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WorksheetsMystery & Suspense FINAL EXAM REVIEW
Total questions: 141
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
Exposition.
Incidents that create suspense, interest, and tension within a story. Leads up to the most intense part of the story.
Introduces background information about events, settings, characters, or other elements of a work to the audience or readers.
The most intense part of the story in which the readers’ interest is piqued.
The part of the story where the main problem is resolved or worked out. Typically where the story ends.
Wraps up the story, resolves its loose ends, and leads toward the end of the story where the main problem is resolved or worked out.
Rising Action.
Incidents that create suspense, interest, and tension within a story. Leads up to the most intense part of the story.
Introduces background information about events, settings, characters, or other elements of a work to the audience or readers.
The most intense part of the story in which the readers’ interest is piqued.
The part of the story where the main problem is resolved or worked out. Typically where the story ends.
Wraps up the story, resolves its loose ends, and leads toward the end of the story where the main problem is resolved or worked out.
Climax.
Incidents that create suspense, interest, and tension within a story. Leads up to the most intense part of the story.
Introduces background information about events, settings, characters, or other elements of a work to the audience or readers.
The most intense part of the story in which the readers’ interest is piqued.
The part of the story where the main problem is resolved or worked out. Typically where the story ends.
Wraps up the story, resolves its loose ends, and leads toward the end of the story where the main problem is resolved or worked out.
Falling Action.
Incidents that create suspense, interest, and tension within a story. Leads up to the most intense part of the story.
Introduces background information about events, settings, characters, or other elements of a work to the audience or readers.
The most intense part of the story in which the readers’ interest is piqued.
The part of the story where the main problem is resolved or worked out. Typically where the story ends.
Wraps up the story, resolves its loose ends, and leads toward the end of the story where the main problem is resolved or worked out.
Resolution.
Incidents that create suspense, interest, and tension within a story. Leads up to the most intense part of the story.
Introduces background information about events, settings, characters, or other elements of a work to the audience or readers.
The most intense part of the story in which the readers’ interest is piqued.
The part of the story where the main problem is resolved or worked out. Typically where the story ends.
Wraps up the story, resolves its loose ends, and leads toward the end of the story where the main problem is resolved or worked out.
Main idea or central message of a literary work which may be stated directly or indirectly.
Tone
Theme
Symbol
Imagery
A physical struggle that happens outside the mind, body, and spirit of a character.
Conflict
Internal Conflict
External Conflict
Plot
The literal meaning of a word.
Idiom
Hyperbole
Connotation
Denotation
A figure of speech in which the writer describes a thing as if it were a person.
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
Idiom
The repetition of initial, stressed consonant sounds in a series of words.
Denotation
Connotation
Alliteration
Allusion
A struggle - often spiritual, emotional, or mental - that occurs within a character.
Conflict
Internal Conflict
External Conflict
Plot
A comparison using “like” or “as.”
Metaphor
Symbol
Imagery
Simile
The author’s attitude towards a character or place.
Tone
Mood
Allusion
Denotation
When and where the story occurs (time and place). Can also include elements such as weather and social conditions.
Symbol
Setting
Imagery
Plot
An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal meaning.
Idiom
Hyperbole
Connotation
Denotation
An extended metaphor in which a writer references a famous character, place, or object.
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Allusion
Elements of a text which invoke any of the five senses to create a mental representation.
Personification
Plot
Symbol
Imagery
What happens in the story; the events that occur from beginning to end.
Theme
Plot
Mood
Tone
A struggle between forces within a story. Conflicts can be both internal and external.
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Conflict
Plot
Something in the world of the senses, including an action, which reveals or is a sign for something else.
Personification
Metaphor
Idiom
Symbol
A phrase established by usage; having a metaphorical meaning.
Idiom
Hyperbole
Connotation
Imagery
An exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally.
Metaphor
Denotation
Hyperbole
Idiom
A comparison made without using words such as “like” or “as.”
Simile
Metaphor
Allusion
Hyperbole
Who is the author of The Haunting of Hill House?
Edgar Allan Poe
William Shakespeare
Shirley Jackson
Mary Shelley
What year was The Haunting of Hill House published?
1959
1962
1973
1975
How long has Hill House been standing?
