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Final Exam Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The exposition of a story

a)

sets the stage for the climax.

b)

determines the outcome of the conflict.

c)

presents essential background information.

d)

establishes a new norm.

2.

The climax of a story

a)

presents essential background information.

b)

is a turning point or point of greatest intensity.

c)

does not determine the outcome of the conflict.

d)

is the plan or groundwork of the story.

3.

Conflict is the ________________ between opposing forces.

a)

struggle

b)

friendship

c)

relationship

d)

story

4.

The central idea or universal truth that a story examines is the

a)

conflict.

b)

theme.

c)

point of view.

d)

resolution.

5.
Which point of view uses a narrator that tells the story from only one character’s perspective?
a)
First Person
b)
Third Person Limited
c)
Third Person Omniscient
d)
None of the above
6.
What literary device can include memories, dreams, or stories of the past?
a)
Symbolism
b)
Foreshadowing
c)
Flashback
d)
Irony
7.
What literary device uses hints or clues to suggest what will happen next?
a)
Irony
b)
Suspense
c)
Flashback
d)
Foreshadowing
8.
What literary device uses an object or action that means something other than its literal meaning?
a)
Symbolism
b)
Foreshadowing
c)
Flashback
d)
Irony
9.

What literary device is when the opposite of what is expected happens?

a)

Suspense

b)

Irony

c)

Flashback

d)

Symbolism

10.

A comparison between two unlike things that uses like or as

a)

simile.

b)

personification.

c)

metaphor.

d)

alliteration.

11.

When the same sound is repeated in two or more neighboring words is it

a)

a simile.

b)

point of view.

c)

alliteration.

d)

rising action.

12.

The way an author shows us how a character changes as the story proceeds is know as

a)

characterization.

b)

resolution.

c)

conflict.

d)

metaphor.

13.

RHETORIC: “What the hammer? What the chain? In what furnace was thy brain?

a)

parallelism

b)

analogy

c)

repetition

d)

restatement

14.

RHETORIC: We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the streets, we shall fight.

a)

parallelism

b)

analogy

c)

restatement

d)

repetition

15.
What is a soliloquy?
a)
a brief remark that the audience can hear but characters cannot
b)
a lengthy speech addressed to the other characters on stage
c)
a lengthy speech in which one character is alone on stage
d)
speech in which a word has a double meaning
16.
What is an aside?
a)
a brief remark that the audience can hear but characters cannot
b)
a lengthy speech in which one character is alone on stage
c)
speech in which a word has a double meaning
d)
a lengthy speech addressed to the other characters on stage
17.

In William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet , the audience is aware that Juliet is not dead, but Romeo does not know. What does this fact create?

a)

situational irony.

b)

dramatic irony.

c)

falling action.

d)

comic relief.

18.

Which of the following word be an example of an allusion?

a)

jumbo shrimp

b)

The wind sang in the trees.

c)

She is quick as lightening.

d)

Erik is the Lebron James of our school.

19.

The freshly fallen snow shimmered on the lawn, like a blanket of scattered diamonds under the morning sun.

This sentence contains which of the following literary devices?

a)

simile

b)

foreshadowing

c)

conflict

d)

reason

20.

Which of the following words would be an example of onomatopoeia?

a)

keeeee-ahhhh

b)

stately

c)

original

d)

angry

21.
A type of poem in which a speaker tells a story or tale is called a 
a)
narrative poem.
b)
sonnet.
c)
lyric poem.
d)
short poem.
22.

Which of the following is always found in a tragedy like William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet?

a)

the downfall of a main character

b)

a hero who is motivated by greed

c)

a hero who is perfect in every way

d)

a character who is a foil for a hero

23.

The old woman gripped the worn armrests of her rocking chair, her knuckles white. Outside, the wind howled, rattling the windowpanes with a fierce insistence that made her jump each time. She watched the bare branches of the oak tree clawing at the bruised sky, each gust seeming to tug at something deep inside her. A shiver, not entirely from the cold, traced its way down her spine. Another storm, she thought, her gaze fixed on the darkening horizon, a familiar ache settling in her chest. She wondered if the old shed door was latched properly, a small, nagging worry in the vast emptiness of the house.

What point of view is the passage told from?

a)

1st person

b)

3rd person limited

c)

3rd person omniscient

d)

2nd person

24.

