Quiz on the JGB story "Through the Tunnel" by Doris Lessing
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Question 1
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The BIGGEST conflict in the story is Jerry...
Question 2
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Which character trait LEAST describes Jerry in the story "Through the Tunnel"?
Question 3
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Look back at page 25. The main reason the boys don't pay attention to Jerry is that...
Question 4
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Look at the context clues on page 25, a craving most likey is...
Question 5
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On page 25, which of these examples show the BEST imagery (painting a picture in the reader's mind by "showing, not telling")?
Question 6
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On page 27, as Jerry waits for the older boys to swim up from their dive, he feels...
Question 7
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On page 29, the author's description of Jerry diving underwater "again and again" to find the tunnel shows the reader that Jerry is...
Question 8
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Right after Jerry discovers the tunnel in the rock, he...
Question 9
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Which phrase or sentence from the story best shows why Jerry "felt he was accepted" (p. 26) by the older boys?
Question 10
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What method does Jerry use to lie underwater on the sea floor?
Question 11
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On page 30, when Jerry's mother asks, "Did you enjoy yourself?" and he says, "Yes," the author is trying to show that...
Question 12
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Read the quote. Then tell which adjective best describes the MOOD of the story in this scene: "He could see nothing ahead. Something soft and clammy touched his mouth; he saw a dark frond moving against the greyish rock, and panic filled him."
Question 13
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Which of the following events happens LAST in Jerry's swim through the tunnel?