Short Stories Unit Test

Question 1

What is the format shown in Barney?

Answer 1

• A journal format

Question 2

What is the theme of Barney?

Answer 2

• To never underestimate anyone/anything

- Science can ruin the world if we aren’t careful

Question 3

What are some examples of foreshadowing found in Barney?

Answer 3

• The carelessness and clumsiness of the ‘ murder
  attempt ‘ indicates that Barney may havetried to frame
  Tayloe as he would have destroyedhisattempts to
  achieve authority.
• When the researcher identifies Barney as “dragging and
  reading books from the shelf page after page.” It
  becomes clear that the rat had rapidly gained
  knowledge with the purpose of gainingauthority.

Question 4

What is the point of view in “Wish you were here”?

Answer 4

• In limited omniscient third person pov

Question 5

What is the perspective in “Wish you were here”?

Answer 5

• Dorothy, then Norah

Question 6

What is a red herring in “Wish you were here”?

Answer 6

• The author’s portrayal of Norman misleads the
  reader to believe that he couldn’t be involved in the
  murder

Question 7

What is the setting in “The Veldt”?

Answer 7

• The setting in the Veldt is the Happylife Home but

mostly involves around the nursery

Question 8

What is the theme in “The Veldt”?

Answer 8

• The theme in The Veldt is that technology can cause
  faulty family relationships and cause children to
  be spoiled, dissatisfied, and cruel

Question 9

What is the atmosphere in “The Witch”?

Answer 9

• Dark, strange

Question 10

What is the pov in “The Which”?

Answer 10

• Objective pov

Question 11

Why is the pov objective in “The Which”?

Answer 11

• To allow the reader to come up with their own
  ideas/theories of what happened, such as why the man
  told the young boy such a dark story, and if he actually
  meant it
  • To maintain the dark/mysterious atmosphere

Question 12

What is an example of situational irony in the Interlopers?

Answer 12

• The reader expects the men to be rescued and their
  newly formed alliance to place a resolution between
  the household feud
  • Instead they get eaten and no one will know of their
  resolution as they are dead

Question 13

What is an example of verbal irony in the Interlopers?

Answer 13

• When Georg states he would send condolences to
  Ulrich’s family
  • Both Ulrich’s household and the reader would not
  expect georg to deliver condolences

Question 14

What is an example of Dramatic Irony in the Interlopers?

Answer 14

• When Ulrich attemped to make friendship by asking if
  Georg could reach a flask if he threw it to him
  • Readers are more knowledgeable at the fact that
  Ulrich and Georg would form an alliance than Georg

Question 15

What is the symbolism in “Penny in the dust”?

Answer 15

• The penny

• It was a symbol of love and a deeper relationship

Question 16

What is the symbolism in “On the sidewalk, bleeding?”

Answer 16

• The purple silk jacket
  • It symbolized Andy’s pride and decision of removing
  the jacket

Question 17

How is identity shown in “On the sidewalk, bleeding?”

Answer 17

• Andy realized only on his death that he appreciates his
  identity, and that the jacket made him a royal and
  without it he was just andy