Reading Comprehension Quiz (David Denby, “High-School Confidential”)

Reading Comprehension Quiz

David Denby, “High-School Confidential”

Read “High-School Confidential” and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Click the submit button when finished.

Question How does the stereotypical teen queen character retain power, according to Denby?

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Question According to Denby, why were Westerns so popular in the 1950s?

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Question Denby lists which three typical teen movie characters?

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Question What do genre films dramatize?

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Question According to Denby, many of the heroes have absent mothers. What does effect does this have on the audience?

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Question Denby references the Columbine shooters in his article. He notes that Klebold and Harris were bullied in their high school, much like the heroes of teen movies. What does he say that the Columbine shooters failed to remember regarding teen movies?

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Question Denby notes that some teen movies are very violent and that the outsiders seek violent revenge, as the Columbine shooters did. What is Denby implying?

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Question Denby notes three movies that defy the teen film genre. Those movies are

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