Fall 2024 Semester Test - English III - 2

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What is defamation?

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Intentionally damaging someone's character or reputation.

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What does it mean if someone is described as contentious?

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Quarrelsome, trouble-making, or disruptive.

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How might someone be perceived as daft?

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Behaving in a way that is considered insane, such as begging or sleeping in ditches.

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What does bewildered mean in the context of Reverend Hale's statement?

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Acting unnaturally or confused.

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What is rising action in a narrative plot?

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The events that precede the climax of the story.

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What is the definition of slander?

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The action of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation.

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What is the role of exposition in a narrative?

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To introduce background information, setting, and characters.

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What is an aside in drama?

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A remark by a character intended to be heard by the audience but not by other characters.

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What is the climax of a story?

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The most intense, exciting, or important point of the story.

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What does it mean to be daft in literature?

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To be perceived as foolish or lacking in common sense.