue Vein Society consisted of everyone of African descent.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13."Another alleged prerequisite for Blue Vein membership was that of free birth: and while there was really no such requirement, it is doubtless true that very few of the members would have been unable to meet it if there had been."
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.Mr. Ryder was one of the most conservative members of the society.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.Mr. Ryder was the founder of the Blue Vein Society.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.The title of the story, "The Wife of His Youth," is an example of the use of foreshadowing.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.Mr. Ryder was characterized in the story as being an industriouss, hard working, inspiring man.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.Mr. Ryder had the chance for an education in his youth because he was born a free man.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.The young ladies of Groveland were not interested in Mr. Ryder because he was an older man and did not suit their wants.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.Which statement gives us a clue to the quality of Mr. Ryder's desire to be educated.
- A.
He saved his money.
- B.
He worked for a railroad company
- C.
He read whole pages of the great English poets
- D.
He owned a nice house on a respectable street
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