100 years
80 years
75 years
60 years
What is Dr. Montague’s true vocation for his research at Hill House?
Trying to find the well underneath the house that’s causing subterranean currents
Trying to find the body of a missing man
He is attempting to find Hugh Crain’s lost treasure
The analysis of supernatural manifestations
Before the novel begins, Eleanor had spent 11 years of her life doing what?
Studying psychology at Yale
Reading about paranormal activity
Taking care of her invalid mother
Touring Europe, looking for houses that were supposedly haunted
What caused Eleanor to be invited to Hill House?
She was able to read names and cards that were out of sight
Showers of stones had fallen on her house when she was 12 years old
She had an imaginary friend growing up that turned out to be the ghost of a missing girl
She had the ability to read people’s futures
What caused Theodora to be invited to Hill House?
She was able to read names and cards that were out of sight
Showers of stones had fallen on her house when she was 12 years old
She had an imaginary friend growing up that turned out to be the ghost of a missing girl
She had the ability to read people’s futures
Why is Luke one of the few guests staying at Hill House?
He wanted to stay at the house, and paid a lot of money to do so
He is the heir to Hill House and his aunt insisted a family-member be present
He has a degree in paranormal psychology and Dr. Montague thought he would be an asset
None of these
Mr. Dudley tells Eleanor that he doesn’t hang around Hill House at what time?
After dark
Dead hour, 3-4 AM
Any time after dinner
When there is a full moon
“The house was vile. … Hill House is vile, it is diseased; get away from here at once” (23) is an example of what literary device?
Idiom
Hyperbole
Personification
Simile
In the opening paragraph of Chapter 2, the narrator states, “___________ cannot alter the countenance of a house; Hill House would stay as it was until it was destroyed” (24).
A priest
An exorcism
A blessing
A prayer
What warning does Mrs. Dudley give Eleanor?
She says she doesn’t stay at Hill House after dark
She says no one would be around if they needed help
No one would hear hear them if they screamed in the night
All of these
Choose FOUR odd characteristics about Hill House’s layout from the list below. (MUST GET ALL CORRECT TO RECEIVE CREDIT).
One must travel through many rooms to get to other rooms - it is easy to get lost
Some of the rooms are entirely “inside rooms” - no windows or access to the outdoors
The staircases often move, switching platforms without notice
Every angle is slightly wrong and this was intentionally done by Hugh Crain
All of the doors in the house swing shut when let go of
What happened to the last person who tried to leave Hill House after dark?
He caught pneumonia from being out in the cold, which eventually killed him
He travelled to Hillsdale and went on a murdering spree
He was killed when his horse bolted and crushed him against the tree at the turn in the driveway
He got lost on the grounds of Hill House and died in the woods
How did Hugh Crain’s wife die?
She hanged herself from the tower at Hill House
Before seeing the house for the first time, her carriage was overturned in the driveway of Hill House
Pneumonia
None of these
How does the older Crain sister’s live-in companion die?
She hanged herself from the tower at Hill House
Before seeing the house for the first time, her carriage was overturned in the driveway of Hill House
Pneumonia
None of these
When Eleanor first stands outside the library of Hill House, what prevents her from entering?
She immediately thinks of her mother and is overcome with the smell of earth and mold
She sees her mother’s ghost in the library when the door opens
She faints due to fear and anxiety
She hears something growling from within the library
What is peculiar about the area just outside the nursery?
The light is blinding
No matter the time of day, it is always pitch black
It is extremely hot
It is piercingly cold
What does Dr. Montague believe is Hill House’s intention?
To kill them
To make them forget who they are
To trap them
To separate them
What does Luke find in the hallway leading to the front hall?
HELP LUKE COME HOME, written in blood on the wall
HELP DR. MONTAGUE COME HOME, written in chalk on the wall
HELP ELEANOR COME HOME, written in chalk on the wall
HELP THEODORA COME HOME, written in black paint on the wall
What major change occurs in Eleanor?
Her kindness and naivety become fake and forced
She starts having violent and very negative thoughts
She begins to feel anger and resentment toward the other guests
All of these
When Theodora returns to her room in Chapter 5, why does she begin yelling?
