The Banana Tree

Front

In the rising action, you learn that the setting is

Back

a Jamaican village during a hurricane

Front

Which of these lines use dialect? A. "Gustus . . .", B. "That's a miracle . . . That's a miracle.", C. "He had his own worries.", D. "Wha' mek you say nothin'?"

Back

D. "Wha' mek you say nothin'?"

Front

Why does Gustus go out into the hurricane?

Back

He wants to make sure his banana tree doesn't blow down.

Front

The climax of the story is when _______. Options: Gustus crosses the flooded river, Gustus fails to save the fruit on the banana tree, Mr. Bass finds out Gustus has left the schoolroom, Mr. Bass arrives at the house.

Back

Gustus fails to save the fruit on the banana tree.

Front

Which line is an example of personification?

Back

“It was as if trees crouched quietly in fear.”

Front

What is the resolution of the story?

Back

Gustus tells his father that he wants his own shoes.

Front

What might make you repress a laugh?

Back

You need to be quiet.

Front

Which of these could be a venture? Options: a weekly trip to the grocery store, doing the dishes after breakfast, drinking a glass of water, riding a bike down a steep mountain

Back

riding a bike down a steep mountain

Front

If a girl bore a package upstairs, she _____.

Back

carried it upstairs.

Front

If you see a person grimace, you could ______.

Back

try to find out what is wrong.