Spring 2022 Honors English III Exam

What activity opens the story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"?

• A southern spy is put on trial.
• A man is going to be hanged.
• Union soldiers are fixing a bridge.
• Troops are laying railroad tracks.

"To Build a Fire"--According to the old-timer on Sulphur Creek, what was the man's biggest mistake?

• traveling alone

• stopping too long at lunch time

• failing to bring extra clothes and supplies

• not watching for hidden springs

"The Open Boat"--What is the main theme?

• Death

• Good vs Evil

• Nature's indifference to man

• Family relationships

The theme of Willam Faulkner's short story, A Rose for Emily, is best summed up by which of the following?

• One should refuse to give up old fashion values

• Never take no as an answer from your lover

• Family always has your best intentions

• If one refuses to adapt and embrace the future, he/she will fade away with the past

"A Wagner Matinee"--What was Aunt Georgiana's occupation early in her life?

• seamstress
• music teacher
• writer
• artist

"The Yellow Wallpaper"--The narrator goes from hating the wallpaper to...

• hating it ever more

• obsessing over it

• finding it mildly attractive

• not caring about it

The Great Gatsby--The narrator lives in

• New York City
• East Egg
• West Egg
• Boston

The Harlem Renaissance was remarkable because

• it was the first time African-Americans published their art
• African-American artists were taken seriously 
• So many African-Americans moved to that one neighborhood
• That's when the first African-American won an Oscar

Part A

The speaker of “Harlem” offers several possible answers to his first question in line 1: “What happens to a dream deferred?” Which statement below best captures the answer he believes in most?

• A dream that is not pursued has potentially violent consequences.

• A dream that is not pursued makes you empty inside.

• A dream that is not pursued makes you even more motivated.

• A dream that is not pursued eventually fades away.

What is the tone of the poem, "I, Too"?

• hopeful

• angry

• sad