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  • 1. Who is the author of "The Cask of Amontillado"?
A) Frank Stockton
B) Edgar Allan Poe
C) Saki
D) Richard Connell
  • 2. Avenged means
A) overbearing or arrogant
B) lack of pride
C) to take vengeance for
D) deserved punishment
  • 3. Which do Monresor and Fortunato have in common?
A) an interest in fine wine
B) a revengeful nature
C) an affection for each other
D) a respect for Luchresi
  • 4. The best definition for surmonted is :
A) to get to the top of
B) uneasy, nervous
C) steep
D) bound to happen
  • 5. "The Cask of Amontillado" is primarily about:
A) the Montresor family history
B) a murderous revenge plot
C) a casl of fine sherry
D) carnival celebration
  • 6. What kind of mood does the setting in the vaults create?
A) festive
B) gruesome
C) sad
D) secretive
  • 7. Which quotation best illustrates Montresor's true character?
A) "And yet some fools will have it that his taste is a match for your own."
B) "I must not only punish but punish with impunity."
  • 8. Robin was overcome with joy when she ________________ the cliff.
A) indignation
B) marauders
C) precipitous
D) surmounted
  • 9. When the story begins, Montresor is pleased to see Fortunato because:
A) Montresor has saved a cask of Amontillado for Fortunato to taste.
B) Montresor has awaited an opportunity for revenge.
C) Fortunato has worn a delightful costume.
D) Montresor has worried about Fortunato's health.
  • 10. Who is the autor of "The Most Dangerous Game"?
A) Saki
B) Frank Stockton
C) Richard Connell
D) Edgar Allan Poe
  • 11. Bound to happen is:
A) naive
B) inevitable
C) futile
D) palpable
  • 12. Jill was _______________ about the upcoming test.
A) placid
B) inevitable
C) apprehensive
D) ardent
  • 13. He swam in that direction, swimming with slow, deliberate strokes, conserving his strength. This is an example of:
A) onomatopoeia
B) alliteration
C) repetition
D) analogy
  • 14. Where does the main action in the story take place?
A) Ship-Trap Island
B) the Bermuda Triangle
C) Amazon River
D) Carribean Sea
  • 15. Who is the main character in the story?
A) Ivan
B) Whitney
C) General Zaroff
D) Rainsford
  • 16. Rainsford's metting with General Zaroff in the General's bedroom is:
A) climax
B) conflict
C) setting
D) resolution
  • 17. Who is described as "a gigantic reature, solidly made and black-bearded to the waist, dressed in uniform"?
A) Rainsford
B) Whitney
C) General Zaroff
D) Ivan
  • 18. Which of the following statements sums up Rainsford's views on hunting?
A) "You are a murderer."
B) "Life is to be lived by the strong."
C) "The world is made up of two classes-the hunters and the huntees."
D) "Instinct is no match for reason."
  • 19. Which of the following sentences is an example of a simile?
A) He struck out with strong strokes.
B) Cossack was the cat; he was the mouse.
C) The sea was as flat as a plate-glass window.
D) He lived a year in a minute.
  • 20. "That tought-minded old Swede would go up to the devil himself and ask him for a light." This is an example of :
A) simile
B) personification
C) hyperbole
D) metaphor
  • 21. The main conflict in "The Most Dangerous Game" is:
A) Rainsford vs Ivan
B) strong vs weak
C) Rainsford vs General Zaroff
D) man vs nature
  • 22. Who is the author of "The Interlopers"?
A) Frank Stockton
B) Saki
C) Richard Connell
D) Morley Callaghan
  • 23. The ___________ broke into their home and ravaged their belongings.
A) succor
B) languor
C) medley
D) marauders
  • 24. Theme is best defined as:
A) The cental message in the story.
B) A struggle between opposing forces.
C) The feeling a reader gets from the story.
D) The character in oppositon with the main character.
  • 25. What is a possible theme in "The Interlopers"?
A) Continue family traditions.
B) Don't go hunting during a storm.
C) Fight for your possessions.
D) Don't hold grudges.
  • 26. Ulrich is the _____________ in "The Interlopers"?
A) antagonist
B) conflict
C) symbol
D) protagonist
  • 27. "The Interlopers" contains all of the following conflicts EXCEPT:
A) man vs man
B) man vs future
C) man vs himself
D) man vs nature
  • 28. What type of conflict is human vs the past?
A) internal
B) external
C) minor
D) major
  • 29. From what point of view is the story told?
A) 2nd
B) 1st
C) 4th
D) 3rd
  • 30. Which of the following is an example of a simile?
A) The wine that Ulrich drankd was as warm as a warm summer's day.
B) Ulrich lay listening to the weary screeching of the wind.
C) A fierce shriek of the storm had been ansered by the splitting crash ahead.
D) The wind tore through the forest in fitful gusts through the naked tree branches.
  • 31. It was difficult to climb the _____________.
A) succor
B) stealthy
C) preciptous
D) surmounted
  • 32. Who is the author of "The Lady or the Tiger"?
A) Frank Stockton
B) Morley Callaghan
C) Richard Connell
D) Saki
  • 33. Imperious means:
A) very great
B) overbearing; arrogant
C) uneasy
D) lack of pride
  • 34. When did the story take place?
A) in very olden times
B) in the 1800's
C) during summer
D) at night
  • 35. A situtation in which a person must choose between two equal alternative is;
A) conflict
B) feud
C) dilemma
D) choice
  • 36. Which word best describes the king?
A) just
B) generous
C) wealthy
D) semi-barbaric
  • 37. Being suspended for cheating on the test was the student's ____________
A) dire
B) retribution
C) indignation
D) ardent
  • 38. The plot of the story includes all the following EXCEPT:
A) the young man begins to open the door
B) the princess leads the youn man to the door
C) the young man gets attacked by the tiger
D) the king punishes the young man.
  • 39. The resolution to the story is:
A) the king decides to let the young man go.
B) the princess tellls the yond man to open the door.
C) nothing
D) the young man opens the door
  • 40. Which of the following is an example of an internal conflict in the story?
A) princess vs lady
B) young man vs tiger
C) king vs young man
D) young man vs decision
  • 41. Who is the author of "All the Years of Her Life"?
A) Richard Connell
B) Morley Callaghan
C) Saki
D) Frank Stockton
  • 42. "All the Years of Her Life" is a story about a boy who:
A) receives advise instead of punishment
B) comes to understand his mother
C) learns a lesson about shoplifting
D) discovers his boss has a kind nature
  • 43. What is the problem in the story?
A) Sam calls the cops.
B) Alfred's mother punishes Sam.
C) Alfred steals from Sam.
D) Sam fires Alfred.
  • 44. A lack of pride is ________________.
A) contempt
B) indignation
C) blustered
D) humility
  • 45. Who is the main character in the story?
A) Alfred
B) Mrs. Higgins
C) Andy
D) Sam Carr
  • 46. Characterization is:
A) how the character acts in the story
B) the ways an author develops the personalities of a character
C) what the character says in a story
D) what the charcter does in the story
  • 47. His face turned red with__________________.
A) humility
B) indignation
C) passionate
D) contempt
  • 48. A fixed and oversimplified idea of what a type of person or group are like is:
A) stereotype
B) characterization
C) connotation
D) symbol
  • 49. How does the end of the story affect Alfred?
A) He realizes that his youth was over.
B) He realizes that he is going to jail.
C) He realizes that he has to find a new job.
D) It doesn't affect him at all.
  • 50. Anger resulting from injustice is __________.
A) contempt
B) humility
C) indignation
D) brusequely
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