American Gothic Literature

Which word best completes the sentence?

During his speech, the guest speaker ______ wildly with his hands, distracting the audience from the important points he was trying to make.

• afflicted

• gesticulated

• absconded

• intermingled

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which sentence in this excerpt from “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe reflects the narrator’s sarcastic view of his attendants?

• There were no attendants at home;

• they had absconded to make merry to honour the time.

• I had told them that I should not return until the morning, and had given them explicit orders not to stir from the house

• These orders were sufficient, I well knew, to insure their immediate disappearance, one and all, as soon as my back was turned

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What does Santa use to clean his sleigh?

• Santa-tizer

• Lysol

• Scrubbing Bubbles

• Sanitizer

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which two words in these sentences are used as puns?

1. An English teacher is like a judge in that she hands out long sentences.

2. A man's home is his castle, in a manor of speaking.

• Sentences

• Castle

• Judge

• Manor

Which three sentences in this passage does Edgar Allan Poe use to foreshadow Fortunato's eventual fate in his short story "The Cask of Amontillado"?

• "I drink," he said, "to the buried that repose around us."

• "And I to your long life."

• "The Montresors," I replied, "were a great and numerous family."

• "A huge human foot d'or, in a field azure; the foot crushes a serpent rampant whose fangs are imbedded in the heel."

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What did the gingerbread man put on his bed?

• a teddy bear

• fluffy pillows

• cookie sheets

• a piping bag

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which sentences place colons correctly?

• One thought kept crossing Jen's mind as Friday approached: "Please let this week be over."

• Thomas Jefferson famously stated that people's unalienable rights included the following: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

• Ander's family comes from two different cultures, his mother's side of the family is Swedish: while his father's side is Brazilian.

• Please get these items: from the store, milk, eggs, and bread.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Based on its use in the sentence, what is the most likely meaning of "clamoured"?

I reapproached the wall; I replied to the yells of him who clamoured.

• questioned

• complained

• climbed

• shouted

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What did the peanut butter say to the grape on Christmas?

• It's lunch time!

• Grape my day.

• Tis the season to be jelly.

• Nothing. Peanut butter cannot talk.

What type of figure of speech is a pun?

• alliteration

• irony

• repetition

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3