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- 1. Multiple Choice
Based on the excerpt that follows, what might the bay symbolize? “He ran straight into the water and began swimming. He was a good swimmer. He went out fast over the gleaming sand, over a middle region where rocks lay like discolored monsters under the surface, and then he was in the real sea—a warm sea where irregular cold currents from the deep water shocked his limbs.”
Experience
Childhood
Frustration
Danger
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which best helps you understand the character of the mother?
“And yet, as he ran, he looked back over his shoulder at the wild bay; and all morning, as he played on the safe beach, he was thinking of it.” . . .”“ . . . Yet, walking down the path with her, he blurted out, “I’d like to go and have a look at those rocks down there.”
“She was thinking, Of course he’s old enough to be safe without me. Have I been keeping him too close? He mustn’t feel he ought to be with me. I must be careful. He was an only child, eleven years old. She was a widow. She was determined to be neither possessive nor lacking in devotion. She went worrying off to her beach.”
“They looked down gravely, frowning. He knew the frown. At moments of failure, when he clowned to claim his mother’s attention, it was with just this grave, embarrassed inspection that she rewarded him. Through his hot shame, feeling the pleading grin on his face like a scar that he could never remove, he looked up at the group of big brown boys on the rock and shouted, “Bonjour! Merci! Au revoir! Monsieur, monsieur!”while he hooked his fingers round his ears and waggled them.”
- 3. Multiple Choice
What does Promontories mean?
"As he went lower, he saw that it spread among small promontories and inlets of rough, sharp rock..."
High places extending out over a body of water
Feeling of remorse fro having done something wrong
Spurt; splash; glob
The act of asking humbly and earnestly
- 4. Multiple Choice
What does Contrition mean?
"Contrition sent him running after her. And yet, as he ran, he looked back over his should at the wild bay..."
Feeling of remorse from having done something wrong
High places extending out over a body of water
Leaflike shoot of seaweed
The act of asking humbly and earnestly
- 5. Multiple Choice
Who is the author of "Through the Tunnel?"
Edgar Allan Poe
Pearl S. Buck
Doris Lessing
Jack Finney
- 6. Multiple Choice
What inspires Jerry to go swimming through the tunnel?
He saw other boys doing it.
His mom said he couldn't.
He wanted to show off his swimming skills to a girl he met.
He was bored.
- 7. Multiple Choice
What does Jerry ask his mom to buy for him?
Giant inflatable rubber duck
Scuba suit
Another swim suit
Goggles
- 8. Multiple Choice
How long did it take the boys to swim through the tunnel?
160 seconds
50 seconds
100 seconds
60 seconds
- 9. Multiple Choice
How old is the main character?
15
9
11
13
- 10. Multiple Choice
On the first day of their vacation, the main character goes ____.
with his mother to the "safe" beach.
by himself to the "wild" side of the bay.
with the older boys and dives off of the rocks.
to the store with his mother.
- 11. Multiple Choice
What does the main character's father do?
He is a business man.
He works in another country.
He is wealthy and does not work.
none of these answers is correct
- 12. Multiple Choice
When he is swimming through the tunnel, the main character keeps repeating the same number in his count. What number was it?
100
115
155
160
- 13. Multiple Choice
As soon as he came through the tunnel, the main character wanted to ____.
go to be with the older boys.
go tell his mother.
go celebrate his achievement.
go back to the villa and lie down.
- 14. Multiple Choice
At the end of the story, the main character bragged to his mother that he _____ .
could hold his breath for two to three minutes
made friends with some foreign boys
met a girl and was in love
swam through a tunnel under the bay
- 15. Multiple Choice
According to the dialogue in the story, the relationship between Jerry and his mother ___________.
shows how Jerry is resentful of his mother.
demonstrates how young boys like to deceive their mothers.
is a caring relationship
is fragile and shows signs of tension.
- 16. Multiple Choice
When Jerry’s mother lets Jerry go to another beach it is because _________.
she is determined to be neither possessive nor lacking in devotion
she is determined to be both possessive and devoted
she wants time to herself
she is tired of him pouting to get his own way
- 17. Multiple Choice
Jerry yells out a warning to the boys because ________.
he wants attention
he has a nose-bleed
one of the boys is his friend
one of the boys has not surfaced
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe wild bay is described asplain and safecolorful with monstrous rocksfuna place to relax
- 19. Multiple ChoiceI know the setting is not England becausethere is a bay therethere is a beach therethe boy is swimmingthe boys are speaking another language
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThe boy is struggling in the water becausethe salt stings his eyesHe wants to do what the boys are doing but can'tHe can't find the underwater gap at firstAll the other answers are correct
- 21. Multiple ChoiceHow does he feel when he first enters the tunnel?Excited and ready to swim through itTerrified but determined to get through itNo longer interested in swimming through it
- 22. Multiple Choice
What point of view is the story told?
1st Person
2nd Person
3rd Person Objective
3rd Person Omniscient
- 23. Multiple Choice
Choose all the following which describe the character of Jerry?
Protagonist
Dynamic
Flat
Round
Static
- 24. Multiple Choice
If the beach where his mother is represents safety, what does the rocky bay represent?
unknown
adventure
growing up
all of the other answers are correct
newness
- 25. Multiple Choice
Which of the following are a part of Doris Lessing's writing style?
imagery
irony
conflict
suspense
cliffhangers
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