Unit 7 Review

Based on Robert Frost’s poem "The Road Not Taken,” which is the best theme statement about "consequences”?

• Careful consideration of choices always yields positive consequences.

• Every choice in life brings with it a wholly different set of consequences.

• Humans should not reflect upon choices they may have already made.

• Negative consequences can be avoided only if the right decision is made.

Which sentence best characterizes Billy?

• He feels misunderstood.

• He does not like his family.

• He is angry most of the time.

• He is obsessed with sports.

What is the setting of a story?

• the sequence of events where each affects the next one through the principle of cause-and-effect

• the highest point of tension in a storyline

• time and place (or when and where) of the story

• the plot of a story

Which character in "The Lady, or the Tiger” makes the decision that leads to the moral of the story?

• the king

• the princess

• the young man

• the lady behind the door

What is irony?

• a particular attitude or way of considering a matter

• the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence

• exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

• a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result

Which behavior in the excerpt best indicates that there is a conflict between the society and an individual?

• Characters arguing with Tessie

• Bill standing quietly

• Bill staring at the paper

• Mrs. Delacroix correcting Tessie

What is the best summary of the main conflict in "The Lottery"?

• The main conflict is between an individual and society. In the story, the townspeople have a yearly ritual that involves sacrificing a villager to ensure a good harvest. After Tessie Hutchinson is selected, she is attacked by the entire community.

• The main conflict is between the society and an individual. Many members of the younger generation are questioning the need to hold the lottery. Old Man Warner is sure that to do away with the lottery would be foolish and dangerous.

• The main conflict is between two characters. Mr. Graves and Mr. Summers disagree about how to continue the customs and rituals of the lottery. They argue about whether or not to use chips of wood or pieces of paper to draw the names for the lottery.

• The main conflict is between a character and herself. Tessie Hutchinson is torn between her desire to please her community and her family by quietly and calmly going along with being chosen for the lottery or to resist her fate.

How does setting in the excerpt affect the narrator?

• The city makes her dislike her rural home.

• The city makes her appreciate her rural home.

• The city makes her ignore her rural home.

• The city makes her want to improve her rural home.

What can the tone of these lines best be described as?

• peaceful

• violent

• humorous

• frightening

What is tone?

• a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result

• how the reader feels

• exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

• the author's attitude toward a subject