Chapter 1-3 White Mountains Quiz

1.  The reason the word Watch is capitalized in this society is because...

• It is a local brand name

• All timepieces are capitalized in this village

• It is a very rare and valuable piece off vanishing technology

• It was made and created by the tripods

So far, the main character in "The White Mountains" is...

• Jack Leeper

• Ozymandias

• Henry Parker

• Will Parker

The location or setting of "The White Mountains" is...

• Whereton, England

• London, England

• Genova, Switzerland

• Paris, France

All of the below happens on Capping Day EXCEPT...

• you wear a white tunic

• you get the day off school

• you get your own house

• you have a huge feast

Will gets along best with __________ and always fights with ________________.

• Jack, Will

• Jack, Henry

• Will, Ozymandias

• Sir Geoffrey, Ozymandias

Identify this type of figurative language used in the quote.  "...and it lifted him up, to where a hole opened like a mouth in the hemisphere..." (p. 19)

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• haiku

Jack speaks to Will about "The Black Age."  What time period is he referring to?

• Medieval times

• The Jazz Age

• modern society (today)

• WWI

Which explanation is the BEST one for a "VAGRANT?"

• A politician or government official who uses propaganda to control his or her local area.

• An individual whose brain has malfunctioned after being capped. They often wander and the community takes basic care of their needs.

• A person who disregards signs of "No trespassing" and crosses into boundaries that they should not.

• An individual who has been displaced from their native country and is waiting to become a citizen in their new country.

How is Ozymandias different than the other Vagrants in town? Choose the BEST answer.

• He comes from royalty and was once a King in his own land

• He was a professional dancer and often performs in the street for the children

• He has red hair, a long beard and is extremely tall (over 6 feet 4inches)

• His mesh cap does not function and he only pretends to be mentally affected by the cap

Ozymandias tells Will true facts about the caps.  All of the things below, EXCEPT 1, are correct.  Which one is wrong?  

• they are made of a metal mesh

• they control emotions, like grief and sadness

• they can control men's minds

• they make men docile and obedient