Literature Test: Quarter 1

What does "biographical narrative" mean?

• story about the someone's life

• poem about life

• essay about life

Which is a vital detail for the exposition/setting of "New Directions"?

• Ms. Annie had a "slight ability to read."

• The year was 1903.

• Ms. Annie was strong.

• Ms. Annie was in a bad marriage.

From "New Directions" --

Which type of irony is NOT seen in the following quote?

"He did not tell her that he knew a minister in Enid with whom he could study and who had a friendly, unmarried daughter."

• Verbal irony

• Situational irony

• Dramatic Irony

From "New Directions" --

What character trait does the following quote reveal about the protagonist (Ms. Annie)?

"She placed stones in two five-gallon pails and carried the three miles to the cotton gin."

• Determined

• Loyal

• Curious

• Energetic

Which statement from the story best summarizes the theme of "New Directions"?

• Annie never disappointed her customers, who could count on seeing the tall, brown-skinned woman bent over her brazier, carefully turning meat pies.

• Each of us has the right and responsibility to assess the roads which lie ahead, and those over which we have traveled, and if the future road looms ominous or unpromising, and the roads back uninviting, then we need to gather our resolve and step off that road into another direction.

• She made her plans meticulously and in secret.

From "The Washwoman"--

What character trait does the author say kept the washwoman from simply being a beggar in her old age?

• Happiness

• Generosity

• Pride

From "The Washwoman" --

What internal (man vs nature) conflict did the washwoman face?

• Not being invited to her son's wedding

• Walking an hour and a half to do the laundry

• Battling the freezing temperatures

from "The Washwoman"--

What does it mean when the author says the washwoman was "a real find.”

• a hard worker

• beautiful

• a good family woman

Why is the setting important to the story for establishing conflict and moving the plot?

• An old woman would not be able to function well in the intense cold.

• An old woman would want more money for the amount of work she's doing.

• An old Gentile woman would not be willing to interact with a Jewish family.

From "The Most Dangerous Game" --

Which quote best illustrates building suspense?

• "He threw himself down behind a fallen log one hundred feet away."

• "The hunting was not good last night."

• "Rainsford had dug himself in in France..."

• "The General's eyes had left the ground and were traveling inch by inch up the tree."