English III Midterm Review

Which of the following inferences can be drawn from this line from The Yellow Wallpaper, "There was a delicious garden! I never saw such a garden - large and shady, full of box-border paths...There were greenhouses, too, but they are all broken now."?

• Contrasting the grotesque imagery of the garden against the decaying description of the greenhouses to allow the reader to visualize her dire situation

• Compare the attractive and stunning description of the gardens with the visually stunning greenhouses she points out.

• Contrasting the vivid descriptions of the garden against the abrupt crumbing masses of what were once greenhouses which paralells the narrator's situation

• None of these

Which of the following quotes from The Yellow Wallpaper is an example of how the narrator is controlled by those around her?

• "I get a lovely view of the bay and a little private wharf belonging tot he estate."

• It is a big, airy room, the whole floor nearly, with windows that look all ways"

• "But these nervous troubles are dreadfully depressing"

• "I sometimes fancy that in my condition if I had less opposition and more society and stimulus"

In what ways does John control his wife in The Yellow Wallpaper?

• her diet

• her activities

• possibly visitations from friends and family

• all of these

In The Crucible, one main purpose of the ending is to suggest that Proctor's decision may have arisen through:

• a desire to help Elizabeth live

• His effort to do the right thing and uphold his innocence

• to make Danforth feel guilty

• To get revenge on Abigail

In the Crucible, the author's attitude toward Rev. Parris can be best described as what?

• indifferent and apathetic

• insufferable and all-knowing

• amusement and boredom

• frustration and annoyance

In the Crucible, John Proctor engages in external conflicts with several characters in Act II, including his wife, Elizabeth. Which best describes the main source of strife between them?

• Elizabeth's unforgiving nature

• Elizabeth's inability to control the help

• John Proctor's past relationship with Abigail

• John's tendency to tell lies and hide secrets

In The Crucible, according to the exposition at the beginning of the play, what fueled the Salem witch hunt depicted in the text?

• the belief that the leader of the community was working with the Devil

• the chance to take revenge on hated neighbors and enemies

• the fear of the physical illness that was rampant in the area

• the concern for the young people in the village

Which statement best describes John Proctor's personality as it is revealed in Act I of The Crucible?

• He is a person of independent judgement

• He is a person of devout religious beliefs

• He is a person of sophisticated intellect

• He is a person of whimsical humor

Which of these statements best expresses a theme, or central message, of The Crucible, Act IV?

• Human beings can't be held responsible for their actions

• There are no meaningful standards of right and wrong

• Government authority can be resisted single-handedly

• Personal honor determines one's self-worth

In "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July", why does Douglass consistently use the pronoun "your" in this speech?

• He is speaking to a mostly foreign audience

• To show that he is not really part of the US

• He is speaking mostly to escaped slaves

• As a way to flashback to America's founding