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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of the following is the best definition for theme?
(a) Plot
(b) Characterization
(c) Topic
(d) Summarization
2. Flood is to rain as blizzard is to:
(a) Ice
(b) Water
(c) Snow
(d) Rain
3. Which of the following words describes past tense?
(a) Avoid
(b) Walked
(c) Threatening
(d) Expresses
4. Which of the following is the best definition of imagery?
(a) Creating mental pictures in the reader's mind
(b) Comparing two unrelated items
(c) Illustrations
(d) Comparing two items using words such as like and as
5. If the Arab choices the south, what will he be subjected to?
(a) Nomad law
(b) Police law
(c) Continued life in the schoolhouse
(d) Total freedom
6. Which of the following is an antonym of ignorance?
(a) Innonence
(b) Unaware
(c) Intelligence
(d) Illiterate
7. The imagery of throwing pebbles in the snow reminds the reader of which story element?
(a) Events
(b) Plot
(c) Characters
(d) Setting
8. Which of the following words is not a preposition?
(a) Before
(b) Puts
(c) On
(d) Above
9. Who is the first character to suggest that a war is imminent?
(a) Daru
(b) Balducci
(c) Arab
(d) Albert
10. Which of the following would be an antonym for chaotic?
(a) Uncontrolled
(b) Calm
(c) Ordered
(d) Disarranged
11. How does the author say soldiers are brought together to become part of a shared community?
(a) Dreams and goals
(b) Fatigue and goals
(c) Dreams and fatigue
(d) Fatigue and alliances
12. In what year did the Algerian war referenced in this story take place?
(a) 1924
(b) 1954
(c) 1945
(d) 1812
13. Which of the following words is plural?
(a) Freedom
(b) Himself
(c) Moral
(d) Expresses
14. The implication that Daru is saddened by the Arab's choice is an example of:
(a) Metaphor
(b) Allusion
(c) Allegory
(d) Hyperbole
15. Which of the following would be the best synonym for the term secluded?
(a) Busy
(b) Isolated
(c) Above
(d) Accessible
Short Answer Questions
1. Hunter is to prey as student is to:
2. Which of the following word choices shows past tense?
3. Which of the following would be a synonym for violent?
4. Which of the following does not cause Daru to feel torn about the Arab?
5. Which of the following is the opposite of the protagonist?
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