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1st (9wks) Test, DOK2
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  • 1. Who is the author of "The Cask of Amontillado"?
A) Frank Stockton
B) Edgar Allan Poe
C) Richard Connell
D) Saki
  • 2. Avenged means
A) deserved punishment
B) overbearing or arrogant
C) to take vengeance for
D) lack of pride
  • 3. Which do Monresor and Fortunato have in common?
A) a revengeful nature
B) an interest in fine wine
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) bound to happen
C) steep
D) uneasy, nervous
  • 5. "The Cask of Amontillado" is primarily about:
A) a murderous revenge plot
B) carnival celebration
C) the Montresor family history
D) a casl of fine sherry
  • 6. What kind of mood does the setting in the vaults create?
A) sad
B) festive
C) secretive
D) gruesome
  • 7. Which quotation best illustrates Montresor's true character?
A) "I must not only punish but punish with impunity."
B) "And yet some fools will have it that his taste is a match for your own."
  • 8. Robin was overcome with joy when she ________________ the cliff.
A) indignation
B) surmounted
C) marauders
D) precipitous
  • 9. When the story begins, Montresor is pleased to see Fortunato because:
A) Fortunato has worn a delightful costume.
B) Montresor has awaited an opportunity for revenge.
C) Montresor has saved a cask of Amontillado for Fortunato to taste.
D) Montresor has worried about Fortunato's health.
  • 10. Who is the autor of "The Most Dangerous Game"?
A) Edgar Allan Poe
B) Frank Stockton
C) Saki
D) Richard Connell
  • 11. Bound to happen is:
A) inevitable
B) palpable
C) futile
D) naive
  • 12. Jill was _______________ about the upcoming test.
A) placid
B) ardent
C) apprehensive
D) inevitable
  • 13. He swam in that direction, swimming with slow, deliberate strokes, conserving his strength. This is an example of:
A) onomatopoeia
B) analogy
C) alliteration
D) repetition
  • 14. Where does the main action in the story take place?
A) the Bermuda Triangle
B) Amazon River
C) Ship-Trap Island
D) Carribean Sea
  • 15. Who is the main character in the story?
A) Rainsford
B) Whitney
C) General Zaroff
D) Ivan
  • 16. Rainsford's metting with General Zaroff in the General's bedroom is:
A) resolution
B) setting
C) climax
D) conflict
  • 17. Who is described as "a gigantic reature, solidly made and black-bearded to the waist, dressed in uniform"?
A) Rainsford
B) General Zaroff
C) Whitney
D) Ivan
  • 18. Which of the following statements sums up Rainsford's views on hunting?
A) "Life is to be lived by the strong."
B) "You are a murderer."
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 lived a year in a minute.
B) Cossack was the cat; he was the mouse.
C) The sea was as flat as a plate-glass window.
D) He struck out with strong strokes.
  • 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) metaphor
B) hyperbole
C) personification
D) simile
  • 21. The main conflict in "The Most Dangerous Game" is:
A) strong vs weak
B) man vs nature
C) Rainsford vs Ivan
D) Rainsford vs General Zaroff
  • 22. Who is the author of "The Interlopers"?
A) Frank Stockton
B) Morley Callaghan
C) Richard Connell
D) Saki
  • 23. The ___________ broke into their home and ravaged their belongings.
A) medley
B) marauders
C) succor
D) languor
  • 24. Theme is best defined as:
A) A struggle between opposing forces.
B) The character in oppositon with the main character.
C) The feeling a reader gets from the story.
D) The cental message in the story.
  • 25. What is a possible theme in "The Interlopers"?
A) Don't go hunting during a storm.
B) Continue family traditions.
C) Fight for your possessions.
D) Don't hold grudges.
  • 26. Ulrich is the _____________ in "The Interlopers"?
A) symbol
B) antagonist
C) conflict
D) protagonist
  • 27. "The Interlopers" contains all of the following conflicts EXCEPT:
A) man vs himself
B) man vs nature
C) man vs future
D) man vs man
  • 28. What type of conflict is human vs the past?
A) internal
B) major
C) minor
D) external
  • 29. From what point of view is the story told?
A) 4th
B) 1st
C) 2nd
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) A fierce shriek of the storm had been ansered by the splitting crash ahead.
C) Ulrich lay listening to the weary screeching of the wind.
D) The wind tore through the forest in fitful gusts through the naked tree branches.
  • 31. It was difficult to climb the _____________.
A) surmounted
B) preciptous
C) stealthy
D) succor
  • 32. Who is the author of "The Lady or the Tiger"?
A) Richard Connell
B) Saki
C) Frank Stockton
D) Morley Callaghan
  • 33. Imperious means:
A) uneasy
B) overbearing; arrogant
C) very great
D) lack of pride
  • 34. When did the story take place?
A) at night
B) in very olden times
C) in the 1800's
D) during summer
  • 35. A situtation in which a person must choose between two equal alternative is;
A) choice
B) conflict
C) feud
D) dilemma
  • 36. Which word best describes the king?
A) wealthy
B) just
C) generous
D) semi-barbaric
  • 37. Being suspended for cheating on the test was the student's ____________
A) retribution
B) dire
C) ardent
D) indignation
  • 38. The plot of the story includes all the following EXCEPT:
A) the princess leads the youn man to the door
B) the young man gets attacked by the tiger
C) the young man begins to open the door
D) the king punishes the young man.
  • 39. The resolution to the story is:
A) nothing
B) the king decides to let the young man go.
C) the young man opens the door
D) the princess tellls the yond man to open the door.
  • 40. Which of the following is an example of an internal conflict in the story?
A) young man vs decision
B) princess vs lady
C) young man vs tiger
D) king vs young man
  • 41. Who is the author of "All the Years of Her Life"?
A) Morley Callaghan
B) Saki
C) Richard Connell
D) Frank Stockton
  • 42. "All the Years of Her Life" is a story about a boy who:
A) discovers his boss has a kind nature
B) learns a lesson about shoplifting
C) comes to understand his mother
D) receives advise instead of punishment
  • 43. What is the problem in the story?
A) Alfred's mother punishes Sam.
B) Sam fires Alfred.
C) Sam calls the cops.
D) Alfred steals from Sam.
  • 44. A lack of pride is ________________.
A) indignation
B) contempt
C) humility
D) blustered
  • 45. Who is the main character in the story?
A) Sam Carr
B) Mrs. Higgins
C) Alfred
D) Andy
  • 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 charcter does in the story
D) what the character says in a story
  • 47. His face turned red with__________________.
A) passionate
B) indignation
C) contempt
D) humility
  • 48. A fixed and oversimplified idea of what a type of person or group are like is:
A) characterization
B) symbol
C) stereotype
D) connotation
  • 49. How does the end of the story affect Alfred?
A) He realizes that he has to find a new job.
B) It doesn't affect him at all.
C) He realizes that his youth was over.
D) He realizes that he is going to jail.
  • 50. Anger resulting from injustice is __________.
A) contempt
B) brusequely
C) humility
D) indignation
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