10th Grade Lit Final Exam-honors

In "Contents of the Dead Man's Pockets," Tom didn't go to the movies with his wife because...

• they were goint to get a divorce soon.

• he wanted to work on his work project

• she was going to see a chick flick and he was not interested.

• she was going out with her friends and he was not invited.

His teeth were exposed in a frozen grimace, the strength draining like water from his knees and calves... is an example of

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• alliteration

The most meaningful theme of "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket" is

• remember what matters in life.

• a man loses his per out the ledge and goes to retrieve it.

• on a ledge over Lexington Ave.

• don't walk on the ledge.

The irony of "Contents of the Dead Man's Pockets" is...

• that he broke the window and made it back inside.

• that the paper flew back out the window.

• that hedidn't geth the promotion.

• that he ended up going to the movies.

At the end of "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket,

Tom has a mjor change in his...

• priorities

• values

• attitude

• all of theses

In literature, archetype seems to represent...

• patterns in certain cultures

• ideas or patterns in our culture

• universal patterns of human nature

Someone who is challenged physically, mentally or morally to achieve a goal.

• villain

• hero

• mentor or guide

• femme fatale

Which would be a creature of nightmare?

• Wolf

• Fairy

• Werewolf

• Mermaid

A quest is ...

• going on an adventure to find something

• a waste of time

• when the hero becomes evil

• when you ask the hero for something

A woman who has been rescued by the hero is a ...

• heroine

• damsel in distress

• villain

• temptress