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

Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution

5

Vocabulary

Stavka koja se može prevući		Odgovarajuća stavka
barrage		thinly scattered or distributed
taunt		the state of being extremely enthusiastic
sparse		to reproach in a sarcastic or insulting manner
convulsed		an an overwhelming quantity, as of words of blows
exuberance		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)

simile

personification

metaphor

idiom

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)

simile

personification

metaphor

onomatopoeia

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)

simile

metaphor

personification

hyperbole

4

What point of view is the story told in?

First Person

Third Person Omniscient

Second Person

3

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

The smell has stuck to his skin and cannot be washed off.

Joel had to clean the dead fish from the river.

Joel can smell it because of the guilt he feels.

Only Joel and the Zabrinskys could smell it.

3

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

Joel is a Boy Scout and is part of a pledge.

Honor is taken seriously by Joel because he is giving his word.

Honorable is a terrible personal characteristic and was the cause of Tony’s death.

To be a person of honor takes years of training.

3

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

Happy ---- Scared ------Furious-----Joyful

Anxious ----- Daring ----- Scared ------Upset

Bored ------Daring ------Happy-----Frantic

Irritated ---- Happy -----Daring-----Relieved

3

Why is the teenage boy significant in this novel?

He helps Joel find Tony.

He drives him to the river.

He offers to take Joel to the police station.

He helped Joel to realize that Tony was possibly dead.

3

How does Joel characterize the river?

A monster that swallows boys

Old Man River

A calm and peaceful place

As a toilet

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?

choices and guilt

love and friendship

forgiveness

the importance of knowing how to swim

3

What is the theme of the story?

Trust what you know is right

Keep your promises

One bad decision can change a life forever

All of these are the themes of the story

3

How does the author characterize Tony?

He is a great kid and trustworthy.

He is sneaky, reckless, and dishonest.

He is a good listener.

3

Which of the following is an example of personification?

The smell of the dinner rose up the stairs.

My lips were dry as the desert.

I've told you a million times to clean your room.

It's raining cats and dogs outside.

3

How does the author characterize Joel?

He is a troublemaker.

He is a good kid that made a bad decision.

He is reponsible for Tony's death.

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)

simile

metaphor

personification

alliteration

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)

metaphor

idiom

simile

personification

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.)

On My Honor Novel Test

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.)

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)

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)