Contemporary Fiction

Contemporary Fiction

11th Grade

19 Qs

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Contemporary Fiction

Contemporary Fiction

Assessment

Quiz

English

11th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.9-10.3, RL.7.6, RL.9-10.9

+37

Standards-aligned

Created by

Naomi Thorson

Used 4+ times

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19 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is irony of situation?

when an event occurs that violates expectations

when characters say something they do not mean

when fantasy is described as if it were reality

when reality is described as if it were fantasy

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main effect in "A Noiseless Flash" of Hersey describing the experiences of specific people rather than recounting what happened in a more general way?

It makes all the people described in the story seem like heroes.

It shows the narrow range of people who were directly affected.

The use of characters makes the piece seem more like fictional literature.

The bombing and the events surrounding it seem more real and personal.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In "A Noiseless Flash," what was ironic about the sounding of the all-clear?

A bomb would soon hit Hiroshima.

People only imagined hearing it.

None of the survivors heard it.

The danger was over.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In “Portrait of a Girl in Glass” and The Glass Menagerie, the character of Laura is based on

a composite of friends and relatives the author knew.

Tennessee Williams’s sister, who was institutionalized.

no one; Laura is an entirely imagined character.

ennessee Williams’s mentally unstable mother.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The narrator of "Portrait of a Girl in Glass", Tom, works in a warehouse but really wants to be a(n)

musician.

writer.

salesman.

doctor.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where does Laura’s mother get the money for Laura to attend business school? ("Portrait of a Girl in Glass")

from money her husband left her

from selling magazine subscriptions

from the money Tom makes on his poems

from money her husband continues to send

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

From Laura’s perspective, what is the most promising characteristic about Jim? ("Portrait of a Girl in Glass")

He drives an old jalopy and is not pretentious or snobby.

He is tolerant, friendly, and able to make Laura feel at ease with herself.

He is a solid, steady person with a good family and career ambitions.

He is a good dancer and enjoys the same odd music that Laura does.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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