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by BlastRoom
A close-reading quiz on the barber's decision, motives, narration, symbols, and ending.
#literature
20 questions
One question set, multiple game modes. Tap any game to see it in action. Not sure which to pick?
Answer to place stones and capture territory.
Outrun the snow together.
Earn blasts, then hunt the other team.
Answer to earn energy, then climb.
The class blasts through walls together.
Bid on mystery lots. Most money wins.
Sell tours. Nice, standard, or a total scam.
Answer, restock, and serve the rush.
More correct answers pulls the rope your way.
Answer, then shoot down the alien wave.
Answer, then tap to leap the frozen ridge.
Captain Torres sits in the barber's chair even though the barber supports the rebels. What central choice does the barber finally make?
Which detail most increases the barber's pressure while he is shaving Torres?
At the moment when the razor is near Torres's throat, what does the barber actually do?
Which sequence best follows the story's main action?
What new understanding does the ending give the reader about Torres's visit?
The barber tells himself he is a good barber, not a murderer. What motive most shapes his decision?
Why does the barber hesitate to become a hero to the rebels by killing Torres?
What does the barber's careful work with the lather, strop, and razor show about him?
When the barber thinks each person has a place, how does he define his own place?
How does the first-person point of view shape the suspense?
For most of the story, what does the reader know that Torres does not openly acknowledge?
Why does the narration linger over ordinary shaving motions?
Why is Torres's real reason for entering the shop hidden until the final exchange?
What makes the barber shop an unusual battleground in the story?
The razor is most important as what kind of symbol?
What does the lather mainly do as a repeated object in the scene?
What is the clearest situational irony in Torres's visit?
How does the twist ending change the meaning of Torres's calm behavior?
Which theme is most directly supported by the barber's final choice?
What tone best describes the barber's inner monologue during the shave?
Crack the passcode before the zombies get in.
Answer, then swat bugs for bonus points.
Race through questions at your own speed.
Same question on every screen. Fastest wins.
Pick a tile, answer, hit bonuses and steals.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
30 questions
