A) Saki B) Edgar Allan Poe C) Richard Connell D) Frank Stockton
A) deserved punishment B) to take vengeance for C) lack of pride D) overbearing or arrogant
A) a respect for Luchresi B) an affection for each other C) an interest in fine wine D) a revengeful nature
A) to get to the top of B) steep C) bound to happen D) uneasy, nervous
A) a casl of fine sherry B) the Montresor family history C) carnival celebration D) a murderous revenge plot
A) gruesome B) sad C) secretive D) festive
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."
A) surmounted B) precipitous C) marauders D) indignation
A) Montresor has worried about Fortunato's health. B) Montresor has saved a cask of Amontillado for Fortunato to taste. C) Fortunato has worn a delightful costume. D) Montresor has awaited an opportunity for revenge.
A) Saki B) Edgar Allan Poe C) Frank Stockton D) Richard Connell
A) inevitable B) futile C) palpable D) naive
A) inevitable B) placid C) apprehensive D) ardent
A) repetition B) onomatopoeia C) alliteration D) analogy
A) Amazon River B) Carribean Sea C) the Bermuda Triangle D) Ship-Trap Island
A) Whitney B) General Zaroff C) Rainsford D) Ivan
A) setting B) conflict C) resolution D) climax
A) Rainsford B) General Zaroff C) Ivan D) Whitney
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."
A) Cossack was the cat; he was the mouse. B) He struck out with strong strokes. C) The sea was as flat as a plate-glass window. D) He lived a year in a minute.
A) personification B) hyperbole C) metaphor D) simile
A) Rainsford vs Ivan B) Rainsford vs General Zaroff C) strong vs weak D) man vs nature
A) Frank Stockton B) Morley Callaghan C) Richard Connell D) Saki
A) languor B) succor C) medley D) marauders
A) The cental message in the story. B) The character in oppositon with the main character. C) The feeling a reader gets from the story. D) A struggle between opposing forces.
A) Don't hold grudges. B) Fight for your possessions. C) Continue family traditions. D) Don't go hunting during a storm.
A) symbol B) protagonist C) antagonist D) conflict
A) man vs future B) man vs man C) man vs nature D) man vs himself
A) external B) minor C) internal D) major
A) 2nd B) 4th C) 3rd D) 1st
A) The wind tore through the forest in fitful gusts through the naked tree branches. B) A fierce shriek of the storm had been ansered by the splitting crash ahead. C) The wine that Ulrich drankd was as warm as a warm summer's day. D) Ulrich lay listening to the weary screeching of the wind.
A) preciptous B) stealthy C) succor D) surmounted
A) Frank Stockton B) Morley Callaghan C) Richard Connell D) Saki
A) uneasy B) lack of pride C) very great D) overbearing; arrogant
A) in the 1800's B) at night C) in very olden times D) during summer
A) conflict B) dilemma C) choice D) feud
A) wealthy B) generous C) semi-barbaric D) just
A) ardent B) dire C) indignation D) retribution
A) the king punishes the young man. B) the princess leads the youn man to the door C) the young man begins to open the door D) the young man gets attacked by the tiger
A) the king decides to let the young man go. B) nothing C) the princess tellls the yond man to open the door. D) the young man opens the door
A) young man vs tiger B) king vs young man C) princess vs lady D) young man vs decision
A) Richard Connell B) Frank Stockton C) Saki D) Morley Callaghan
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
A) Sam calls the cops. B) Sam fires Alfred. C) Alfred steals from Sam. D) Alfred's mother punishes Sam.
A) blustered B) humility C) contempt D) indignation
A) Alfred B) Andy C) Sam Carr D) Mrs. Higgins
A) how the character acts in the story B) what the character says in a story C) the ways an author develops the personalities of a character D) what the charcter does in the story
A) passionate B) humility C) contempt D) indignation
A) connotation B) symbol C) characterization D) stereotype
A) He realizes that he is going to jail. B) He realizes that he has to find a new job. C) He realizes that his youth was over. D) It doesn't affect him at all.
A) humility B) contempt C) brusequely D) indignation |