Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-book review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. What must Edward do to be happy?

A) Travel

B) Tell outlandish tales

C) Call friends

D) Make believe

2. Why does William feel resentment toward his father?

A) He tells ridiculous stories.

B) He was never there for him when he was a child.

C) His father was unfaithful to his mother.

D) He cannot relate to his father’s experiences

3. How does Edward believe he will achieve immortality?

A) His existence will carry over into a second life.

B) His journeys will live on in the memories of those he met.

C) His will live on because William is his son.

D) His stories being remembered will help him to live on.

4. What is the significance of the title, Big Fish?

A) It describes the fish Edward caught in Ashland.

B) It illustrates Edwards’s use of Tall Tales to tell stories.

C) It draws parallels to the over-exaggeration people often use when describing the fish they catch.

D) It relates to Edward’s desire to be a big fish in a big pond.

5. How does William’s perception of his father change over the course of the novel?

A) William is more sympathetic and understanding toward the end of the novel.

B) William becomes increasingly resentful toward his father.

C) William grows to like his father’s stories more.