The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Quiz

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In Walter Mittys daydreams, how do the other characters treat him?

a.
b.
c.
d.

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2.

Judging from what she says and does, how does Mrs. Mitty feel about her husband?
a.
b.
c.
d.

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He needs to lose twenty-five pounds.

He is meek on the outside but bold on the inside.
He is athletic.
He never says what he thinks.

Why do you think Thurber begins his story with the daydream of Mitty commanding a
navy seaplane in a storm?
a.
b.
c.
d.

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humor
strength
courage
patience

Why might you consider Walter Mitty a round character?

a.
b.
c.
d.

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She changes at the end of the story.

She does not change.
She has many character traits.
She has only one main character trait.

In his daydream, which of the following character traits does Walter Mitty imagine that
he has?
a.
b.
c.
d.

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She loves and respects him.

She is proud of him.
She is irritated and annoyed with him.
She is frightened of him.

Why might you consider Mrs. Mitty a flat character?

a.
b.
c.
d.

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respectfully
sympathetically
scornfully
impatiently

He introduces Mr. and Mrs. Mitty.

Walter Mitty is a pilot in real life.
He wants to grab the readers attention.
The entire story takes place in a storm.

What is the authors purpose in including this passage in the story?

Not so fast! Youre driving too fast! said Mrs. Mitty. What are you driving so fast for?
a.
b.
c.
d.

to show that Walther Mitty is a skillful driver

to entertain the reader with Mrs. Mittys joke
to create sympathy for Mrs. Mitty
to show that Mrs. Mitty orders her husband around.

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8.

In this passage from Thurbers story, why is the garageman grinning when he comes to
help Walter Mitty unwind the chains from his tires?
Once he had tried to take his chains off, outside New Milford, and he had got them
wound around the axles. A man had had to come out in a wrecking car and unwind them,
a young, grinning garageman.
a.
b.
c.
d.

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9.

Why is Walter Mitty a static character, not a dynamic character?

a.
b.
c.
d.

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10.

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The events are based on a real persons life story.

The events jump back and forth between fantasy and reality.
The narrator does not tell the truth to the reader.
Walter Mitty deliberately tries to deceive his wife.

In Thurbers story, what is the connection between Mittys daydream and his real
life?
a.
b.
c.
d.

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He has not changed or learned anything by the end of the story.

At the end of the story, he decides to give up daydreaming.
He is weak and timid.
He does not communicate well with Mrs. Mitty.

While reading The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, why is it important to follow events
carefully?
a.
b.
c.
d.

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Mitty has just told him a joke.

The garageman is being friendly.
The garageman is laughing at Mitty.
The garageman always grins.

Something in his real life triggers each daydream.

Something in his daydream triggers his real life.
His real life and his daydreams are the same.
There is no connection between his daydreams and his real life.

What does Pick it up, brother, mean in this passage from the story?
He put them (the gloves) on, but after she had turned and gone into the building and he
had driven on to a red light, he took them off again. Pick it up, brother! snapped a
cop as the light changed, and Mitty hastily pulled on his gloves and lurched ahead.
a.
b.
c.
d.

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Put your gloves back on.

Pick up the glove you dropped.
Put on your overshoes.
Move your car.

A limited third-person narrator reveals the thought of only one character, through whose
eyes we see the other characters. What is the effect of Thurbers use of the third-person
limited point of view in this story?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Readers are led to sympathize with Walter Mitty.

Readers are led to sympathize with Mrs. Mitty.
Readers get a biased version of the real story.
Readers get to know all of the characters equally well.