1)At the end of the short story "Popular Mechanics," by Raymond Carver, what is the outcome?       a

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1)At the end of the short story "Popular Mechanics," by Raymond Carver, what is the outcome? 

     a. e father wins the dispute

     b. The mother is triumphant

     c. The baby is most likely torn apart

    d. Both parents make up

2)In Donald Barthelme's "The Baby," who wins in the end? 

     a.The baby

     b.The father

 

After you've read the short story "Fever Dream," by Ray Bradbury, answer the following questions based on the Six Elements of Fiction and on the story itself:

      

 1) The setting of the story is:

      a.A house bedroom in the fall

      b.A prison cell in the winter

      c.A classroom in the summer

      d.An apartment in the spring

2)Who are the main characters in the story?

       a.Charles

       b.Doctor

      c. Charles, parents, doctor

      d.Parents and doctor

3)What is the story's Point of View? (Narrator's voice)

1. 1^st person
2. 2^nd person
3. 3^rd person
4. None of the above

4)What is the main theme of the story (that universal idea that anyone, no matter where they're from, can identify)? 

        a) The advances of science

        b) Good conquers evil

        c) Bullying and harassment

        d) Evil triumphs over good

5. What is the plot of the story? 

        a) A boy gets overtaken by an unknown virus and becomes one with it, with  terrifying consequences

        b) A doctor cures a boy who's been infected by an unknown virus

        c) Parents suspect their boy has become a monster and decide to stop him

       d) An alien boy tries to become normal with the help of his family

6. What is the main type of Conflict that develops in "Fever Dream"? 

       a) Person vs. Himself / Herself

       b) Person vs. Technology

       c) Person vs. Nature

       d) Choices A and C

7. What type of bird does the family have? 

       a) A golden parakeet

       b) A yellow canary

       c) A crow

       d) There is no bird

8. Why does Charles shake hands with the doctor and why does he hug and kiss his parents?

       a) Because he wants to congratulate them for helping him.

       b) He was sad and he missed human contact.

       c) He wants to infect them.

       d) As a sign of courtesy.

9. The following sentence from the text contains an example of the figure of speech we know as SIMILE:

He felt his left eye clench in upon itself and, like a snail, withdraw, shift.

1. True
2. False

10. Charles asked the doctor why he called him by that name because, in reality, he's no longer that same boy.

1. True
2. False