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The Chase Trivia Quiz

This quiz will be about a short story called "The Chase" by Annie Dillard. I hope you enjoy my quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by nigil800. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
nigil800

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
297,694

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
195

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following thoroughfares is mentioned in the story? Hint

Reynolds Street

All of them are mentioned in the story.

Edgerton Avenue

Lloyd Street

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Question 2 of 10

2. Where does the story take place? Hint

Dover, Delaware

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Phoenix, Arizona

Charleston, South Carolina

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Question 3 of 10

3. From whose perspective is this story told? Hint

A child's

A parent's

A teacher's

An omnisicent third person narrator's

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following describes the kind of literature "The Chase" is? Hint

None of these answers are correct.

Biography

Autobiography

Prose Poem

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which sports did the main character say that she played with her friends? Hint

Baseball and tennis

Football and lacrosse

Baseball and football

Rugby and soccer

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Question 6 of 10

6. How old was the main character when the events of the story happened? Hint

Ten

Eight

Seven

Nine

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Question 7 of 10

7. What happened directly after the children threw snowballs at the Buick? Hint

The Buick fell apart.

A man exited the Buick.

The Buick stopped.

A man began to chase the children.

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Question 8 of 10

8. Where did the final part of the story take place? Hint

A frozen pond

A snow covered field

An obscure hilltop backyard

Reynolds Street

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following characters is still there by the end of the story? Hint

Chickie McBride

Mackie Kean

Billy Paul

Mikey Fahey

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Question 10 of 10

10. What happened last in the plot? Hint

The children decided to find a new target.

One of the children thought about being chased through the Panama Canal.

The children walked home.

Two of the children were given a lecture.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following thoroughfares is mentioned in the story?

Answer: All of them are mentioned in the story.

Reynolds Street is the street where the main character (Annie Dillard) lives.

2. Where does the story take place?

Answer: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is Ms. Dillard's hometown.

3. From whose perspective is this story told?

Answer: A child's

Most stories are told from a first person point of view, a third person limited point of view, or a third person omniscient point of view. Rarely, a story is told from a second person point of view. In the case of "The Chase," the story is told from a first person point of view.

4. Which of the following describes the kind of literature "The Chase" is?

Answer: Autobiography

An autobiography is a person's life story written by the person described. A biography is a person's life story written by another person. A prose poem is a poem written in the form of a paragraph. "The Chase" comes from Annie Dillard's autobiography "An American Childhood".

5. Which sports did the main character say that she played with her friends?

Answer: Baseball and football

Dillard says in the story, regarding football, "Nothing girls did could compare with it." Regarding baseball, Dillard says, "...I had, through enthusiastic practice, what was weirdly known as a boy's arm."

6. How old was the main character when the events of the story happened?

Answer: Seven

Her friends were all older than she was and lived on or around Reynolds Street, where she lived.

7. What happened directly after the children threw snowballs at the Buick?

Answer: The Buick stopped.

Throwing snowballs was something Dillard and her friends did often during the winter.

8. Where did the final part of the story take place?

Answer: An obscure hilltop backyard

Mikey and Annie end up there after the man chases them for several blocks.

9. Which of the following characters is still there by the end of the story?

Answer: Mikey Fahey

The other characters were able to get away by running in different directions, so the man chased only Annie and Mikey.

10. What happened last in the plot?

Answer: Two of the children were given a lecture.

Dillard imagines the man chasing her and Mikey through the Panama Canal before she is given a lecture by him.

Source: Author nigil800

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