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"The Mixer" Test

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Answer the following questions based on what you know about point of view and irony.
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Which words show a first-person point of view?

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Which of these story excerpts are in first-person point of view?

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Which passage has a first-person point of view?

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When a story has a first-person point of view, readers know—

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Readers expect one outcome, but something entirely different happens.

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Readers know what will happen, but the characters don't.

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A character says the opposite of what he or she means.

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What type of irony is the following example?

A man runs outside to warn some kids about the dangerous ice. He slips on the icy sidewalk, breaking his leg.

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What type of irony is the following example?

If you have to help with housework instead of going shopping with friends, you may tell your mother, "I just love doing housework instead of going shopping."

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What type of irony is the following example?

You're watching a movie where the beach is closed because of a shark sighting. You know the shark is lurking not far from shore. Then, you see a family run into the waves, unaware of the danger.

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What type of irony is the following example?

You stand to give your speech, and your mind goes blank. You stumble through, making it up as you go. You know it's awful. "As you can see," you say to the crowd, "I'm a great public speaker."

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"What's for dinner, Sandra?" Julio asked his sister. "Oh, I think dad is making something for us tonight," she replied. "Oh, great," Julio said with a grimace. "I'm sure it will be something delicious, as always. You know how I love his peanut butter tacos."

Which of the following statements is true?

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Cool and dark, the basement was perfect for the spider. He crawled into a box of apples—just the spot to catch flies. Full of deadly venom, he waited. Upstairs, Shawndra rolled her eyes at her brother Jeremy. "Fine," she said. "I'll get the apples. But you know there's no reason to be afraid of the basement!"

What is the irony in this passage?

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You try to talk to a new student at school, but your mind goes blank. You say something and realize it was a silly comment. Then, a classmate snickers and says, "Very smooth!"

This passage contains an example of—

Answer the following questions based on "The Mixer".
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Why does the Shy Man buy Blackie?

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What conflict does Blackie face at the beginning of the story?

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Why is Blackie an unreliable narrator?

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Why doesn't Blackie bark when someone comes in the window?

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Why does Blackie's mother say that he is "sometimes quite undog-like"?

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Why do Fred and his father make a "great fuss" over Blackie at the end?

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How does being bought by the Shy Man affect Blackie?

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What is the climax of the story?

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Why does Blackie decide to wake Fred?

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How does Blackie feel about the events at the very end of the story?

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An amiable person

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You might criticize someone who

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What does morbid mean?

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If there is a surfeit of sandwiches,

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If you mope, you are

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Why does the policeman say that the Shy Man needs a "change of air"?

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What is the meaning or significance of the story's title? (The Mixer)

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Which character trait BEST fits the narrator?

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Which detail from the story shows that the narrator is unreliable?

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Which of the following demonstrates irony?