E3_U5_Pre
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Which of the following tells you least about the theme of a literary work?
a. imagery
c. dialogue
b. description
d. organization
The old woman and her daughter were sitting on their porch when Mr. Shiflet came up
their road for the first time. The old woman slid to the edge of her chair and leaned forward,
shading her eyes from the piercing sunset with her hand. The daughter could not see far in
front of her and continued to play with her fingers. Although the old woman lived in this
desolate spot with only her daughter and she had never seen Mr. Shiflet before, she could
tell, even from a distance, that he was a tramp and no one to be afraid of.
Flannery O'Connor, from “The Life You Save May Be Your Own"
2. Based on the passage above, what did the old woman do first?
a. shaded her eyes
c. leaned forward
b. realized that Mr. Shiflet was harmless d. slid to the edge of her chair
3. Which of the following rhyme schemes is an example of a rhyming couplet?
a. abab
c. abba
b. ab
d. aa