Eng II Spring '24 Final Exam Study Guide Part 2

We read an excerpt from Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar. What was the narrator's (Esther's) internal conflict? (The reader later learns that she was hungry.)

• choosing the right path without sacrifice and living with regret

• choosing whether or not to be vaccinated

• choosing a loveless life with a man who can provide for her or a passionate life with a man who does not have much money

• choosing a busy social life in the city or a more relaxed lifestyle in a rural community

Which of the fantastic beasts was a greedy monster described as having a woman's head and body and a bird's wings and talons or was depicted as a bird of prey with a woman's face?

• a pixie

• the Phoenix

• a harpy

• a mermaid

In Nick Antosca's "The Quiet Boy," Antosca uses the word "malevolence" three times. "[The figure] was simply standing there—and hating her. Radiating malevolence" (Antosca). What does "malevolence" mean?

• grace and style in appearance or manner

• intense, often vicious, ill will, spite, or hatred

• perfect happiness, typically so as to be oblivious of everything else

• lack of feeling or emotion

In Nick Antosca's "The Quiet Boy," why did Julia Grey go to Lucas Weaver's house?

• to get Lucas Weaver's dad's signature for the art program

• to discuss Lucas Weaver's behavior with his father

• to drop off clothes she purchased for Lucas Weaver

• to help Lucas Weaver with his laundry

In Nick Antosca's "The Quiet Boy," what did Julia Grey think Lucas Weaver smelled like?

• litter box

• Axe body spray

• onions

• damp fur

In Nick Antosca's "The Quiet Boy," which of the following characters survived?

• Julia Grey

• the delivery boy from Paul's Pizza

• Elaine Fielding

• Sheriff Eastin

In Nick Antosca's "The Quiet Boy," what keeps Lucas Weaver's father and brother away from Lucas and Julia Grey for a short period of time?

• banging on pots and pans

• light

• the smell of garlic

• water

Mary Oliver's poem, "Kingfisher," is about . . .

• the fish's natural instinct to keep swimming

• a giant tree with special silver leaves

• the bird's natural instinct to catch and eat the fish

• a king who enjoyed fishing

What is the largest of the five offshore plastic accumulation zones in the world's oceans called?

• The Floating Flotsam Pile

• The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

• The Atlantic's Plastic Problem

• Stop Using Plastic Bags

In M. R. James's "The Mezzotint," who is in possession of the mezzotint?

• Professor Binks

• Mr. Williams
• Professor Brown
• Garwood