Reading Short Stories

In the short story "Three Hundred Pesos," one of the messages or themes in the story is...

• Never share your money

• Never be greedy with money

• Never be kind to others

• Never help your family and friends

When you visualize while reading, you are painting a picture in your mind, imagining the characters and the setting.

• True

• False

When you ask questions while reading you are are:

• Asking questions about the events

• Wondering about character decisions

• Asking questions about the problem and solutions

• All of the above

Theme is

• the message the author is trying to teach us

• a lesson

• and it can be told through the characters, the setting or plot

• All of the above

The point of view in a book or story is

• the perspective from which the story is told (who is telling the story.)

• what the characters are thinking

• how the characters feel

In short story "All Summer in a Day" Margot cannot see the sun even because

• she moves back to earth before the event

• she gets called to the principal's office

• she gets locked into a closet

• she falls asleep in the classroom

When you summarize a text, you

• are giving a recap of the story

• are re-telling the story

• are giving the beginning, middle and end

• All of the above

In the short story 'The Gift of the Magi,' what is the main theme?

• A) The value of selflessness

• B) The importance of wealth

• C) The power of knowledge

• D) The significance of tradition

Which literary device is primarily used in the short story 'The Tell-Tale Heart' by Edgar Allan Poe?

• A) Metaphor

• B) Irony

• C) Foreshadowing

• D) Simile

In the short story 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson, what does the black box symbolize?

• A) Hope

• B) Tradition

• C) Freedom

• D) Change