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Answer The Questions To Beware Of The Dog

Answer the questions to Beware of the Dog

After reading the story in class it is important to take some test to ensure we understood it fully and the vocabulary used. The quiz below is designed to do just that. Answer the questions to beware of dogs and test you...

Questions: 12 | Attempts: 338 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2023

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Used as moving in waves

Undulating

Giddy

Idly

"Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy" Quiz

The quiz will feature 5 multiple choice, 4 fill-in-the-blank, and a short answer question. The short answer question must be written in complete sentences. Good Luck!

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 3010 | Last updated: Feb 19, 2024

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Who is the main Character of the story?

Tim O'Brian

Billy Boy Watkins

Paul Berlin

Buffalo

Doc Peret

Quiz On Three Skeleton Key Short Story

Quiz on Three Skeleton Key Short Story

Explore the eerie and suspenseful world of 'Three Skeleton Key' with questions on its plot, vocabulary, and thematic elements.

Questions: 8 | Attempts: 2088 | Last updated: May 28, 2024

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Why does the island bare a bad reputation?

Ghost had been seen on the island

Convicts exscaped to the island and wrecked their canoe. All three of them died on island. Stories were told that the skeletons were seen dancing over small rocks and screaming.

Convicts came there on a boat and killed each other. Nothing remained but their skulls. People thought they saw their skeletons glowing and dancing around a fire.

The Landlady By Roald Dahl Quiz

The Landlady by Roald Dahl Quiz

Are you ready to test your understanding of 'The Landlady' by Roald Dahl? Take The Landlady by Roald Dahl Quiz and see how well you remember the story's key details and underlying themes. This quiz dives into Roald...

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 15401 | Last updated: Nov 19, 2024

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What does Billy notice about the B&B sign?

Flickering

Bright

Dim

Unlit

"House Taken Over" Quiz

These questions are based on the piece of writing. Select the correct answer to each question by circling the letter of the answer.

Questions: 5 | Attempts: 1045 | Last updated: Mar 20, 2022

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What was Irene's "hobby"?

Baking

Knitting

Swimming

Farming

Cleaning

Feathertop: Short Story Quiz

This quiz will measure students' understanding of key concepts in the short story "Feathertop."

Questions: 5 | Attempts: 237 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2022

Sample Question
What must Feathertop use in order to stay alive?

A pipe

The broomstick

Polly Gookin's affections

Raymond's Run: Short Story! Quiz

This quiz tests knowledge and understanding of the short story 'Raymond's Run' by Toni Cade Bambara, focusing on character analysis, themes, and literary devices.

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 10095 | Last updated: Sep 26, 2023

Sample Question
In “Raymond’s Run,” Squeaky got her nickname because she has a squeaky voice. Why is she also called Mercury?

Because she’s the swiftest thing in the neighborhood

Because she’s a little girl with skinny arms

Because she lives on Mercury Street

Retrieved Reformation Quiz

Are you excited about a quiz based on the short story A Retrieved Reformation? A Retrieved Information is an exciting read that follows the life of Jimmy Valentine, a gangster who finds love and plans to leave his criminal life...

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 5312 | Last updated: Aug 18, 2023

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In “A Retrieved Reformation,” what does Jimmy Valentine do in prison that helps him when he decides to go “straight”?

He gets a new suit of clothes.

He works in the prison shoe-shop

He makes friends with the warden

None of these

The Open Window By Saki: A Spooky And Satirical Story Quiz

The Open Window by Saki: A Spooky and Satirical Story Quiz

"The Open Window" is a famous short story written by Hector Hugh Munro under the nickname of Saki, published in the Westminster Gazette on November 18, 1911. It is is one of the most compilated works by Saki, and...

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 5228 | Last updated: Oct 23, 2024

Sample Question
What does Saki mock in this story?

Children

Animals

Girls

Edwardian Society

The Five Orange Pips

A quiz about The Five Orange Pips, as retold by Clare West in Oxford's Bookworms Club Silver.

Questions: 6 | Attempts: 1478 | Last updated: Aug 17, 2023

Sample Question
Letters were sent from each of the following cities EXCEPT

Liverpool, England

Dundee, Scotland

Pondicherry, India

East London, England

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