Mr. Fornnarino's Literature and Grammar Quiz for the Week of 9/12

Which of the following is figurative?
1. January typically is a snowy winter month.
2. January has more days of cold than May.
3. January’s icy fingers freeze everything.
4. January’s freezing temperatures are brutal.
What type of figurative language is exemplified by the following figurative example: The sun massaged her skin with its soothing fingers.
1. hyperbole
2. personification
3. metaphor
4. simile
Neither fears nor worry ________ him as he swims.
1. disturb
2. disturbs
3. disturbing
4. disturbed
Either Jerry or the boys ________ the new friendship.
1. initiate
2. initiates
3. initiating
4. initiation
When Lizzie tears out Miss Lottie’s marigolds, she realizes that it is the end of her _______________ and the beginning of her feelings of _____________.
1. life; death
2. love; hate
3. friendship; trust
4. innocence; compassion
In “Marigolds,” why does Miss Lotties’s garden become “completely barren”?
1. A severe drought hits the area.
2. Miss Lottie never plants marigolds again.
3. The thrown rocks kill all of the flowers.
4. Pesticide renders the ground dead and useless.
Who are the models for the first (snow blamer) and second (house loser) “morphodites”?
1. Atticus; Mr. Avery
2. Mr. Avery; Miss Maudie
3. Miss Maudie; Mr. Radley
4. Mr. Radley; Miss Caroline
Directions: Click in as many boxes as are necessary to indicate all true responses to the following question. (More than one answer is possible!)

While she’s busy watching the house burn, what does Scout miss seeing?
1. Mr. Avery falling
2. Boo coming outside
3. Boo blanketing her
How can you write the following sentence correctly?
generally you writes good but today you has too many short sentences in youre english essay tracy
1. Generally you write well, but today you have too many short sentences in your English essay, Tracy.
2. Generally you write good, but today you have too many short sentences in your English essay, Tracy.
3. Generally you write good, but today you have to many short sentences in your English essay, Tracy.
4. Generally you write good, but today you have too many short sentences in your English essay Tracy.
Why does Lizabeth (“Marigolds”) destroy Miss Lottie’s marigolds and what point is the author trying to make about Lizabeth’s life?
1. Lizabeth is a hateful child, so she destroys Miss Lottie's marigolds. The author wants readers to understand that a bad life can make bad people.
2. Lizabeth is very upset and scared because she heard her father cry, so she destroys the beauty in Miss Lottie's life out of fear and jealousy. The author wants readers to understand that Lizabeth's bad life and her loss of innocence does not mean that her compassion for others should end.
3. Lizabeth destroys Miss Lottie's marigolds because she wants to show off to her friends. The author makes the point that showing off is wrong.