The Swan (Short Story)
From the book The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar Plus Six More
- 1.Why did Ernie get a gun?
- A.
It was Ernie's 12th birthday and the gun was a gift from his parents.
- B.
It was Ernie's 200th birthday and the gun was a gift from his grandkids.
- C.
It was Ernies's 15th birthday and the gun was a gift from his parents.
- D.
It was Ernies 14th birthday and the gun was a gift from his parents.
- 2.How did Ernie's mom feel about Ernie shooting birds with his new gun?
- A.
She was happy because that meant more food on the table.
- B.
She was sad because she loves birds.
- C.
She was upset because it was nesting season and not a good time to shoot birds.
- D.
She was hungry and wanted bird pizza and bird icecream.
- 3.Where did Ernie go first after leaving his house?
- A.
DCMS
- B.
Peter's house
- C.
The train tracks
- D.
Raymond's house
- 4.What does Peter look like?
- A.
A small, pale, skinny boy with freckles and thick glasses. His clothes are always clean.
- B.
A small chubby boy with a big mole on his nose and sunglasses, and his clothes are always ghetto.
- C.
A small, skinny boy with red hair, tiny glasses, and his clothes are always stripped.
- D.
A small nerdy boy with black hair, tan skin, and glasses. His clothes are always nice.
- 5.Why didn't Ernie and Raymond like Peter?
- A.
They didn't like Peter's huge mole on his nose.
- B.
He was always mean to them.
- C.
He was everything they were not, smart, polite, likable, and his father worked at a bank and theirs work crummy jobs such as a trucker or a factory worker.
- D.
They thought Peter was stuck up and snobby.
- 6.What things did Ernie and Raymond do to bully Peter?
- A.
Tied him to a railroad track and had a train run over him, slapped him across the face, made him fetch birds, tied swan wings to Peter's arms and made him climb a tree, and shot him.
- B.
Laid him on a rail road track, punched him, made him swim in the pond, tied swan wings on his arms and made him fly away.
- C.
Called him names, broke his arm, and shot at him.
- D.
Tie him to a railroad track, slap him, tossed him into a pond, tied swan wings on him and made him fly.
- 7.What kind of conflict is this story?
- A.
Man vs. Nature
- B.
Man vs. Man
- C.
Man vs. Himself
- D.
Man vs. a power greater than himself
- 8.What point of view does the author write in?
- A.
First Person
- B.
Third Person- Objective
- C.
Third Person- Omniscient
- D.
Fifth Person
- 9.Where does this story take place?
- A.
Kentucky
- B.
China
- C.
Scotland
- D.
England
- 10.What's the name of the author of this story?
- A.
Ronald Dahl
- B.
Ronald Dalh
- C.
Roald Dalh
- D.
Raold Dalh
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