English 2070 - American Literature from the Late 19th Century to the Present » Spring 2022 » Sarah Orne Jewett, A White Heron Quiz

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Question #1
What animal does Sylvia have to search for every evening in the summer?
A.   A toad
B.   A cow
C.   A horse
D.   A cat
Question #2
Jewett writes that Sylvia has been relocated from “a crowded manufacturing town” to the rural farm. How does she feel about rural life?
A.   She is equally happy with urban and rural life and has no preference
B.   She is bored and misses the bustle and activity of city life
C.   She loves the domestic chores she performs inside the farmhouse
D.   She loves rural life and spends as much time as she can outdoors
Question #3
When her grandmother chose Sylvia to come live with her on the farm, what personality trait did her grandmother see in her?
A.   Joyfulness
B.   Shyness
C.   Resentment
D.   Moroseness
Question #4
While driving home Mistress Moolly, Sylvia encounters someone on the path who frightens her? Whom does she meet?
A.   The village mayor
B.   A young man
C.   Her grandfather
D.   A sailor
Question #5
What happened to four of Mrs. Tilley’s children?
A.   They died and were buried
B.   They moved to factory towns
C.   They traveled to California
D.   They live in the nearby village
Question #6
The young man Sylvia encounters in the woods and brings home is very interested in birds. What does he do with the birds he finds?
A.   He shoots and eats them
B.   He paints pictures of them
C.   He keeps them in cages
D.   He stuffs and preserves them
Question #7
What does the young man give Sylvia?
A.   A baby heron
B.   A jack-knife
C.   Twenty dollars
D.   A ring
Question #8
What plan does Sylvia hatch to find the elusive heron for the young man the night before he leaves?
A.   She will use her ability to whistle to replicate the call of the heron and flush it out
B.   She will ask the neighboring farmers if they know where the nest is located
C.   She will sneak out at dawn and climb the tallest pine tree to find the bird’s nest
D.   She will use her grandfather’s binoculars to search for the nest in the forest
Question #9
Which of the following best describes the development of Sylvia’s feelings for the young man over the course of the story?
A.   She is wary of him at first but then develops a kind of juvenile crush on him
B.   She notices that he is wealthy and hopes to benefit financially from her contact with him
C.   She is enchanted by him from the moment she sees him and begins flirting with him
D.   She dislikes him and does everything she can to drive him away from the farm
Question #10
Which of the following best explains Sylvia’s decision to remain silent about the location of the white heron at the end of the story?
A.   She plans to find and capture the white heron herself once she realizes the monetary value the bird’s feathers have for the fashion industry
B.   She has determined to frustrate and undermine the young man in every way possible and delights in the opportunity to deny him the information he seeks
C.   She remains silent because her grandmother forbids her to speak about the whereabouts of the bird and she does not want to displease her grandmother
D.   Although she finds the young man appealing and would like the monetary reward he offers, she ultimately feels more loyalty to the heron

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