This Is A Quiz On Searching For Summer, A Short Story By Joan Aiken

7 Questions | By Jfinney | Last updated: Oct 23, 2018 | Total Attempts: 1219

Questions

Settings

This is a quiz on Searching for Summer, a short story by Joan Aiken, and a poem by Mary Oliver called "The Sun", as well as characterization. If you have read the book try out this quiz.

Questions and Answers

1.

What color was Lily's wedding dress, and why did she wear this particular color?
- A.
  
  Purple; she wanted to feel like royalty
- B.
  
  White; she wanted to symbolize her purity
- C.
  
  Yellow; she wanted to bring sunlight into her wedding day
2.

What were Lily and Tom's motivation for finding sunlight?
- A.
  
  Good luck
- B.
  
  Happiness
- C.
  
  Birth
3.

What was Mr. Noakes' motivation for finding sunlight?
- A.
  
  Money
- B.
  
  Death
- C.
  
  Happiness
4.

Mr. Noakes was a friendly, older gentleman who often helped his neighbors.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
5.

An appropriate theme for this story would be:
- A.
  
  Be optimistic and nurture happiness
- B.
  
  Don't be afraid of death
- C.
  
  Money is the root of all evil
6.

Which character from "Searching for Summer" can we compare to the following lines from Mary Oliver's poem, "The Sun": "or have you too/gone crazy/ for power,/ for things?"
- A.
  
  Tom
- B.
  
  Mrs. Hatching
- C.
  
  Mr. Noakes
7.

Please type the correct way to write and punctuate: searching for summer.