Reading Upside-Down and Backward

Last updated over 4 years ago

15 questions

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Reading Upside-Down and Backward

Last updated over 4 years ago

15 questions

Question 1

What type of genre is this story?

science fiction

informational

play

poem

Question 2

How many characters are there in this play?

6

12

9

1

Question 3

What information do you get from the Cast of Characters page? page 120

where the characters are from

other plays they have been in

their names and how they know each other

what they plan to do in the play

Question 4

What is the purpose of the prologue?

to tell the whole story

to give credit to all the characters and sponsors

to invite you to the after play party

to set the scene and introduce the characters giving a little background about them

Question 5

What is the purpose of the text within parentheses in the middle of Lysander’s speech in paragraph 8?

to let you know Lysander is crying

to let you know Hermia is crying

so the stage hand can get a tissue

to let Lysander know what movement he should make at that time

Question 6

What does Helena’s dialogue in paragraph 16 reveal to the reader?

Helena wishes she had Hermia's beauty

Helena thinks she looks better then Hermia

Helena wants Hermia to teach her to dance

Helena doesn't want to be friends with Hermia

Question 7

In paragraph 26, what is the dialogue of Lysander telling Helena?

to come with him

not to tell their secret

to meet them in the woods

to go to Athens

Question 8

In paragraph 30, "melted like snow in the hot sun" is what kind of figurative language?

personification

onomatopoeia

metaphor

simile

Question 9

At the end of Scene 1 on page 123, why does Helena decide not to keep Hermia’s secret?

Helena is not a good friend

Helena doesn't want to get in trouble with Hermia's father

Helena is in love with Lysander and doesn't want him to go

Helena wants Demetrius to see how much Hermia love Lysander

Question 10

10.

In paragraph 32, what is Puck planning to contribute to the drama

tell Hermia's father the secret

block the forest

use love potion

tell his boss, Oberon

Question 11

11.

Scene 3 has a new setting. Where is it?

in the dark forest

in the blue ocean

in the snowy mountains

in the green jungle

Question 12

12.

In paragrahs 69 and 60, How does Puck contribute to the conflict?

he forgot the love potion

he used the wrong flower

he didn't use enough

he put it on the wrong person

Question 13

13.

In paragraph 65, what figurative language is, "I have finally seen the light"

idiom

metaphor

simile

personification

Question 14

14.

In paragraph 65, there is another idiom. "so blind and clueless" Why do you think the author chose the word clueless instead of unaware?

clueless and unaware mean the same thing

clueless gives an extreme lack of understanding

unaware was a strong word

you can't be blind and unaware because you can still see

Question 15

15.

How does Puck contribute to the conflict?