Question 1 of 10
The snoring is compared to 'a hippopotamus with sinus trouble, an electric sander, a truck dumping gravel, peak-hour traffic, and a dam bursting'. This list of comparisons uses...
A) Personification — giving the snoring human qualities
B) Comic escalation — each comparison is louder and more absurd than the last, building humour
C) Alliteration — repeating the same letter sounds
D) Understatement — making the snoring sound quieter than it really is
Question 2 of 10
'And snored.' is placed as its own short sentence. This works because...
A) The writer couldn't think of anything else to say
B) It shows that Abigail only snored for a very short time
C) After the calm description of falling asleep, the blunt two-word sentence hits like a punchline — the contrast creates comedy
D) It is the title of the next chapter
Question 3 of 10
Laura is interrupted three times when she tries to speak. This is an example of...
A) A running joke that builds to a satisfying punchline — she had the answer all along
B) Poor writing — the author forgot to let Laura finish speaking
C) Laura being rude and constantly interrupting the others
D) The teacher telling all the girls to stop talking
Question 4 of 10
'Promises are all very well.' This sentence is an example of...
A) A simile — comparing promises to something else
B) Dialogue — one of the characters is speaking
C) A factual statement that promises always work
D) The narrator addressing the reader directly with a knowing, sarcastic comment — warning us the promise won't work
Question 5 of 10
The previous night's snoring was 'just a practice run'. This metaphor suggests...
A) Abigail was practising for a snoring competition
B) The awful snoring was only a warm-up — tonight's 'performance' will be even more extreme
C) Abigail went running before bed to tire herself out
D) The snoring got quieter on the second night
Question 6 of 10
Abigail was 'bouncing out of bed glowing with health and rest' while the others were exhausted. This is...
A) A metaphor comparing Abigail to a bouncing ball
B) Alliteration — repeating similar sounds
C) Irony — she's had the best sleep of her life while everyone else is miserable because of HER snoring
D) Foreshadowing — predicting that Abigail will become ill later
Question 7 of 10
Charlotte's snoring machine is an example of a 'Rube Goldberg machine' because...
A) It's a ridiculously complicated device that does something very simple — and fails anyway
B) It was invented by a real person called Rube Goldberg
C) It works perfectly and solves the problem immediately
D) It uses only simple, easy-to-find materials
Question 8 of 10
'Zzzzzzzzzz' is an example of...
A) A simile — comparing snoring to the letter Z
B) Alliteration — repeating the 'z' sound
C) A metaphor — describing snoring as a buzzing bee
D) Onomatopoeia — a word that imitates the sound it represents (snoring)
Question 9 of 10
The boot slipped off 'as clean as an anchor'. This simile means...
A) The boot was very shiny and well-polished
B) The boot fell smoothly, heavily, and precisely — like an anchor dropping into water
C) The boot landed in water, like an anchor in the sea
D) The boot was shaped like an anchor
Question 10 of 10
Laura's solution — 'gently turned Abigail off her back and on to her side' — is effective as an ending because...
A) It proves that Laura is the strongest girl in the room
B) It shows that Abigail was faking the snoring all along
C) After all the complicated machinery and drama, the simplest possible action solves everything — rewarding the character everyone ignored
D) It ends the story on a sad note because Laura is still being ignored