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