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“The Gun” Quiz
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Multiple Choice Directions: Circle the best answer to each question.
- How does Derek react when he first sees the police detectives coming toward him?
- He tells Jerry the story they should respond with.
- He tries to run.
- He keeps playing basketball and ignores them.
- He immediately worries that they will ask him about the gun.
- Which quote from Carol Ellis’s story is an example of interior monologue (a character talking to him/herself)?
- “Reed stayed on his feet, looking around.”
- “Plenty of people saw you with it,” Kramer said.
- “And we’ll find it, Derek, you can count on that.”
- “Great,” Derek thought. “The guy had seen him.”
- When the policeman question Derek about his whereabouts, he is frightened. Then he
- shows them the revolver.
- lies about the gun.
- loses his fear when he recalls he was with Jerry.
- Immediately tells them about shooting the gun
- Derek thinks the policeman want to question him about the gun, but they surprise him by
- telling him they already have it.
- wanting to speak with Jerry, too.
- accusing him of robbing the hardware store.
- asking questions about basketball.
- By admitting he knows the gun was a .38 caliber, Derek
- gives the detectives another piece of information.
- gets the detectives off his back.
- links himself to the robbery.
- convinces the policeman he know what he was doing.
- Why did the police accuse Derek of robbing the hardware store?
- It was a trick to make his confess to the robbery.
- It was their way of solving the robbery.
- It was probably a trick to get Derek to talk.
- It was a wild guess at trying to solve the robbery.
- While proving he didn’t rob the hardware store, Derek
- unknowingly gave the detectives what they needed.
- avoided being charged with possession of the gun.
- got Jerry off the hook.
- confused the detectives for a few minutes.
- Derek fired the gun only when trains passed in order to
- know what time it was.
- hide behind the train.
- shoot at a moving target.
- cover the noise of the gun.
- What makes the ending of the story so powerful?
- The author builds up to it by giving the reader many clear hints.
- The reader loses track of events until the end.
- The author has the characters speak in realistic dialogue.
- It is abrupt and completely different from what’s expected.
- What message can be drawn from this story?
- Seemingly harmless activities can have terrible consequences.
- Be careful about doing things with questionable friends.
- Detectives will always get the criminals.
- Always tell the truth when policemen ask you questions.
True and False Directions: NOTE the directions on your scantron for True/False.
- ______Derek and Jerry were playing basketball when the story began.
- ______Derek brought a gun to school and threatened a teacher.
- ______The policemen first heard about the gun when Jerry told them.
- ______The policemen eventually accused Derek of robbing a hardware store.
- ______Derek suspected the two men who came to the playground were police.
- ______Derek shot only when the trains passed through.
- ______Derek had no one to verify where he was that afternoon.
- ______The policemen found the gun in a vacant lot.
- ______The policemen eventually dropped the charges that Derek robbed the hardware store.
- ______A stray bullet from the gun killed a young woman on the train.
Short Answer: Answer the following questions in COMPLETE sentences on the BACK of your scantron!!! Write at least 5 complete sentencesfor each question!!!
- How do the policemen draw a confession from Derek without his knowledge?
- Do youthink Derek is a criminal or a victim of circumstances and why?Back up
your opinion with evidence and details from the story!