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Story : A Dog’s Tale by Mark Twain

1. Using a dog as narrator gives the passage a tone of —


• objectivity
• formality
• bitterness
• humor


2. What literary device is used in the sentence “She had one word which she always kept on hand, and ready, like a life-preserver”?

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Hyperbole
• Onomatopoeia

3. Based on the second paragraph, the word mastiff most likely means —

• a large dog
• a male dog
• a man’s shirt
• a part of a ship


4. According to the author, what would bring such happiness to the dogs as he describes at the end of the story?

• They helped the author’s mother find the words she used, so they especially enjoyed watching her use them.

• They knew the meaning of “supererogation” and realized they were listening to a funny joke.

• Watching and laughing as others were embarrassed vindicated their own previous embarrassment.

• They were generally happy dogs who often expressed a great deal of joy.

5. “A Dog’s Tale” uses the topic of animal communication in order to —
• show how dogs really communicate

• explain how animals learn from humans

• demonstrate that dogs are smarter than most people

• poke fun at human behavior

6. The amount of time that passes during this story is most likely —

• 10 hours

• 10 days

• 10 months

• 10 years

7. An underlying theme in this story is that —

•many people use words without knowing their meanings

• dogs know more than people realize

• family loyalty takes top priority

• strangers are almost always suspicious

8. Since the author used first person, readers are left to wonder —

• how the author felt about his mother

• how strangers reacted to his mother’s word knowledge

• what the author’s mother was thinking

• whether or not the author’s mother knew the meanings of all the words she used