Silvestri Short Story Test PDF

## SHORT STORY UNIT VOCABULARY TEST 2 **DIRECTIONS:** Match the definition in Column B with the word in Column A. Write the letter on the line. | COLUMN A | COLUMN B | |---|---| | 1) VEX | F) touching; communication | | 2) AUDACITY | J) at the same time | | 3) DERISION | R) to go against; stand in...

## SHORT STORY UNIT VOCABULARY TEST 2 **DIRECTIONS:** Match the definition in Column B with the word in Column A. Write the letter on the line. | COLUMN A | COLUMN B | |---|---| | 1) VEX | F) touching; communication | | 2) AUDACITY | J) at the same time | | 3) DERISION | R) to go against; stand in the way of | | 4) SLUNG | H) empty; bare | | 5) FRAIL | N) a secret or sly way | | 6) INSOLENTLY | M) to annoy; distress | | 7) DEPRIVED | Q) in a way that is skillfully dishonest | | 8) SIMULTANEOUSLY | B) hung loosely | | 9) CYNICALLY | T) gave up | | 10) HAGGARD | K) bold courage; nerve | | 11) NEGOTIATE | P) having a wild, worn look | | 12) OPPOSE | L) neat enough to be seen by others | | 13) CUNNINGLY | G) in an impolite manner | | 14) RESOLVED | S) slender and delicate | | 15) STEALTHILY | E) lacked confidence in | | 16) CONTACT | A) to bargain or deal with another party to reach a settlement | | 17) PRESENTABLE | L) not permitted to have | | 18) MISTRUSTED | O) statements or actions that show you have no respect for someone or something | | 19) BARREN | D) decided | | 20) RENOUNCED | I) doubtfully; skeptically | ## SHORT STORY UNIT TEST **DIRECTIONS:** Choose the letter of the best answer, and mark it on your scantron. 1. Where does Squeaky get her nickname in "Raymond's Run"? A. She has a squeaky voice. 2. In "Raymond's Run," how does Squeaky feel about taking care of Raymond? D. She feels protective of him. 3. Squeaky and Gretchen are competing to win the race. What part of the plot does this describe? B. the conflict 4. Why does Squeaky get upset when Mary Louise talks to Raymond? A. Squeaky does not want her to make fun of Raymond. 5. In "Raymond's Run," why is Squeaky worried when she sees Mary Louise and her friends on the street? A. They may challenge her to a race. 6. In "Raymond's Run," what does Squeaky know about the new girl Gretchen? C. She is loyal to her friends. 7. In "Raymond's Run," after the race, Squeaky and Gretchen smile at each other. What does this mean? B. They respect each other. 8. Which statement best represents Squeaky's reaction to Mr. Pearson's hints that Squeaky should let Gretchen win the race? A. She rejects his hints. 9. In "Hamadi," how does Susan's father stay in touch with his relatives in the Middle East? A. He calls them on the phone every week. 10. What is Hamadi's explanation for never having married? B. "I married books... I married the wide horizon." 11. What word best describes Hamadi based on his statement, "A white handkerchief spread across a tabletop, my two extra shoes lined by the wall, What more do I need?" A. satisfied 12. In "Hamadi," what advice does Hamadi give to people he meets? D. You must visit people in order to know them. 13. In "Hamadi," why does Susan invite Hamadi to go caroling with her and her friends? A. She feels sorry that he is all alone during the holidays. 14. In "Hamadi," how does Hamadi react to Susan's invitation to go caroling? D. He says no. 15. In "Hamadi," Susan's friend Tracy is upset because A. another girl is competing with her for the attention of a boy named Eddie. 16. Why is Hamadi content to live in his small apartment in the Traveler's Hotel? C. It reminds him of his home in the Middle East. 17. Which sentence best describes Don Anselmo in "Gentleman of Río en Medio"? D. He values honor more than money. 18. In "Gentleman of Río en Medio," what is Don Anselmo's reason for not selling the trees along with the land? D. The trees belong to the children of the village. 19. Who is the narrator of "Gentleman of Río en Medio"? D. the agent handling the sale of the property (a friend of the Americans) 20. Which statement from "Gentleman of Río en Medio" offers the first hint that there may be a conflict between the Americans and Don Anselmo? A. "It took months of negotiation to come to an understanding with the old man." 21. Who is the conflict between in "Gentleman of Río en Medio"? D. Don Anselmo and the Americans. 