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WorksheetsFinal Exam AP review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 34mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who does McCandless think is "king"?
a)
Leo Tolstoy
b)
Jack London
c)
Henry David Thoreau
d)
Ralph Waldo Emerson
2.
What name does McCandless go by after leaving Atlanta?
a)
John
b)
Chris
c)
Alex
d)
Wayne
3.
For a short while, McCandless worked in South Dakota for a man named
a)
Wayne Westerberg
b)
Ken Tompson
c)
Gordon Samel
d)
Ferdie Swanson
4.
How do Chris and Ron Franz meet?
a)
Chris was hitchhiking and Ron gave him a ride.
b)
Ron lived at The Slabs near Jan and Bob.
c)
Ron was one of Chris's college professors.
d)
Ron was a family friend, and Chris called him because he needed help.
5.
Why was McCandless able to get to the bus in April, but not able to get back to the road in June?
a)
He lost his map and couldn't find the way back.
b)
He took a detour to go exploring, and got lost.
c)
The beaver ponds previously frozen had thawed, and the river was too deep to cross.
d)
McCandless didn't really want to leave the bus.
6.
Which of the following is NOT a trait of the Transcendentalists?
a)
Self-reliance
b)
Appreciation of nature
c)
Fear of the devil
d)
Believing you could find God anywhere
7.
What was the general consensus about Chris's death in Alaska?
a)
They thought he was just another foolish boy that had gone unprepared out into the wilderness.
b)
They thought he was pretty heroic.
c)
They thought it was a pity he died.
d)
Nobody thought anything what so ever.
8.
Who were the two people that called the police when Chris's body was found to help them identify the body?
a)
Jan Burress and Wayne Westerberg
b)
Wayne Westerberg and Gallien
c)
Jan Burress and Gallien
d)
Carine and Jan Burress
9.
What did Chris actually die from?
a)
It was starvation.
b)
It was a combination of starvation and a wild potato root that was poisoning him.
c)
Lack of knowledge of the wilderness.
d)
Nothing.
10.
A short quotation at the beginning of a book or chapter.
a)
euphemism
b)
epigraph
c)
epithet
d)
summary
11.
Author whom Chris admired and read extensively.
a)
Dr. Seuss
b)
William Shakespeare
c)
Arthur Miller
d)
Jack London
12.
The name of the trail McCandless followed was
a)
The Appalachian
b)
The Stampede Trail
c)
The Oregon Trail
d)
The Pacific Coast Trail
13.
At which fast food restaurant did Chris work in Bullhead City?
a)
Burger King
b)
Arby's
c)
McDonald's
d)
In-n-Out
14.
Once Chris reaches the Colorado River, how does he get to Mexico?
a)
Kayak
b)
he hitchhikes
c)
train
d)
bus
15.
How does Chris spend most of his time at The Slabs?
a)
He helps sell books for Jan and Bob.
b)
He creates art and music.
c)
He fixes people's cars.
d)
He writes poetry and short stories.
16.
What happened when McCandless killed the moose?
a)
He was able to preserve all the meat, and he ate it over the course of the summer.
b)
He ate some of it and left the rest for the wolves.
c)
He cured the meat incorrectly, making it inedible.
d)
He shared it with some hunters he met.
17.
How did a junked up bus end up halfway up on the trail?
a)
someone brought it out for hunters and trappers
b)
the state of Alaska had a company bring it out there for construction workers
c)
McCandless drove it out there but it broke down
d)
who knows and who cares?
18.
According to the letter Chris sent his sister Carine, why did Chris believe he’d have to be careful “not to accept any gifts” from his parents?
a)
he felt it would give them the impression that they can buy his respect
b)
he thought it would make his parents feel like he can’t be independent
c)
he would feel bad since he would end up giving it all away
d)
he didn’t want to take anything that his sister could have
19.
Why is not “a great deal known” about where McCandless traveled “after departing Las Vegas” in May 1991?
a)
he doesn’t make contact with anyone after that
b)
he goes straight to Alaska, which is where he dies
c)
he changed his name for good
d)
he stops writing in his journal and there is a lack of photos
20.
When Westerberg offers to buy McCandless a plane ticket to Fairbanks in the middle of April 1992, McCandless responds, “Flying would be ____________,” which is indicative of his nature.
a)
awesome
b)
cheating
c)
scary
d)
nice
21.
