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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the difference between a static character and a dynamic character?
A dynamic character remains the same throughout a narrative, and a static character undergoes an important change in personality or outlook.
A static character remains the same throughout a narrative, and a dynamic character undergoes an important change in personality or outlook.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Who is the author of "The Horned Toad"?
Jerald Harlan
Gerald Haslam
Gerard Hanlin
Gary Halprin
- 3. Multiple Choice
What town/state was the story based in?
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oilvale, Texas
Oildale, California
Ontario, California
- 4. Multiple Choice
At the beginning of the story what was the Narrator like?
9-10 years of age, scared of grandma, regular kid
15-16 years of age, scared of grandma, regular kid
9-10 years of age, very close with grandma, always in trouble
15-16 years of age, scared of grandma, extremely lonely
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which description of the following pair best describe Grandma at the BEGINNING of the story?
Mean
Kind
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which description of the following pair best describe Grandma at the BEGINNING of the story?
Affectionate
Bossy
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which description of the following pair best describe Grandma at the BEGINNING of the story?
Friendly with Dad
Doesn’t like Dad
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which description of the following pair best describe Grandma at the BEGINNING of the story?
Rude
Easy to get along with
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which description of the following pair best describe Dad at the BEGINNING of the story?
Hardworking
Lazy
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which description of the following pair best describe Dad at the BEGINNING of the story?
Speaks Spanish well
Speaks only English
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which description of the following pair best describe Dad at the BEGINNING of the story?
Brash, loud, braggard
Quiet, doesn't show much emotion
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which description of the following pair best describe Dad at the BEGINNING of the story?
Immediately gets along with Grandma
Doesn’t like Grandma
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which description of the following pair best describe Mom at the BEGINNING of the story?
Hot tempered
Quiet
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which description of the following pair best describe Mom at the BEGINNING of the story?
Argues with her grandmother
Peacekeeper
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which description of the following pair best describe Mom at the BEGINNING of the story?
Kind
Bossy with dad
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which description of the following pair best describe Mom at the BEGINNING of the story?
Thoughtful
Neglectful
- 17. Multiple Choice
At the end of the story, how does the boy feel about his grandmother?
Angry
Afraid
Not at all fearful
Resentful
- 18. Multiple Choice
At the end of the story, prior to her death, what is the Grandma like?
Mean to Dad
Nice
Mean to everyone
Greedy
- 19. Multiple Choice
At the end of the story what is the Dad like?
Angry at Grandma
Friendly with the grandmother, but showing no emotion
Friendly with the grandmother and showing more emotion
Angry at his family
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a fairly well established theme of The Horned Toad?
Opening up
Nature
Hard work pays off
Family love
- 21. Multiple Choice
The narrator of the story is a dynamic character
True
False
- 22. Multiple Choice
The grandmother is a static character
True
False
- 23. Multiple Choice
The dad is a dynamic character
True
False
- 24. Multiple Choice
What causes the tension between the narrator's parents at the beginning of the story?
Money problems
Whether or not they were going to allow grandma to come stay with them
Mother wanted to get a job
They were considering divorce
- 25. Multiple Choice
How does Grandma react when she first sees the horned toad?
She thinks it’s cute, because she loves nature
She laughs at how ugly it is
“Oh well, boys will be boys!”
Angrily states that the toad will spit poisonous blood out of its eyes
- 26. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an accurate description of the vacant lot in which the children play?
Desert-like in the center then full of life on the surrounding parts
Filled with lush grass and a variety of plant life
Large playground with a small wading pool
Dirt, with broken glass and cement blocks
- 27. Multiple Choice
Why does grandma enjoy visiting the vacant lot?
She visits with other old ladies there
She feeds the feral cats that live there
It offers a nice view of the city
It's as close as she can get to the country where she is
- 28. Multiple Choice
What happens to the horned toad?
The boy sets it free, as he was told
It dies a natural death
It gets run over by an automobile
It poisons the boy
- 29. Multiple Choice
Why might Grandma and the boy have kept the horned toad's death and their visits to its grave a secret?
They didn’t want the mother to be angry
They shared a special bond over the toad that just the two of them knew about
They didn’t want the game warden to know that they were responsible for its death
Because they had both been poisoned by the frog
- 30. Multiple Choice
What strong request does the boy make to his parents after the grandmother dies?
Since the horned toad was buried where he came from, he thought that the grandmother should be given the same courtesy
He wanted to move to the country, to the house where grandma and grandpa lived
He wanted to construct a memorial to the grandmother at the vacant lot
He wanted to have grandmother’s favorite meal for dinner, tamales
- 31. Multiple Choice
Why did the boy’s family move to Oildale, California?
The mother wanted to be closer to her family
The father wanted to get into the petroleum business
The father was transferred there by his job at a department store
They inherited a home there from an uncle
- 32. Multiple Choice
What does Grandma call Daddy?
Buddy
El malcriado
Ese gordo
Ese gringo
- 33. Multiple Choice
What does Grandma call the boy?
El malcriado
El matador
El novillero
Ese gringo
- 34. Multiple Choice
What did the Grandma think would be good for the boy after his schooling was finished?
To become a writer
To go to college
He should spend time with the nuns and become a priest
Join his father in business
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