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DL AP Realism Unit Test Review

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The act of describing or stating something clearly and unambiguously.

a)

narration

b)

logos

c)

definition

d)

example

2.

The allocation of items to groups according to types.

a)

process analysis

b)

ambiguity

c)

personification

d)

classification

3.

Presents a chronological sequence of steps that explain how something is done, how something happens, or how readers can do something.

a)

allegory

b)

anecdote

c)

process analysis

d)

cause/effect

4.

The act of telling a story or giving an account of something.

a)

allegory

b)

anecdote

c)

narration

d)

essay

5.

The way a story gets told, and who tells it; the method of narration or angle of vision from which the story unfolds.

a)

ambiguity

b)

verisimilitude

c)

point of view

d)

omniscient

6.

A literary device involving exaggeration or overstatement.

a)

meiosis

b)

soliloquy

c)

hyperbole

d)

euphemism

7.

A device used in fiction to create a sense that what one is reading is "REAL" or at least realistic or believable.

a)

verisimilitude

b)

denotation

c)

simile

d)

illustration

8.
Which American poet worked as a hospital volunteer for over three years after his/her brother was wounded in combat?
a)
Emily Dickinson
b)
Edward Taylor
c)
Walt Whitman
d)
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
9.
Who was the most famous Civil War photographer?
a)
Lloyd Green
b)
Benjamin Banneker
c)
Matthew Brady
d)
James Joyce
10.
Which one of the following was NOT one of the the three major technological inventions discovered/created during this period?
a)
cotton gin
b)
telephone
c)
phonograph
d)
x-rays
11.
Which popular magazine during this time was credited with the advancement of realistic writing?
a)
Cosmopolitan
b)
Gentleman's Quarterly
c)
The North Star
d)
The Atlantic Monthly
12.
Who founded the American Red Cross?
a)
Betsy Ross
b)
Clara Barton
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Benjamin Banneker
13.
Who was the best example of a regional writer during this period?
a)
Mark Twain
b)
Herman Melville
c)
Edgar Allan Poe
d)
Frederick Douglas
14.
According to Abraham Lincoln, which novel played a large part in causing the Civil War?
a)
Red Badge of Courage
b)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
c)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
d)
None of the above
15.
Which of the following was the most important book written about WWI?
a)
Call of the Wild
b)
War and Remembrance
c)
A Farewell to Arms
d)
The Sun Also Rises
16.
Who wrote The Red Badge of Courage in 1895?
a)
Tennessee Williams
b)
John Smith
c)
Ambrose Bierce
d)
Stephen Crane
17.
Who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1922 for One of Ours?
a)
Kate Chopin
b)
Emily Dickinson
c)
Betzy Ross
d)
Willa Cather
18.
What was Mark Twain's wife's first name?
a)
Sally
b)
Susan
c)
Ophelia
d)
Olivia
19.

What did Mark Twain begin after a trip to Hawaii?

a)

Sandwich Island lectures

b)

Surfing lessons

c)

Collecting angelfish

d)

Writing his memoir entitled Ohana

20.

An attack on or criticism of any stupidity or vice in the form of scathing humor, or a critique of what the author sees as dangerous religious, political, moral, or social standards.

a)

ad hominem

b)

satire

c)

soliloquy

d)

parody

21.

According to Abraham Lincoln, which book contributed to the beginning of the Civil War?

a)

Red Badge of Courage

b)

Gone with the Wind

c)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

d)

Huckleberry Finn

22.

What is the name of Huck's hometown?

a)

St. Petersburg

b)

Hannibal

c)

Sawyersville

d)

Thatcher's Landing

23.

Whom does Huck describe as a "a tolerable slim old maid, with goggles on"?

a)

Becky Thatcher

b)

Miss Watson

c)

Widow Douglas

d)

Sara Mary Williams

24.

Whose death causes Huck to cry?

a)

Pap's

b)

Judge Thatcher's

c)

Harney Shepherdson's

d)

Buck Grangerford's

25.

Who are the Grangerfords and Shepherdsons?

a)

Feuding families

b)

Southern plantation owners

c)

First cousins

d)

Slave traders

26.

