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) deserved punishment
C) overbearing or arrogant
D) lack of pride
  • 3. Which do Monresor and Fortunato have in common?
A) a respect for Luchresi
B) an affection for each other
C) an interest in fine wine
D) a revengeful nature
  • 4. The best definition for surmonted is :
A) uneasy, nervous
B) steep
C) to get to the top of
D) bound to happen
  • 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) gruesome
D) sad
  • 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) marauders
B) precipitous
C) surmounted
D) indignation
  • 9. When the story begins, Montresor is pleased to see Fortunato because:
A) Montresor has worried about Fortunato's health.
B) Montresor has saved a cask of Amontillado for Fortunato to taste.
C) Fortunato has worn a delightful costume.
D) Montresor has awaited an opportunity for revenge.
  • 10. Who is the autor of "The Most Dangerous Game"?
A) Saki
B) Frank Stockton
C) Edgar Allan Poe
D) Richard Connell
  • 11. Bound to happen is:
A) naive
B) palpable
C) inevitable
D) futile
  • 12. Jill was _______________ about the upcoming test.
A) apprehensive
B) placid
C) inevitable
D) ardent
  • 13. He swam in that direction, swimming with slow, deliberate strokes, conserving his strength. This is an example of:
A) alliteration
B) analogy
C) onomatopoeia
D) repetition
  • 14. Where does the main action in the story take place?
A) Carribean Sea
B) Ship-Trap Island
C) Amazon River
D) the Bermuda Triangle
  • 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) climax
B) conflict
C) resolution
D) setting
  • 17. Who is described as "a gigantic reature, solidly made and black-bearded to the waist, dressed in uniform"?
A) General Zaroff
B) Whitney
C) Rainsford
D) Ivan
  • 18. Which of the following statements sums up Rainsford's views on hunting?
A) "Instinct is no match for reason."
B) "Life is to be lived by the strong."
C) "The world is made up of two classes-the hunters and the huntees."
D) "You are a murderer."
  • 19. Which of the following sentences is an example of a simile?
A) Cossack was the cat; he was the mouse.
B) He struck out with strong strokes.
C) He lived a year in a minute.
D) The sea was as flat as a plate-glass window.
  • 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) personification
C) simile
D) metaphor
  • 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) Saki
B) Frank Stockton
C) Morley Callaghan
D) Richard Connell
  • 23. The ___________ broke into their home and ravaged their belongings.
A) succor
B) medley
C) marauders
D) languor
  • 24. Theme is best defined as:
A) The cental message in the story.
B) A struggle between opposing forces.
C) The feeling a reader gets from the story.
D) The character in oppositon with the main character.
  • 25. What is a possible theme in "The Interlopers"?
A) Don't go hunting during a storm.
B) Fight for your possessions.
C) Continue family traditions.
D) Don't hold grudges.
  • 26. Ulrich is the _____________ in "The Interlopers"?
A) antagonist
B) protagonist
C) conflict
D) symbol
  • 27. "The Interlopers" contains all of the following conflicts EXCEPT:
A) man vs nature
B) man vs man
C) man vs future
D) man vs himself
  • 28. What type of conflict is human vs the past?
A) major
B) internal
C) minor
D) external
  • 29. From what point of view is the story told?
A) 4th
B) 3rd
C) 2nd
D) 1st
  • 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) A fierce shriek of the storm had been ansered by the splitting crash ahead.
D) Ulrich lay listening to the weary screeching of the wind.
  • 31. It was difficult to climb the _____________.
A) stealthy
B) surmounted
C) preciptous
D) succor
  • 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) overbearing; arrogant
B) very great
C) uneasy
D) lack of pride
  • 34. When did the story take place?
A) in the 1800's
B) in very olden times
C) during summer
D) at night
  • 35. A situtation in which a person must choose between two equal alternative is;
A) dilemma
B) choice
C) conflict
D) feud
  • 36. Which word best describes the king?
A) semi-barbaric
B) generous
C) wealthy
D) just
  • 37. Being suspended for cheating on the test was the student's ____________
A) dire
B) indignation
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 young man begins to open the door
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) young man vs tiger
C) princess vs lady
D) king vs young man
  • 41. Who is the author of "All the Years of Her Life"?
A) Morley Callaghan
B) Saki
C) Richard Connell
D) Frank Stockton
  • 42. "All the Years of Her Life" is a story about a boy who:
A) learns a lesson about shoplifting
B) comes to understand his mother
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 calls the cops.
C) Sam fires Alfred.
D) Alfred steals from Sam.
  • 44. A lack of pride is ________________.
A) blustered
B) humility
C) indignation
D) contempt
  • 45. Who is the main character in the story?
A) Sam Carr
B) Andy
C) Mrs. Higgins
D) Alfred
  • 46. Characterization is:
A) what the character says in a story
B) how the character acts in the story
C) the ways an author develops the personalities of a character
D) what the charcter does in the story
  • 47. His face turned red with__________________.
A) humility
B) indignation
C) passionate
D) contempt
  • 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 he is going to jail.
B) It doesn't affect him at all.
C) He realizes that he has to find a new job.
D) He realizes that his youth was over.
  • 50. Anger resulting from injustice is __________.
A) indignation
B) brusequely
C) contempt
D) humility
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