Breaking Stalin's Nose Test Review
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- Q1An example of an antagonist from the book is:Vovka SobakinBorka FinkelsteinAunt LarisaSasha30s
- Q2The setting of the book is a metaphor for communism. How are communism and the setting alike?They are both busy and filled with actionThey are both warm and welcomingThey are both cold and lacking in empathyThey are both only in Russia30s
- Q3“Hands still raised, everyone stares at me . . . I raise my hand.” This moment in the story is an example of:personificationexpositioninternal conflictexternal conflict30s
- Q4What is Sasha’s favorite day of the year?May DayChristmasPioneers Spirit DayRevolution Day30s
- Q5“Already a pioneer, I’m riding atop a parade float all decked in crimson and gold.” The best meaning of the underlined word is:a type of flowera shade of reda type of flag or bannera type of ribbon30s
- Q6Comrade Stalin called Sasha’s dad, “an iron broom purging the vermin from our midst.” This is an example of which type of figurative language?OnomatopeiaHyperboleSimileMetaphor30s
- Q7Which of the following sentences from the novel is an example of personification?“The hall is deserted, just as it was this morning when I marched in bearing the banner, imagining the May Day parade. It seems like ages ago.”“When hunger gnaws inside my belly, I tell myself that a future Pioneer needs to repress cravings for such unimportant matters as food.”“This streetcar is like an ice cave.”“He sits up, wrapped in the sheet like a ghost, glares at me wildly, and says, ‘Stay in bed.’”60s
- Q8Breaking Stalin’s Nose is an example of what type of literary genre?Historical FictionPoetryScience FictionBiography30s
- Q9Based on the following quote, what can we infer has happened to the woman’s son at the end of the book as Sasha waits in line to visit his father? “’I tell you what, Sasha Zaichik. Now that my son’s cot is empty, you’re welcome to it if you want.’”Her son died because of the extremely cold temperatures in Moscow.Her son ran away from home and has not returned.Her son has been arrested and is in Lubyanka Prison.Her son joined the Communist cause for Stalin.30s
- Q10What was the author’s purpose of writing this story?To create a comparison between a boy in the city versus his father in jail.To entertain the reader with a story about a young boy and his struggles in school.To inform the reader about the realities of the Communist Party in Russia.To persuade the reader to become a Communist by taking the oath of the Pioneers.30s
- Q11Based on the context clues in the passage below, what does the word degenerates mean? “Undeniably, a group of filthy and cowardly conspirators, spies, murderers, and provocateurs has infiltrated our school. These heinous degenerates, these traitors to the Motherland, aim to undermine…”HerosResponsible CitizensCommunistsTroublemakers60s
- Q12The text states, “You can see it from every window in Moscow.” What is it?Moscow ElementaryThe KremlinThe steel statue of StalinThe komunalka60s
- Q13“His pistol goes off like a whip crack” is an example of:1st PersonMetaphorHyperboleSimile60s
- Q14“The streetcar bounces and darts forward, moving faster and faster, careening down the sloping street.” What is the best synonym for careening?jabbingcurvinghurtlingswinging30s