The name of the gang in this story is
question 1 options:

a)

london locals

b)

wormsley common

c)

great britain fighters

d)

the outsiders
question 2 (8.3 points)
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after which major war does this story take place?
question 2 options:

a)

world war i

b)

world war ii

c)

french revolution

d)

the korean war
question 3 (8.3 points)
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what is "old misery's" real name?
question 3 options:

mr. thomas

mr. weatherby

mr. smith

mr. thompson
question 4 (8.3 points)
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what is ironic about mike's reason for being late to mr. thomas' house?
question 4 options:

a)

he was his sick mother, which shows he is typically a caring boy.

b)

he had to attend church first, which is the opposite of what one would expect from someone planning to destroy a house.

c)

he had to go to the doctor because he is very ill, which is in juxtaposition with his character's motivation to destroy another person's home.

d)

he was at the police station because his home was robbed earlier that week, which is the opposite of expectations given that he is planning to commit a crime himself.
question 5 (8.3 points)
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the central idea of the story can be described
question 5 options:

creation

rebirth

devastation

imagination
question 6 (8.3 points)
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blackie's leadership comes to an end and is a turning point in the text. what is the significant reason he loses his position to trevor?
question 6 options:

he lacks trevor's daring ideas

he fears putting trevor's idea to a vote

he admits he fears being jailed

he cares little for the gang's reputation
question 7 (8.3 points)
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mr. thomas's attitude and tone toward the wormsley common gang can be described as which of following?
question 7 options:

a)

indulgent approval

b)

gruff kindness

c)

total disregard

d)

stern disapproval
question 8 (8.3 points)
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trevor's decision to wreck the house while at the same time recognizing its beauty is an example
question 8 options:

suspense

flashback

suspense

irony
question 9 (8.4 points)
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the destructive actions of the wormsley common gang are a symbolic of what?
question 9 options:

a)

the horrors of war

b)

the power of greed over men.

c)

the coming of age for young boys.

d)

life before world war ii
question 10 (8.4 points)
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which of the following is used as a character contrast between blackie and trevor?
question 10 options:

a)

education level

b)

physical size

c)

speaking ability

d)

religious affiliation
question 11 (8.4 points)
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the quote “no one was surprised except mike, but mike at the age of nine was surprised by everything. 'if you don't shut your mouth,' somebody once said to him, 'you'll get a frog down it.' after that mike kept his teeth tightly clamped except when the surprise was too great" is an example of what type of figurative language?
question 11 options:

understatement

hyperbole

personification

metaphor
question 12 (8.4 points)
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"there was no sign of anybody anywhere. the lav stood like a tomb in a neglected graveyard. the curtains were drawn"

what type of figurative language is the underlined portion of the text above?

personification

alliteration

simile

metaphor