Cemetery Path

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14 questions

Question 1

The young lieutenant challenged Ivan to...

A. fight a duel with him.

B. walk to the center of the cemetery.

C. walk home alone.

Question 2

Ivan hoped to win...

A. fifty rubles.

B. five rubles.

C. twenty pieces of gold.

D. a bottle of vodka. 

Question 3

At the end of the story, Ivan couldn't move because...

A. someone was holding him.

B. his legs were frozen stiff.

C. he was pinned to the ground. 

Question 4

To win the challenge, Ivan is required to...

A. leave a message near the tomb.

B. stick a saber in the ground. 

C. report back the next evening. 

Question 5

Which answer shows imagery (words that appeal to the five senses)?

A. "Perhaps it was the vodka. Perhaps it was the temptation of the five gold rubles."

B. "The wind howled around Ivan as he closed the door of the tavern behind him. The cold was knife-sharp."

C. "Ivan’s sickly protest only fed their taunts, and they jeered cruelly when the young Cossack lieutenant flung his horrid challenge at their quarry."

D. "They found Ivan, next morning, on the ground in front of the tomb that was in the center of the cemetery."

Question 6

What is the underlying tone of the villagers’ comments about Ivan being terrible?

A. frightened

B. irritated

C. encouraging

D. sarcastic

Question 7

How does the lieutenant's taunting influence Ivan?

A. It causes Ivan to accept the challenge. 

B. It makes him want to fight the lieutenant. 

C. It causes Ivan to tease him back.

D. It confirms that Ivan can't speack for himself. 

Question 8

The customers jeered Ivan cruelly. What is the meaning of jeer?

A. questioned

B. cheered

C. made fun of 

D. fought with

Question 9

The lieutenant and the villagers made Ivan their quarry. What is the meaning of the word quarry, as it is used in this sentence?

A. a place where stone is mined and cut

B. prey

C. friend

D. boss

Question 10

10.

With his fist, Ivan beat the sword down to the hilt. Define the word hilt.

A. handle

B. tip

C. strength

D. top

Question 11

11.

Something gripped Ivan in an unyielding and implacable hold. What is the meaning of the word implacable?

A. weak

B. unmoving

C. thoughtful

D. invisible

Question 12

12.

Cemetery Path gives you clues to the country/location of the story through the use of specific vocabulary word. What country do you think the story takes place?

Question 13

13.

List four words or phrases that give you specific hints to the location of the story.

Question 14

14.

What is the possible theme of "The Path Through the Cemetery?"

A. Don't walk through dark cemeteries at night.

B. There is nothing to fear but fear itself.

C. Bullies are mean.

D. It is okay to give up when things get difficult.