The Expert by Enrico Diego Quiz

In "The Expert," Katie says, "It's highly debatable at what point a pokeberry plant becomes a danger to humans." What does the use of the word debatable suggest in this sentence?

• The pokeberry has scientists baffled and confused.

• Scientists disagree about the danger of the pokeberry.

• Plants that produce berries are often dangerous.

• People who study botany are often quarrelsome.

In "The Expert," what does the allusion to Alice in Wonderland in paragraph 8 suggest about Jim?

• He does not want to follow Katie's instructions.

• He believes that the woods are a magical place.

• He thinks that the woods have hidden dangers.

• He is not convinced of Katie's superior knowledge.

What does the author of "The Expert" mean when he says that Katie is "all business"?

• Katie does not enjoy the hike through the woods.

• Katie spends all of her time working hard.

• Katie's job is to lead the hike through the woods.

• Katie is very serious and acts like she is in charge.

In the sentence below, what does the phrase “well-thumbed volumes” tell the reader about Katie? “That evening after dinner, Katie placed two well-thumbed volumes in her cousin’s hands.”

• She likes to bend the corners of the pages of her guides.

• She prefers to read used guides.

• She has read and knows the information in the guides well.

• She is playing a joke by giving her cousin outdated guides.

How does the author of “The Expert” use dramatic irony to create humor in the story?

• Jim thinks he knows more than Katie, but the reader sees that Katie knows more about the woods than Jim does.

• Katie is younger than Jim, but the reader realizes that Katie acts like she is much older than she really is.

• Jim sees the plants and birds on the hike, but Katie knows that he is not correctly identifying them.

• Katie is very knowledgeable about the animals and wildlife, but Jim is starting to question his own knowledge.

Which sentence shows that Jim has a different perspective than the reader about the events in the story?

• “Late summer sun spangled the leaf-littered ground of the pine woods where Katie and her cousin Jim strolled.”

• “I’m still hoping to see a Red-cockaded woodpecker,’ Jim commented, having snapped several more photographs.”

• “Jim was several years older than Katie, and he was sure he knew a good deal more than a ten-year-old girl.”

• “I should have taken a picture of it,’ Jim said, massaging his neck where the camera strap rubbed his skin.”