English 10A Unit 5 Test Review

English 10A Unit 5 Test Review

Multiple Select

"Near the skyline rim of the superb mountain-range upon which I was commencing to rise I saw, shadowy in the translucent green, an unmistakable shape—the shape of a great fish: a shark. Its fin cut the surface like a knife. For one instant I stared, and in that instant, I observed, with a vivid clearness, all manner of minute details—the burnished sheen on the water, the glistening tautness of its lofty skyline, the sapphire blue of the sky itself, and, most lucidly of all, the silhouette of the shark. Every movement of the shark was now plain to me; and it was moving, there was no doubt of it: a trail of bubbles streamed from its flank and a tiny streak of froth fluttered behind the fin. The shark was not passive, in the element, as I was; it was monarch of the waves, it could drive through them with the precision of a torpedo. I had invaded a realm which I had no business to invade ... and its guardian was come to punish me."

Which pieces of evidence show that Harborough considers the shark as belonging in the ocean? Select the two correct answers

• “Near the skyline rim of the superb mountain-range upon which I was commencing to rise I saw, shadowy in the translucent green, an unmistakable shape—the shape of a great fish: a shark.”

• “Every movement of the shark was now plain to me; and it was moving, there was no doubt of it: a trail of bubbles streamed from its flank and a tiny streak of froth fluttered behind the fin.”

• “I had invaded a realm which I had no business to invade ... and its guardian was come to punish me.”

• “The shark was not passive, in the element, as I was; it was monarch of the waves, it could drive through them with the precision of a torpedo.”

Multiple Choice

Both had now given up the useless struggle to free themselves from the mass of wood that held them down; Ulrich limited his endeavours to an effort to bring his one partially free arm near enough to his outer coat-pocket to draw out his wine-flask.

What synonym could the writer use in place of useless to convey a tone of hopelessness?

• needless

• pointless

• shameless

• flawless

Multiple Choice

The discreet door shut with a click. She was outside on the step, gazing at the winter afternoon. Rain was falling, and with the rain it seemed the dark came too, spinning down like ashes. There was a cold bitter taste in the air, and the new-lighted lamps looked sad.

In the first sentence, the author refers to the door as “discreet.” What can you determine from this description?

• The door is gaudy.

• The door is creaky.

• The door is oversized.

• The door is quiet

Multiple Choice

After cleaning out my locker and recycling stacks of used paper, crushed soda cans, and the shoebox from my soccer cleats, I said bon voyage to all of it when I saw the recycling truck pull up and empty out the bins.

What is the figurative meaning of bon voyage in this context?

• The speaker is wishing the recyclables well on their journey to the recycling center

• The speaker is wondering where the items are going

• The speaker is metaphorically saying good riddance to all of the recyclables removed from the locker.

• The speaker is telling the recycling truck to be safe as it travels to the recycling center.

Multiple Choice

Dusk by H.H. Munro (Saki)

So Gortsby’s imagination pictured things as he sat on his bench in the almost deserted walk. He was in the mood to count himself among the defeated. Money troubles did not press on him; had he so wished he could have strolled into the thoroughfares of light and noise, and taken his place among the jostling ranks of those who enjoyed prosperity or struggled for it. He had failed in a more subtle ambition, and for the moment he was heartsore and disillusionised, and not disinclined to take a certain cynical pleasure in observing and labeling his fellow wanderers as they went their ways in the dark stretches between the lamp-lights.

On the bench by his side sat an elderly gentleman with a drooping air of defiance that was probably the remaining vestige of self-respect in an individual who had ceased to defy successfully anybody or anything. His clothes could scarcely be called shabby, at least they passed muster in the half-light, but one’s imagination could not have pictured the wearer embarking on the purchase of a half-crown box of chocolates or laying out ninepence on a carnation buttonhole. He belonged unmistakably to that forlorn orchestra to whose piping no one dances; he was one of the world’s lamenters who induce no responsive weeping. As he rose to go Gortsby imagined him returning to a home circle where he was snubbed and of no account, or to some bleak lodging where his ability to pay a weekly bill was the beginning and end of the interest he inspired. His retreating figure vanished slowly into the shadows, and his place on the bench was taken almost immediately by a young man, fairly well dressed but scarcely more cheerful of mien than his predecessor. As if to emphasise the fact that the world went badly with him the newcomer unburdened himself of an angry and very audible expletive as he flung himself into the seat.