Her door slams behind her and she cannot open it
There is blood all over her room, including her belongings
There is a skeleton in her bed
She seems to be cemented to the floor and she cannot move
Dr. Montague states, “_______ is the relinquishment of logic, the willing relinquishing of reasonable patterns. We yield to it or we fight it, but we cannot meet it halfway.”
Fear
Evil
Hatred
Isolation
“… consider, Daughter, that the heat of this candle is to the everlasting fires of Hell as a grain of sand to the reaching desert …” (124) is an example of what literary device?
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Foreshadowing
Two new guests join the others at Hill House. Who are they?
Mrs. Montague and Arthur
Annie and Archibald, Dr. Montague’s niece and nephew
Dr. Montague’s twin sons
Eleanor’s sister and brother-in-law
When Mrs. Montague asks the spirit, “Who are you?”, the spirit replies with what name?
“Hugh” … “Hughie Hugh Hugh”
“Mother”
“Nell” … “Eleanor Nellie Nell Nell”
None of these
Why does Eleanor blame herself for her mother’s death?
She did not protect her from the murderer
She didn’t wake up when her mom knocked on the wall and called her name for help
She had a nightmare that her mother died, and she didn’t warn her mother in hopes of preventing her death
None of these
On pages 161-162, Luke sings the poem, “The Grattan Murders.” The inclusion of this poem is an example of what literary device?
Symbol
Metaphor
Alliteration
Allusion
How long have the guests been at Hill House?
A little over a month
Five days
A little over a week
Three weeks
What happens to Eleanor as she leaves Hill House?
She speeds down the driveway, intentionally running into the great tree at the curve of the driveway, intentionally killing herself
She is struck and killed by a truck as she departs from the gates of Hill House
She is overcome with anger and resentment causing her to attempt the murder of the other guests
She becomes possessed and runs over the other guests in her car
In what style did Edgar Allan Poe often write?
Gothic
Elizabethean
Shakespearean
Consequential
"The Cask of Amontillado" is told in what point-of-view?
First-Person
Second-Person
Third-Person
Omniscient
What is the name of the narrator in "The Cask of Amontillado"?
Adalberto
Luchesi
Montresor
Fortunato
What is the setting of the story in "The Cask of Amontillado"?
The Fortunato catacombs
The carnival season
The Montresor catacombs
Both the carnival season and the Montresor catacombs
In "The Cask of Amontillado," what is the narrator's plan from the very beginning of the story?
Get revenge against Luchesi
Get revenge against Fortunato
Go to the carnival and celebrate the season
Buy a cask of amontillado wine
In "The Cask of Amontillado," Fortunato is dressed in a motley (jester outfit). What does this symbolize?
He is happy and cheerful
His love for the carnival season
He is a "clown" and a fool
None of these
What is ironic about one of the narrator's first conversations with Fortunato in "The Cask of Amontillado"?
He says that he doesn't care about his family, but he maintains the catacombs anyway
He talks about expensive wine while drinking sherry
He says that he loves the carnival season, but dislikes celebrations
He expresses "care" about his sickness, but plans on killing him
What type of mood does the setting establish for the reader "The Cask of Amontillado"?
Dark and eerie
Happy and cheerful
Sad and regretful
Humorous and sarcastic
What is dramatic irony?
When the character(s) knows something that the reader does not
When the reader knows something that a character(s) does not
When the irony in a story is really dramatic and drawn out
All of these
In "The Cask of Amontillado," what dramatic irony is the story's plot driven by?
Luchesi plans to kill Montresor and Fortunato, but they do not know
Fortunato plans to give Montresor fake amontillado, and Montresor doesn't know
Luchesi has poisoned the amontillado, and the reader doesn't know
Montresor plans to kill Fortunato, and Fortunato doesn't know
How did Edgar Allan Poe die?
Accounts vary; some believe it was congestion of the brain, rabies, epilepsy, or tuberculosis
He was assassinated by a rival writer
He was killed by an unnamed man at an Irish pub
He had a heart-attack
"The Tell-Tale Heart" is told in what point-of-view?
