Question

1. The author of "The Destructors" uses the section breaks within the text to indicate a shift in
A - Time B - Setting C - Sequence D - Perspective
2. The mood of The Destructors is best described as
A - Humorous B - Horrific C - Adventuresome D - Cold
3. In The Destructors, what is the most likely reason the boys take of Mr. Thomas yet destory his house?
A - They resent the beauty of Mr. Thomas' house but respect Mr. Thomas.
B - They are simply not interested in physically harming people, only thing.
C - They want to witness Mr. Thomas's reaction to the destruction of his property

Answer 1

D - The understand the laws against hurting other but believe that there is no law against breaking things.

4. "The house stuck up like a jagged tooth" is an example of
A - Consonance B - Setting C - Simile D - Personification

5. In "The Destructors," Greene uses a lot of ____ in the boy's language to enrich their characterization.
A - Slang B - Sophisticated Language C - Slant Rhyme D - Imagery

Answer 2

6. Which of the following sentences from The Destructors best support the theme of fallen pride?
A - It was the word "beautiful" that worried him -- that belonged to a class that you could still see parodied at the Wormsley Common Empire by a man wearing a top hat and a monocle, with a haw-haw accent.
B - Driven by the pure, simple and altruistic ambition of fame for the gang, Blackie came back to where T stood in the shadow of Old Mistery's wall.
C - "All this hate and love," he said, "it's soft, it's hooey. There's only things, Blackie," and he looked round the room crowded with the unfamiliar shadows of half things, broken things, former things."
D - "One moment the house had stood there was such dignity between the bomb-sites like a man in a top hat, and then, bang, crash, there wasn't anything left - not anything"

7. Which of the following describes the underline phrase?
This is the week Jon plants (to work).
A. Participial
B. Adverbial
C. Infinitive
D. Prepositional

Answer 3

For question 8 - 10 choose the word or phrase that best matches the underlined word.

8. The rocky terrain (daunted) the hiker.
A. Intimidated
B. Exhausted
C. Inspired
D. Confused

9. The (fickleness) of her children's tastes made it hard to plan a menu.
A. Inflexibility
B. Frivolity
C. Predictability
D. Inconstancy

10. She planned a secret rendezvous with her friend.
A. Dance
B. Meeting
C. Vacation
D. Ceremony