Unit 1 Test Review: English 4

Semi-colon/Colon: Which of the following sentences is CORRECT?

• No one else had ever seen anything special in Cheryl, who had never shown any ambition; her teachers labeled her as a "slow learner" long before she got to high school.

• No one else had ever seen anything special in Cheryl; who had never shown any ambition. Her teachers labeled her as a "slow learner" long before she got to high school.

Misused words: THEIR/THERE/THEY’RE - fill in the correct form of the word: Chester and Posey took ___________ time.

• There

• Their

• They're

Misused words: WHO'S/WHOSE - fill in the correct form of the word: Chester, ____________ phone hadn’t stopped ringing all morning, barely ate anything for breakfast.

• Who's

• Whose

A pattern of narrative that describes the typical adventure of the archetype known as The Hero, the person who goes out and achieves great deeds on behalf of the group, tribe, or civilization.

• The Journey

• The Path

• The Hero's Story

• The Hero's Journey

Most of a hero's journey takes place

• in space

• in the known world

• underground

• in the unknown world

This is the hero's normal world, where life is status quo, problems/conflicts don't trouble the hero.

• Refusal of the Call

• The Resurrection

• The Ordinary World

• Meeting with the Mentor

In this stage, the hero comes across a veteran traveler of the world or a wise man or woman who gives him or her training, equipment, weapons, or advice that will help on the journey.

• The Reward

• Trials

• The Resurrection

• Meeting with the Mentor

A "point of no return" is crossed. The hero is committing to the journey. The hero leaves their ordinary world and enters into an unfamiliar/new world.

• The Road Back

• The Approach

• The Ordeal

• Crossing the Threshold

What literary technique is illustrated by this passage from Maupassant's story?

"She would have so loved to charm, to be envied, to be admired and sought after."

• irony

• symbolism

• direct characterization

• indirect characterization

What conclusion might you draw about Madame Loisel's character, based on the life she wants to live?

• She enjoys working.

• She has simple needs. 

• She cares most about her relationships.

• She cares most about material things.