"day of the butterfly" quick check

1. all of the following define the theme of a story except

a. the central idea of a work
b. the underlying message in literature
c. the methods of characterization employed by the writer
d. the lesson, or moral, of the story, which can be inferred by readers

2. which of the following is a theme of "day of the butterfly"?

a. we all desire to belong-to have a friend.
b. girls are fragile like butterflies.
c. you can't change the way people feel about you.
d. a symbol is an object that represents an idea larger than itself.

3. which of the following quotes from "day of the butterfly" best communicates the author's message about friendship?

a. "i could not afford to be seen walking with her, and i did not even want to - but, on the other hand, the flattery of those humble, hopeful turnings was mot lost in me."
b. "i realized the pledge as our fingers touched; i was panicky, but all right."
c. "and i do not know when it was, but i think it was at this moment that the birthday party of myra sayla became fashoinable."
d. "we began to talk of her as if she were something we owned, and her party became a "

4. in "day of the butterfly," myra and jimmy would spend recess in the little black porch between the boys side and the girls side because

a. other students did not want to socialize with them
b. they did not want to be separated
c. they could not speak english very well
d. the teacher they should avoid joining cliques.