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- 1. Multiple Choice
Who wrote "Cat in the Rain"
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ernest Hemingway
R. L. Stein
Theodore Guisell
- 2. Multiple Choice
What two images stand out in the opening of "The Cat in the Rain"?
Rain
War Monument
Cat
Park
- 3. Multiple Choice
What country is the story set in?
France
Cuba
Italy
America
- 4. Multiple Choice
What country is are the main characters in the story from?
France
Cuba
Italy
America
- 5. Multiple Choice
The woman in the story is
named Mrs. Smith.
never named.
having an affair and not really married to the man.
an Italian.
- 6. Multiple Choice
The story has a definitive ending.
True
False
- 7. Multiple Choice
The story centers around . . . .
the husband and the wife
the hotel owner
the hotel owner and the maid
the maid and the wife
- 8. Multiple Choice
The story is told in . . . point of view.
first
second
third
- 9. Multiple Choice
Where does the story take place?
France
Italy
USA
England
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is the American couple most likely doing in Italy?
They are there on business.
They are there on holiday.
They are on their honeymoon.
They are visiting someone.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Why is the woman most likely looking out of the window at the beginning of the story?
To chech on the cat.
To see if the cafe is open.
To enjoy the view.
She feels bored.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Why does she want to go outside and get the cat in the rain?
She loves cats and wants to keep it.
The cat is lying under one of the dripping green tables.
She wants something to hold and care for.
She doesn't want the cat to get wet and die.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Why doesn't she ask her husband to go and get the cat for her?
He does not want to go.
He doesn't know where to find cat.
He doesn't seem interested.
She doesn't want him to get wet.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Why does the woman like the hotel owner so much?
He is always caring and respectful toward her.
He makes her feel very small.
He reminds her of her father.
He dressses in a dignified way.
- 15. Multiple Choice
When the woman comes back to their room, she says, "I wanted that poor kitty. It isn't any fun to be a poor kitty in the rain." What does she mean there?
She is not used to not getting what she wants.
She is upset because she really wanted the cat.
In her mind, she feels like a cat in the rain.
She is angry because she went out in the rain for nothing.
- 16. Multiple Choice
Why does the woman say that she wants to let her hair grow out, even though her husband says that he likes it the way it is?
She wants to make changes in her life.
She is angry at her husband for not getting the cat.
Because many people think that she is a boy.
She wants to look attractive to other men.
- 17. Multiple Choice
After talking about the hair, the woman says, "I want a cat to hold and sit with, and that will make happy noises when I stroke her." What does this suggest to the reader?
That they do not have a good marriage.
That she wants something to do while he reads his books.
That she doesn't love her husband any more.
That she really loves cats and must have one.
- 18. Multiple Choice
After talking about the kitten, the woman says, "And I want to eat at a table with my own silver and I want candles." What does this suggest to the reader?
That she wants to make up for her empty marriage with material things.
That she wants her husband to buy her some silver.
That she wants to have many expensive things.
That she wants her husband to take her to a restaurant for a candle-light dinner.
- 19. Multiple Choice
The main subject that is discussed or described in a piece of writing is called its "theme". What is the theme of Cat in the Rain?
Traveling can sometimes be boring.
Money does not buy happiness.
Cats can make very good pets.
Some marriages can feel empty.
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