Formative Assessment (Practice Quiz)        /14        Name____________ Blk. _____

Text: Tigers of the Snow

Short Story:  “The Sound of Hollyhocks” by Hugh Garner (p. 7).

Comprehension: Circle the LETTER of the BEST response for each question

1. ____ is the real name of “Rock Hudson” in this story.

a) Pierre        b) William        c) Armstrong        d) Edward

2. The setting of the story is located in ____.

a) Ottawa         b) city hall        c) Toronto        d) Pinehills

3. Which is NOT true? “Rock Hudson” had a ____.

a) child        b) wife         c) meddling mother        d) banker father

4. Which is NOT true? “Rock Hudson” ____.

a) loved mom         b) was good-looking        c) died tragically        d) was mentally disturbed

Vocabulary: Considering each word’s context in this story, match the LETTER to the BEST definition.

1. Grandiose (p. 8)                ______ 1.   basics

2. Diminish (p. 11)                ______ 2.   large

3. Rudiments (p. 16)                ______ 3.   nearness

4. Propinquity (p. 9)                ______ 4.   lessen

Literary Analysis: Circle the LETTER of the BEST response for each question

1. (p.9) “They’re a funny kind of flower … but they’ve got good ears.” is an example of ____.

a) personification         b) simile        c) metaphor        d) foreshadowing

2. (p. 9) “She’s the bitch of Belsen!” is an example of ____.

a) allusion                b) metaphor        c) a & b        d) simile

3. (p. 15) “The bitch of Belsen wants me back” is an example of ____.

a) irony        b) simile        c) alliteration                d) personification

4. (p. 13) “Around here they call you Rock” is an example of ____.

a) personification        b) allusion        c) simile        d) metaphor

Inference:

1. (p. 12) “I don’t hear the flowers talking much anymore.”

Circle the LETTER of the inference that is MOST logical.

1. “Rock” is going deaf.
2. The flowers are less noisy.
3. “Rock” is having fewer auditory hallucinations.
4. “Rock” is not willing to continue electro-shock therapy.

2. (p. 14) “Her attraction to him might be building up to an awful letdown.”

Circle the LETTER of the inference that is LEAST logical.

1. Mr. Armstrong is concerned about “Rock.”
2. Mr. Armstrong is jealous of “Rock.”
3. Mr. Armstrong is observant.
4. Mr. Armstrong thinks “Rock” and the student nurse seem perfectly matched.