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1st (9wks) Test, DOK2
Поширений: Caves
  • 1. Who is the author of "The Cask of Amontillado"?
A) Frank Stockton
B) Richard Connell
C) Edgar Allan Poe
D) Saki
  • 2. Avenged means
A) to take vengeance for
B) overbearing or arrogant
C) lack of pride
D) deserved punishment
  • 3. Which do Monresor and Fortunato have in common?
A) an interest in fine wine
B) a respect for Luchresi
C) an affection for each other
D) a revengeful nature
  • 4. The best definition for surmonted is :
A) to get to the top of
B) bound to happen
C) uneasy, nervous
D) steep
  • 5. "The Cask of Amontillado" is primarily about:
A) carnival celebration
B) the Montresor family history
C) a casl of fine sherry
D) a murderous revenge plot
  • 6. What kind of mood does the setting in the vaults create?
A) gruesome
B) festive
C) sad
D) secretive
  • 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) indignation
C) marauders
D) precipitous
  • 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) Frank Stockton
B) Richard Connell
C) Edgar Allan Poe
D) Saki
  • 11. Bound to happen is:
A) futile
B) palpable
C) naive
D) inevitable
  • 12. Jill was _______________ about the upcoming test.
A) placid
B) inevitable
C) apprehensive
D) ardent
  • 13. He swam in that direction, swimming with slow, deliberate strokes, conserving his strength. This is an example of:
A) onomatopoeia
B) alliteration
C) repetition
D) analogy
  • 14. Where does the main action in the story take place?
A) the Bermuda Triangle
B) Ship-Trap Island
C) Carribean Sea
D) Amazon River
  • 15. Who is the main character in the story?
A) Whitney
B) Ivan
C) General Zaroff
D) Rainsford
  • 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) General Zaroff
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) "You are a murderer."
C) "The world is made up of two classes-the hunters and the huntees."
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 struck out with strong strokes.
D) He lived a year in a minute.
  • 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) metaphor
B) hyperbole
C) simile
D) personification
  • 21. The main conflict in "The Most Dangerous Game" is:
A) man vs nature
B) Rainsford vs Ivan
C) Rainsford vs General Zaroff
D) strong vs weak
  • 22. Who is the author of "The Interlopers"?
A) Morley Callaghan
B) Frank Stockton
C) Richard Connell
D) Saki
  • 23. The ___________ broke into their home and ravaged their belongings.
A) languor
B) succor
C) medley
D) marauders
  • 24. Theme is best defined as:
A) A struggle between opposing forces.
B) The character in oppositon with the main character.
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) Don't hold grudges.
B) Continue family traditions.
C) Fight for your possessions.
D) Don't go hunting during a storm.
  • 26. Ulrich is the _____________ in "The Interlopers"?
A) symbol
B) protagonist
C) antagonist
D) conflict
  • 27. "The Interlopers" contains all of the following conflicts EXCEPT:
A) man vs future
B) man vs nature
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) 1st
B) 4th
C) 3rd
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) A fierce shriek of the storm had been ansered by the splitting crash ahead.
D) The wine that Ulrich drankd was as warm as a warm summer's day.
  • 31. It was difficult to climb the _____________.
A) succor
B) preciptous
C) stealthy
D) surmounted
  • 32. Who is the author of "The Lady or the Tiger"?
A) Saki
B) Richard Connell
C) Morley Callaghan
D) Frank Stockton
  • 33. Imperious means:
A) overbearing; arrogant
B) very great
C) lack of pride
D) uneasy
  • 34. When did the story take place?
A) at night
B) in the 1800's
C) in very olden times
D) during summer
  • 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) wealthy
C) just
D) generous
  • 37. Being suspended for cheating on the test was the student's ____________
A) dire
B) retribution
C) ardent
D) indignation
  • 38. The plot of the story includes all the following EXCEPT:
A) the young man begins to open the door
B) the young man gets attacked by the tiger
C) the king punishes the young man.
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) the king decides to let the young man go.
C) nothing
D) the young man opens the door
  • 40. Which of the following is an example of an internal conflict in the story?
A) king vs young man
B) young man vs decision
C) princess vs lady
D) young man vs tiger
  • 41. Who is the author of "All the Years of Her Life"?
A) Saki
B) Frank Stockton
C) Morley Callaghan
D) Richard Connell
  • 42. "All the Years of Her Life" is a story about a boy who:
A) discovers his boss has a kind nature
B) learns a lesson about shoplifting
C) receives advise instead of punishment
D) comes to understand his mother
  • 43. What is the problem in the story?
A) Sam calls the cops.
B) Sam fires Alfred.
C) Alfred's mother punishes Sam.
D) Alfred steals from Sam.
  • 44. A lack of pride is ________________.
A) humility
B) contempt
C) blustered
D) indignation
  • 45. Who is the main character in the story?
A) Alfred
B) Sam Carr
C) Mrs. Higgins
D) Andy
  • 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) contempt
B) humility
C) passionate
D) indignation
  • 48. A fixed and oversimplified idea of what a type of person or group are like is:
A) stereotype
B) symbol
C) characterization
D) connotation
  • 49. How does the end of the story affect Alfred?
A) He realizes that he is going to jail.
B) He realizes that he has to find a new job.
C) He realizes that his youth was over.
D) It doesn't affect him at all.
  • 50. Anger resulting from injustice is __________.
A) indignation
B) brusequely
C) contempt
D) humility
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