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Eng. 11, 1st Semester Exam 19-20

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the author of Fallen Angels?

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

Walter Dean Myers

2.

Fallen Angels is told from what point of view?

a)

1st person, Perry's

b)

3rd person, Kenny

c)

Omniscient

d)

1st person, Kenny's

3.

Why has Perry, the main character, decided to join the army?

a)

To be like his father and grandfather

b)

Forced by the local police and judge

c)

Couldn't afford to go to college

d)

To show he was a big "man"

4.

Describe Peewee.

a)

A. He is a comedian who takes pleasure in starting fights with other soldiers.

b)

B. He is thoughtful and extremely observant of his surroundings.

c)

D. He is a soldier who truly believes in his mission.

5.

Was Perry nervous about this guard duty?

a)

Yes

b)

No

6.

According to Lt. Carroll who are the Fallen Angels?

a)

Children injured in battle.

b)

Soldiers injured in training.

c)

Soldiers killed in the war.

7.

What happened to Lt. Carroll?

a)

He was sent home

b)

He suffered a broken leg

c)

He was hit under the armpit and died

8.

What is Lobel extremely interested in?

a)

Magazines.

b)

Writing letters home.

c)

War movies.

9.
What did Sergeant Simpson ask Perry to do?
a)
To go on Patrol with Echo Company
b)
To assist Lobel on the machine gun
c)
To become the new squad leader
d)
Write a letter to Lt. Carroll's family
10.

In the helicopter, Perry heard "the zipper," signifying

a)

death

b)

freedom

c)

home

11.

To Perry, "The medical facility was like. . . . "

a)

hell

b)

heaven

c)

Hawaii

12.

What was Perry's biggest fear at the end of ch. 16 (his hospital stay)?

a)

shrapnel/metal still under his skin

b)

facing Brew

c)

going back to the war/fighting

d)

the "fresh" new Marines

13.

What happened with a Vietnamese woman and two children?

a)

The were taken prisoner.

b)

A mined baby killed some soldiers, & soldier then killed the woman and other children

c)

They were sent to Saigon

14.

What happened to Judy, the nurse Perry met at the beginning of the story?

a)

She ended up in Perry's unit as a medic.

b)

She wrote a Dear John letter to Perry.

c)

She was killed.

15.

How does the Fallen Angels author feel about war?

a)

He hates it.

b)

He feels it's a way to advance one's career.

c)

He thinks it's necessary.

16.

In Fallen Angels, what symbolized sadness and pain?

a)

ammunition

b)

water

c)

wind

d)

screams

17.

Now, we switch over to parts of speech, sentence structure, and punctuation. Are you ready? Answer YES!

a)

YES! (wow, a free point!)

b)

NO (I don't want free points.)

18.

What is the verb in this sentence? Happiness can be found almost anywhere.

a)

happiness

b)

can be found

c)

almost

d)

anywhere

19.

Which is a list of prepositions?

a)

a, an, the

b)

big, green, intelligent

c)

to, from, of, with

d)

today, now, because

20.

Which is a list of conjunctions?

a)

of, from, with, to

b)

quickly, today, away

c)

a, an, the

d)

and, but, or, nor

21.

Which words in this sentence are adjectives? On a distant hill, I spotted graceful deer.

a)

On, I

b)

distant, graceful

c)

hill, deer

d)

spotted, deer

22.

What is the subject of this sentence? After the game at the stadium in town, I met with friends from another school.

a)

game

b)

town

c)

I

d)

friends

23.

Which is the adverb? After noticing the bear, I hurriedly scampered to the car.

a)

after

b)

noticing

c)

hurriedly

d)

to

24.

Which word is the subject? Seeing snow for the first time, Clara jumped for joy in the open field.

a)

time

b)

Clara

c)

joy

d)

field

25.

structure - If I do well on this part of the test, I'll probably pass, but I'm not certain.

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

d)

compound-complex

26.

structure - Half of the boys and one third of the girls brought their own lunch.

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

d)

compound-complex

27.

structure - The citizens of Italy appreciate tourists because of the money it brings to the community.

