On My Honor Novel Test

10

Using the events from the novel, place each event in the correct part of the plot diagram/story arc.

Joel hears Tony splashing around
Boys decide to go for a bike ride out to the bluffs
Joel realizes that Tony drowned
Tony & Joel are best friends
Joel promises he will go to the police
Joel challenges Tony to swim to the sand bar
Tony decides to take a detour, stopping by the river.
Joel takes Bobby on his paper route
Joel can’t find Tony
Joel stops the teenagers, and the older boy looks for Tony
Everyone is devastated
Joel goes home and goes to bed
Joel's dad apologizes for what happened to Tony

Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution

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Vocabulary

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
sparse		thinly scattered or distributed
barrage		the state of being extremely enthusiastic
exuberance		to reproach in a sarcastic or insulting manner
taunt		an an overwhelming quantity, as of words of blows
convulsed		shook violently

4

Select the correct type of figurative language underlined in the sentence below.

The sun sizzled in a sky so blue it could have been created out of a paint can (p. 11)

4

Select the correct type of figurative language underlined in the sentence below,

His tires buzzed against the smooth blacktop, and the wind swept through his hair, holding it back from his face as if by strong fingers. (p. 12)

4

Select the correct type of figurative language underlined in the sentence below.

His tires buzzed against the smooth blacktop, and the wind swept through his hair, holding it back from his face as if by strong fingers. (p. 12)

4

What point of view is the story told in?

3

Why could Joel continue to smell the river and dead fish on his skin even after he showered?

3

Why is the word ‘honorable’ important in this novel?

3

How does the tone change over the course of the novel?

3

Why is the teenage boy significant in this novel?

3

How does Joel characterize the river?

3

In literature, a theme is a topic or life lesson contained in a story. Which of these could be considered a theme of On My Honor?

3

What is the theme of the story?

3

How does the author characterize Tony?

3

Which of the following is an example of personification?

3

How does the author characterize Joel?

3

Select the correct type of figurative language underlined in the sentence below.

The sky was an inverted china bowl above his head (p.33)

3

Select the correct type of figurative language underlined in the sentence below.

He shifted the gears one last time, slumped his shoulders, and pulled his head in, like a turtle retreating into its shell (p. 69)

10

Identify and explain two of the conflicts Joel experiences in the novel. Find evidence from the text to support your answer. (Your answer should be a minimum of two complete sentences.)

10

Do you think Joel is to blame for Tony’s death? Find evidence from the text to support your answer. (Your answer should be a minimum of two complete sentences.)

9

What do you think would have happened if Joel went directly to the police like he promised the teenager he’d do? (Your answer should be a minimum of two complete sentences.)

Using the events from the novel, place each event in the correct part of the plot diagram/story arc.

Vocabulary

Select the correct type of figurative language underlined in the sentence below. The sun sizzled in a sky so blue it could have been created out of a paint can (p. 11)

Select the correct type of figurative language underlined in the sentence below,His tires buzzed against the smooth blacktop, and the wind swept through his hair, holding it back from his face as if by strong fingers. (p. 12)

Select the correct type of figurative language underlined in the sentence below.His tires buzzed against the smooth blacktop, and the wind swept through his hair, holding it back from his face as if by strong fingers. (p. 12)

What point of view is the story told in?

Why could Joel continue to smell the river and dead fish on his skin even after he showered?

Why is the word ‘honorable’ important in this novel?

How does the tone change over the course of the novel?

Why is the teenage boy significant in this novel?

How does Joel characterize the river?

In literature, a theme is a topic or life lesson contained in a story. Which of these could be considered a theme of On My Honor?

What is the theme of the story?

How does the author characterize Tony?

Which of the following is an example of personification?

How does the author characterize Joel?

Select the correct type of figurative language underlined in the sentence below.The sky was an inverted china bowl above his head (p.33)

Select the correct type of figurative language underlined in the sentence below.He shifted the gears one last time, slumped his shoulders, and pulled his head in, like a turtle retreating into its shell (p. 69)

Identify and explain two of the conflicts Joel experiences in the novel. Find evidence from the text to support your answer. (Your answer should be a minimum of two complete sentences.)

Do you think Joel is to blame for Tony’s death? Find evidence from the text to support your answer. (Your answer should be a minimum of two complete sentences.)

What do you think would have happened if Joel went directly to the police like he promised the teenager he’d do? (Your answer should be a minimum of two complete sentences.)

Select the correct type of figurative language underlined in the sentence below.

The sun sizzled in a sky so blue it could have been created out of a paint can (p. 11)

Select the correct type of figurative language underlined in the sentence below,

His tires buzzed against the smooth blacktop, and the wind swept through his hair, holding it back from his face as if by strong fingers. (p. 12)

Select the correct type of figurative language underlined in the sentence below.

His tires buzzed against the smooth blacktop, and the wind swept through his hair, holding it back from his face as if by strong fingers. (p. 12)

Select the correct type of figurative language underlined in the sentence below.

The sky was an inverted china bowl above his head (p.33)

Select the correct type of figurative language underlined in the sentence below.

He shifted the gears one last time, slumped his shoulders, and pulled his head in, like a turtle retreating into its shell (p. 69)