short stories test the illustrated man by ray bradbury 100 points

Short Stories TestThe Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury

100 points

Part 1: Multiple Choice• 30 multiple choice questions

• 5 questions per story

• One question will be about literary devices

• Example:

Who is the main character in “The Concrete Mixer?”

A. Willie B. Susan Travis C. Ettil D. Saul

Answer: C

Part 2: Story Map

• Given the choice between two stories, pick one to draw a story map for

• Story map shape will be provided

• Must include exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

• 10 points (2 points per part of plot)

Part 3: Themes•Pick a story and write a theme for the story

•10 points (3 points for topic and 7 points for explanation of theme)

THEMEssage

Part 4: Short Answer

• 2 short answer questions

• Each short answer will be worth 25 points

• There will be five different questions to choose from, you pick two and answer them

• Each response must be at least 5-7 sentences

• Will be graded based on content, length, and conventions

Remember…

•STUDY!! There are a lot of details in each story that may come up on

the test. It never hurts to read through each story one more

time…