2.8.F - Test: Short Stories Flashcards
In “The Gift of the Magi,” what is Jim’s most cherished possession?
His new leather boots
His new gold ring
A gold watch
An old top-hat that was tattered but his very favorite
A gold watch
In “The Gift of the Magi,” what is Della’s gift to Jim?
A watch chain
A new pair of boots
A new leather purse with a gold clasp
None of these
A watch chain
In “The Heavenly Christmas Tree,” the boy’s old town was just as bright and unwelcoming as the new town.
True
False
False
What happens after the little boy dies in “The Heavenly Christmas Tree”?
He reunites with the wicked boy, who is saved now.
He appears before God’s throne.
He reunites with his mother and with other perished children in heaven.
He meets the apostles, who give him cakes.
He reunites with his mother and with other perished children in heaven.
In “The Heavenly Christmas Tree,” what happens when the boy tries to receive food from the ladies giving out cakes?
They give him a Bible and shoo him back onto the street.
They tell the wicked boy to chase him.
They give him a single small cake.
They shout at him and force him out.
They shout at him and force him out.
Read the following excerpt from “The Man Who Could Imitate a Bee.”
At seventeen, still in the University, he was becoming known as a first-rate all-round bird man; he rather looked down on old Fodd at the Natural History Museum who was a beetle man and particularly on Armbuster who was a mere bee man; yes, Armbuster and his bees decidedly wearied Hervey Deyo. As if bees counted!
How does this excerpt characterize Hervey?
As a serious scientist who looks down on other people who study birds.
As a serious scientist that admires his peers.
As someone who looks down on people who study beetles and bees.
As someone who wants to study bees.
As someone who looks down on people who study beetles and bees.
Read the following excerpt from “The Man Who Could Imitate a Bee.”
Lying in his bed that night the brain of Hervey Deyo entertained two thoughts. One was that Miss Low was a singularly charming girl; the other was he could not interest her by birds alone. How then? He analyzed the situation with the same care and logic that he applied to the dissection of a humming-bird. His conclusion was revolting but inescapable. He must master a parlor trick. He shuddered at the notion, but he was resolved.
“The end justifies the means,” he muttered.
He rose early and attacked the problem with the weapons of science. In his note-book he carefully wrote down all the animals and the sounds they made, with comments and remarks on their value as entertainment.
What conflict does Hervey have in this excerpt?
He thinks that he should master a parlor trick instead of ever being a scientist again.
He thinks parlor tricks are silly but decides to master one to impress a girl.
He is afraid that Miss Low knows more about birds than he does.
He feels silly mastering a parlor trick and decides to stop trying.
He thinks parlor tricks are silly but decides to master one to impress a girl.
Read the following excerpt from “The Man Who Could Imitate a Bee.”
A thought, murderous and ruthless, shot into one of Hervey Deyo’s brain cells. Normally he was neither murderous nor ruthless; quite gentle, indeed. But love brings out the primal man; for the sake of Mina Low he would, for a second, be atavistic. He chased the protesting bee across the pane; he got her into a corner; his gloved hand closed on her; she buzzed frantically; he closed his thumb and forefinger smartly together; he cut her off in full buzz with a sharp incisive sound like a torch plunged into a pond. A perfect climax! Hurriedly, furtively, he fed her corpse to a live flamingo in a cage in the corner. On his way home he passed Armbuster in the hall; Armbuster was distractedly searching for his queen; he was peering under a rug. Hervey Deyo did not meet the bee man’s eye.
What two conflicts does this excerpt illustrate?
Character vs Self
Character vs Technology
Character vs Nature
Character vs Society
Character vs Self
Character vs Nature
At the end of “Everyday Use,” Mama gets a sudden “awakening” and does something she has “never done before.” What does she do?
She kicks Wangero out of the house.
She sends Maggie away.
She gives in to Wangero and tells her “yes.”
She stands up to Wangero and tells her “no.”
She stands up to Wangero and tells her “no.”
In “Everyday Use,” what happened to cause Maggie’s burns?
