Unit 2 Exam: 9th Grade

How does Dee's perspective on the "everyday items," such as the cooking utensils and the old quilts, change after she returns home?

1. Read this passage:

Kara walked through the lot as the coming storm transformed the sky into an angry sea of shadowy figures. She unlocked the door just as Kevin shouted her name. The wind began to howl, and the rest of Kevin's words were lost in a cacophony of rustling leaves and tortured branches as they scraped against the building. She began walking toward him when the rain started, the shower soaking her immediately, the strands of her wet hair striking her cheeks like a lash.

Identify and explain the use of imagery used on the text above.

1. Read this passage:

Jim wore a designer suit tailored to his exact dimensions and shoes that shone so brightly that he could see his reflection in them. He poured himself a cup of coffee and walked over to the window to view the city spread out below him.

What can you infer about the character from the information the passage provides?

1. What are the aspects of Gothic writing? Elaborate each one.

Read this passage from "The Tell-Tale Heart":

The old man was dead. I removed the bed and examined the corpse. Yes, he was stone, stone dead. I placed my hand upon the heart and held it there many minutes. There was no pulsation. He was stone dead. His eye would trouble me no more.

What does Poe use in the passage to create a sense of doom, as if reality is pounding on the narrator?

1. Read this sentence from "The Black Cat":

I blush, I burn, I shudder, while I pen the damnable atrocity.

What technique is Poe using in this sentence to help develop the narrator's character?

How does the author use symbolism to reveal Maggie's character in this passage?

In the passage, what does the dream symbolize for the narrator?

The Black Cat" is presented as a series of flashbacks. The story begins in the present, but quickly moves back in time. How does the author's use of flashbacks to tell the narrator's story create tension? Be sure to use specific details from the story to support your response.

Write an objective analysis