8th Grade Literature - SSU Test Questions
What is the significance of the title in Louise Erdrich's "The Shawl"?
The shawl is what connects the two separate stories in "The Shawl." The shawl represents inheritance.
In "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" how do the people in the village treat the angel when he first arrives
They poke him with sticks and throw pebbles at him to get him to move
What did we learn about "The Elephant's Child" and Rudyard Kipling's other "Just So Stories"?
They were originally bedtime stories that he told his daughter.
Who is the protagonist in "The Pomegranate and the Big Crowd"
Ventura
In "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings", what is a theme?
We often treat people who are weak or look different poorly
In "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World" what is unusual about the way the village women treat the corpse that washes up on shore?
While preparing him for burial, they imagine the life of the giant man, name him Esteban, and catalog the ways their own husbands are inferior to this godlike specimen. They almost worship him.
In "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" how long did the man stay with the family?
a number of years
A parable is a story that
has a moral
In "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" why didn't Father Gonzaga believe the man was an angel?
he did not speak Latin
In "The Rebellion of the Magical Rabbits", what type of figurative language is "The monkey felt fear crawl up and down his fur."?
personification
In "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" describe the spider woman and her impact on the community.
she made everyone forget about the angel
What does the miller tell the king that his daughter is able to do in "Rumpelstiltskin?"
spin hay into gold
Who is the antagonist of "The Rebellion of the Magical Rabbits"?
the wolf
In "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" why did the old woman believe the angel had come to Pelayo & Elisenda's house?
their child was sick
What point of view is "The Rebellion of the Magical Rabbits" written in?
third person
What is magical realism?
when magical elements occur in a realistic story but are treated like an everyday occurrence
An antagonist is the person or force working against the main character. In "And of Clay We Are Created" the antagonist is
A mudslide
"The Elephant's Child" is written like a myth. Which of these best defines myth?
A typical story, sometimes about gods and heroes, which explains why something is the way it is.
What is the general plot of "A Small Story about the Sky"?
About a fire that could symbolize a civilization
Who wrote "A Small Story about the Sky" and "The Pomegranate and the Big Crowd"?
Alberto Rios
Who is the author of "The Rebellion of the Magical Rabbits"?
Ariel Dorfman
What is the resolution of "And of Clay We Are Created"
Azucena passes away
How do you know "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World" is magical realism?
Because there is this odd, dreamlike quality to the writing, and though Esteban doesn't literally come to life, it seems as if he does.
"The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World" was written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. What is an interesting fact we learned about him?
Castro gave him a mansion in Cuba.
Ariel Dorfman wrote "The Rebellion of the Magical Rabbits" based on his experiences in
Chile
In "Crack and Crook" what happens in the resolution?
Crack marries the king's daughter.
In "Crack and Crook" who is the trickster?
Crook and Crack
In class, we read "Rumpelstiltskin," which is what genre?
Fairy tale
"Crack and Crook" & "The Men Who Wouldn't Stay Dead" are examples of
Folktales or Trickster Tales
Who is the author of "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings"?
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
In "The Elephant's Child" we find out how the elephant
Got his trunk
In "The Men Who Wouldn't Stay Dead" what do we learn about the hunchback in the exposition?
He is rich and gets jealous when anyone talks to his beautiful wife.
What kind of character is Rolf?
Kind and caring
Which of these is a possible theme for "The Rebellion of the Magical Rabbits"?
No matter how big your enemy is, if you keep trying, you can win.
What kind of story is "The Rebellion of the Magical Rabbits" (genre)?
Parable
In "The Rebellion of the Magical Rabbits", what did the wolf want the people (animals) to believe?
Rabbits don't exist.
What happens at the resolution of "Rumpelstiltskin?"
Rumpelstiltskin tears himself in half
In "The Shawl", what kind of person is Aanakwad?
Selfish and capricious
What possibly happened to the sister in part 1 of "The Shawl"?
She sacrificed herself to the wolves
"They went around like frightened chickens pecking at treasure from a chest" This line is an example of what literary element? *
Simile
"Finally the fire Caught the sky, Which acted like a slow rabbit." This line is an example of what literary element?
Simile 2
What is a possible theme for "The Pomegranate and the Big Crowd"?
Sometimes one small moments can have a huge impact on your life
In "The Elephant's Child" the adults loved to
Spank the elephant
How is part 2 of "The Shawl" connected to part 1?
The boy in part 1 is the father in part 2
In "The Men Who Wouldn't Stay Dead" who is the trickster?
The hunchback's wife
In "The Rebellion of the Magical Rabbits", who is continually appearing in the monkey's photographs foreshadowing their eventual triumph?
The rabbits
What happens at the end of "The Rebellion of the Magical Rabbits" ?
The rabbits triumph.
In "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings", how do you know this story is magical realism?
It has a woman who was turned into a spider and everyone just thinks it's a normal possibility. AND People don't seem too concerned about the angel and mistreat it or act like it's just a normal occurrence. AND There is a magical angel that flies away, and Elisenda sees it and is like, "Yeah, okay. Bye, NBD."
In "The Rebellion of the Magical Rabbits" the monkey is the
Protagonist