Which detail about the setting best helps convey the mood of the excerpt?

• on the bench by his side sat an elderly gentleman

• one’s imagination could not have pictured the wearer embarking on the purchase of a half-crown box of chocolates or laying out ninepence on a carnation buttonhole

• he had failed in a more subtle ambition, and for the moment he was heartsore and disillusionized

• he could have strolled into the thoroughfares of light and noise

Multiple Select

Norman Gortsby sat on a bench in the Park, with his back to a strip of bush-planted sward, fenced by the park railings, and the Row fronting him across a wide stretch of carriage drive. Hyde Park Corner, with its rattle and hoot of traffic, lay immediately to his right. It was some thirty minutes past six on an early March evening, and dusk had fallen heavily over the scene, dusk mitigated by some faint moonlight and many street lamps. There was a wide emptiness over road and sidewalk, and yet there were many unconsidered figures moving silently through the half-light, or dotted unobtrusively on bench and chair, scarcely to be distinguished from the shadowed gloom in which they sat.

The scene pleased Gortsby and harmonised with his present mood. Dusk, to his mind, was the hour of the defeated. Men and women, who had fought and lost, who hid their fallen fortunes and dead hopes as far as possible from the scrutiny of the curious, came forth in this hour of gloaming, when their shabby clothes and bowed shoulders and unhappy eyes might pass unnoticed, or, at any rate, unrecognised.

A king that is conquered must see strange looks, So bitter a thing is the heart of man.

Which details from this story help develop the story into a satire? Select the two correct answers.

• Gortsby changes his view after finding a bar of soap on the ground.

• Gortsby listens closely to the story that the young man tells of his misfortunes

• Gortsby is very cynical and distrusting of the young man he meets.

• The three characters in the story are strangers whose lives cross paths only briefly.

Match

Match the following plot elements to the events in Dusk

• After sitting next to Gortsby on the bench in Hyde Park, the elderly man rises to leave and Gortsby imagines where he will go.

• After listening to his story, Gortsby accuses the young man of lying because he cannot produce the cake of soap that forms part of his story.

• After the young man leaves, Gortsby finds a cake of soap lying on the bench and believes that the young man left it there.

• After finding the young man, Gortsby loans him the money for a hotel room

• When Gortsby returns to the bench, he finds the elderly man looking for his soap

Exposition

Rising Action

Climax

Falling Actions

Resolution

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Actions

• Resolution

Multiple Select

Which statement explains why an author would include a flashback as an element of nonlinear plot development in a story? Select the two correct answers.

• to interrupt the sequence of events as a way to gain the reader's interest

• to create a feeling of suspense or tension about future events

• to give the reader a hint about what may happen later in the story

• to provide the reader with background information about characters or events

Multiple Choice

With that reflection Gortsby rose to go; as he did so an exclamation of concern escaped him. Lying on the ground by the side of the bench was a small oval packet, wrapped and sealed with the solicitude of a chemist’s counter. It could be nothing else but a cake of soap, and it had evidently fallen out of the youth’s overcoat pocket when he flung himself down on the seat. In another moment Gortsby was scudding along the dusk-shrouded path in anxious quest for a youthful figure in a light overcoat. He had nearly given up the search when he caught sight of the object of his pursuit standing irresolutely on the border of the carriage drive, evidently uncertain whether to strike across the Park or make for the bustling pavements of Knightsbridge. He turned round sharply with an air of defensive hostility when he found Gortsby hailing him.

What is the purpose of the description of the “dusk-shrouded path”?

• It suggests that it is difficult for Gortsby to see who is in the park.

• It indicates in which time of year the story takes place.

• It signals that a new day is taking place in the timeline of the story

• It shows that most of the people in the park are feeling anxious.

Multiple Choice

Use the passage from "The Open Window" to answer the following question

“Do you know many of the people round here?” asked the niece, when she judged that they had had sufficient silent communion.

“Hardly a soul,” said Framton. “My sister was staying here, at the rectory, you know, some four years ago, and she gave me letters of introduction to some of the people here.”

