What kind of novel is Heroes?
A redemptive novel
A coming of age novel
A romance
What is the origin of the word novel?
A novel is a story which has been written in rhyme
A novel is a real-life account of somebody’s experiences
A novel is a fictional story which is written in prose
What kind of structure does Heroes follow?
Heroes does not have a set structure
Heroes is written in a non-chronological structure
Heroes is written chronologically
To what could you compare the constant to-ing and fro-ing of the action?
It could be compared to the war zones to which Francis is sent
It could be compared to the different characters in the novel
It could be compared to the table tennis games played by Francis
What is the effect of using flashbacks?
The flashbacks let the reader build a picture of the characters as they change
The flashbacks let the reader see what life was like in the 1940s
The flashbacks let the reader see into Francis’ mind
How are different tenses used in Heroes?
Cormier uses the future tense to create a sense of excitement
Cormier uses a mixture of the past and the present tenses to show how Francis is driven by what happened before
Cormier chooses to use the present tense alone so that the readers feel that they are there with Francis
How is the novel narrated?
Heroes is narrated by Francis, Larry and Nicole alternately
Heroes has an invisible third person narrator
Heroes is narrated in the first person by Francis
Which of the following aspects is not included in the subject-themed vocabulary used by Cormier?
Geographical
Religious
Military
Which is the main metaphor used throughout the novel?
Francis compares his schooldays with a prison camp
Francis compares Larry with a monster
Francis compares his duffel bag with a guilty burden
Which of the following is an example of Cormier’s use of pathetic fallacy?
Larry LaSalle had been a bright Pied Piper for their children
One of the few benefits of the war
A heatwave gripped Frenchtown, the heat almost visible in the air