Mr. Fornnarino's Literature and Composition Quiz for 2-15-13

After he was _______ injured , we felt ______ ; we wanted him to get ______ and to start feeling ______.
1. bad; badly; well; good
2. badly; bad; good; well
3. bad; badly; good; well
4. badly; bad; well; well
_______ modify singular nouns, while ________ modify plural nouns.
1. These and them; this and those
2. These and those; this and that
3. This and that; these and those
4. Those and this; these and that
In “Fish Eyes” David Brenner writes that he didn’t have ________ problems getting along with his brother and sister.
1. them
2. no
3. any
4. none
“Heat held the house in a suffocating grip” (Tenderness, p. 112) is an example of _____________.
1. a metaphor
2. a simile
3. an oxymoron
4. personification
“Eric wandered the house as if he were the only living thing in a museum” (p. 113) is an example of _____________.
1. a metaphor
2. a simile
3. an oxymoron
4. personification
As Eric recalls when and where he first met Lori, what do we realize might have (somewhat ironically) saved Lori’s life?
1. Lori’s young age
2. the appearance of the bikers
3. Eric’s guilt and regret
4. Aunt Phoebe’s parrot, Rudy
What does Eric have in common with the police officers who are keeping tabs on him?
1. They drive nondescript vans so they don’t stand out.
2. They are cold-blooded killers who hated their victims.
3. They enjoy inflicting pain upon others.
4. They want to prevent Lori from ever telling her story.
What one word in Lori ‘s interview with the media gets Eric’s attention?
1. “tenderness”
2. “innocent”
3. “once”
4. “killer”
What does Eric plan to use to get out of town?
1. his aunt’s savings
2. a neighbor’s passport
3. his charm
4. a van Phoebe helped him buy
Why does Lori decide to leave Harmony House?
1. Her money has been stolen.
2. Tiffany is trying to get her in trouble.
3. She’s over her fixation with Eric.
4. both A. & B.
What two things does Lori tell the reporter about meeting Eric and what she feels about what he supposedly did?
1. Lori tells the reporter that she met him “once,” and that the thought of him killing any girls is “crazy.”
2. Lori tells the reporter that she met him "often," and that the thought of him killing any girls is “silly.”
3. Lori tells the reporter that she met him "twice," and that the thought of him killing any girls is “insulting.”
4. Lori tells the reporter that she met him "three times," and that the thought of him killing any girls is “insane.”
Where and how will Eric and Lori eventually meet each other?
1. Lori and Eric will meet each other in the summer when she visits Aunt Phoebe.
2. Lori and Eric will meet each other in the winter when she visits the lake.
3. Lori and Eric will meet each other soon when she forces her way into his life.
4. Lori and Eric will meet each other in the spring when she visits the carnival.
There _______ hardly any dirty socks in the clothes hamper.
1. were
2. weren’t
3. were not
4. aren’t