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- 1. Multiple Choice
Who is the narrator of the short story "Heartbeat"?
Sarah
3rd person (outside narrator)
David Yoo
Stephen Dobyns
- 2. Multiple Choice
What aspect of Dave’s personality most affects the plot of the story?
He wants to fit in.
He likes to work out.
He likes to go to parties.
He wants to be an athlete.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which best fits David's character?
Confident and self-Sacrificing
Confident but insensitive to other's feelings
Insecure and rebellious
Insecure but sensitive to other's feelings
- 4. Multiple Choice
What does Dave's nickname reveal about how his classmates see him?
They think he has a lot of heart.
They think he is very fast.
They think he is very thin.
They think he has good rhythm.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of these best sums up the conflict of the story?
Dave struggles to get the respect of his classmates.
Dave struggles to get control of his metabolism.
Dave struggles to think correctly about his body image.
Dave struggles to persuade Sarah to accept him as he is.
- 6. Multiple Choice
How does the setting contribute to Dave’s conflict in the story?
The story takes place partly in a school, which is a place where kids are affected by what their peers think.
The story takes place partly in a doctor's office, which is a place where his weight might be seen as unhealthy.
The story takes place partly at Dave's home, which is a place where he feels very judged.
The story takes place partly in a basement, which is a place where you have to wear many layers of clothing.
- 7. Multiple Choice
How does Heartbeat’s self-image, contribute to the plot of the story?
It shows the reader that people should be themselves.
It moves the plot forward.
It shows that Heartbeat is obsessed.
It reveals the plot.
- 8. Multiple Choice
How can you tell that Dave is motivated by other people's feelings rather than his own?
Dave says, "I got ridiculously defined, but I wasn't gaining weight."
Dave says, "I didn't care about getting stronger if nobody could tell."
Dave says, "I need a new ski jacket."
Dave says, "A car horn honks 10 minutes later and I still haven't decided on an outfit."
- 9. Multiple Choice
Why is the party scene important to the story's plot?
At the party, Dave realizes that looking thicker isn't really important.
Dave loses his extra clothing, and his deception is revealed.
While dancing with Sarah, Dave is able to say how he feels about her.
Dave's friends finally express their appreciation of him there.
- 10. Multiple Choice
2 What change in Dave leads to the story’s resolution?
He starts going to parties.
He starts wearing nice clothes.
He stops caring what people think.
He stops doing nice things for others.
- 11. Multiple Choice
How did Dave change by the end of the story.
Dave starts the story with a high self-esteem and ends with a low self-esteem.
Dave went from accepting himself in the beginning of the story, to wishing he was different in the end.
Dave went from wishing he was different in the beginning of the story, to accepting himself in the end.
Dave never changed how he felt about himself throughout the story.
- 12. Multiple Choice
How does Dave's dad show that he doesn't believe that Dave is actually getting larger?
He tells Dave that he still looks like "his little boy."
He takes a picture of Dave.
He yells at Dave for lying to him.
He refuses to buy him a new ski jacket.
- 13. Multiple Choice
How do Dave's feelings about Sarah change?
He decides he hates her.
He realizes she is mean.
He was mad that Sarah wasn't at the party.
Dave realizes that if Sarah had fallen in love with him WITH the padding, she wouldn't like the "real Dave."
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is a possible theme for this story?
Looks always need to be improved.
A boy learns a valuable lesson.
Be yourself.
Humorous
- 15. Multiple Choice
Define the following highlighted word as it is used in the text:
"She was visibly repulsed by my sunken chest as I stepped off the soccer bus after practice."
upset
shocked
disgusted
excited
- 16. Multiple Choice
Define the following highlighted word as it used in the text:
"But then I realized the reason: I’d accidentally worn two T-shirts under my rugby shirt that day. It was just an illusion."
a misleading image
a thought
a moment in his life
a big misunderstanding
- 17. Multiple Choice
Define the following highlighted word as it is used in the text:
"We were talking and she noticed that I was dripping with perspiration."
blood
saliva
happiness
sweat
- 18. Multiple Choice
Define the following the highlighted word as it is used in the text:
"It was so hot everyone except me was hanging out in T-shirts and tank tops. I was sopping and delirious and felt claustrophobic."
scared of Darah
an abnormal fear of being in closed or narrow spaces
threatened
miserable
- 19. Multiple Choice
Define the following highlighted word as it used in the text:
"My arms were ponderously heavy as I pulled off the sweater."
tight
smooth
very heavy
hurting
- 20. Multiple Choice
"Outside it’s snowing again. There’s a party tonight, and my friends are on their way to pick me up. I don’t know what to wear, so I lay out four different outfits on the floor as if they’re chalk outlines of people. A car horn honks ten minutes later and I still haven’t decided on an outfit. Maybe I’ll just wear all of them." Why do you think David Yoo ended the story this way?
Because there's a part 2 of this story.
Because he wanted to make your mind wonder.
Because he wanted to make a mockery of his experience.
Because Dave still was self conscious about his size.
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