The Sweetest Fig

The conflict of THE SWEETEST FIG is ___.

• man vs. society

• man vs. himself

• man vs. nature

• man vs man

The setting of THE SWEETEST FIG is the country of ​ (a)   the city of ​ (b)   during the ​ (c)   .

• France
• Paris
• Twentieth century
• New York
• Philadelphia
• Nineteenth Century
• the future

"Monsieur Bibot, the dentist, was a very fussy man. He kept his small apartment as neat and clean as his office. If his dog, Marcel, jumped on the furniture, Bibot was sure to teach him a lesson. Except on Bastille Day, the poor animal was not even allowed to bark"

This is the _____ of the story.

• setting

• exposition

• climax

• point of view

"The old woman was very grateful. "I can't pay you in money, but I have something much better." She took two figs from her pocket and handed them to Bibot. "Figs!?" he said angrily. "These figs are very special," the woman whispered. "They can make your dreams come true." She winked at him and put her finger to her lips"

This event begins the _____________.

• falling action

• climax

• exposition

• rising action

"As the dentist reached into his cupboard to take out some cheese, he heard the crash of breaking china. He turned to see Marcel standing on a chair with his front paws on the table, chewing the last of the fig"

This is the ____ of the story.

• setting

• resolution

• climax

• exposition

"Bibot was furious! He chased the dog around the apartment. When Marcel ran beneath the bed Bibot yelled at him, "Tomorrow, I'll teach you a lesson you'll never forget!" Then the dentist, angry and heartbroken, went to sleep"

This is the _______of the story.

• rising action

• falling action

• climax

• setting

"Time for your walk it said." "Come to Marcel." A hand reached down and grabbed him.

Bibot tried to yell, but all he could do was bark."

This is the ____ of the story.

• rising action

• climax

• resolution

• conflict

"The dentist turned and ran into an alley. "Sacre bleu," he thought. "What has happened to my clothes?" Then he remembered the dream he'd had last night. In his dream, he'd stood in front of that very cafe, dressed in his underwear. Something else had happened in his dream, and Bibot struggled to recall it. Marcel, looking out from the shadows of the alley, began to bark. The dentist looked up and saw the rest of his dream come true. "

• Bibot blames Marcel for eating the last fig.

• Bibot realizes that the old woman was crazy.

• Bibot has not yet eaten either fig.

• Bibot realizes that the old woman told the truth about the figs.

Match the following

• drooped over in Bibot's dream.

• The two figs

• to give the elderly lady the pain pills.

• The Eiffel Tower

• had a terrible toothache.

• Bibot

• were the payment for Bibot's dentistry.

• Bibot refused

• saw his reflection in the cafe window.

• The elderly woman

The story THE SWEETEST FIG is told through Bibot in which point of view?

• first person

• third person omniscient

• third person limited omniscient

• second person