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Name: ______________________
ID: A
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a. The girl notices him showing off and looks at him.
b. The girl throws him a pansy over the fence.
c. The girl asks him to come back later that night.
d. Tom forgets all about Amy Lawrence.
Read the following sentence from the passage.
The fresh-crowned hero fell without firing a shot.
Which of the following BEST describes the meaning of this sentence?
a. Tom was not really a hero because he gave up easily.
b. Tom lost the battle of wits before it had even begun.
c. Tom fell in love immediately.
d. Tom was so busy looking at the new girl that he fell over.
What stage of the Hero's Journey archetype do you think this passage describes, based on the events in the passage?
a. The Experience with Unconditional Love
b. The Ultimate Boon
c. Refusal of the Call
d. The Road of Trials
Twain portrays Tom sympathetically, while also making it clear that he has ridiculous ideas about love. Which of the following supports this conclusion?
a. "...would she drop one little tear upon his poor, lifeless form..."
b. "...with his hands clasped upon his breast and holding his poor wilted flower."
c. "He worshipped this new angel with furtive eye..."
d. "He kept up this grotesque foolishness for some time..."
Which of the following accurately and objectively summarizes the passage?
a. Tom falls for a girl he has never met and tries to impress her. She gives him a flower. While lying under her window that night, Tom is doused with water and runs home.
b. Tom forgets about Amy Lawrence, a girl he had chased for months. He meets a new girl and embarrasses himself while trying to impress her.
c. Tom feels guilty about Amy Lawrence at first, but soon he forgets all about her. He succeeds in impressing a new girl and goes to her house later that night.
d. Tom does some stupid things because he is infatuated with a girl he has never met. He goes to her house and gets drenched with water, which serves him right.
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