The Chrysanthemums Quizzes

The Chrysanthemums Quiz 1

1 Who is the story's protagonist ?
Elisa Allen

The Tinker

There is no protagonist

Henry Allen
2 Where do Elisa and Henry live?
It is never revealed

Monterey

The Salinas Valley

New York State
3 Who is Elisa married to?
It is never revealed

She is unmarried

the tinker

Henry
4 Why does Elisa claim she is so good with plants?
She actually denies she's any good with plants

She has always been good at everything

She has no idea why she's so good with plants

She has "planters hands" like her mother
5 What runs out from under the tinker's wagon when he approaches?
A mongrel dog

A field mouse

A small cat

A donkey
6 How much does the tinker charge Elisa for fixing her pots?
Fifty cents

Five cents

Two dollars

He asks her to name her own price
7 Why is Henry so happy at the beginning of the story?
He has just sold 30 steer for a good price

He is excited to see a fight in town

He is thrilled with how well Elisa's chrysanthemums are growing

He is excited for the tinker's visit
8 What is Elisa doing at the end of the story?
Laughing in the car

Asking her husband to take her on a vacation

Sleeping in the car

Crying in the car
9 Why does the tinker come to Henry Allen's ranch?
He is looking for Henry

He heard about Elisa's chrysanthemums and wanted to see them

He is looking for work

The woman down the road sent him
10 What causes the tinker's dog to hide under his wagon?
The tinker chases him under the wagon

He gets scared by a loud noise

The two ranch shepherd dogs

Elisa chases him away
11 Who are the two strangers talking to Henry at the beginning of the story?
Policemen looking for the tinker

Men who want to buy Henry's steer

Elisa never finds out who they are

Men who want to buy Elisa's chrysanthemums
12 Who wrote "The Chrysanthemums"?
Virginia Woolf

E.B. White

Jack London

John Steinbeck
13 Where is the Salinas Valley?
New York

California

Idaho

Kansas
14 What type of ranch does Henry Allen own?
A chicken ranch

A dude ranch

A cattle ranch

A vacation ranch with a hotel on it
15 What do Henry and Elisa decide to do in town?
They don't decide

Go to a movie and a fight

Go to dinner and a fight

Go to dinner and a movie
16 Why does Elisa almost touch the tinker's leg?
She is moved by her own words, and has become physically attracted to the tinker in the moment

She wants to hurt the tinker because he's scaring her

She is curious what fabric the tinker's pants are made of

She is frightened and wants comfort
17 Why does the tinker insist Elisa couldn't live his itinerant lifestyle?
She wouldn't be able to grow her chrysanthemums on the road

She does not have enough money to survive on the road

She would be scared and lonely on the road

She would get sick riding in a bumpy wagon
18 What season does the story take place in?
Spring

Fall

Summer

Winter
19 What is the tinker's name?
David

It is never revealed

Sam

Henry
20 Why does Elisa give the tinker a flowerpot with chrysanthemum sprouts in it?
She wants him to give them to a woman down the road who doesn't have any chrysanthemums in her garden

She wants him to keep them because he doesn't have any chrysanthemums in his garden

She doesn't know why she gives them to him

She wants him to keep them to remember her by because he's in love with her
21 How many children do Elisa and Henry have?
2

4

0

1
22 Who drives Elisa in to town at the end of the story?
The two strangers

The tinker

Henry

She drives herself
23 How old is Elisa?
35

It is never revealed

40

30
24 How old is Henry?
46

It is never revealed

40

50
25 How old is the tinker?
40

50

It is never revealed

46

why dose elisa began to trust the stranger and invite him into her garden?

The stranger shows an interest in her chrysanthemums.

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How do Elisa's feelings and actions toward the stranger change over the course of her conversation with him?

The stranger is "a big man" with dark, brooding eyes. Initially, Elisa is cautious and evasive, but the stranger's talk about her chrysanthemums manages to draw her.... and he draws her in by touching upon her passion for her flowers. As he...

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Metaphors

Elisa's terrier fingers:

"Her terrier fingers destroyed such pests before they could get started" (338)

Here, a metaphor is being used to compare Elisa's fingers to terriers. This creates a distinct, vivid image of how Elisa must garden, her...

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The Chrysanthemums

by John Steinbeck

The Chrysanthemums Quiz 1

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Elisa's terrier fingers:

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