22. What is the first conflict that develops over the sale of Don Anselmo's land in "Gentleman of Río en Medio." A. Don Anselmo changes his mind and doesn't want to sell. 23. In "Gentleman of Río en Medio," why does Don Anselmo refuse the extra money for his land? C. He feels it is a point of honor to be paid the price they had already agreed upon. 24. How do the Americans resolve the conflict over the sale of Don Anselmo's land? C. They give up and move away from Río en Medio. 25. Where does the narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart" hide the old man's body? D. under the floorboards 26. In "The Tell-Tale Heart," why does a neighbor call the police to the house? B. He hears a loud, repetitive thumping. 27. What does the narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart" want people to think about him? C. He wants people to think he is intelligent and patient. 28. What does the narrator start to think he hears as "The Tell-Tale Heart" progresses? C. a heart beating 29. In "The Tell-Tale Heart," why does the narrator finally confess to the murder? B. He thinks he hears the sound of the old man's heartbeat, and he thinks the officers hear it too. 30. Why does the narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart" want to kill the old man? D. He wants the house to himself. 31. In "The Tell-Tale Heart," what is the old man's reaction to the narrator's visit to his room on the eighth night? C. He wakes up and asks, "Who's there?" 32. Why does the sound of the old man's groan in the middle of the night sound familiar to the narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart"? B. The old man often groans. 33. What is Mrs. Jones's first reaction to Roger's attempt to steal her purse in "Thank You, M'am"? B. She is frightened. 34. In "Thank You, M'am," how does Mrs. Jones get Roger to her home? A. She tells him he can have money for blue suede shoes if he comes with her. 35. In "Thank You, M'am," when Mrs. Jones says she would have given Roger money for shoes if he had simply asked, Roger pauses for a long time. Why does he pause? A. He is surprised by her kindness. 36. What happens when Roger tries to steal Mrs. Jones' purse in "Thank You, M'am"? B. The purse is so heavy that he loses his balance and falls. 37. In "Thank-You Ma'am," the FIRST thing Mrs. Jones does after bringing Roger to her house is A. make him wash his face. 38. In "Thank-You Ma'am," Mrs. Jones takes Roger home in order to B. teach him a lesson by treating him with kindness. 39. In "Thank-You Ma'am," Roger realizes, as he sits in Mrs. Jones' home, that he C. wants her to trust him. 40. In "Thank-You Ma'am," Mrs. Jones says, "I have done things, too, which I would not tell you, son..." She tells Roger this because she A. believes that Roger will trust her and take her advice more seriously. 41. In the story "Charles," what new experience is Laurie facing? A. starting kindergarten 42. In "Charles," who is the narrator? A. Laurie 43. Based on the details that Laurie gives his parents in "Charles," what sort of boy is Charles? D. very badly behaved 44. In "Charles," what does "being a Charles" mean in Laurie's house? C. doing something bad, misbehaving in any way 45. At the end of "Charles," when the teacher says that there is no Charles in the kindergarten, what inference can the reader make? B. The teacher is not telling the truth. 46. In "Charles," what is the mother's impression of Laurie once he starts kindergarten? A. He seems less sweet and innocent. 47. In "Charles," why is Laurie's mother interested in meeting Charles' mother? D. She assumes the woman will be just like her. 48. In "Charles," how does Laurie's mother expect Charles's mother to look? C. haggard 49. The author's choice of who the narrator is: (who is telling the story) D. point of view 50. A problem or a struggle a character faces is: C. conflict