10th Grade MM4 Review for Final

He eluded her phone calls. He didn't answer them and sent them straight to voicemail. Based on these sentences, what is the best meaning of the word "elude?"

• Answer

• Return

• Avoid

• Forward

What is the difference between mood and tone?

• mood is a feeling the author creates; tone is the speaker's attitude towards his or her subject

• mood is the feeling of the main character; tone is the attitude of the antagonist

• mood is about the whole work; tone is only about the rising action

• mood can change; tone is always the same

What is a good synonym for "justification" of a claim?

• supporting details

• evidence

• research

• all of the above

A claim is a statement:

• that is true

• that has not yet been proven

• a fact

• an answer to a question

Which of the following best states a theme?

• The way to the road is left.

• If you are absent, you are also late.

• The wind is like a sneeze.

• Love is more important than intelligence.

What is an example of alliteration?

• Pieces and nieces

• Light love with a lamp.

• I want to bake away.

• Been sinning and can't win.

Which of the following best describes the setting in of Mice and Men?

• Somewhere on the land.

• On a dusty road.

• On a ranch during the Great Depression.

• It is set in the West.

Theme is the ______________ and main idea is the story's _________________.

• message; subconflict

• message; subject

• main plot; subplot

• main plot; antagonist

A good definition for counterclaim is:

• a claim made to support a claim

• a claim made as a rebuttal to a claim

• a claim that seems the opposite, but is the same

• a claim that is the same as the main claim

In a soliloquy, the actor is speaking to

• the audience

• his family

• himself

• a ghost or spirit