What caused Gail Borath (Wayne’s girlfriend) to have a “bad feeling” that they wouldn’t see Alex again?
a)
Alex displayed talent for playing the piano, which is rare in rubber tramps
b)
While shopping for supplies, Alex bought more than usual
c)
Alex didn’t like dancing, but he danced at the last party with Borath
d)
Alex cried when he hugged Borath goodbye
22.
Krakauer writes about Irish monks who “sailed and rowed” across “treacherous stretches of ocean” in the fifth and sixth centuries AD to an island off the coast of Iceland. Why, according to Krakauer, did the monks do this?
a)
in pursuit of wealth
b)
in pursuit of new lands
c)
in pursuit of living in peace, undisturbed
d)
in pursuit of new challenges
23.
One detail that could be considered ironic about Chris’s death was
a)
There was a map buried under the bus left by another traveler
b)
there was a cable and basket close to the bus that could have taken him across the river
c)
McCandless had trapped a squirrel but was too weak to get it
d)
the river was only 6 inches deep
24.
Krakauer tries to show that McCandless’s “reckless” behavior was more a typical young person choice than suicidal by
a)
comparing McCandless to himself as a young man
b)
proving that the Alaskans who wrote negative things about McCandless were just crazy
c)
showing how reckless his father was as a young man
d)
comparing McCandless to monks
25.
Chris was a high achiever academically, but he received an F in high school physics. What does this incident reveal about his character?
a)
he could be lazy like many other teenagers
b)
he was stubborn and would stick to his beliefs regardless of the consequences
c)
he was not as intelligent as his family believed
d)
he didn't like his teacher
26.
Which rhetorical strategy does the following contain?
"I came. I saw. I conquered."
"I came. I saw. I conquered."
a)
epistrophe
b)
anaphora
c)
simile
d)
antithesis
27.
Which rhetorical strategy does the following contain?
"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
a)
simile
b)
personification
c)
parallelism
d)
hypophora
28.
Which rhetorical strategy does the following contain?
"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools."
"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools."
a)
antithesis
b)
chiasmus
c)
anaphora
d)
litotes
29.
Which rhetorical strategy does the following contain?
"It is hard to say how to study for your exam -- besides reading and reviewing vocabulary -- to guarantee a passing score."
"It is hard to say how to study for your exam -- besides reading and reviewing vocabulary -- to guarantee a passing score."
a)
repetition
b)
parenthesis
c)
irony
d)
personification
30.
Which rhetorical strategy does the following contain?
"Explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog. You understand it better but the frog dies in the process."
"Explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog. You understand it better but the frog dies in the process."
a)
metaphor
b)
chiasmus
c)
paradox
d)
analogy
31.
Tone is
a)
the feeling the audience has about the subject
b)
the attitude of the speaker about the subject
32.
Which rhetorical strategy does the following contain?
"You, Sir, of all men whom I have known, are he whose body is the closest conjoined, and imbued, and identified, so to speak, with the spirit whereof it is the instrument."
"You, Sir, of all men whom I have known, are he whose body is the closest conjoined, and imbued, and identified, so to speak, with the spirit whereof it is the instrument."
a)
asyndeton
b)
polysyndeton
c)
antithesis
d)
chiasmus
33.
Which is the correct way to cite a source?
a)
In the Author's Note, he claims not to be "an unbiased author." (Krakauer, iv).
b)
In the Author's Note, he claims not to be "an unbiased author"(Krakauer, iv.)
c)
In the Author's Note, he claims not to be "an unbiased author"(Krakauer iv).
d)
In the Author's Note, he claims not to be "an unbiased author."
34.
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
a)
Ms. Green spent the three days at home grading she also caught up on Netflix and wrote our finals.
b)
Ms. Green spent the three days at home grading, she also caught up on Netflix, and wrote our finals.
c)
Ms. Green spent the three days at home grading; she also caught up on Netflix; and wrote our finals.
d)
Ms. Green spent the three days at home grading; she also caught up on Netflix, and wrote our finals.
35.
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
a)
On finals day, please make sure to bring your socratic seminar questions additionally you will need a pencil and a well-rested mind.
b)
On finals day, please make sure to bring your socratic seminar questions, additionally, you will need a pencil and a well-rested mind.
c)
On finals day, please make sure to bring your socratic seminar questions; additionally, you will need a pencil and a well-rested mind.
d)
On finals day, please make sure to bring your socratic seminar questions; additionally; you will need a pencil and a well-rested mind.
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