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- 1. Multiple Choice
1. Which line from the story represents the climax?
“High in the trees a blue-jay yelled and suddenly it was over. Jenny stood like a rock as the boar wildly flung his head and in terror bolted past her.”
“Everyone in Glen Morgan knew that there was a wild boar in the woods over by the Miller farm.”
“Finally, leaning against a tree to rest, she heard him for the first time.”
“But mostly she is sorry that he lives in fear of bluejays and little girls, when everyone in Glen Morgan lives in fear of him.”
- 2. Multiple Choice
2. What is the main conflict in the story?
The boar is injured.
Jenny must face her fear of the unknown and deal with the fact that it isn’t what she imagined it to be.
The townspeople of Glen Morgan live in fear of the boar.
Jenny can’t bring herself to have the courage to face the boar.
- 3. Multiple Choice
2. Which line from the exposition helps the reader understand Jenny’s bravery?
"Everyone in Glen Morgan knew there was a wild boar in the woods."
"She thought he might have a golden horn on his terrible head."
"No one in Glen Morgan had ever gone past the old black Dodge and beyond."
“She forgot to breathe, standing there listening to the stomping of hooves.”
- 4. Multiple Choice
4. How does the setting in “Boar Out There” contribute to the conflict?
The woods conceal the boar, igniting Jenny’s curiosity and causing her to go out to find him and face her fear.
There is nothing to do in the small town that Jenny lives in, so she has to find her own entertainment.
The briars and thorns in the woods make it nearly impossible for Jenny to enter the woods.
The woods do not provide an adequate hiding place for Jenny to hide from the boar.
- 5. Multiple Choice
5. How is the main conflict resolved?
It is resolved when Jenny decides to go in search of the boar.
It is resolved when Jenny comes face to face with the boar and realizes that he is nothing to be feared
It is resolved when Jenny tells the townspeople that the boar is nothing to be feared.
It is resolved when the bear does not attack Jenny as she thought he might.
- 6. Multiple Choice
6. Paragraphs 1-3 are important to the plot because they establish…
The setting of the story.
Jenny’s imagined idea of the boar.
The event that triggers the rising action of the story.
All of the above are correct.
- 7. Multiple Choice
7. Which lines contribute most to the development of the plot?
“The boar was out beyond the splintery rail fence and past the old black dodge that somehow had ended up in the woods and was missing most of its parts.”
“One hot summer day she went to find the boar.”
“She thought he might have a golden horn on his terrible head.”
“Deep in the woods she kept her eyes to the sky.”
- 8. Multiple Choice
Read the following line from the story:
“One hot summer day she went to find the boar.”
This sentence conveys which of the following character traits of Jenny’s?
Generosity
Courage
Fearfulness
Optimism
- 9. Multiple Choice
8. Read the dictionary entry:
Linger:
1. To be tardy in action; delay, dawdle
2. To dwell in contemplation, thought or enjoyment
3. To pass time in a leisurely manner
4. To remain or stay on in a place
Which definition best fits the way " linger" is used in the following sentence:
“She needed to be reminded that there was a world above and apart from the trees—a world of space and air, air that didn’t linger all about her, didn’t press deep into her skin, as forest air did.”
Definition 1- to be tardy in action; delay, dawdle
Definition 2 -to dwell in contemplation, thought or enjoyment
Definition 3- to pass time in a leisurely manner
Definition 4- to remain or stay on in a place
- 10. Multiple Choice
What happens after the climax?
The tension increases after the boar leaves.
The tension becomes clear at the falling action.
The falling action makes the character face conflict.
The tension eases after the turning point.
- 11. Multiple Choice
In the falling action and the resolution of the story, how does the main character feel?
happy the boar has run away
sad the boar is hurt
sorry the boar had no golden horn
sad the boar isn't fearless
- 12. Multiple Choice
In what part of the story does Jenny face her conflict with the boar?
exposition
resolution
climax
falling action
- 13. Multiple Choice
In what part of the story does the author mention the setting of the story?
climax
falling actions
exposition
resolution
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