Gothic Literature Test Review

In Gothic novels, the conflict is often....

• person vs. technology
• person vs. society
• person vs. supernatural

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the meaning of the word isolation?

• in a crowd

• left alone

• packaging that keeps something cold

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Fill in the blank: The author uses _______ to suggest what may happen next in the story.

• Forward showing

• Foreshadowing

• Similes

• Cats

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Narration in Gothic Literature is usually highly emotional with lots of twists and turns. 

• True
• False

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is an unreliable narrator?

• Someone that is trustworthy
• Someone who gives all sides of a story
• Someone the reader can't fully believe
• Someone who always breaks the rules

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What technique is this an example of? 'The trees watched over the boy as he walked through the dark forest.'

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile

• Alliteration

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What would we NOT expect to find in a Gothic setting?

• Graveyard

• Old house

• Busy crowds

• Forest

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which plot event would you most expect to see as a magical realism story unfolds?

• a visit from people in a time machine

• a tree that seems to sigh and groan in the wind

• aliens take over The White House

• ghosts who rob The Metropolitan Museum

What are common themes found in gothic literature?

• isolation

• death

• journey

• insanity

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What are common themes found in gothic literature?

• isolation

• death

• journey

• insanity

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.2