Short Story Test

In “The Monkey’s Paw” Sergeant Major Morris tells of his adventures in India. This is an example of _____.

• a. foreshadowing

• b. flashback

• c. irony

• d. none of the above

Mr. White makes a mistake in the chess game at the beginning of the story. This hint at future events that might happen later in the story is called ___.

• a. foreshadowing

• b. flashback

• c. irony

• d. none of the above

The Monkey's Paw: the Whites wish for something good, but the opposite happens. This is an example of _____.

• a. foreshadowing

• b. flashback

• c. irony

• d. none of the above

A possible theme for “There Will Come Soft Rains” is _____.

• a. You need to balance work and life.

• b. Love is the worthiest of pursuits.

• c. Technology if misused can have harmful impacts

• d. none of the above

A category of art, music, or literature characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter.

• a. setting

• b. theme

• c. genre

• d. resource

The genre of Ray Bradbury’s “There Will Come Soft Rains” is _____.

• a. adventure

• b. science fiction

• c. mystery

• d. none of the above

The setting of “The Masque of the Red Death” is ______.

• a. in a graveyard

• b. inside Prince Prospero’s abbey

• c. in an open field

• d. none of the above

A statement that at first seems contradictory, but upon further examination makes sense

• a. personification

• b. irony

• c. paradox

• d. none of the above

In “The Masque of the Red Death,” colors, the arrangement of the rooms, and the clock are _____ representing the passage of time.

• a. irony

• b. foreshadowing

• c. symbols

• d. none of the above

“The Masque of the Red Death” is a(n) _____ because all the symbols have to do with the idea that there is no escaping death.

• a. allegory

• b. epic poem

• c. comedy

• d. none of the above