I.

9th HonorsShort Story Test One

Write the correct literary term for the given definition. (2
points each)

_________________1. the narrator is not a character in the story but

can
only tell what one person is thinking or feeling
_________________2. the voice telling the story
_________________3. the narrator is a character in the story and refers
to
himself or herself as I
_________________4. anything that stands for or represents something
else.
_________________5. a multidimensional (3-D) character with many
sides
_________________6. the central message or main idea about life that
is
revealed through a literary work
_________________7. a character who changes or learns or learns
something during the course of the story
_________________8. the narrator is not a character in the story and
can tell
what any or all characters are thinking and
feeling
_________________9. hints or clues about what may happen later in
the
story
_________________10. the act of creating and developing a
characters
personality
_________________11. a stereotypical character of whom we see only
one
side
_________________12. any reference to a well-known place, person,
event,

literary work, or work of art

_________________13. when an author develops a characters
personality
by explaining outright what the character is
like
_________________14. a character who changes or learns something
during
the course of the story
_________________15. when an author develops a characters
personality
by using dialogue, physical description and
mannerisms, and through the characters
thoughts
II.

Short answer. The answers to the questions with a given

blank for the answer do not have to be in complete sentences.
All other answers should be in complete sentences. (2 points
each)

Identify the following characters as round or flat and as static or

dynamic.
____________
____________
____________
Bird)
____________
____________

____________16. Doodle
____________17. conductor (The Invalids Story)
____________18. Granny (Blues Aint No Mocking
____________19. narrator (The Scarlet Ibis)
____________20. Marvin

Identify the point of view of the following stories.

__________________________21.
__________________________22.
__________________________23.
__________________________24.
__________________________25.

If I Forget Thee Oh Earth

The Scarlet Ibis
Beware of the Dog
The Invalids Story
Blues Aint No Mocking Bird

Identify the following as examples of direct or indirect

characterization.
_____________26. `Good morning, he said, head all down the way
Bingo does when you yell at him about the bones on the kitchen
floor.

_____________27. He is the most accomplished thief that I have ever

seen.
_____________28. Me and Cathy were waintin, too, cause Granny
always got something to say. She teaches steady with no let-up.
_____________29. After showing Doodle the beauty of Old Woman
Swamp: His eyes were round with wonder as he gazed around him,
and his little hands began to stroke the rubber grass. Then he
began to cry. For heavens sake, whats the matter? I asked,
annoyed. Its so pretty, he said. So pretty, pretty, pretty.
(characterization about Doodle only)
30. Identify the theme of If I Forget Thee Oh Earth.
31. Identify the theme of The Scarlet Ibis.
32. Identify the theme of Beware of the Dog.
33. Give one example from The Scarlet Ibis and one from The
Invalids Story.

III.

Discussion questions. The answers to these questions should

be in complete sentences and in paragraph form. (6 points
each)

34. According to the author of The Scarlet Ibis, the narrators

observation that pride is a wonderful, terrible thing, a seed that
bears two vines, life and death is central to the meaning of the
story. Explain how the story demonstrates the truth of this
statement. Be sure to use specific examples from the story to
support your explanation.

35. Think about the similarities and differences between Doodle and
the scarlet ibis. In a full paragraph, compare and contrast the bird
and the narrators brother. Conclude your paragraph by explaining
why you think the author titled the story The Scarlet Ibis.

36. Explain the allusion in the title of If I Forget Thee Oh Earth.

Explain the allusions relationship to the plot of the story.

37. Describe Grandmother Cain. Give both a physical description

and a character description. Use evidence from the story to support
your description.

38. Many comic acts consist of two peoplethe comedian and a

straight man, an ordinary person who serves to set off the
comedians humor. Write a paragraph about The Invalids Story
showing that the narrator and Thompson form such a comic pair.
First, identify which character is the comedian and which is the
straight man. Then explain why you made this choice. Then give
two examples of humor found in the story that use the contrast
between the two characters.

39. The way in which a person faces a crisis reveals a great deal
about his or her character. In Beware of the Dog, the protagonist

the main charactermust deal with two different threatening

situations. Identify those situations and explain what the
protagonists behavior under pressure suggests about his
personality.