In Romeo & Juliet, references to stars act as a ________ for fate in the play.

a)

metaphor

b)

symbol

c)

conflict

d)

explanation

25.

A 14 line poem, such as the prologue in Romeo & Juliet, which has a specific rhyme scheme is know as a

a)

lyric poem.

b)

sonnet.

c)

free verse.

d)

ballad.

26.

Which of the following is the rhyme scheme for a sonnet?

a)

ABABCDCDEFEFGG

b)

ABCDABCD

c)

ABCDABCD

d)

ABCBABCD

27.

Tone can best described as

a)

attitude of the reader.

b)

the overall mood or feeling in a story.

c)

the author's attitude toward his writing.

d)

reader's point of view.

28.

What is a theme?

a)

an advance hint of what will happen later in the story

b)

a universal idea, lesson, or message explored throughout a work of literature

c)

the use of words or images to represent specific concepts, people, objects, or events

d)

a reference within a work to something famous outside it, such as a well-known person, place, event, story, work of art, literature, music, or pop culture

29.

What is it called when an author uses descriptive language to appeal to a reader's senses?

a)

Personification

b)

Connotation

c)

Symbolism

d)

Imagery

30.

______ is a form of wordplay where the author takes advantage of the different possible meanings of a word.

a)

Oxymoron

b)

Allusion

c)

Pun

d)

Alliteration

31.

In the prologue of William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, the audience learns that one solution that will end the feud is

a)

the royal decree of the prince to end the fighting.

b)

the deaths of every family member of both families.

c)

the marriage between these families' children.

d)

the deaths of these families' children, who fell in love.

32.

ROMEO. With love’s light wings did I o’erperch these walls;

For stony limits cannot hold love out,

And what love can do that dares love attempt;

Therefore thy kinsmen are no let to me.


Romeo reassures Juliet...

a)

that he is armed and will fight her family for her.

b)

that he is not in danger because the strength of his love for her will protect him.

c)

of his love for her by proposing marriage to her regardless of their names.

d)

that he was not spotted when he jumped the walls to see her so no one will ever know.

33.

Romeo having a bad dream before he goes to the Capulet party is an example of which literary device?

a)

oxymoron

b)

characterization

c)

motif

d)

foreshadowing

34.

When Romeo hears that Juliet is dead, the dramatic irony lies in the fact that —

a)

Juliet is already wed to Paris

b)

Romeo feels deep grief

c)

the audience knows Juliet is not dead

d)

Juliet lies in the Capulet tomb

35.

At the end of William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, what does the Prince mean when he says, "All are punished."

a)
Everyone has suffered a loss
b)
Every will have to suffer
c)
Romeo and Juliet have been punished
d)
He will punished all who were involved
36.

Which of the following is NOT a theme in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird?

a)

Empathy for others helps us accept differences among us.

b)

Defending the vulnerable is a rare but heroic act.

c)

Prejudice and racism are only problems of the past; we no longer have to deal with them in our society.

d)

Acting on one's values is what we should all strive for.

37.

In chapter 7 of To Kill a Mockingbird, why was Jem upset when Mr. Nathan closed up the knothole in the tree?

a)

he wanted to play in the tree

b)

he felt sorry for himself

c)

He wanted to communicate with the "person" who was giving them gifts

d)

He knew Scout would be upset and felt sorry for her.

38.

Which textual evidence supports Scout's notion that Calpurnia has always favored Jem?

a)

"Jem, don't you know better'n to take your little sister to that trial?"

b)

"Mister Jem, I thought you was gettin' some kinda head on your shoulders..."

c)

...and now here was Calpurnia giving her precious Jem down the country--what new marvels would the evening bring?

d)

"You ought to be perfectly ashamed of yourself--ain't you got any sense at all?"

39.

Which type of figurative language is used in this excerpt?

"What happened after that had a dreamlike quality: in a dream I saw the jury return, moving like underwater swimmers, and Judge Taylor's voice came from far away, and was tiny."

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

40.

In chapter 15 of To Kill a Mockingbird, the lynch mob in front of the jail represents which of the following ideas?

a)

the differences of social status

b)

the lawlessness of the 1930s

c)

the underlying racism and prejudice that exists in the south

d)

how hot it gets in the summer