First-Person
Second-Person
Third-Person
Omniscient
Why does the narrator wish to kill the old man in "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
He has insulted the narrator on many occasions
The narrator wants the old man's home and prized possessions
The old man did not pay the narrator a fair amount for his work as a caretaker
The narrator does not like the old man's eye
How is the old man's eye described in "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
The eye of a vulture; pale blue with a film over it
The eye of a leopard; pale brown with a film over it
The eye of a cat; pale green and defined
The eye of the narrator's father; teal blue and stark white
Before killing the old man, for how many nights did the narrator watch him sleep in "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
Four
Five
Seven
Eleven
Why is the narrator unable "to do the work" - kill the old man - all the nights prior to following through with the act ("The Tell-Tale Heart")?
The old man sleeps quietly and the narrator could not tell if he was asleep
He cannot see the old man's eye, which is what vexes the narrator
He steps on a creaky floorboard just outside the old man's door
The old man snores loudly and slept gently
What wakes the old man on the night of his death in "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
The moonlight shining through the shutters
The narrator steps on the old creaky floorboard outside the old man's door
A thin ray of light from the narrator's lantern
The noise made by the narrator's thumb slipping upon the tin fastening of the lantern
Before killing the old man, what sound does the narrator believe he hears in "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
The beat of a drum
The sound of a clock enveloped in cotton
The old man's heart beating
Someone at the door
How does the narrator kill the old man in "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
He dismembers him
He pulls the heavy bed over him
He strangles him
He stabs him
How does the narrator conceal the old man's body in "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
He dismembers him and hides the remains under the floorboards
He dismembers him and hides the remains in a wooden chest
He dismembers him and hides the remains in an icebox
He dismembers him and burns the remains in the fireplace
What does the narrator repeatedly claim about himself in "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
He loved the old man
He is innocent
He is not mad/crazy
He is insane
Verbal Irony occurs…
When there is a difference between what a character says and what another character understands
When the opposite of what one would expect to happen actually happens
When the reader/audience knows something that a character(s) doesn’t
None of these
Situational Irony occurs…
When there is a difference between what a character says and what another character understands
When the opposite of what one would expect to happen actually happens
When the reader/audience knows something that a character(s) doesn’t
None of these
A Soliloquy is…
When the opposite of what’s expected to happen, happens.
When the audience knows more than the characters.
A speech given by a character alone on stage. Used to reveal his or her private thoughts. May help the audience understand a character’s motivation.
A character’s remark – either to the audience or someone else so that no one else on the stage hears. Also lets the audience in on the character’s thoughts.
An Aside is…
When the opposite of what’s expected to happen, happens.
When the audience knows more than the characters.
A speech given by a character alone on stage. Used to reveal his or her private thoughts. May help the audience understand a character’s motivation.
A character’s remark – either to the audience or someone else so that no one else on the stage hears. Also lets the audience in on the character’s thoughts.
In the opening scene, the three witches say, “Fair is foul, foul is fair.” This means...
Peace will follow the storm.
Things will not be what they seem to be.
They will greet Banquo with fair tidings.
They will see to it that Duncan loses his life in battle.
Macbeth is first presented to the audience as...
Out of favor with the king.
Thane of Cawdor.
A brave and honored soldier.
Jealous of Banquo.
An example of dramatic irony in Act I occurs when...
The Thane of Cawdor is Captured.
The second witch hails Macbeth as "Thane of Glamis."
Macbeth questions why the witches call him "Thane of Cawdor."
The Thane of Cawdor is executed.
In Act II, dramatic irony occurs when...
Macbeth sees a vision of a dagger that seems to point him the way to the murder.
Lady Macbeth devises a detailed plan for her and Macbeth to ensure that King Duncan dies.
Macbeth reports hearing, after the murder, a voice cry, “Macbeth has murdered sleep.”
Macduff says that it is not right for a gentle woman like Lady Macbeth to hear about the king’s murder.
The most significant consequence of Fleance’s escape is that he can now...
Avenge his father Banquo’s murder.
Expose King Duncan’s murderer.
Be a threat to Macbeth’s throne.
Lend support to Duncan’s exiled sons.
Which of the following is NOT a prophecy of the three apparitions the witches present to Macbeth?
Macbeth will remarry a woman who will give birth to his heir.
Macbeth should beware Macduff.
No person born from a woman shall harm Macbeth.
