Eng102 Graded Quiz 2.1: Symbolism, Allegory and Irony

Read each of the following passages, and then choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
Short Story:
Use Your Head
Sally’s mother asked her to walk to the local shop and buy milk for her baby sister. “Take this money,” her mother said, handing Sally five dollars. “Be careful that you do not go into the road. No matter what, do not leave the sidewalk.“
“Okay!” Sally responded happily, glad to be able to help.
Running down the sidewalk grasping the money, Sally saw a shadowy elephant figure laid out across the narrow pathway ahead of her. A large oak tree branch had fallen and blocked the entire sidewalk. It was much too big for a small girl like Sally to move, and she remembered that she could not go into the street under any circumstances, so walking around it was out of the question. Going over the branch would be impossible, too, for it was too unsteady. Sally thought of her little sister who needed milk. She felt like crying.
Instead of crying, Sally started thinking. She walked bravely up to the large limb and broke a small branch off. Then, she had an idea. The young girl broke another branch and tossed it away. She broke branch after branch off. After 10 minutes, Sally had broken that large tree limb into numerous small pieces, all easily manageable for a young, smart girl like herself. Soon, Sally had cleared the entire tree limb off the sidewalk and proceeded on her way.
When Sally returned home with the milk for her sister, her mother asked her what had taken her so long. Sally explained how a limb had fallen and blocked the sidewalk. “How did you ever get it out of the way, Sally? Did someone come along and help you?”
“No,” Sally responded. “I helped myself.”
“How could you have moved that large tree limb all by yourself, Sally?” her mother wondered.
“I moved it,” Sally answered, “by using my mind.” Then, she explained to her mother what had happened.
Relieved that Sally was not hurt, and proud of her initiative, the mother poured a tall glass of milk, placed two fresh chocolate chip cookies on a plate, and handed them to Sally. They looked at each other and smiled big, knowing grins.
Poem:
Ode to My Beagle
My beagle is a golden ring
That shows pure love
He is a song that I sing
And heard above.
By day my beagle loves to play
Like a dandelion in the wind
Rolling, lolling in the hay,
Oh he makes me laugh and grin!
When the daily egg-yolk sun
Slips, slides, slithers slowly down
I whistle up my beagle one
And drive us quickly in to town.
Man and bud a film to see;
We stand with quite a crowd
But horror! A note from God bespeaks me:
NO DOGS ALLOWED!
The dark dooming clouds form
Above our tousled heads
A despondent dreary storm
Calls forth our lingering dread.
My thoughts cry, “What a nice place!”
My voice silenced, sad, I dare not speak
Until a slow smile sneaks across my face
As my beagle licks my tear-stained cheek.
We cruise and sing and yowl and bay
Heading to safety, heading to home.
Celebrating togetherness, a happy day,
My beagle, my friend, and me alone.
Man’s best friend
My Beagle is,
And I like to think
I am his.
The following is an example of ________.
When the daily egg-yolk sun
Slips, slides, slithers slowly down
Select one:
a. Irony
b. Criticism
c. Hyperbole
d. Imagery
The answer is: Imagery
Question 2
Question text
The following passage contains a symbol of ____________.
The dark dooming clouds form
Above our tousled heads
A despondent dreary storm
Calls forth our lingering dread.
Select one:
a. Cheer
b. Misfortune
c. Luck
d. Death
The answer is: Misfortune
Question 3
Question text
Which of these best represents the moral of the story?
Select one:
a. Look both ways when crossing the street.
b. Never eat spinach with a stranger.
c. Small people can do big things.
d. Happiness is helping others.
The answer is: Small people can do big things.
Question 4
Question text
The following is an example of ______.
My thoughts cry, "What a nice place!"
My voice silenced, sad, I dare not speak
Select one:
a. Imagery
b. Irony
c. Metaphor
d. Paradox
The answer is: Irony
Question 5
Question text
The following sentence is an example of ___________.
Running down the street grasping the money, Sally saw a shadowy elephant figure laid out across the thin pathway ahead of her.
Select one:
a. Imagery
b. Irony
c. Metaphor
d. Paradox
The answer is: Imagery
Question 6
Question text
The following passage contains a/an ____________.
But horror! A note from God bespeaks me:
NO DOGS ALLOWED!
Select one:
a. Irony
b. Metaphor
c. Paradox
d. Unifier
The answer is: Irony
Question 7
Question text
The following sentence is an example of __________.
My beagle is a golden ring.
Select one:
a. Simile
b. Metaphor
c. Irony
d. Fable
The answer is: Metaphor
Question 8
Question text
Similes and metaphors both make comparisons.
Select one:
True
False
The answer is 'True'.
Question 9
Question text
The following sentence is an example of ______________.
He is a song that I sing
Select one:
a. Imagery
b. Irony
c. Simile
d. Metaphor
The answer is: Metaphor
Question 10
Question text
Which phrase in the following sentence is a simile?
Running down the street grasping the money, Sally saw ahead of her an obstruction in the sidewalk, like an ominous storm cloud.
Select one:
a. Grasping the money
b. An obstruction in the sidewalk
c. Sally saw ahead of her
d. Like an ominous storm cloud

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Solution: Eng102 Graded Quiz 2.1: Symbolism, Allegory and Irony