Short stories QUIZ - ENG5

Fill in the blank: …they entered a jungle thick with _____ed trees.

What does "reluctantly" mean?

• Unwillingly or with hesitation.
• Without any doubt
• With complete confidence
• Willingly and eagerly

What does it mean?

"Vinny's stomach tingled just watching him?"

• Vinny experienced pain in his stomach.
• Vinny was bored and uninterested.
• Vinny felt hungry after watching him.
• Vinny felt excitement or nervousness.

What does supervising mean?

• To ignore or neglect.
• To create or design.
• To evaluate or assess.
• To oversee or manage.

"Matt was my only real friend, which was a bit odd because he was also my greatest _____.

"It would take weeks of groundwork before we were ready to do it off the board."

What does groundwork mean?

• preparatory work or foundational efforts
• final execution steps
• initial planning stages
• random brainstorming sessions

What is a protagonist?

• A minor character in a narrative.
• The main character in a story.
• The antagonist in a story.
• The setting of the story.

What is an antagonist?

• A character that helps the protagonist succeed.
• The main character in a story.
• A character or force that opposes the protagonist in a story.
• A setting that creates conflict in the plot.

"She sees me and for a second our eyes collide"

What does collide mean, in this context?

• crash into each other violently
• ignore each other completely
• glance at the ground awkwardly
• eye contact, briefly and intensely

What does the word abruptness mean?

• The quality of being sudden or unexpected.
• The state of being calm and peaceful.
• A sudden change in temperature.
• The act of making something more complex.