1st (9wks) Test, DOK2
  • 1. Who is the author of "The Cask of Amontillado"?
A) Richard Connell
B) Saki
C) Frank Stockton
D) Edgar Allan Poe
  • 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 affection for each other
B) an interest in fine wine
C) a revengeful nature
D) a respect for Luchresi
  • 4. The best definition for surmonted is :
A) bound to happen
B) to get to the top of
C) uneasy, nervous
D) steep
  • 5. "The Cask of Amontillado" is primarily about:
A) the Montresor family history
B) carnival celebration
C) a murderous revenge plot
D) a casl of fine sherry
  • 6. What kind of mood does the setting in the vaults create?
A) sad
B) gruesome
C) secretive
D) festive
  • 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) marauders
B) precipitous
C) indignation
D) surmounted
  • 9. When the story begins, Montresor is pleased to see Fortunato because:
A) Montresor has worried about Fortunato's health.
B) Montresor has awaited an opportunity for revenge.
C) Fortunato has worn a delightful costume.
D) Montresor has saved a cask of Amontillado for Fortunato to taste.
  • 10. Who is the autor of "The Most Dangerous Game"?
A) Frank Stockton
B) Richard Connell
C) Edgar Allan Poe
D) Saki
  • 11. Bound to happen is:
A) naive
B) palpable
C) inevitable
D) futile
  • 12. Jill was _______________ about the upcoming test.
A) ardent
B) apprehensive
C) inevitable
D) placid
  • 13. He swam in that direction, swimming with slow, deliberate strokes, conserving his strength. This is an example of:
A) alliteration
B) analogy
C) repetition
D) onomatopoeia
  • 14. Where does the main action in the story take place?
A) Ship-Trap Island
B) Amazon River
C) Carribean Sea
D) the Bermuda Triangle
  • 15. Who is the main character in the story?
A) Whitney
B) Ivan
C) General Zaroff
D) Rainsford
  • 16. Rainsford's metting with General Zaroff in the General's bedroom is:
A) climax
B) setting
C) resolution
D) conflict
  • 17. Who is described as "a gigantic reature, solidly made and black-bearded to the waist, dressed in uniform"?
A) General Zaroff
B) Ivan
C) Rainsford
D) Whitney
  • 18. Which of the following statements sums up Rainsford's views on hunting?
A) "The world is made up of two classes-the hunters and the huntees."
B) "You are a murderer."
C) "Instinct is no match for reason."
D) "Life is to be lived by the strong."
  • 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) personification
B) simile
C) metaphor
D) hyperbole
  • 21. The main conflict in "The Most Dangerous Game" is:
A) Rainsford vs General Zaroff
B) Rainsford vs Ivan
C) man vs nature
D) strong vs weak
  • 22. Who is the author of "The Interlopers"?
A) Saki
B) Morley Callaghan
C) Frank Stockton
D) Richard Connell
  • 23. The ___________ broke into their home and ravaged their belongings.
A) marauders
B) succor
C) languor
D) medley
  • 24. Theme is best defined as:
A) The character in oppositon with the main character.
B) The feeling a reader gets from the story.
C) The cental message in the story.
D) A struggle between opposing forces.
  • 25. What is a possible theme in "The Interlopers"?
A) Don't hold grudges.
B) Don't go hunting during a storm.
C) Continue family traditions.
D) Fight for your possessions.
  • 26. Ulrich is the _____________ in "The Interlopers"?
A) symbol
B) conflict
C) antagonist
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) minor
B) major
C) internal
D) external
  • 29. From what point of view is the story told?
A) 2nd
B) 4th
C) 1st
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) surmounted
D) preciptous
  • 32. Who is the author of "The Lady or the Tiger"?
A) Morley Callaghan
B) Saki
C) Frank Stockton
D) Richard Connell
  • 33. Imperious means:
A) very great
B) lack of pride
C) overbearing; arrogant
D) uneasy
  • 34. When did the story take place?
A) in very olden times
B) at night
C) during summer
D) in the 1800's
  • 35. A situtation in which a person must choose between two equal alternative is;
A) dilemma
B) conflict
C) choice
D) feud
  • 36. Which word best describes the king?
A) wealthy
B) generous
C) just
D) semi-barbaric
  • 37. Being suspended for cheating on the test was the student's ____________
A) indignation
B) retribution
C) ardent
D) dire
  • 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 king punishes the young man.
D) the young man begins to open the door
  • 39. The resolution to the story is:
A) nothing
B) the king decides to let the young man go.
C) the princess tellls the yond man to open the door.
D) the young man opens the door
  • 40. Which of the following is an example of an internal conflict in the story?
A) young man vs tiger
B) princess vs lady
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) Frank Stockton
C) Morley Callaghan
D) Saki
  • 42. "All the Years of Her Life" is a story about a boy who:
A) discovers his boss has a kind nature
B) receives advise instead of punishment
C) comes to understand his mother
D) learns a lesson about shoplifting
  • 43. What is the problem in the story?
A) Alfred steals from Sam.
B) Alfred's mother punishes Sam.
C) Sam fires Alfred.
D) Sam calls the cops.
  • 44. A lack of pride is ________________.
A) indignation
B) humility
C) contempt
D) blustered
  • 45. Who is the main character in the story?
A) Alfred
B) Mrs. Higgins
C) Sam Carr
D) Andy
  • 46. Characterization is:
A) what the character says in a story
B) how the character acts in the story
C) the ways an author develops the personalities of a character
D) what the charcter does in the story
  • 47. His face turned red with__________________.
A) contempt
B) humility
C) passionate
D) indignation
  • 48. A fixed and oversimplified idea of what a type of person or group are like is:
A) stereotype
B) symbol
C) characterization
D) connotation
  • 49. How does the end of the story affect Alfred?
A) He realizes that he is going to jail.
B) He realizes that his youth was over.
C) It doesn't affect him at all.
D) He realizes that he has to find a new job.
  • 50. Anger resulting from injustice is __________.
A) contempt
B) humility
C) brusequely
D) indignation
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