"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" 2

In Walter Mitty's daydreams, how do the other characters treat him?

• respectfully

• sympathetically

• scornfully

• impatiently

Judging from what she says and does, how does Mrs. Mitty feel about her husband?

• She loves and respects him.

• She is proud of him.

• She is irritated and annoyed with him.

• She is frightened of him.

Why might you consider Mrs. Mitty a flat character?

• She changes at the end of the story.

• She does not change.

• She has many character traits.

• She has only one main character trait.

In his daydreams, which of the following character traits does Walter Mitty imagine that he has?

• humor

• strength

• courage

• patience

Why might you consider Walter Mitty a round character?

• He needs to lose twenty-five pounds.

• He is meek on the outside but bold in his daydreams.

• He is athletic.

• He never says what he thinks.

Why does Thurber include Walter Mitty's daydreams in his story?

• They are funny.

• They create surprise.

• They reveal Mitty's character.

• They reveal Mrs. Mitty's character.

Why do you think Thurber begins his story with the daydream of Mitty commanding a navy seaplane in a storm?

• He introduces Mr. and Mrs. Mitty.

• Walter Mitty is a pilot in real life.

• He wants to grab the reader's interest.

• The entire story takes place in a storm.

In "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," what does "spoiling for a hurricane" mean in this sentence? It's spoiling for a hurricane, if you ask me.

• We have just been through a hurricane.

• It looks as if a hurricane is coming.

• Being in a hurricane is scary.

• There is no rain or wind in sight.

What is the author's purpose in including this passage in "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"? "Not so fast! You're driving too fast!" said Mrs. Mitty. "What are you driving so fast for?"

• to show that Walter Mitty is a skillful driver

• to entertain the reader with Mrs. Mitty's joke

• to create sympathy for Mrs. Mitty

• to show that Mrs. Mitty orders her husband around

In this passage from Thurber's story, why is the garageman grinning when he comes to help Walter Mitty unwind the chains from his tires? Once he had tried to take his chains off, outside New Milford, and he had got them wound around the axles. A man had had to come out in a wrecking care and unwind them, a young, grinning garageman.

• Mitty has just told him a joke.

• The garageman is being friendly.

• The garageman is laughing at Mitty.

• The garageman always grins.