Among the Hidden Novel: Story Elements Quiz

“...Mother added, ‘And things could be worse.’ Somehow, that wasn’t comforting. Luke didn’t know why, but he had a feeling what she really meant was that things were going to get worse.”

This excerpt is an example of -

• irony

• imagery

• foreshadowing

• flashback

"Are you trying to be discovered? Dad had bellowed at Luke just that morning, when he’d held the shade a few inches from the kitchen window and peeked out longingly....” “He grabbed Luke by the arm and jerked him back a good three feet. Freed from Luke’s grasp, the bottom of the shade banged against the windowsill.”

In this excerpt, the author most likely wants the reader to feel -

• Happy and relieved that Luke's father saved him from being seen.

• Afraid that the situation is so dangerous for Luke that his father would act this way to protect him.

• Angry that Luke never gets to do what he wants because his Dad is protective.

• Sad that Luke's father is so angry, cold, and rough with Luke.

"Home, where the backyard always beckoned to him..."

This is an example of -

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

“Their absence made everything look different, like a fresh haircut exposing a band of untanned skin on a forehead.”

This is an example of -

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

“‘Want any more potatoes, Luke?’ Mother offered that night at supper. ‘Luke?’ Her voice got more insistent. ‘LUKE?’ Luke jerked his attention back to his family... ‘Er—no,’ Luke said. ‘No thanks. I’ve still got some.’” (p. 66)

Based on this excerpt, the reader can infer that -

• Luke is ignoring his mother.

• Mother thinks Luke doesn't eat enough.

• Mother is getting angry with Luke.

• Luke is distracted by his thoughts.

Luke's parents' only act of defiance against the Government was having Luke.

Click on all the SYNONYMS for defiance.

• disobedience

• rebelliousness

• control

• submission

It poured everyday, the rain coming down in dreary sheets.

Complete the analogy:

dreary is to bright as cowardly is to ____

• weak

• courageous

• noticeable

• dismal

Everything looked new. It reminded him of a word he'd read: "pristine."

Complete the analogy.

pristine is to filthy as _____

• sabotage is to aid

• propoganda is to lies

• agonize is to stress

• organize is to rally

"Suddenly, he hated his house. It wasn't a sanctuary. It was a prison."

This is an example of -

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Luke tells the story of how he first learned about him being an illegal 3rd child when he was 6 years old. This is what literary device?

• flashback

• plot twist

• flash forward

• cliffhanger