Macbeth will only be harmed when Birnam Wood marches to his castle door.
When the witches show Macbeth the final vision of the eight kings, what is it that frightens Macbeth about what he sees?
King Duncan's ghost is present.
He realizes that he will have no heir to the throne.
He realizes that he has truly wronged his friend Banquo by having him murdered.
He realizes he is unsafe on the throne and that Banquo’s descendants will be kings.
Macbeth: “I have almost forgot the taste of fears: / The time has been, my senses would have cooled / To hear a night-shriek...I have supped with horrors. / Direness, familiar to my slaughterous thoughts, / Cannot once start me.” When Macbeth hears the scream of women indicating that his wife is dead, he recognizes that...
He has seen too much slaughter to react with emotion.
He no longer loves Lady Macbeth.
He is glad to hear that she is dying.
He realizes that he has been tricked by the witches.
In the final battle, on whose side are Lennox, Angus, Menteith, and Caithness?
The rebel Scots, led by Macduff and Malcolm.
The Scots loyal to Macbeth, led by him as king.
The English army, led by King Edward the Confessor.
The Norwegians, led by King Erik Bluetooth.
What is Macbeth's tragic flaw?
Desire for glory.
Ambition.
Patience and understanding.
Loyalty to fate.
Which of the following statements correctly identifies the character cycle of Lady Macbeth and Macbeth?
Lady Macbeth begins the play confused about her husband’s future and becomes more certain while Macbeth begins the play certain about his future and grows confused.
Lady Macbeth begins the play assured of her husband’s future and becomes even more sure when the prophecies come true while Macbeth begins the play unsure of his future and grows more assured.
Lady Macbeth begins the play without any guilt about committing murder and later becomes guilt-ridden while Macbeth begins the play feeling guilty about committing murder and later feels no remorse for his actions.
Both Lady Macbeth and Macbeth begin the play with hope for their futures and by the end of the play have honorably attained all that they wish to.
How are Macbeth and Banquo considered character foils in the play?
They begin the play as valiant heroes, and they both die as valiant heroes.
They begin the play as valiant heroes, hear their futures from the witches at the same time, but react differently to this news.
They begin the play hearing their futures foretold by witches, but Macbeth does not trust their prophecies while Banquo does.
They begin the play hearing their futures foretold by the witches, but only Macbeth’s prophecies are true.
Who is “as dead as a doornail” at the beginning of STAVE 1?
Scrooge
Scrooge’s wife
Scrooge’s nephew
Marley
What is Scrooge’s usual response to the “Merry Christmas” phrase?
Bah! Humbug!
Bah! Nonsense!
Bah! Shoe fly!
Bah! Ladybug!
What does Scrooge seem to care most about in his life?
Sick children
The poor
Money
Christmas
What was Scrooge’s relationship with Jacob Marley?
Brothers
Business partners
Fellow clergymen
Patient/Client
What is the name of Scrooge’s firm?
Fezziwig’s
The Lending Tree
The Helping Hand
Scrooge and Marley
Who/what is responsible for the sound of the dragging chains that Scrooge hears on Christmas Eve?
Santa’s Sleigh
Marley’s Ghost
A poor family chained to the street post
Christmas carolers walking down the street
Scrooge is told how many Spirits will visit him?
Three
Four
Five
Seven
Which of these describes The Ghost of Christmas Past?
Jolly giant, carried a glowing torch, wore a green robe bordered with white fur, wore a holly wreath upon the head with icicles here and there, dark brown curls that are long and free, cheery voice, wore and antique scabbard that was rusted and held no sword.
Like a child, yet like an old man, white hair that hung about its neck and down its back, no wrinkles in the face, long and muscular arms/hands, wore a pure white tunic with a lustrous belt, a bright clear jet of light beaming from the crown of its head, a soft and gentle voice.
Tall and stately, shrouded in a deep black garment, mysterious presence, never speaks, communicates using a spectral hand.
Tall and slender, pale face, wore a black suit that was faded and tattered, wore no shoes and had the feet of a skeleton, dark hair that was slicked back. Tall and slender, pale face, wore a black suit that was faded and tattered, wore no shoes and had the feet of a skeleton, dark hair that was slicked back.
