Mr. Fornnarino's 8/24/12 Literature and Composition Quiz

Which of the following isn’t a way to correct a run-on sentence?
1. a period (.)
2. a comma (,)
3. a semi-colon (;)
4. a comma & a conjunction (, and)
Which of the following sentences is written correctly?
1. Nora’s newborn baby hadn’t awakened yet, Nora knew it soon would.
2. Nora longed for New England she could picture its gentle towns and hills.
3. Nora offered Pleny a hot breakfast, but he was too upset to eat.
4. Cattle were very important, without cattle they would be penniless.
Truman Capote, the author of “A Christmas Memory,” was friends with Harper Lee as a boy and was the basis for the character _______ in To Kill a Mockingbird.
1. Dill
2. Scout
3. Jem
4. Atticus
On their last Christmas together, Capote’s friend realizes that God shows Himself…
1. in everyday things
2. only at Christmas time
3. only in death
4. only to children and the elderly
What causes a separation between the two friends in “A Christmas Memory”?
1. a family move
2. a divorce
3. a lack of interest in each other
4. military school
Which of the following isn’t a mistake Scout makes on her first day of school?
1. She shows Miss Caroline she can read.
2. She tells Miss Caroline about Walter.
3. She is caught writing, not printing.
4. She gets into a fight and gets suspended.
How does Miss Caroline “embarrass” Walter Cunningham according to Scout?
1. She offers him money that he can’t repay.
2. She needlessly insults his rotten lunch.
3. She points out his hookworms to the class.
4. She gives him a “beating” with a ruler.
When Miss Caroline asks Scout to hold out her hand, what does Scout first think she wants to do?
1. hit it
2. shake it
3. spit in it
4. check it for answers
Which sentence is written correctly?
1. “Yesterday,” Dad said, “You could have raised the window or opened the door for more air. It’s easy!”
2. Yesterday dad said you could of raised the window for more air or you could of opened the door for more air. Its easy.
3. “Yesterday,” Dad said, “you could have raised the window or opened the door for more air. It’s easy!”
4. Yesterday dad said you could of raised the window for more air or you could of opened the door for more air its easy.
What do the kites at the end of “A Christmas Memory” represent symbolically?
1. The kites at the end of “A Christmas Memory” could represent the free spirits or souls of Buddy and his friend; their friendship will survive their earthbound constraints.
2. The kites at the end of “A Christmas Memory” could represent the fight between Buddy and his friend; their anger is like tangled kites.
3. The kites at the end of “A Christmas Memory” could represent the lack of control of Buddy and his friend; their frequent disagreements were like kites on broken strings.
4. The kites at the end of “A Christmas Memory” could represent the weakness of Buddy and his friend; their weakness, like paper kites, was that they were too much like each other.

Mr. Fornnarino's Literature and Composition Quiz for 8/24/12