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

d)

compound-complex

28.

structure - I turned in my book; it is finished!

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

d)

compound-complex

29.

After which word should a comma be placed? When I take extra socks I'll ice skate.

a)

take,

b)

extra,

c)

socks,

d)

no comma needed

30.

After which word should a comma be placed? You'll find envelopes in the bottom drawer and on my old desk.

a)

envelopes,

b)

drawer,

c)

and,

d)

no comma needed

31.

After which word should a comma be placed? A big chunk of ice just fell off the greenhouse but nobody was injured.

a)

chunk,

b)

ice,

c)

greenhouse,

d)

but,

32.

The next part is about the "Individual and Society" section, including history, authors, reading comprehension, and literary analysis. You ready for this? Answer YES!

a)

YES! (another free point ! ! !)

b)

NO (I'll mark whatever I want.)

33.

Manifest Destiny was an idea popular in America during the

a)

Great Depression

b)

War of 1812

c)

mid 1800's

d)

early 1900's

34.

What helped bring about the Industrial Revolution in the United States?

a)

the cotton gin

b)

the potato famine

c)

the Declaration of Independence

d)

Manifest destiny

35.

The gold rush in California began in _____

a)

1776

b)

1812

c)

1849

d)

1860

36.

A "tragic policy of Indian removal," which moved more than 100,000 Native Americans from their homes in 1838 was called the

a)

Louisiana Purchase

b)

Trail of Tears

c)

Gold Rush

d)

Reconstruction Era

37.

In the War of 1812, America defeated _____.

a)

Canada

b)

Spain

c)

England

d)

France

38.

Which is NOT true about Booker T. Washington?

a)

He was an African American.

b)

He believed blacks and whites could/should live happily separately.

c)

He wrote "Up from Slavery."

d)

He became a U.S. Senator from Alabama.

39.

Which of these was NOT written by Walt Whitman?

a)

"Leaves of Grass"

b)

"I Heard a Fly Buzz, when I Died"

c)

"Song of Myself"

d)

"I Hear America Singing"

40.

Walt Whitman's poetry was full of ______.

a)

consonance

b)

war stories

c)

cataloging (lists)

d)

compound-complex sentence structure

41.

Emily Dickinson liked ______.

a)

privacy and architecture

b)

architecture and parties

c)

parties and nature

d)

nature and privacy

42.

Emily Dickinson wrote ______.

a)

"I'm your Mom"

b)

"You, America, Are Nothing"

c)

"I'm Nobody - Who Are You?"

d)

"Walden"

43.

Who wrote "Nature"?

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

Ralph Waldo Emerson

c)

Willa Cather

d)

Walter Dean Myers

44.

Who wrote "Walden"?

a)

Walt Whitman

b)

Emily Dickinson

c)

Walter Dean Walden

d)

Henry David Thoreau

45.

Thoreau didn't want to ______.

a)

find his own food

b)

go to college or university

c)

pay taxes because of disagreement

d)

be at the beach

46.

Which is the best example of alliteration?

a)

Yo ho ho, let's go go go!

b)

Doctor Dan drives a Dodge.

c)

Rivers of love flow from my heart.

d)

Like a pike, I dive in right now.

47.

Which is the best example of consonance?

a)

Babies babble in tubs and cabs.

b)

Coconut cows can't catch clowns.

c)

I see glee in a wee bowl of peas.

d)

Joy, joy, joy! La la la la la!

48.

Which is the best example of assonance?

a)

Loulou's blue shoes do seem new.

b)

La la la. Joy, joy, joy! La la la la la!

c)

Ten tall trees take tons of tender loving care.

d)

Jingling bells and whistling winds sing songs of the season.

49.

Who wrote "A Wagner Matinée"?

a)

Emily Dickinson

b)

Damian Smith

c)

Willa Cather

d)

Walter Dean Myers

50.

"A Wagner Matinée" is about ______.

a)

woman yearning for a family

b)

a former child movie star

c)

a German composer living in Spain

d)

a woman who loves music