1st (9wks) Test, DOK2
  • 1. Who is the author of "The Cask of Amontillado"?
A) Saki
B) Richard Connell
C) Edgar Allan Poe
D) Frank Stockton
  • 2. Avenged means
A) lack of pride
B) overbearing or arrogant
C) to take vengeance for
D) deserved punishment
  • 3. Which do Monresor and Fortunato have in common?
A) a revengeful nature
B) an affection for each other
C) an interest in fine wine
D) a respect for Luchresi
  • 4. The best definition for surmonted is :
A) uneasy, nervous
B) to get to the top of
C) bound to happen
D) steep
  • 5. "The Cask of Amontillado" is primarily about:
A) the Montresor family history
B) a murderous revenge plot
C) carnival celebration
D) a casl of fine sherry
  • 6. What kind of mood does the setting in the vaults create?
A) festive
B) gruesome
C) secretive
D) sad
  • 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) surmounted
B) precipitous
C) marauders
D) indignation
  • 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 worried about Fortunato's health.
C) Montresor has awaited an opportunity for revenge.
D) Fortunato has worn a delightful costume.
  • 10. Who is the autor of "The Most Dangerous Game"?
A) Richard Connell
B) Saki
C) Edgar Allan Poe
D) Frank Stockton
  • 11. Bound to happen is:
A) inevitable
B) naive
C) palpable
D) futile
  • 12. Jill was _______________ about the upcoming test.
A) inevitable
B) placid
C) ardent
D) apprehensive
  • 13. He swam in that direction, swimming with slow, deliberate strokes, conserving his strength. This is an example of:
A) analogy
B) onomatopoeia
C) repetition
D) alliteration
  • 14. Where does the main action in the story take place?
A) the Bermuda Triangle
B) Ship-Trap Island
C) Carribean Sea
D) Amazon River
  • 15. Who is the main character in the story?
A) General Zaroff
B) Ivan
C) Whitney
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) Whitney
B) Rainsford
C) Ivan
D) General Zaroff
  • 18. Which of the following statements sums up Rainsford's views on hunting?
A) "Instinct is no match for reason."
B) "You are a murderer."
C) "The world is made up of two classes-the hunters and the huntees."
D) "Life is to be lived by the strong."
  • 19. Which of the following sentences is an example of a simile?
A) The sea was as flat as a plate-glass window.
B) He struck out with strong strokes.
C) He lived a year in a minute.
D) Cossack was the cat; he was the mouse.
  • 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) 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) Morley Callaghan
B) Frank Stockton
C) Saki
D) Richard Connell
  • 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) The character in oppositon with the main character.
B) A struggle between opposing forces.
C) The cental message in the story.
D) The feeling a reader gets from the story.
  • 25. What is a possible theme in "The Interlopers"?
A) Don't go hunting during a storm.
B) Continue family traditions.
C) Don't hold grudges.
D) Fight for your possessions.
  • 26. Ulrich is the _____________ in "The Interlopers"?
A) antagonist
B) symbol
C) conflict
D) protagonist
  • 27. "The Interlopers" contains all of the following conflicts EXCEPT:
A) man vs future
B) man vs himself
C) man vs man
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) 3rd
B) 1st
C) 4th
D) 2nd
  • 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) The wind tore through the forest in fitful gusts through the naked tree branches.
C) Ulrich lay listening to the weary screeching of the wind.
D) A fierce shriek of the storm had been ansered by the splitting crash ahead.
  • 31. It was difficult to climb the _____________.
A) preciptous
B) stealthy
C) surmounted
D) succor
  • 32. Who is the author of "The Lady or the Tiger"?
A) Frank Stockton
B) Morley Callaghan
C) Saki
D) Richard Connell
  • 33. Imperious means:
A) very great
B) uneasy
C) lack of pride
D) overbearing; arrogant
  • 34. When did the story take place?
A) during summer
B) at night
C) in the 1800's
D) in very olden times
  • 35. A situtation in which a person must choose between two equal alternative is;
A) feud
B) choice
C) dilemma
D) conflict
  • 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) retribution
B) ardent
C) indignation
D) dire
  • 38. The plot of the story includes all the following EXCEPT:
A) the young man gets attacked by the tiger
B) the king punishes the young man.
C) the princess leads the youn man to the door
D) the young man begins to open the door
  • 39. The resolution to the story is:
A) the princess tellls the yond man to open the door.
B) the young man opens the door
C) the king decides to let the young man go.
D) nothing
  • 40. Which of the following is an example of an internal conflict in the story?
A) princess vs lady
B) king vs young man
C) young man vs decision
D) young man vs tiger
  • 41. Who is the author of "All the Years of Her Life"?
A) Morley Callaghan
B) Saki
C) Frank Stockton
D) Richard Connell
  • 42. "All the Years of Her Life" is a story about a boy who:
A) comes to understand his mother
B) learns a lesson about shoplifting
C) discovers his boss has a kind nature
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) humility
B) blustered
C) contempt
D) indignation
  • 45. Who is the main character in the story?
A) Sam Carr
B) Alfred
C) Andy
D) Mrs. Higgins
  • 46. Characterization is:
A) how the character acts in the story
B) what the character says in a story
C) what the charcter does in the story
D) the ways an author develops the personalities of a character
  • 47. His face turned red with__________________.
A) humility
B) contempt
C) indignation
D) passionate
  • 48. A fixed and oversimplified idea of what a type of person or group are like is:
A) connotation
B) stereotype
C) characterization
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 has to find a new job.
C) He realizes that he is going to jail.
D) It doesn't affect him at all.
  • 50. Anger resulting from injustice is __________.
A) indignation
B) humility
C) contempt
D) brusequely
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