1st (9wks) Test, DOK2
  • 1. Who is the author of "The Cask of Amontillado"?
A) Saki
B) Richard Connell
C) Frank Stockton
D) Edgar Allan Poe
  • 2. Avenged means
A) overbearing or arrogant
B) deserved punishment
C) to take vengeance for
D) lack of pride
  • 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) steep
B) to get to the top of
C) uneasy, nervous
D) bound to happen
  • 5. "The Cask of Amontillado" is primarily about:
A) carnival celebration
B) a murderous revenge plot
C) a casl of fine sherry
D) the Montresor family history
  • 6. What kind of mood does the setting in the vaults create?
A) festive
B) sad
C) secretive
D) gruesome
  • 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) surmounted
B) marauders
C) indignation
D) precipitous
  • 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) Fortunato has worn a delightful costume.
D) Montresor has worried about Fortunato's health.
  • 10. Who is the autor of "The Most Dangerous Game"?
A) Edgar Allan Poe
B) Richard Connell
C) Saki
D) Frank Stockton
  • 11. Bound to happen is:
A) palpable
B) inevitable
C) futile
D) naive
  • 12. Jill was _______________ about the upcoming test.
A) ardent
B) inevitable
C) apprehensive
D) placid
  • 13. He swam in that direction, swimming with slow, deliberate strokes, conserving his strength. This is an example of:
A) repetition
B) alliteration
C) analogy
D) onomatopoeia
  • 14. Where does the main action in the story take place?
A) the Bermuda Triangle
B) Amazon River
C) Carribean Sea
D) Ship-Trap Island
  • 15. Who is the main character in the story?
A) Rainsford
B) Whitney
C) General Zaroff
D) Ivan
  • 16. Rainsford's metting with General Zaroff in the General's bedroom is:
A) climax
B) setting
C) conflict
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) General Zaroff
D) Ivan
  • 18. Which of the following statements sums up Rainsford's views on hunting?
A) "You are a murderer."
B) "Instinct is no match for reason."
C) "Life is to be lived by the strong."
D) "The world is made up of two classes-the hunters and the huntees."
  • 19. Which of the following sentences is an example of a simile?
A) Cossack was the cat; he was the mouse.
B) He lived a year in a minute.
C) The sea was as flat as a plate-glass window.
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) hyperbole
B) metaphor
C) simile
D) personification
  • 21. The main conflict in "The Most Dangerous Game" is:
A) strong vs weak
B) Rainsford vs Ivan
C) Rainsford vs General Zaroff
D) man vs nature
  • 22. Who is the author of "The Interlopers"?
A) Richard Connell
B) Frank Stockton
C) Saki
D) Morley Callaghan
  • 23. The ___________ broke into their home and ravaged their belongings.
A) medley
B) succor
C) marauders
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) Fight for your possessions.
B) Don't hold grudges.
C) Don't go hunting during a storm.
D) Continue family traditions.
  • 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 nature
B) man vs future
C) man vs himself
D) man vs man
  • 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) 1st
B) 3rd
C) 2nd
D) 4th
  • 30. Which of the following is an example of a simile?
A) Ulrich lay listening to the weary screeching of the wind.
B) The wine that Ulrich drankd was as warm as a warm summer's day.
C) The wind tore through the forest in fitful gusts through the naked tree branches.
D) A fierce shriek of the storm had been ansered by the splitting crash ahead.
  • 31. It was difficult to climb the _____________.
A) succor
B) stealthy
C) preciptous
D) surmounted
  • 32. Who is the author of "The Lady or the Tiger"?
A) Saki
B) Morley Callaghan
C) Richard Connell
D) Frank Stockton
  • 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 very olden times
C) in the 1800's
D) at night
  • 35. A situtation in which a person must choose between two equal alternative is;
A) dilemma
B) choice
C) feud
D) conflict
  • 36. Which word best describes the king?
A) generous
B) wealthy
C) semi-barbaric
D) just
  • 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 begins to open the door
B) the king punishes the young man.
C) the young man gets attacked by the tiger
D) the princess leads the youn man to the door
  • 39. The resolution to the story is:
A) the princess tellls the yond man to open the door.
B) nothing
C) the king decides to let the young man go.
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 decision
B) princess vs lady
C) king vs young man
D) young man vs tiger
  • 41. Who is the author of "All the Years of Her Life"?
A) Richard Connell
B) Frank Stockton
C) Saki
D) Morley Callaghan
  • 42. "All the Years of Her Life" is a story about a boy who:
A) receives advise instead of punishment
B) learns a lesson about shoplifting
C) comes to understand his mother
D) discovers his boss has a kind nature
  • 43. What is the problem in the story?
A) Sam calls the cops.
B) Alfred's mother punishes Sam.
C) Sam fires Alfred.
D) Alfred steals from Sam.
  • 44. A lack of pride is ________________.
A) indignation
B) contempt
C) humility
D) blustered
  • 45. Who is the main character in the story?
A) Mrs. Higgins
B) Sam Carr
C) Alfred
D) Andy
  • 46. Characterization is:
A) what the charcter does in the story
B) the ways an author develops the personalities of a character
C) what the character says in a story
D) how the character acts in the story
  • 47. His face turned red with__________________.
A) indignation
B) humility
C) passionate
D) contempt
  • 48. A fixed and oversimplified idea of what a type of person or group are like is:
A) connotation
B) symbol
C) stereotype
D) characterization
  • 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 he is going to jail.
D) He realizes that his youth was over.
  • 50. Anger resulting from injustice is __________.
A) indignation
B) contempt
C) humility
D) brusequely
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