Which of these describes The Ghost of Christmas Present?
Jolly giant, carried a glowing torch, wore a green robe bordered with white fur, wore a holly wreath upon the head with icicles here and there, dark brown curls that are long and free, cheery voice, wore and antique scabbard that was rusted and held no sword.
Like a child, yet like an old man, white hair that hung about its neck and down its back, no wrinkles in the face, long and muscular arms/hands, wore a pure white tunic with a lustrous belt, a bright clear jet of light beaming from the crown of its head, a soft and gentle voice.
Tall and stately, shrouded in a deep black garment, mysterious presence, never speaks, communicates using a spectral hand.
Tall and slender, pale face, wore a black suit that was faded and tattered, wore no shoes and had the feet of a skeleton, dark hair that was slicked back. Tall and slender, pale face, wore a black suit that was faded and tattered, wore no shoes and had the feet of a skeleton, dark hair that was slicked back.
Which of these describes The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come?
Jolly giant, carried a glowing torch, wore a green robe bordered with white fur, wore a holly wreath upon the head with icicles here and there, dark brown curls that are long and free, cheery voice, wore and antique scabbard that was rusted and held no sword.
Like a child, yet like an old man, white hair that hung about its neck and down its back, no wrinkles in the face, long and muscular arms/hands, wore a pure white tunic with a lustrous belt, a bright clear jet of light beaming from the crown of its head, a soft and gentle voice.
Tall and stately, shrouded in a deep black garment, mysterious presence, never speaks, communicates using a spectral hand.
Tall and slender, pale face, wore a black suit that was faded and tattered, wore no shoes and had the feet of a skeleton, dark hair that was slicked back. Tall and slender, pale face, wore a black suit that was faded and tattered, wore no shoes and had the feet of a skeleton, dark hair that was slicked back.
When Scrooge asks the Ghost of Christmas Past what business brings him there, what is the Ghost’s response?
“To save you!”
“To bring you presents that you have not yet received!”
“Your welfare!”
“Urgent business!”
In a glimpse of Christmas Past, who comes to get Scrooge from boarding school?
His father
Fezziwig
Belle
His little sister, Fan
Who was Fezziwig?
Scrooge’s adopted father.
A merchant who Scrooge apprenticed for.
Scrooge’s nephew.
None of these.
Who was Belle?
Fezziwig’s wife.
The woman who Scrooge’s nephew married.
Scrooge’s sister.
A lovely young woman who broke off her engagement with Scrooge.
How does Scrooge get The Ghost of Christmas Past to stop making him view his past and go away?
He rips off its dark shroud and exposes it to light.
He uses the extinguisher cap to put out the light beaming from its head.
He removes the crown of holly from the Ghost’s head.
He squeezes its face until it shrinks into a bedpost.
How many brothers does The Ghost of Christmas Present have?
Only two－the other two ghosts.
More than 100,000.
More than 1,800.
Over a million.
The following passage contains what TWO literary devices? “There were ruddy, brown-faced, broad-girthed Spanish Onions, shining in the fatness of their growth like Spanish Friars, and winking from their shelves in wanton slyness at the girls as they went by, and glanced demurely at the hund-up mistletoe.”
Simile/Onomatopoeia
Allusion/Alliteration
Simile/Personification
Metaphor/Onomatopoeia
To what two homes does The Ghost of Christmas Present bring Scrooge?
The Cratchit home/Scrooge's nephew's home
Fezziwig’s home/Belle’s home
The Cratchit home/Belle’s home
The Cratchit home/Fezziwig’s home
Who is Tiny Tim?
Bob Cratchit’s crippled son.
Scrooge’s great-nephew.
Belle’s son.
Scrooge’s son that he did not know about.
What does Fred - Scrooge’s nephew - say about Scrooge’s wealth?
He hopes to inherit it when he dies.
If it were his, he would donate it all.
It should be used to invest in the poor and their well-being.
It is of no use to him.
What does Scrooge notice about the The Ghost of Christmas Present’s appearance during their travels?
He grew increasingly larger.
He started to shrink.
He became younger.
He grew noticeably older.
What is under The Ghost of Christmas Present’s robe?
A sickly manifestation of Scrooge’s spirit.
