Whirligig
Settings
The following is a literary assesment for the novel Whirligig.
- 1.What is the theme of Chaz's party?
- 2.The definition of jilted is
- A.
Comforted
- B.
Rejected
- C.
Tripped
- D.
Careened
- 3.All of the following are themes found in the book except:
- A.
Self-esteem & peer pressure
- B.
Guilt & forgiveness
- C.
Teenage pregnancy & parent hosted drinking parties
- D.
Death & suicide
- 4.The definition of protagonist is:
- A.
The main character of the story
- B.
The good person in the story
- C.
The villian of the story
- D.
The person against the main person of the story
- 5.The book flash forwards and tells the reader how Brent's whirligigs effect the people that come and see them. On the plot line which point do these flash forwards belong?
- A.
The climax
- B.
The rising action
- C.
The exposition
- D.
The falling action
- E.
The resolution
- 6.What country borders Washington to the North?
- 7.What country borders California to the south?
- 8.
![Which character from the book is most likely to daydream of the activity in this picture? - ProProfs]( "Which character from the book is most likely to daydream of the activity in this picture?")
Which character from the book is most likely to daydream of the activity in this picture?- A.
The Canadian man
- B.
The Puerto Rican male
- C.
The Grandmother
- D.
Anthony (the adopted boy)
- 9.Brent build whirligigs in the following cities except
- A.
San Fransisco, California
- B.
Miami, Florida
- C.
Weeksboro, Maine
- D.
Belleveue, Washington
- 10.What caused the Puerto Rican boy to drop out of school?
- A.
His family needed money so he began working.
- B.
He was forced to go to a school for retarded kids because he couldn't speak English.
- C.
His family moved around a lot.
- D.
The people who adopted Him lived in America.
- 11.The shearwater bird is symbolic of
- A.
Being alone
- B.
Segregation
- C.
Peace
- D.
Both A & C
- 12.Irony is when the expected outcome is different from the actual outcome. Which event from the book results in irony?
- A.
Brent's coversation with Lea
- B.
Brent being embarrased at the party.
- C.
Brent building his first whirligig.
- D.
Brent's suicide attempt
- 13.Who is the author of Whirligig
- A.
Paul Fleischman
- B.
Paul Newman
- C.
Paula Flaxseed
- D.
Elie Wiesel
- 14.
![This group of stars is called - ProProfs]( "This group of stars is called")
This group of stars is called- A.
A marching band
- B.
A constellation
- C.
An epiphany
- D.
A dynamic character
- 15.What are Deneb, Vega, and Altair?
- A.
Whirligigs Brent built
- B.
Students at the party Brent attended
- C.
Constellations
- D.
Cities that the Grayhound bus drove through.
- 16.What three things did learn on his journey?
- A.
The names of several constellations
- B.
How to play the harmonica
- C.
How to yodel
- D.
How to build whirligigs
- 17.Who does Brent give the final whirligig to?
- A.
A painter
- B.
A dancer
- C.
A restaurant owner
- D.
The owner of the campgroups
- 18.The struggle between two opposing forces is called
- A.
Sensory details
- B.
Conflict
- C.
Mood
- D.
Symbolism
- 19.For the following question mark if the statement is True or False.Ouija walking is a dance the kids were doing at Chaz's party.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.Who is Brent jilted by
- 21.What did Ms. Zamora give Brent?
- A.
A buspass
- B.
A whirligig instruction book
- C.
A picture of Lea
- D.
All of the above
- E.
Both A and C
- 22.Which of the following is not a whirligig that Brent built
- A.
A marching band
- B.
A whale
- C.
A tugboat
- D.
A harp player
- 23."But to my mother I'm not average. I'm Korean. I can do anything, if I apply myself."This excerpt from the book is an example of which one of our vocabulary terms?
- A.
Dubious
- B.
Peer pressure
- C.
Careen
- D.
Stereotype
- 24.
![For the following question mark if the statement is True or False.The above is a picture of a whirligig. - ProProfs]( "For the following question mark if the statement is True or False.The above is a picture of a whirligig.")
For the following question mark if the statement is True or False.The above is a picture of a whirligig.- A.
True
- B.
False
- 25.Stealing scenes is a rude behaviors much like eaves dropping.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Back to top