/55 Points Name: ___________________

SHORT STORIES FINAL

True or False: Decide it the statement is true or false, write true or false in the blank provided.
10pts

_________ 1. Walter Mitty is the main character.

_________ 2. Allison is Walter Mittys oldest daughter.

_________ 3. Daydreams are a way to escape reality.

_________ 4. Walter Mitty testified in a murder trial.

_________ 5. Dialogue is the conversation between two characters.

_________ 6. Mrs. Mitty is a constant daydreamer.

_________ 7. A physical trait is something you see.

_________ 8. Nonsense words are words that are use incorrectly.

_________ 9. Walter Mitty is an enthusiastic character.

_________10. You can feel a character trait.

Matching: Choose the correct definition for each vocabulary word 5pts


_____ 11. Distraught

a. agitated b. content
_____ 12. Haggard

a. tired b. drained
_____ 13. Craven

a. hesitate b. spineless
_____ 14. Insolent

a. bad-mannered b. cheerful
_____ 15. Insinuatingly

a. forward b. direct
_____ 16. Pandemonium

a. riot b. disturbance
_____ 17. Disdainful a. haughty b. proud
Matching: Match each characteristic to each person 5pts



Multiple Choice: Choose the BEST answer for the question. Write your answer on the blank.
10pts
_____ 25. Which of the following are all CHARACTER traits?
a. tall, stocky, blonde
b. loving, flexible, compassionate
c. loving, stocky, funny
d. driven, short, confusing

_____ 26. Which of the following are all PHYSICAL traits?
a. Forgiving, Loud, Absurd
b. Fulfilling, Stocky, Loving
c. Blonde Hair, Blue Eyes, Short
d. Big Nose, Blue Eyes, Silly

_____ 27. What does Mittys wife ask him to do while she is at the hairdresser?
a. Clean the car
b. Get overshoes
c. Sit with her
d. Go to the hotel

_____ 28. Mrs. Mitty has an attitude of what type?
a. Cheerfulness
b. Rigid
c. Naggy
Inspirational

_____ 18. Dialogue

_____ 19. Transitions

_____ 20. Characters Traits

_____ 21. Physical Traits

_____ 22. Characters

_____ 23. Visualizing

_____ 24. Review
A. The role, that a person or thing plays in a story.
B. Description of what a person looks like.
C. Testing on a certain subject.
D. Following up with what a person has learned.
E. A conversation between two people.
F. Making something up
G. Having a picture of what the story is telling you.
H. When a story changes from one theme to another.
I. Description of what a person acts like.
J. Believing what some else tells you
_____ 29. Which of the following is a sequence of events?
a. Car, Seat-Belt Drive
b. Water, Food, Sleep
c. Boil water, pour in cup, add tea bag
d. Baby, Toddler, Teenager

_____ 30. What type of character is Walter Mitty?
a. Full of personality
b. Flat
c. Respected
d. Excited

_____ 31. In Walter Mittys day dreams, what type of character is he?
a. Feared
b. Respected
c. Ignored
d. Bright

_____ 32. From the story, how does Mrs. Mitty feel about her husband?
a. She loves and respects him.
b. She is proud of him.
c. She is irritated and annoyed with him.
d. She is frightened of him.

_____ 33. How do others treat Walter Mitty in his day dreams?
a. Respectfully
b. Impatiently
c. With Concern
d. With Disgust








Short Answer: Answer the following questions with complete sentences, unless told otherwise.
5pts
*35. What is the main conflict in the story The Secret Life of Walter Mitty?


*36. What is missing in Mittys life that has caused him to day dream so much?



37. According to the story, do you think that Mrs. Mitty respects her husband?






38. What are some of the character traits that Walter Mitty displayed while day dreaming?
(List at least 3)











39. What are some of the character traits that Walter Mitty displayed when he was in reality?
(List at least 3)





Completion: Fill in the provided blank, with the correct answer. 5pts

40. Pandemonium means everything is in a(n)____________________.

41. Distraught means very upset and ___________________________.

42. Haggard means to love very ______________________________.

42. The order that events fall in is called a(n) ____________________.

43. Walter Mitty was sent to the store to receive _________ and ____________.




Essay: Answer the following questions with complete sentences, correct spelling, grammar and
AT LEAST two paragraphs. 7pts
*What would you do if you were married to someone like Walter Mitty? What about if you
were married to someone like Mrs. Mitty? Why would you feel that way?



*Why do you think people often day dream? Do you think there is a specific reason why
someone does daydream?









Interpretive Exercise: Read the following passage, then answer the questions about the
passages. 3pts
In the operating room there were whispered instructions: Dr. Remington, Dr. Mitty.
Mr. Pritchard-Mitford, shaking hands. A brilliant performance, sir Thank you, said
Walter Mitty. Didnt know you were in the States, Mitty. Grumbled Remington. Coals
to Newcastle, bringing Mitford and me up here for a tertiary. You are very kind, said
Mitty. A huge, complicated machine, connected to the operating table with many tubes
and wires, began at this moment to go pocketa- pocketa- pocketa. The new
anesthetizer is giving way! Shouted an intern. There is no one in the East who knows
how to fix it! Quiet, man! Said Mitty, in a low, cool voice. He sprang to the machine,
which was no going pocketa-pocketa- pocketa-queep-pocketa-queep. He began
fingering delicately a row of glistening dials. Give me a fountain pen! He snapped.
Someone handed him a fountain pen. He pulled a faulty piston out of the machine and
inserted the pen in its place. That should do for about ten minutes He said.
_________1. What character is Walter Mitty playing in this day dream?
a. Janitor
b. Doctor
c. Mechanic
d. Nurse

_________2. What did Mitty use to fix the broken machine?
a. Duct Tape
b. Zip Ties
c. Faulty Piston
d. Fountain Pen

_________3. What is the nonsense word that is used in the passage?
a. Cool
b. Glistening
c. Pocketa-Pocketa
d. Delicately