Unit 4 Literature Test

What did the Kiskis give to their teacher on the last day of school?

candy

True or False: The new boy joined the team and immediately accepted the way the others played the game.

false

In "Toby and 'The Gettysburg Address'", what unusual task did Toby have to do to recite his piece?

milk the cow

To get enough money for breakfast, Booker T. Washington asked the captain of a ship to allow him to help unload what type of cargo?

pig iron

On the day after the heavy snowfall, what did the teacher spend all day doing with the Kiskis?

telling stories

Who was the woman who recruited the boy to take care of her lawn in, "The Countess and the Impossible?"

the Countess

Personification

the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

point of view

the perspective from which a story is told

Irony

the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning

What was the obvious difference between the new boy and the other four boys on the team in "Four-Ring Circus"?

their hair

Imagery

Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)

True or False: At the end of the story, the only thing that could comfort Toby was his brother.

False

True or False: Booker T. Washington was immediately accepted into the institute.

False

In "My Struggle for an Education", what was the name of the institute that Booker T. Washington desired to get into?

Hampton Institute

In "My Struggle for an Education," who taught Booker T. Washington the qualities of cleanliness, promptness, honesty, and frankness?

Mrs. Viola Ruffner

Why did the woman want the boy for the job?

She lost her gardener

Similie

a comparison between two unlike things using like or as

What objet on state gave away Toby's secret to performing his memorized piece?

a mirror

In the story "Four-Ring Circus" what sport did the boys play?

basketball

In "The Kiskis", what did the Kiskis eat for luch every day which made them want to eat alone?

bread