The Banana Tree Review

Who is the protagonist in the story?

• the hurricane

• Gustus

• Mr. Bass

• Mrs. Bass

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Who is the antagonist in the story?

• the hurricane

• Gustus

• Mr. Bass

• Both the hurricane and Mr. Bass could be considered antagonists.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is the setting of the story?

• Florida

• Cuba

• Jamaica

• Bermuda

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is an important symbol in the story?

• the hymnbook

• the banana tree

• the hurricane

• Both the banana tree and the hurricane could be considered symbols in the story.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

An important theme in The Banana Tree is what?

• Never run out into a hurricane.

• Family is to be valued.

• Hurricanes are destructive.

• Kids need shoes.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

When Gustus wrestles with the fact that he has no shoes, and that it has kept him from participating in school trips, this is an example of what?

• internal conflict

• external conflict

• dialogue

• dialect

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Mr. Bass said, "The storm's bad, chil'run. Really bad. But it'll blow off. It'll spen' itself out. It'll kill itself."

This dialogue best demonstrates what?

• theme

• dialect

• symbolism

• internal conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Dialect means what?

• conversation between characters

• the accent of spoken words that reflects regional differences

• the tone with which someone speaks

• the volume of someone's speech

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The point in the story when Gustus gets hurt and falls to the ground, after which the bananas of his tree crash to the ground, is which step of the plot?

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

As Gustus struggles to make his way to his tree, as the hurricane winds pound him and the waters rise, which type of conflict does this demonstrate?

• character vs. character

• character vs. self

• character vs. society

• character vs. nature

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3