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Water Names Worksheet AMultiple ChoiceIdentify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.____1.What is the correct term for a long narrative poem about a larger-than-life hero?a.mythb.epicc.tall taled.fable____2.Which of the following is the definition of idiom?a.a story featuring animal charactersb.a central insight or messagec.an expression that cannot be understood literallyd.an exaggeration____3.Which of the following led to the American folk tradition?a.oral traditionb.universal themesc.ancient epicsd.Greek and Roman mythology____4.Which term means “exaggeration or overstatement”?a.personificationb.ironyc.symbolismd.hyperbole____5.Which of the following terms names a kind of literature that uses hyperbole?a.personificationb.fablesc.tall talesd.quests____6.In “Water Names,” who make up the audience for the grandmother's tale?a.neighbors gathering on the back porchb.the narrator's classmatesc.the grandmother's sistersd.the narrator and her two sisters____7.In “Water Names,” what is the children's attitude toward Waipuo?a.indifferentb.jealousc.respectfuld.angry____8.What is the setting of the tale Waipuo tells in “Water Names”?a.near the Yangtze River in ancient Chinab.the Himalaya mountainsc.the prairie in summertimed.a cruise boat on the Yangtze River____9.In “Water Names,” what hint does Waipuo give about the Yangtze River when she starts to tell about Wen Zhiqing's daughter?a.It can be dangerous.b.It is muddy.c.It is the subject of many legends.d.Its fish are poisoned.____10.In “Water Names,” what does Wen Zhiqing's daughter think about the pearl ring?a.She thinks that the fish attacked a young man and stole the ring from him.b.She thinks that an underwater prince has sent the ring as a marriage proposal.c.She thinks that the cormorant found the pearl in an oyster.d.She believes that the pearl ring is a sign that the gods love her.____11.In “Water Names,” what does Wen Zhiqing's daughter do when a terrible flood occurs?a.She goes inside the house and shuts the doors.b.She escapes to the city of Nanjing.c.She hurries to the river to visit her beloved and then disappears.d.She begs her father to rescue her.____12.In “Water Names,” what does Waipuo suggest about Wen Zhiqing's daughter?a.The girl was disobedient and deserved her fate.b.The girl probably died in the flood.c.The girl was too willing to give in to her own desires.d.The girl's personality demonstrated the strength of the family's ancestors.____13.Which of the following statements proves that Waipuo's tale in “Water Names” is part of an oral tradition?a.Waipuo heard the tale from her own grandmother.b.The story takes place a long time ago.c.The tale contains supernatural elements.d.The story includes vivid imagery.____14.The climax of a story is the turning point, or the point of greatest emotional intensity. What is the climax of the tale about Wen Zhiqing's daughter in “Water Names”?a.the discovery of the pearl ringb.the girl's claim that a kingdom exists under the waterc.the girl's reference to a marriage proposald.the girl's disappearance____15.Which of the following words best describes the author Lan Samantha Chang's tone, or attitude, in “Water Names”?a.regretfulb.mysteriousc.mockingd.resentful ................
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