Grade 11 Literature Comprehension Quiz

Read the following passage from Shakespeare's "Hamlet": "Frailty, thy name is woman!" Based on this line, what is Hamlet suggesting about women?

• They are intellectually superior

• They are physically strong

• They are morally weak

• They are inherently kind

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DOK Level 1: Recall

Consider this excerpt from Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice": "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." What does this statement imply about society's views during the Regency period?

• Wealth is unimportant in marriage

• Marriage is primarily a business transaction

• Men are free from societal expectations

• Women have financial independence

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Analyze this line from "Moby Dick" by Herman Melville: "Ahab has his own private reasons for seeking vengeance on the great white." What does this suggest about Captain Ahab's motivations?

• They are professional

• They are personal

• They are financial

• They are trivial

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

From Charles Dickens' "Great Expectations," read the following: "My father's family name being Pirrip, and my Christian name Philip, my infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more explicit than Pip." What does this excerpt tell us about the narrator?

• He is elderly

• He is a child

• He is wealthy

• He is educated

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DOK Level 1: Recall

Interpret this passage from F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby": "Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us." What does the green light most likely symbolize in this context?

• Past regrets

• Future hopes

• Current wealth

• Environmental issues

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

In "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, consider the following: "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." What is Atticus Finch teaching Scout with this advice?

• Legal principles

• Empathy and understanding

• Historical knowledge

• Scientific methods

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

From William Golding's "Lord of the Flies," read this excerpt: "The conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist." What does the destruction of the conch symbolize?

• The onset of new technology

• The end of law and order

• The beginning of rescue

• The joy of freedom

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

In Emily Brontë's "Wuthering Heights," consider this description: "The moors, silent and shrouded in mist, echoed with the cries of distant voices." How does the setting of the moors contribute to the novel?

• It highlights the characters' isolation

• It provides a backdrop for urban development

• It symbolizes technological advancement

• It contrasts with the theme of companionship

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Reflect on this irony from Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn": "All right, then, I'll go to hell." What does this statement criticize about society?

• Educational systems

• Religious hypocrisy

• Economic disparities

• Technological dependence

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

From "The Odyssey" by Homer, analyze this action: "Odysseus, disguised as a beggar, tests the loyalty of his servants." What does this disguise allow Odysseus to do?

• Avoid battles

• Gain wealth

• Observe without being recognized

• Travel faster

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking