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ALLUSION ENTRANCE QUIZ
LITERATURE
Directions: Read the passages and answer the questions that follow.
The storm raged through town
From the north,
From the south
As if it was confused.
So were we.
The storm raged uninvited
From the east,
From the west
And the sky grew twisted
Like The Starry Night.
The storm raged unexpected
From the air,
From the ground
Until suddenly it vanished
Leaving us to pick up the pieces.
1. What is an allusion?
a. A comparison of two unlike things using like or as
b. An extended metaphor
c. A reference to something famous
d. The author’s attitude toward the subject matter
2. What allusion is made in the poem?
a. The storm raged
b. From the east/From the west
c. Until suddenly it vanished
d. The Starry Night
3. Why does the author use this allusion?
a. To show the distance of the storm
b. To show how strange the sky looked
c. To show how the storm felt
d. To show the brevity of the storm
Obama's funniest lines were reserved for tweaking himself. "Contrary to rumors you have heard, I was
not born in a manger," he said. "I was born on Krypton and sent here by my father, Jor-El, to save the
planet Earth.
"My greatest strength is my humility. My greatest weakness is that I am a little too awesome."
"Barack is actually Swahili for 'that one.' And I got my middle name from someone who obviously didn't
think I'd ever run for president.
4. From the above passage, Obama is alluding to
a. being a black man in a white America
b. the newest president of the United States
c. the second coming of Christ
d. being John McCain’s opponent
5. He makes this allusion in order to show
a. he is the next President
b. he is not going to beat John McCain
c. he is black and wants to show his pride
d. he is not the next Messiah
6. What is being alluded to in the above cartoon?
a. Martha Stewart’s cleaning habits
b. Julia Child’s cooking expertise
c. John McCain’s choice for Vice-President
d. Einstein’s scientific formula
7. Why does Gary Larson (the cartoonist) make this allusion?
a. to show how difficult it must have been for Einstein to come up with this formula
b. to explain how frustrated McCain must have been to have to have Sarah Palin as his VP
c. to show how intricate Julia Child’s cooking really is
d. to explain how meticulous Martha Stewart is while cleaning an office