"A Day's Wait" by Ernest Hemingway Quiz and Answer Key

"A Day's Wait" by Ernest Hemingway Quiz, Close Reading Activity, and Vocabulary Games (Bundle)

Evaluate general reading comprehension, facilitate vocabulary development, and sharpen critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with this bundle of activities for teaching the short story "A Day's Wait" by Ernest Hemingway. A plot-based quiz, a close reading analysis worksheet, a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with these materials, students will: * Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly * Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words * Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings * Determine the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences * Infer the intended effects of the author's word choices and narrative techniques * Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop * Apply knowledge of literary devices including alliteration, assonance, cacophony, and sibilance * Consider themes in context * Come to class better prepared to discuss literature