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Short Story Unit: Vocab + Literary Terms

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of ferocity?

a)

weakness

b)

fierceness

c)

confusion

d)

hatred

2.

What is the definition of quiver (verb)?

a)

to tremble

b)

to freeze

c)

to remove

d)

to leave

3.

What is the definition of sheepishly?

a)

with a confident look

b)

with a worried look

c)

with an angry, outraged look

d)

with a bashful or embarrassed look

4.

What is the definition of unison?

a)

disagreement; separation

b)

agreement; as with one voice

c)

vehicle with one wheel

d)

individual thought

5.

What is the definition of annihilate?

a)

to destroy

b)

to create

c)

to inflate

d)

to transform

6.

What is the definition of expendable?

a)

dependable

b)

irreplaceable

c)

replaceable

d)

laughable

7.

What is the definition of paradox?

a)

something with complimentary qualities

b)

something with contradictory qualities

c)

something with identical qualities

d)

Eckels' middle name

8.

What is the definition of primeval?

a)

primitive

b)

recent

c)

futuristic

d)

historical

9.

What is the definition of subliminal?

a)

above the surface

b)

below the level of awareness

c)

below the earth's crust

d)

above the level of awareness

10.

What is the definition of manifest (verb)?

a)

to disappear

b)

to obscure

c)

to display or show

d)

to bring to an end

11.

What is the definition of ceaseless?

a)

endless

b)

brief

c)

without warning

d)

baseless

12.

What is the definition of vigilance?

a)

alert attention, watchfulness

b)

vagueness

c)

lack of focus

d)

extreme anger

13.

What is the definition of synchronize?

a)

to match the appearance of

b)

to match the sound of

c)

to match the meaning of

d)

to match the timing of

14.

What is the definition of neutralize?

a)

to enhance the effect of

b)

to counteract the effect of

c)

to increase the effect of

d)

to slightly lessen the effect of

15.

What is the definition of termination?

a)

an answer to a question

b)

an opportunity

c)

an end or limit

d)

a determination of fact

16.

What is the definition of subside?

a)

To be open to interpretation

b)

To angrily defy

c)

To increase one's understanding

d)

To decrease in amount or intensity

17.

What is the definition of profound?

a)

thoughtful or wise

b)

short-tempered

c)

patient and kind

d)

clever and quick-minded

18.

What is the definition of enveloped?

a)

to change the form of

b)

to send through the mail

c)

to surround or enclose

d)

to turn inside out or backward

19.

What is the definition of placid?

a)

calm

b)

unsettled

c)

bland

d)

soft

20.

What is the definition of administered (verb)?

a)

taken

b)

given

c)

thrown away

d)

hidden

21.

"Michael's teeth showed along with the ________ of his soul as he scowled at this classmates." (Seventh Grade)

a)

sheepishness

b)

ferocity

c)

quivering

22.

Michael's upper lip ________ and trembled with intensity as he scowled at anyone who walked by. (Seventh Grade)

a)

manifested

b)

ceased

c)

quivered

23.

Embarrassed and ashamed, Victor walked __________ out of his English class after blurting out Teresa's name when asked to name a noun. (Seventh Grade)

a)

ferociously

b)

sheepishly

c)

profoundly

24.

The students in French class responded to the the teacher in ______, the harmony of their voices in total agreement (Seventh Grade).

a)

subliminal

b)

termination

c)

unison

25.

Eckels had __________ every animal on the planet, and now he was determined to destroy a T-Rex as well (A Sound of Thunder).

a)

annihilated

b)

enveloped

c)

manifested

26.

Obviously Travis felt that Eckels was __________ and of no use since he did not hesitate to take him out at the story. (A Sound of Thunder)

a)

vigilant

b)

expendable

c)

profound

27.

Travis explains that it would be a _______ to go back in time and meet one's self because the idea of existing in two places at once is contradictory (A Sound of Thunder).

a)

paradox

b)

unison

c)

vigilance

28.

T-Rex crashed through the ________ forests of the prehistoric world toward the terrified time travelers. (A Sound of Thunder)

a)

annihilated

b)

paradox

c)

primeval

29.

