Analyzing Literary Texts Review for Unit Test

Use the statement from The Hunger Games to answer the question.

She reaches in, digs her hand deep into the ball, and pulls out a slip of paper. The crowd draws in a collective breath and then you can hear a pin drop, and I'm feeling nauseous and so desperately hoping that it's not me, that it's not me, that it's not me.

Which literary device does this represent?

• imagery

• flashback

• suspense

• humor

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Use the statement about The Wizard of Oz to complete the activity.

Throughout the story, Dorthy is trying to find a way home, the Tin Man wants a heart, the Scarecrow wants a brain, and the Cowardly Lion wants courage. Once they reach their destination they learn that they had these things all along and didn't actually need to go to the "wizard".

This statement represents _______ irony.

• verbal

• situational

• dramatic

• pun

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Use the statement about The Lightning Thief to answer the question.

At a field trip, Mrs. Dodds surprisingly turns into a monster who Percy has to defeat. No one else remembers, but when he tells his mom, she tells him that he needs to go to a special camp to be safe.

Which step in the hero’s journey does this represent?

• The hero is tested and then goes through a transformation or change.

• The hero gets a call to action and goes from the known world to an unknown world.

• The hero returns to the known world with new knowledge.

• The hero meets and gets trained by a mentor.

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In Romeo & Juliette the reader knows that Juliette has just taken a sleeping potion, but Romeo thinks she drank poison and is dead.

This statement represents _______.

• dramatic irony

• humor

• situational irony

• verbal irony

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Use the statement about The Matrix to answer the question.

During a dramatic scene, Neo is trapped on the roof of a building with nowhere to go & agents are shooting at him. The scene suddenly goes into slow motion to show Neo do a backbend and dodge the bullets. We see closeups of the bullets going by him and him twisting out of the way.

Which element of a film does this represent?

• costuming and makeup

• set design

• camera shots and angles

• costuming and makeup

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Use the statement about The Matrix to answer the question.

Inside the Matrix, Neo is shot down by the agents. Outside of the Matrix, Trinity realizes Neo is dying & gives him a kiss. In the Matrix, Neo suddenly rises and the agents try to shoot him again, but now he can easily stop time and the bullets & send them flying back at the agents.

Which universal theme is being represented?

• hero’s journey

• coming of age/loss of innocence

• good versus evil

• renewal/rebirth

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Use the statement about Harry Potter to answer the question.

Draco & Harry are constantly fighting in the series and trying to one-up each other. Professor Moody sees Draco sneaking up on Harry and turns Draco into a ferret, bouncing him around.

Which literary device does this represent?

• suspense

• foreshadowing

• imagery

• humor

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Most of a hero's journey takes place

• in space

• in the known world

• underground

• in the unknown world

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The person who who advises hero, preps for quest & develops special skills is called

• a friend

• a priest

• a mentor

• a trickster

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The future hero is first given notice that his or her life is going to change.

• Call to Adventure

• Beginning of Adventure

• Experience with Unconditional Love

• Refusal of the Call

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