The Arrival (Graphic Novel) Quizzes

The Arrival (Graphic Novel) Quiz 1

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1 Who wrote The Arrival?

Emily Hughes

Shaun Tan

Shaun Marsden

John Cheever
2 Who narrates The Arrival?

There is no narrator

An unnamed first-person antagonist

An unnamed first-person protagonist

An unnamed third-person protagonist
3 In what year was The Arrival published?

2008

2016

2006

2001
4 How many parts is The Arrival divided into?

Six

Three

Four

Two
5 What object does the man carefully wrap before putting in his case?

Jewelry

A family portrait

A teacup

A teapot
6 Where is the first scene in the book set?

The ship

The man's deserted street

The man and his wife's kitchen

None of these
7 What adjective best describes the man and his wife's moods on the morning the man leaves home?

Indifferent

Excited

Somber

Angry
8 What article of clothing is the man most associated with?

A fedora

A baseball cap

Cowboy boats

A cowboy hat
9 What adjective best describes the objects in the man and wife's kitchen at the beginning of the book?

Gilded

Burnt

Plain

Ornate
10 What adjective best describes the streets in the man's homeland neighborhood?

Lively

Bombed-out

Deserted

Pristine
11 What do the shadowy appendages over the man's homeland neighborhood symbolize?

Oppression

The spirit world

A loving embrace

Rejuvenation
12 How does the man travel to the new land?

Ship

Train

Car

Plane
13 What shape does the man fold his letters into?

A bull

A dog

A bird

A frog
14 What stands over the water off the shore of the new land?

A statue of two figures shaking hands

The Empire State Building

A dictator standing proudly

The Statue of Liberty
15 Which adjective best describes the new land, as seen by the new arrivals from off shore?

Depressed

Vacant

Bustling

None of these
16 What does the man see flying in the sky as he arrives in the new land?

Pterodactyls

Winged dogs

Winged creatures that look like flying fish

Blimps
17 What does the imagery of the man arriving with other immigrants evoke?

Either option is accurate

People going through futuristic airport security

Immigrants arriving at Ellis Island, New York

Neither option is accurate
18 What do investigators do as the man passes through screening tests?

Cut lines into his eyebrow

Tattoo his forearm

Affix labels to his jacket

Tear the sleeve off his jacket
19 What do the investigators not test when screening the man?

His literacy

His heartrate

His ears

His running speed
20 What does the man show the screeners to explain why he is immigrating?

A newspaper article from his homeland

His bank statements

His tattoos

A photo of his family
21 What does the man receive to show he has passed the immigrant screening?

A new wallet

A stack of coins

A pet

An immigration paper with his photograph
22 What transportation brings the man into the city after he passes his screening at the port?

A train

A bicycle

A car

A box hanging from a balloon
23 What grabs the man's attention upon arrival?

Everything is familiar to him

A lack of plumbing

Floating orbs

Women with guns policing the streets
24 What does the man consult when trying to find his way around?

A phonebook

His iPad

A dictionary

None of these
25 When he can't communicate to people with words, what does the man do?

He does a dance

He gets angry

He cries

He draws a picture

How does one survive in the parting of a loved ones in search for a greener pasture?

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Asked by Erieca Nuñez S #1110830

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the arrival

This is a story of hope. The man doesn't want to leave his family but he hopes that by doing so he can one day give them a better life and a much safer future. Although his experiences are daunting and he is a fish out of water, there is never a...

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the arrival

The humanity is all through the themes of the narrative. You can check the themes out below:

https://www.gradesaver.com/the-arrival-graphic-novel/study-guide/themes

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