A) Edgar Allan Poe B) Frank Stockton C) Richard Connell D) Saki
A) to take vengeance for B) lack of pride C) deserved punishment D) overbearing or arrogant
A) a respect for Luchresi B) an interest in fine wine C) a revengeful nature D) an affection for each other
A) to get to the top of B) bound to happen C) steep D) uneasy, nervous
A) carnival celebration B) a casl of fine sherry C) the Montresor family history D) a murderous revenge plot
A) festive B) secretive C) gruesome D) sad
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."
A) indignation B) marauders C) surmounted D) precipitous
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.
A) Richard Connell B) Edgar Allan Poe C) Saki D) Frank Stockton
A) palpable B) naive C) inevitable D) futile
A) placid B) inevitable C) ardent D) apprehensive
A) onomatopoeia B) repetition C) analogy D) alliteration
A) Ship-Trap Island B) the Bermuda Triangle C) Carribean Sea D) Amazon River
A) Ivan B) General Zaroff C) Whitney D) Rainsford
A) resolution B) setting C) conflict D) climax
A) Whitney B) General Zaroff C) Ivan D) Rainsford
A) "Life is to be lived by the strong." B) "You are a murderer." C) "Instinct is no match for reason." D) "The world is made up of two classes-the hunters and the huntees."
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.
A) simile B) personification C) hyperbole D) metaphor
A) strong vs weak B) Rainsford vs General Zaroff C) man vs nature D) Rainsford vs Ivan
A) Frank Stockton B) Morley Callaghan C) Richard Connell D) Saki
A) marauders B) languor C) succor D) medley
A) The feeling a reader gets from the story. B) The cental message in the story. C) The character in oppositon with the main character. D) A struggle between opposing forces.
A) Fight for your possessions. B) Don't hold grudges. C) Continue family traditions. D) Don't go hunting during a storm.
A) antagonist B) symbol C) protagonist D) conflict
A) man vs nature B) man vs future C) man vs himself D) man vs man
A) external B) internal C) minor D) major
A) 3rd B) 1st C) 2nd D) 4th
A) The wind tore through the forest in fitful gusts through the naked tree branches. B) The wine that Ulrich drankd was as warm as a warm summer's day. 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.
A) succor B) preciptous C) surmounted D) stealthy
A) Frank Stockton B) Saki C) Richard Connell D) Morley Callaghan
A) uneasy B) lack of pride C) very great D) overbearing; arrogant
A) in very olden times B) in the 1800's C) at night D) during summer
A) feud B) dilemma C) conflict D) choice
A) wealthy B) generous C) just D) semi-barbaric
A) dire B) ardent C) retribution D) indignation
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.
A) nothing B) the young man opens the door C) the princess tellls the yond man to open the door. D) the king decides to let the young man go.
A) king vs young man B) young man vs decision C) princess vs lady D) young man vs tiger
A) Saki B) Richard Connell C) Frank Stockton D) Morley Callaghan
A) discovers his boss has a kind nature B) comes to understand his mother C) receives advise instead of punishment D) learns a lesson about shoplifting
A) Sam calls the cops. B) Alfred's mother punishes Sam. C) Alfred steals from Sam. D) Sam fires Alfred.
A) blustered B) humility C) contempt D) indignation
A) Andy B) Mrs. Higgins C) Sam Carr D) Alfred
A) what the character says in a story B) the ways an author develops the personalities of a character C) what the charcter does in the story D) how the character acts in the story
A) contempt B) humility C) indignation D) passionate
A) characterization B) stereotype C) symbol D) connotation
A) He realizes that his youth was over. B) He realizes that he is going to jail. C) It doesn't affect him at all. D) He realizes that he has to find a new job.
A) indignation B) contempt C) brusequely D) humility |