Choose the best answer for each question. At the end of the quiz, your score will appear here. Note: this quiz is based on the original story. Some of the questions and answers may not be applicable to our simplified story.
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What is the American couple most likely doing in Italy?
They are having a holiday.
They are visiting friends.
They are there on business.
What is the most likely reason that the woman is looking out of the window at the beginning of the story?
To enjoy the view.
She feels bored
To see if the cafe was open.
What is the most likely reason the woman wants to go outside and get the cat from under the green table?
She wants something to hold and care for.
She loves cats and wants to take it home.
Someone might want to sit at the table.
Why doesn't the woman agree when her husband says he will get the cat?
She doesn't want him to get wet.
She wants to rescue it herself.
He doesn't know where to find the cat.
Why does the woman like the hotel owner so much?
He is a lot like her husband.
He is always caring and respectful.
He reminds her of her father.
When the woman comes back to their room she says, "It isn't any fun to be a poor kitty out in the rain." What does she mean here?
In her mind, she feels like a cat in the rain.
She is upset because she wanted to have fun with the cat.
She is angry because she went out in the rain for nothing.
Why does the woman want longer hair, even though her husband says that he likes it the way it is?
She wants to make changes in her life.
Many people think that she is a boy..
She is angry at her husband for not getting the cat.
After talking about her hair, the woman says, "I want a cat to hold and sit with, and that will make happy noises when I stroke her." What does this suggest to the reader?
That she really loves cats and feels that she must have one.
That she doesn't love her husband any more.
That her husband doesn't pay enough attention to her.
After talking about the kitten the woman says, "And I want to eat at a table with my own silver and I want candles." What does this suggest to the reader?
That they are poor and don't have many nice things.
That she wants her husband to take her to a restaurant for a candle-light dinner.
That she wants to stop traveling and live in a house like other people.
The main subject that is discussed or described in a piece of writing is called its "Theme". What is the most likely theme of Cat in the Rain?