Final Exam Review Game - Missed Questions

Explain the definition of connotation.

• The emotional weight assigned to a word

• The literal meaning of a word

• A word's grammatical function

• The origin of a word

Why do authors use repetition?

• ...to get their point across

• ...to confuse the reader

• ...to make the text longer

• ...to introduce new characters

Explain the difference between dramatic and situational irony.

• Situational irony - when something different than what is expected happens. Dramatic irony - when the reader knows something the character(s) do not.

• Dramatic irony - when something different than what is expected happens. Situational irony - when the reader knows something the character(s) do not.

• Situational irony - when the audience knows something the character does not. Dramatic irony - when the outcome is unexpected.

• Dramatic irony - when both the audience and the characters are unaware of the outcome. Situational irony - when the outcome is exactly as expected.

Explain how the landlady is characterized in “The Landlady.”

• She is a welcoming, yet strange host.

• She is a rude and unfriendly person.

• She is a young and energetic woman.

• She is a forgetful and careless landlady.

What is a conflict in “A Retrieved Reformation”?

• Ralph D. Spencer isn’t sure if he should reveal his identity, Jimmy Valentine.

• Annabel Adams is planning to marry Ralph D. Spencer.

• Ben Price is searching for Jimmy Valentine.

• Jimmy Valentine is trying to open a shoe store.

Identify the figure of speech: My mom has a smile that rivals the Mona Lisa.

• allusion

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

Explain the suspense in “The Lady, or the Tiger?”

• The reader does not know which door the princess picked.

• The princess tells the young man which door to choose.

• The king reveals the secret before the choice is made.

• The young man escapes before choosing a door.

Explain why the ending of “A Retrieved Reformation” was ironic.

• The reader expects Ben Price to arrest Jimmy Valentine and he does not.

• Jimmy Valentine is caught by the police as expected.

• Ben Price helps Jimmy commit another crime.

• The safe cannot be opened and the girl is not saved.