Short Stories Trivia Quiz
- 1.Describe the main character's journey in "A Worn Path".
- 2.What is the significance of the story, "A Worn Path" taking place during the Christmas season?
- 3.Identify and explain three themes identified in the story.
- 4.Describe race relations in Mississippi during the 1940's. Describe how those same beliefs and ideas are present in Welty's, "A Worn Path."
- 5.In your opinion, why do you think Welty selected the main character's name? What do you think the main character's name means?
- 6.In each of the stories, the use of "Grace" and "Power" are a constant theme. Compare and contrast the use of grace in at least two of the stories. In what ways do the protagonist and antagonist show and/or recieve grace? How does this help deepen our understanding of the human condition?
- 7.What is the main character's name in "A Worn Path"?
- A.
Phoenix Sun
- B.
River Phoenix
- C.
Phoenix Jackson
- 8.Where does the grandmother want to go on vacation?
- A.
To Georgia
- B.
To Florida
- C.
To Tennessee
- 9.Who (or what) is Pitty Sing?
- A.
The Misfit
- B.
Bailey's daughter
- C.
Bailey's wife
- D.
the cat
- 10.In "A Good Man is Hard to Find" where does the family live?
- A.
Tennessee
- B.
Florida
- C.
Alabama
- D.
Georgia
- 11.In "A Good Man is Hard to Find", where does the family stop first?
- A.
An old plantation house
- B.
The Tower
- C.
A motel
- D.
A dirt road
- 12.Who is the first person in the story that the grandmother describes as a "good man"?
- A.
John Wesley
- B.
Red Sammy
- C.
Bailey
- D.
The Misfit
- 13.From what point of view is "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" told?
- A.
First Person.
- B.
Third person limited omniscient, from the Grandmother's point of view
- C.
Third person limited omniscient, from the Misfit's point of view
- D.
Dramatic or objective
- 14.Who is June Star?
- A.
The Grandmother
- B.
The daughter
- C.
The son
- D.
The Granddaughter
- 15.Did the Misfit wear glasses?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- C.
It was never stated
- 16.Where did the family stop for Lunch at?
- A.
Red Sammy's
- B.
McDonalds
- C.
Relatives house
- D.
The Grandmother's house
- 17.Who shoots the Grandmother at the end of the story?
- A.
The Misfit
- B.
Bobby Lee
- C.
Hiram
- D.
Red Sammy
- 18.What kinds of elements fall under author's writing style?
- A.
Diction and imagery
- B.
Diction and tone
- C.
Symbolism and tone
- D.
Metaphors and similes
- E.
Diction, tone, figurative language, symbolism, dilagoue, and imagery
- 19.What is point of view?
- A.
The view of the reader
- B.
The view of the author
- C.
The message of the author
- D.
The reader's opinion
- E.
The method of narration
- 20.What is the difference between third person omniscient and third person limited?
- A.
Third person omniscient uses the pronoun "I" and "he" to tell the story, whereas limited only uses the pronoun "I".
- B.
Third person omniscient is all knowing like God, whereas limited tells the story from one character's view and uses the pronoun "I".
- C.
Third person omniscient is all knowing like God, whereas limited tells the story from one character's view and uses the pronoun "he or she."
- D.
Third person omniscient tells the story from one character's view and limited tells the story from all of the other characters's views.
- E.
Third person omniscient tells the story from the view of the protagonist, whereas limited tells the story from the view of the antagonist.
- 21.What are some of the methods used to reveal character?
- A.
Narrator's physical description and dilagoue
- B.
Narrator's description, dialogue, actions, reactions,character thoughts, and what other characters say about the character
- C.
Physical description and appearance
- D.
What the character says or thinks
- E.
Actions and reactions of the character
- 22.The plot of the story is made up of which of the following incidents.
- A.
Introduction, initial incident, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
- B.
Initial incident, climax and resoultion
- C.
Conflict, protagonist and antagoinist
- D.
Foreshadowing and characters
- E.
Rising action,climax and falling action
- 23.What is the best definition of theme?
- A.
The unique moral message of the story
- B.
The author's purpose
- C.
The topic of the story
- D.
The subject of the story
- E.
The conflict of the story
- 24.The most fleshed out character is:
- A.
Flat and dynamic
- B.
Flat and round
- C.
Flat and static
- D.
Dynamic and round
- E.
Dynamic, flat, round and static
- 25.What does setting refer to?
- A.
Time
- B.
Place
- C.
Time, Place, Mood and Atmosphere
- D.
Mood and Atmosphere
- E.
Space
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