Man from Jamaica's Hills Chapter 1 Quiz

Frank's mother was referred to as a "professional flogger". This means that?

• She was employed to beat children.

• She made money from flogging.

• She was very good at hitting or beating others.

• She loved her job of flogging people.

How old was Frank at the start of the story?

• 12 years old

• 13 going to 14 years

• 14 years

• 12 going to 13 years

Hitting Frank across his back while he was in bed showed that Mrs. Grant is______.

• Strict

• Rough

• Abusive

• Awful

What does the name "Tiny" tell you about the dog in Frank's yard?

• The dog is skinny.

• It is a small dog.

• The dog is ugly.

• The dog is aggressive.

The setting of the story is _____.

• Jimmy Piece

• Brammer Spring

• Grants Mountain

• Jamaica Hills

The picture on page 6 of the book tells us a lot about the setting. It tells us that____.

• Frank lives in a two-bedroom concrete house. Frank is wealthy.

• Frank has an outside kitchen, has a board house and they are poor people.

• Frank has coconut trees in his yard, so he can drink coconut water.

• There are birds overhead so sometimes Frank shoots birds.

Which figure of speech is used?

"The wind whistled through the trees."

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

Give the meaning of "humiliated". Frank was "humiliated that he was being beaten at that age."

• ashamed

• humbled

• terrified

• angered

Frank's mother thinks that by beating Frank she is disciplining him. What is the difference between "discipline" and "punishment"?

• Punishment is the use of a belt but discipline is the use of words.

• Punishment hurts but discipline does not.

• Punishment is about beating someone but discipline is about doing work.

• Punishment is about making the person suffer, but discipline is about helping someone to make better choices.

The writer says, "Mrs. Grant had smoke-blackened teeth." The method of characterization is?

• Indirect

• Direct