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) to take vengeance for
B) lack of pride
C) overbearing or arrogant
D) deserved punishment
  • 3. Which do Monresor and Fortunato have in common?
A) a respect for Luchresi
B) an affection for each other
C) a revengeful nature
D) an interest in fine wine
  • 4. The best definition for surmonted is :
A) uneasy, nervous
B) steep
C) bound to happen
D) to get to the top of
  • 5. "The Cask of Amontillado" is primarily about:
A) carnival celebration
B) a casl of fine sherry
C) the Montresor family history
D) a murderous revenge plot
  • 6. What kind of mood does the setting in the vaults create?
A) festive
B) secretive
C) sad
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) marauders
B) precipitous
C) indignation
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) Montresor has worried about Fortunato's health.
D) Fortunato has worn a delightful costume.
  • 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) futile
D) inevitable
  • 12. Jill was _______________ about the upcoming test.
A) placid
B) apprehensive
C) inevitable
D) ardent
  • 13. He swam in that direction, swimming with slow, deliberate strokes, conserving his strength. This is an example of:
A) repetition
B) onomatopoeia
C) alliteration
D) analogy
  • 14. Where does the main action in the story take place?
A) Carribean Sea
B) Ship-Trap Island
C) the Bermuda Triangle
D) Amazon River
  • 15. Who is the main character in the story?
A) Ivan
B) Rainsford
C) General Zaroff
D) Whitney
  • 16. Rainsford's metting with General Zaroff in the General's bedroom is:
A) resolution
B) setting
C) conflict
D) climax
  • 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) Whitney
D) Rainsford
  • 18. Which of the following statements sums up Rainsford's views on hunting?
A) "You are a murderer."
B) "The world is made up of two classes-the hunters and the huntees."
C) "Life is to be lived by the strong."
D) "Instinct is no match for reason."
  • 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 lived a year in a minute.
C) Cossack was the cat; he was the mouse.
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) simile
B) metaphor
C) hyperbole
D) personification
  • 21. The main conflict in "The Most Dangerous Game" is:
A) Rainsford vs Ivan
B) man vs nature
C) Rainsford vs General Zaroff
D) strong vs weak
  • 22. Who is the author of "The Interlopers"?
A) Richard Connell
B) Morley Callaghan
C) Saki
D) Frank Stockton
  • 23. The ___________ broke into their home and ravaged their belongings.
A) languor
B) medley
C) succor
D) marauders
  • 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 go hunting during a storm.
B) Don't hold grudges.
C) Continue family traditions.
D) Fight for your possessions.
  • 26. Ulrich is the _____________ in "The Interlopers"?
A) protagonist
B) conflict
C) antagonist
D) symbol
  • 27. "The Interlopers" contains all of the following conflicts EXCEPT:
A) man vs future
B) man vs nature
C) man vs himself
D) man vs man
  • 28. What type of conflict is human vs the past?
A) internal
B) major
C) external
D) minor
  • 29. From what point of view is the story told?
A) 1st
B) 3rd
C) 4th
D) 2nd
  • 30. Which of the following is an example of a simile?
A) The wind tore through the forest in fitful gusts through the naked tree branches.
B) Ulrich lay listening to the weary screeching of the wind.
C) The wine that Ulrich drankd was as warm as a warm summer's day.
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) succor
C) surmounted
D) stealthy
  • 32. Who is the author of "The Lady or the Tiger"?
A) Morley Callaghan
B) Frank Stockton
C) Saki
D) Richard Connell
  • 33. Imperious means:
A) very great
B) lack of pride
C) uneasy
D) overbearing; arrogant
  • 34. When did the story take place?
A) during summer
B) in the 1800's
C) in very olden times
D) at night
  • 35. A situtation in which a person must choose between two equal alternative is;
A) choice
B) feud
C) conflict
D) dilemma
  • 36. Which word best describes the king?
A) semi-barbaric
B) wealthy
C) just
D) generous
  • 37. Being suspended for cheating on the test was the student's ____________
A) indignation
B) dire
C) ardent
D) retribution
  • 38. The plot of the story includes all the following EXCEPT:
A) the king punishes the young man.
B) the young man gets attacked by the tiger
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) 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) 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) 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) comes to understand his mother
B) learns a lesson about shoplifting
C) receives advise instead of punishment
D) discovers his boss has a kind nature
  • 43. What is the problem in the story?
A) Sam fires Alfred.
B) Alfred's mother punishes Sam.
C) Alfred steals from Sam.
D) Sam calls the cops.
  • 44. A lack of pride is ________________.
A) contempt
B) blustered
C) humility
D) indignation
  • 45. Who is the main character in the story?
A) Sam Carr
B) Alfred
C) Mrs. Higgins
D) Andy
  • 46. Characterization is:
A) what the charcter does in the story
B) how the character acts in the story
C) what the character says in a story
D) the ways an author develops the personalities of a character
  • 47. His face turned red with__________________.
A) contempt
B) indignation
C) passionate
D) humility
  • 48. A fixed and oversimplified idea of what a type of person or group are like is:
A) characterization
B) connotation
C) stereotype
D) symbol
  • 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) indignation
B) humility
C) brusequely
D) contempt
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