He made the last statement in a tone of distinct regret.

“Then you know practically nothing about my aunt?” pursued the self-possessed young lady.

How does the setting of the room momentarily shift when the aunt enters?

• It seems to darken into a deeper tragedy.

• It seems to remind Nuttel of his own home and sister.

• It seems to spin with her movements.

• It seems to become less creepy and more dynamic

Multiple Choice

Use the passage from "The Open Window" to answer the following question

“Do you know many of the people round here?” asked the niece, when she judged that they had had sufficient silent communion.

“Hardly a soul,” said Framton. “My sister was staying here, at the rectory, you know, some four years ago, and she gave me letters of introduction to some of the people here.”

He made the last statement in a tone of distinct regret.

“Then you know practically nothing about my aunt?” pursued the self-possessed young lady.

What does the underlined sentence in the excerpt suggest about Framton’s character?

• It suggests that Framton lacks courage in new situations

• It suggests that Framton is slightly self-conscious about his shyness

• It suggests that Framton is unfamiliar with his surroundings.

• It tells how Framton could be easily irritated by others

Multiple Choice

Use the excerpt from “A Cup of Tea” by Katherine Mansfield to answer the question.

Rosemary had been married two years. She had a duck of a boy. No, not Peter—Michael. And her husband absolutely adored her. They were rich, really rich, not just comfortably well off, which is odious and stuffy and sounds like one’s grandparents. But if Rosemary wanted to shop she would go to Paris as you and I would go to Bond Street. If she wanted to buy flowers, the car pulled up at that perfect shop in Regent Street, and Rosemary inside the shop just gazed in her dazzled, rather exotic way, and said: “I want those and those and those. Give me four bunches of those. And that jar of roses. Yes, I’ll have all the roses in the jar. No, no lilac. I hate lilac. It’s got no shape.” The attendant bowed and put the lilac out of sight, as though this was only too true; lilac was dreadfully shapeless. “Give me those stumpy little tulips. Those red and white ones.” And she was followed to the car by a thin shopgirl staggering under an immense white paper armful that looked like a baby in long clothes. . . .

What does the imagined interaction between Rosemary and the shop attendant over the lilacs suggest about Rosemary?

• Rosemary has a discerning eye that can find details that others miss.

• Rosemary is dissatisfied with her current life and is seeking change.

• People tend act as if Rosemary is always right because of her wealth.

• People are frustrated by Rosemary because she is indecisive.

Multiple Choice

Use the excerpt below from H.H. Munro’s “The Open Window” to answer the question.

“Here we are, my dear,” said the bearer of the white mackintosh, coming in through the window; “fairly muddy, but most of it’s dry. Who was that who bolted out as we came up?” “A most extraordinary man, a Mr. Nuttel,” said Mrs. Sappleton; “could only talk about his illnesses, and dashed off without a word of good-bye or apology when you arrived. One would think he had seen a ghost.” “I expect it was the spaniel,” said the niece calmly; “he told me he had a horror of dogs. He was once hunted into a cemetery somewhere on the banks of the Ganges by a pack of pariah dogs, and had to spend the night in a newly dug grave with the creatures snarling and grinning and foaming just above him. Enough to make anyone lose their nerve.” Romance at short notice was her speciality."

What does the detail “Romance at short notice was her specialty” reveal about the character Vera, the niece?

• She likes to embellish and mislead others

• She doesn’t enjoy her life.

• She has a goal of mastering the romance genre

• She has many talents and enjoys using them.

Open Ended

What type of details should be included in an objective summary? What types of statements should be excluded?

Short response previews

"The Reward of Enterprise

When given an excerpt from "The Reward of Enterprise", you will be asked to make inferences about Harborough and support your inference with ONE piece of evidence.

Short response previews

"Dusk"

When given an excerpt from "Dusk", you will be asked to analyze how the theme of perception vs reality emerges and is shaped.

Short response previews

"Interlopers"

​In an excerpt from "The Interlopers", two men are trapped under a tree and accuse each other of trespassing on their land. How do the men’s situation and conversation create tension and mystery in the story? In 1-2 sentences, support your ideas with evidence from the paragraph.