1st (9wks) Test, DOK2
  • 1. Who is the author of "The Cask of Amontillado"?
A) Frank Stockton
B) Edgar Allan Poe
C) Richard Connell
D) Saki
  • 2. Avenged means
A) overbearing or arrogant
B) to take vengeance for
C) deserved punishment
D) lack of pride
  • 3. Which do Monresor and Fortunato have in common?
A) an interest in fine wine
B) an affection for each other
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) bound to happen
D) uneasy, nervous
  • 5. "The Cask of Amontillado" is primarily about:
A) carnival celebration
B) a murderous revenge plot
C) the Montresor family history
D) a casl of fine sherry
  • 6. What kind of mood does the setting in the vaults create?
A) secretive
B) sad
C) gruesome
D) festive
  • 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) indignation
C) precipitous
D) marauders
  • 9. When the story begins, Montresor is pleased to see Fortunato because:
A) Fortunato has worn a delightful costume.
B) Montresor has worried about Fortunato's health.
C) Montresor has saved a cask of Amontillado for Fortunato to taste.
D) Montresor has awaited an opportunity for revenge.
  • 10. Who is the autor of "The Most Dangerous Game"?
A) Saki
B) Frank Stockton
C) Richard Connell
D) Edgar Allan Poe
  • 11. Bound to happen is:
A) futile
B) naive
C) inevitable
D) palpable
  • 12. Jill was _______________ about the upcoming test.
A) ardent
B) inevitable
C) placid
D) apprehensive
  • 13. He swam in that direction, swimming with slow, deliberate strokes, conserving his strength. This is an example of:
A) analogy
B) alliteration
C) repetition
D) onomatopoeia
  • 14. Where does the main action in the story take place?
A) the Bermuda Triangle
B) Ship-Trap Island
C) Amazon River
D) Carribean Sea
  • 15. Who is the main character in the story?
A) Rainsford
B) Whitney
C) Ivan
D) General Zaroff
  • 16. Rainsford's metting with General Zaroff in the General's bedroom is:
A) conflict
B) setting
C) climax
D) resolution
  • 17. Who is described as "a gigantic reature, solidly made and black-bearded to the waist, dressed in uniform"?
A) Whitney
B) General Zaroff
C) Rainsford
D) Ivan
  • 18. Which of the following statements sums up Rainsford's views on hunting?
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."
  • 19. Which of the following sentences is an example of a simile?
A) Cossack was the cat; he was the mouse.
B) The sea was as flat as a plate-glass window.
C) He lived a year in a minute.
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) personification
C) metaphor
D) hyperbole
  • 21. The main conflict in "The Most Dangerous Game" is:
A) Rainsford vs General Zaroff
B) strong vs weak
C) man vs nature
D) Rainsford vs Ivan
  • 22. Who is the author of "The Interlopers"?
A) Richard Connell
B) Morley Callaghan
C) Frank Stockton
D) Saki
  • 23. The ___________ broke into their home and ravaged their belongings.
A) succor
B) languor
C) medley
D) marauders
  • 24. Theme is best defined as:
A) The cental message in the story.
B) The character in oppositon with the main character.
C) A struggle between opposing forces.
D) The feeling a reader gets from the story.
  • 25. What is a possible theme in "The Interlopers"?
A) Don't hold grudges.
B) Fight for your possessions.
C) Don't go hunting during a storm.
D) Continue family traditions.
  • 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 nature
B) man vs future
C) man vs man
D) man vs himself
  • 28. What type of conflict is human vs the past?
A) major
B) internal
C) external
D) minor
  • 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) Ulrich lay listening to the weary screeching of the wind.
B) A fierce shriek of the storm had been ansered by the splitting crash ahead.
C) The wind tore through the forest in fitful gusts through the naked tree branches.
D) The wine that Ulrich drankd was as warm as a warm summer's day.
  • 31. It was difficult to climb the _____________.
A) preciptous
B) surmounted
C) stealthy
D) succor
  • 32. Who is the author of "The Lady or the Tiger"?
A) Richard Connell
B) Frank Stockton
C) Saki
D) Morley Callaghan
  • 33. Imperious means:
A) uneasy
B) very great
C) lack of pride
D) overbearing; arrogant
  • 34. When did the story take place?
A) in very olden times
B) in the 1800's
C) at night
D) during summer
  • 35. A situtation in which a person must choose between two equal alternative is;
A) conflict
B) dilemma
C) choice
D) feud
  • 36. Which word best describes the king?
A) just
B) generous
C) semi-barbaric
D) wealthy
  • 37. Being suspended for cheating on the test was the student's ____________
A) dire
B) ardent
C) indignation
D) retribution
  • 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 princess leads the youn man to the door
D) the young man gets attacked by the tiger
  • 39. The resolution to the story is:
A) the young man opens the door
B) the princess tellls the yond man to open the door.
C) nothing
D) the king decides to let the young man go.
  • 40. Which of the following is an example of an internal conflict in the story?
A) young man vs tiger
B) princess vs lady
C) young man vs decision
D) king vs young man
  • 41. Who is the author of "All the Years of Her Life"?
A) Richard Connell
B) Frank Stockton
C) Morley Callaghan
D) Saki
  • 42. "All the Years of Her Life" is a story about a boy who:
A) learns a lesson about shoplifting
B) discovers his boss has a kind nature
C) comes to understand his mother
D) receives advise instead of punishment
  • 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) blustered
D) humility
  • 45. Who is the main character in the story?
A) Mrs. Higgins
B) Andy
C) Alfred
D) Sam Carr
  • 46. Characterization is:
A) how the character acts in the story
B) what the charcter does in the story
C) the ways an author develops the personalities of a character
D) what the character says in a story
  • 47. His face turned red with__________________.
A) indignation
B) passionate
C) humility
D) contempt
  • 48. A fixed and oversimplified idea of what a type of person or group are like is:
A) connotation
B) characterization
C) symbol
D) stereotype
  • 49. How does the end of the story affect Alfred?
A) It doesn't affect him at all.
B) He realizes that his youth was over.
C) He realizes that he is going to jail.
D) He realizes that he has to find a new job.
  • 50. Anger resulting from injustice is __________.
A) indignation
B) contempt
C) humility
D) brusequely
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