There was a __________ quality to the differences of the world that the time travelers returned to, as if it were only slightly different, just below the surface of awareness.

a)

neutralized

b)

subliminal

c)

placid

30.

Shadows began to __________ and dance across the walls of the tomb-like houses because of the light from the televisions. (The Pedestrian)

a)

manifest

b)

cease

c)

subside

31.

Bradbury refers to the __________ jockeying of cars pulling in front of each other, referring to the endless traffic in the city. (The Pedestrian)

a)

manifest

b)

placid

c)

ceaseless

32.

It was due to the watchfulness and _________ of the US Handicapper General that everyone was always wearing their handicaps to keep them equal with everyone else. (Harrison Bergeron)

a)

vigilance

b)

termination

c)

synchronization

33.

The timing of Harrison and the ballerina's movements were perfectly lined up or ________________, along with their heartbeats beating in unison. (Harrison Bergeron)

a)

neutralized

b)

vigilant

c)

synchronized

34.

Harrison and the ballerina gracefully floated through the air, seeming to __________ or counteract gravity. (Harrison Bergeron)

a)

neutralize

b)

synchronize

c)

subside

35.

The _____________ or ending of Fortunato's life was something that Montresor took great pleasure in carrying out. (Cask of Amontillado)

a)

subsiding

b)

termination

c)

enveloping

36.

When the clanking of Fortunato's chains finally weakened and ________, Montresor used his trowel to wall in his enemy forever. (Cask of Amontillado)

a)

enveloped

b)

subsided

c)

administered

37.

The narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart" thinks the old man would have to have been very _________ to suspect he was stalking him every night at midnight while he slept.

a)

enveloped

b)

profound

c)

placid

38.

The narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart" imagines that the shadow of death has completely surrounded or _________ the old man in his bed.

a)

enveloped

b)

subsided

c)

neutralized

39.

Mary's face looked extremely calm and ______ as she happily waited for her husband Patrick to arrive home from work. (Lamb to the Slaughter)

a)

vigilant

b)

placid

c)

profound

40.

The detective speculated that the killer _______________ a strong blow to the back of the head of Patrick Maloney with a blunt instrument. (Lamb to the Slaughter)

a)

enveloped

b)

manifested

c)

administered

41.

"Eckels felt his eyelids blink, and the sign burned in this momentary darkness." Point of view?

a)

first person

b)

second person

c)

third person

42.

Which of the following is a major theme from the "The Tell-Tale Heart"?

a)

Investigate your roommates.

b)

The police will always find out the truth.

c)

One's own guilt will often be one's own downfall.

d)

One must always be aware of the evil eye.

43.

The form of humor that Vonnegut and The Simpsons are best known for?

a)

sarcasm

b)

satire

c)

alliteration

d)

allusion

44.

The antagonist of "Harrison Bergeron."

a)

Harrison himself

b)

Hazel

c)

The Handicapper General

d)

George

45.

Poe is known as the master of this type of fiction.

a)

science fiction

b)

horror

c)

fantasy

d)

realistic fiction

46.

"George Helmholtz is a kind man of 40 and a band teacher." (The Kid Nobody Could Handle) What type of characterization is show here?

a)

direct characterization

b)

indirect characterization

c)

neither of these

47.

The 'vulture eye' symbolizes what for the narrator in "The Tell-Tale Heart?"

a)

death and terror

b)

love and hope

c)

the old man's arrogance

d)

My Little Pony

48.

Patrick Maloney, chief of police, is murdered in his own home. (Lamb to the Slaughter) What type of irony is this?

a)

dramatic

b)

situational

c)

verbal

49.

The police detectives discuss the need to find the murder weapon as they eat the leg of lamb used to kill Patrick. Mary begins to laugh. (Lamb to the Slaughter) What type of irony is shown?

a)

verbal

b)

dramatic

c)

situational

50.

Point of view in "The Tell-Tale Heart?"

a)

first person

b)

second person

c)

third person