Their old barn burned down.
Maggie picked up a hot pan.
The old house burned down.
Maggie tripped into a campfire.
The old house burned down.
In “Everyday Use,” what does Wangero want to do with the quilts?
Give them to a museum.
Display them in her home
Turn them into jackets.
Use them for her baby
Display them in her home
According to “Rules of the Game,” what do the following names refer to?
“The Double Attack from the East and West Shores. Throwing Stones on the Drowning Man. The Sudden Meeting of the Clan. The Surprise from the Sleeping Guard. The Humble Servant Who Kills the King. Sand in the Eyes of Advancing Forces. A Double Killing Without Blood.”
Chess moves
Chinese legends
Short story titles
Army formations
Chess moves
In “Rules of the Game,” Waverly’s parents are embarrassed by her chess career.
True
False
False
In “Rules of the Game,” what happens to make Waverly knock into an old lady and spill her groceries?
Waverly is so tired from all her practice that she cannot see where she is going.
Waverly gets angry with her mother and jerks her hand away.
Waverly’s mother pushes her in frustration.
Waverly’s brothers set her up because they are jealous.
Waverly gets angry with her mother and jerks her hand away.
Walter Mitty’s wife supports and encourages his daydreams.
True
False
False
As he leans against the wall of the drugstore at the end of “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” Walter imagines _________________________.
that his wife disappeared into another dimension
nothing; he’s given up daydreaming
that he is strapped into a rocket going to space
that he faces a firing squad
that he faces a firing squad
In “Home,” this reflection from Maud Martha is an example of which type of figurative language?
But she felt that the little line of white, sometimes ridged with smoked purple, and all that cream-shot saffron would never drift across any western sky except that in back of this house. The rain would drum with as sweet a dullness nowhere but here. The birds on South Park were mechanical birds, no better than the poor caught canaries in those ‘rich’ women’s sun parlors.
Anaphora: provides rhythm to sentences by repeating the same word/phrase in successive clauses or sentences
Repetition: the repetition of significant words or phrases
Idiom: a common expression that is not to be taken literally
Hyperbole: an exaggerated statement or claim that is not meant to be taken literally
Hyperbole: an exaggerated statement or claim that is not meant to be taken literally
Where is Papa in the story “Home”?
At his work office, getting fired
At the unemployment office
At the Home Owners’ Loan office
At the insurance office
At the Home Owners’ Loan office
Fill in the blank from this passage of “The Lady, or the Tiger?”.
Now, the point of the story is this: Did the tiger come out of that door, or did the lady?
The more we reflect upon this question, the harder it is to answer. It involves a study of ___________ which leads us through devious mazes of passion, out of which it is difficult to find our way.
the human heart
foreign lands
classical literature
the human brain
the human heart
In “The Lady, or the Tiger?”, the princess is in love with a brave young man. What does her father do when he finds out about this affair?
He makes them get married.
He disowns his daughter and bans the young man from his kingdom.
He sentences the young man to the arena.
He kills the young man and punishes his daughter.
He sentences the young man to the arena.
In “War,” the young cavalryman comes across a deserted farmhouse. What does he immediately deduce about this location?
Enemy spies are currently using it as a base.
It is currently being used as a hospital.
A battle had taken place there.
The family had fled to safety.
A battle had taken place there.
At the end of “War,” what does the man with the ginger-colored beard do?
He escapes death a second time by galloping away on his horse.
He orders his men to shoot and kill the three men wandering around the farmhouse.
He shoots and kills the young cavalryman.
None of these
He shoots and kills the young cavalryman.
In “A Horseman in the Sky,” what crime does Carter commit at the beginning of the story?
All of these
He is drunk on duty.
He is fast asleep on duty.
He is absent without leave and will be due for a court-martial.
He is fast asleep on duty.
In “A Horseman in the Sky,” what is Carter Druse’s background?
He comes from a wealthy Californian mining family.
He is an old veteran.
He is a penniless orphan.
He comes from a wealthy western Virginian family.
He comes from a wealthy western Virginian family.
