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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of the old woman in the story?AlabamaPhoenixMary Ellen
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following could represent a trial or difficulty on her journey?thorn bushescrossing the river on a logthe white man with a gunAll of the above
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhere is she going?JacksonHattiesburgNatchez
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat does she mistake the scarecrow for?A dancing manA dead manA dancing woman
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhy did she fall over into the ditch?A pig startled herA dog startled herthe white man startled her
- 6. Multiple ChoiceHow much money does Phoenix have by the end of the story?10 cents20 centsa dollar
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat is she going into town for?medicine for her husbandmedicine for herselfmedicine for her grandson
- 8. Multiple Choicehow do we know that she has made this trip before? Choose the quote that best supports that idea."Please, missy, will you lace up my shoe?"She passed through the old cotton and went into a field of dead corn.It took awhile to get by him, back in the summer.
- 9. Multiple Choicehow does she intend to spend the money she has?on a windmill for the childon a new pair of shoeson her medicine
- 10. Multiple ChoicePhoenix is described as moving "with the balanced heaviness and lightness of the pendulum in a grandfather clock." What could this symbolize?deathage (she is very old)time (her time is running low)
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat do white people call her?Granny or Grandmacousinold lady
- 12. Multiple ChoiceHow old is she?She thinks about 80She thinks closer to 100she really does not know
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat happened to the little boy?He swallowed his gumHe swallowed lyeHe ate rat poison
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat figure of speech is being used here:
"her skin had a pattern all its own of numberless branching wrinkles as though a whole little tree stood in the middle of her forehead."similemetaphoralliteration - 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the white man think Phoenix is going to town for?to go shoppingto see the doctorto see Santa Claus
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe phrase "with the balanced heaviness and lightness of a pendulum in a grandfather clock" describeshow a man carries a burdenhow the woman walksa swing on an old oak treethe passage of time
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhen Phoenix says, "Thorns, you doing your appointed work," she is talking to acorn farmerrippling brookhunter with a riflethorn bush
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe phrase "like a festival figure in some parade" describesPhoenix's wobbling along a fallen logthe scarecrow standing in the fieldthe dog dancing around the hunterthe nurse in the Natchez clinic
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these phrases is a simile?Numberless branching wrinklesHer eyes were blue with ageIt whispered and shook and was taller than her headBig dead trees, like black men with one arm
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat appears "all like old women under a spell sitting there"?small weathered cabinstrees with dead leavesdead corn stalks in a fieldlacy Spanish moss
- 21. Multiple ChoicePhoenix plans to use her 10 cents she has tobuy groceries for a good mealpay her doctor's billbuy a present for her grandsonpay for her grandson's medicine
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat does it mean when the nurse marks Phoenix's case "Charity"?Someone else has paid for PhoenixPhoenix cannot afford to payThe local church paid for PhoenixPhoenix has already paid in advance
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhen people have a grave look about them, they aresorrowfulhappybored
- 24. Multiple ChoiceIn Welty’s “A Worn Path,” the story's title stands for:the strength of the elderlya belief in the futurethe habit of love in spite of hardshipthe harshness of poverty and racism
- 25. Multiple ChoiceThroughout the difficult journey, Phoenix does which of the following?continually doubts her strengthoften worries about her family at homenever once loses her determinationrepeatedly stops to remember where she is
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhat can you infer about Phoenix’s personality from her reactions to the obstacles she encounters?She is basically hopeful but gets depressed at times along the way because she is physically weakShe feels more at home when she gets to the city than when she is in the countryShe is a fighter and faces difficulties with strengthShe has an unrealistic confidence in her strength
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