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- 1. Multiple Choice
PART A: What is a theme of the poem?
Swords are dangerous when used without training.
Parents should always warn their children of danger.
Acts of bravery are always rewarded in society.
Courage is necessary to keep peace and order in the world.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which line from the poem BEST supports the answer to the theme of the poem?
“‘Beware the Jabberwock, my son! / The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!’” (Lines 5-6)
“So rested he by the Tumtum tree / And stood awhile in thought.” (Lines 11-12)
“One, two! One, two! And through and through / The vorpal blade went snickersnack!” (Lines 17-18)
“All mimsy were the borogoves, / And the mome raths outgrabe.” (Lines 27-28)
- 3. Multiple Choice
How do the father’s actions set the plot of the poem in motion?
The father warns his son of the Jabberwock, and the son begins his journey.
The father scares his son, and this causes the son to hide from the Jabberwock.
The father tells the son that the Jabberwock has giant teeth, so the son finds a sword.
The father advises his son to rest up before fighting the Jabberwock, so the son sleeps.
- 4. Multiple Choice
How does the author use repetition to contribute to the poem’s meaning?
The poem’s rhyme provides repetition, similar to the repeated efforts of courage.
The poem’s first stanza is repeated at the end, showing that the boy’s victory over the Jabberwock has kept their world stable and calm.
The line “And the mome raths outgrabe” is repeated to help the reader understand where the Jabberwocky lived.
The first syllable in the words “Callooh!” and “Callay!” is repeated to emphasize the father’s pride.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Where does the main action of “Jabberwocky” take place?
the forest
a castle
a dark cave
on a mountain
- 6. Multiple Choice
What feature of the Jabberwock in “Jabberwocky” does the hero notice as the creature approaches him?
its coiled tail
eyes of flame
vorping tongue
whiffling nose
- 7. Multiple Choice
Based only on the poet’s words in “Jabberwocky,” choose the creature that the Jabberwock is most like.
tiger
shark
bear
elephant
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which quote best supports your answer to the previous question? (Which quote proves which animal the Jabberwock is most like?)
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
The frumious Bandersnatch!
Long time the manxome foe he sought—
- 9. Multiple Choice
In “Jabberwocky,” what emotion does the father’s cry of “Callooh! Callay!” most likely express?
confusion
delight
grief
fear
- 10. Multiple Choice
In the following sentence, which words are the clearest example of alliteration?
The brave boy concealed his fear and prayed for luck as the beastly Jabberwock crashed through the trees, howling its challenge.
concealed; fear; beastly
brave; boy; beastly
luck; Jabberwock
luck; Jabberwock
- 11. Multiple Choice
In the following sentence from an invented language, which word is most likely the verb? Base your answer on your understanding of English syntax.
"Following the razzletory, we kletosized several dugglety blutzables."
razzletory
kletosized
dugglety
blutzables
- 12. Multiple Choice
The following sentence contains the invented word brollisimo. Based on your understanding of syntax, name the part of speech of brollisimo.
"We appreciated the bandleader’s use of brollisimo in his conducting."
verb
noun
adverb
adjective
- 13. Multiple Choice
slithy
verb
noun
adjective
adverb
- 14. Multiple Choice
toves
verb
noun
adjective
adverb
- 15. Multiple Choice
gimble
verb
noun
adjective
adverb
- 16. Multiple Choice
The Jabberwock's eyes are like
water
fire
earth
air
- 17. Multiple Choice
The Jabberwocky was killed
yes
no
cannot say
- 18. Multiple Choice
While waiting for the Jabberwocky he was
whiffling
burbling
thinking uffishly
galumphing
- 19. Multiple Choice
raths
verb
noun
adjective
adverb
- 20. Multiple Choice
outgrabe
verb
noun
adjective
adverb
- 21. Multiple Choice
Who is the author of "Jabberwocky"?
Lewis Carroll
Robert Frost
Carol Simile
John Steinbeck
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a sound device?rhymehumordescriptioncontext
- 23. Multiple ChoiceThe use of words that sound like their meanings is calledrepetition
onomatopoeiadescription
alliteration - 24. Multiple ChoiceWhich pair of words rhyme from “Jabberwocky”?toves, wabesought, stoodhead, backson, shun
- 25. Multiple ChoiceThe Jabberwock is aswordlakeforestmonster
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