Two children﹣a boy that personifies Ignorance, a girl that personifies Want.
A near-death Tiny Tim.
A bag of Scrooge’s gold.
The following passage contains what literary device? “‘Stop till I shut the door of the shop. Ah! How it skreeks! There an’t such a rusty bit of metal in the place as its own hinges, I believe;…’”
Personification
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Allusion
When The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come and Scrooge are at the junk dealer’s shop, what are the customers trying to sell?
Scrooge’s chaise.
A dead man’s belongings.
Tiny Tim’s crutch.
The prize Turkey.
Although Scrooge never has the courage to look at the face of the dead person on the bed, readers can infer that this corpse is whose?
Scrooge’s
Tiny Tim’s
Bob Cratchit’s
Fan’s
What can Caroline and her husband do once they learn the businessman has died?
Loot his home.
Attempt to steal his money from all of his accounts.
Sleep with light hearts.
All of these.
Once The Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come takes Scrooge to the Cratchit home, what can readers infer about Tiny Tim?
He has grown more ill.
He has died.
He has been miraculously healed.
He has learned to walk without the crutch and brace.
Whose neglected grave does the Spirit take Scrooge to?
Fan’s
Tiny Tim’s
Bob Cratchit’s
His own; Scrooge’s
The following passage contains what literary device? “Really, for a man who had been out of practice for so many years, it was a splendid laugh, a most illustrious laugh. The father of a long, long line of brilliant laughs!”
Allusion
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Personification
When Scrooge wakes up from his visit with the Spirits, what day is it?
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
The day after Christmas
New Years Eve
What does Scrooge pay the young boy to do for him?
To shovel his walk.
To sing him a Christmas carol.
To go buy gifts for the poor children and bring them brought to him for delivery directions.
To go purchase the prize Turkey and have it brought to him for delivery directions.
Who receives the prize Turkey?
The junk dealer and those at his shop.
Fred and his wife.
Bob Cratchit and his family.
Caroline and her husband.
Whose door does Scrooge walk by a dozen times before he gathers the courage to go up and knock?
His nephew, Fred’s
Bob Cratchit’s
Fan’s
Belle’s
What trick does Scrooge play on Bob Cratchit the day after Christmas?
He pretends to give him a raise and help his family, but fires him.
He pretends to fire him, but gives him a raise and vows to help his family.
He says that he just saw Marley’s Ghost sitting at his desk.
None of these.
For Tiny Tim, what does Scrooge become?
A third grandfather.
An extra uncle.
An older brother.
A second father.
What does Tiny Tim often say?
“Lord, help Us!”
“God bless Us, Every One!”
“Thank Thee, Lord!”
“Great is Thy Faithfulness!”
A ghost or spirit supposed to manifest its presence by noises, knockings, etc.
Latent
Penitence
Poltergeist
Gesticulation
Indefatigable
Present but not visible or apparent
Latent
Penitence
Poltergeist
Gesticulation
Indefatigable
Regret for one's wrongdoing or sinning
Latent
Penitence
Poltergeist
Gesticulation
Indefatigable
Incapable of being tired
Latent
Penitence
Poltergeist
Gesticulation
Indefatigable
An animated or excited gesture
Latent
Penitence
Poltergeist
Gesticulation
Indefatigable
Desire to do good to others; goodwill; charitableness
Contrition
Milksop
Borne
Ruddy
Benevolence
A weak of ineffectual person
Contrition
Milksop
Borne
Ruddy
Benevolence
Sincere remorse
Contrition
Milksop
Borne
Ruddy
Benevolence
Of or having a fresh, healthy red color
Contrition
Milksop
Borne
Ruddy
Benevolence
To hold or remain firm under
Contrition
Milksop
Borne
Ruddy
Benevolence
To repay; reward, as for service, aid, etc.
Recompensed
Derision
Fetter
Clandestine
Deft
Ridicule; mockery
Recompensed
Derision
Fetter
Clandestine
Deft
Characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment
Recompensed
Derision
Fetter
Clandestine
Deft
To confine; restrain
Recompensed
Derision
Fetter
Clandestine
Deft
Quick and neat in movement
Recompensed
Derision
Fetter
Clandestine
Deft
