The Wart by Jack Gantos

What is the figurative language used in the story when the Wart describes the pain of ripping out the Wart?

• Personification
• Hyperbole
• Simile
• Metaphor

What is the inciting incident in the story?

• The boy noticed a wart on his body
• The boy's mother knocking on the bathroom door
• The war growing on the bottom of the boy's foot
• The boy ripping out the wart with pliers

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What is the resolution of the story?

• The boy walking across the yard in Florida
• The boy ripping out the Wart with pliers
• The boy's mother knocking on the bathroom door
• The boy took antibiotics to get rid of the wart and learned his mistake.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is the effect of the figurative language used in the story?

• To create a humorous tone
• To highlight the Wart's intelligence
• To evoke sympathy for the Wart
• To emphasize the severity of the situation

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

What is the correct order of the plot elements in the story?

• Exposition, Rising Action, Inciting Incident, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
• Exposition, Inciting Incident, Rising Action, Falling Action, Climax, Resolution
• Exposition, Inciting Incident, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
• Exposition, Inciting Incident, Rising Action, Climax, Resolution, Falling Action

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the climax of the story?

• The Wart walking across the yard in Florida
• The Wart's mother checking on the Wart
• The boy ripping out the Wart with pliers
• The Wart's mother knocking on the bathroom door

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is the theme of the story?

• The power of determination
• The value of family support
• The consequences of impulsive actions
• The importance of honesty

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is the rising action in the story?

• The boy ripping out the Wart with pliers
• The boy walking across the yard in Florida
• The boy's mother knocking on the bathroom door
• The boy's mother checking on the Wart

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What is the falling action in the story?

• The Wart ripping out the Wart with pliers
• The Wart walking across the yard in Florida
• The Wart's mother knocking on the bathroom door
• The boy's mother taking him to the doctor.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3