What fact nearly caused Huck to be excluded from the band of pirates?

a)

They were afraid of his father.

b)

He was afraid to rob anyone.

c)

He had no family to kill.

d)

He was already rich.

27.

What does Jim use to foretell the future?

a)

pumpkin

b)

candle

c)

conch shell

d)

hairball

28.

How much was the reward for Jim?

a)

$300

b)

$3000

c)

$3.50

d)

$350

29.

What is Huck dressed up as during a visit to Judith Loftus?

a)

a gypsy

b)

a slave trader

c)

a girl

d)

a pirate

30.

During an adventure to find a parcel of Spanish Merchants and rich Arabs, what did Tom Sawyer's gang really find?

a)

a Sunday School picnic

b)

a young couple on a date

c)

a snake, which bites Huck

d)

a 200 pound catfish

31.
Which character has a rich imagination that has been greatly influenced by adventure novels?
a)
Jim
b)
Huck
c)
Buck
d)
Tom
32.
How does Pap regain custody of Huck?
a)
Pap kidnaps Huck.
b)
The new judge misplaces his trust in Pap.
c)
The Widow willingly gives Huck back to Pap.
d)
Huck runs away to be with Pap.
33.
Besides killing each other, the Grangerfords and their rivals...
a)
Eat together
b)
Trade goods with each other
c)
Attend church together
d)
Go to school with each other
34.

The prank Huck plays on Jim with the dead rattlesnake backfires when...

a)

Jim is bitten by the dead rattlesnake's mate

b)

Huck is bitten by the dead rattlesnake's mate

c)

Huck realizes he has brought bad luck upon the two of them

d)

The rattlesnake comes back to life

35.

When Huck sees the footprints in the snow, what mark indicates they are the footprints of his father?

a)

There is only a left foot; the other is a peg-leg

b)

There is a cross in the left heel

c)

The left foot drags along and makes dragging marks instead of footprints

d)

He does not realize it until his father shows up in his bedroom

36.

In the very first line of the story, which adjective does Chopin used to describe her protagonist?

a)

miserly

b)

melancholy

c)

somber

d)

little

37.

Which of the following prompted Mrs. Sommers to cry?

a)

the matinee

b)

her husband's absence

c)

her lack of money to buy the silk stockings

d)

she burned her hand on the frappe

38.

The beginning of the story characterizes the protagonist as which type of person?

a)

extravagant

b)

rich

c)

thrifty

d)

selfish

39.

What is the first purchase Mrs. Sommers makes?

a)

a sailor hat for her daughter

b)

a ticket for the cable car

c)

black silk stockings

d)

new waist shirts for the boys

40.

Where does Mrs. Sommers encounter the man with the "keen eyes"?

a)

in a coffee shop

b)

in the matinee

c)

in a piano bar

d)

on the cable car

41.

What is the wish of our protagonist as the story ends?

a)

the her husband will not be angry

b)

that her children will love their gifts

c)

that her day of escape will go on and on forever

d)

that she had a friend to join the fun

42.
What activity opens the story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"?
a)
A southern spy is put on trial.
b)
A man is going to be hanged.
c)
Union soldiers are fixing a bridge.
d)
Troops are laying railroad tracks.
43.
What must readers figure out in order to understand "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"?
a)
the order of the events
b)
how the characters act
c)
the reason for the hanging
d)
the setting and the mood
44.
In the story, which event occurs last?
a)
Farquhar imagines reuniting with his wife.
b)
Farquhar is approached by a Federal scout.
c)
Farquhar's board is released and he falls.
d)
Farquhar dies of hanging.
45.
What is the main function of the flashback in the story?
a)
to describe the effects of war on men and women
b)
to show insight into treacherous  behavior of Union soldiers
c)
to generate sympathy for the Southern cause
d)
to explain why Farquhar is being hanged
46.
Which event happens first in the true sequence of events?
a)
Farquhar stands on the bridge with his neck "in the hemp."
b)
Farquhar's wife brings the soldier water.
c)
The rope breaks, causing Farquhar to fall in the water.
d)
Farquhar runs to greet his wife with open arms.
47.
What was the occupation of Peyton? 
a)
Confederate Officer
b)
Plantation Owner
c)
Union Rebel
d)
Fugitive Slave
48.
What is the actual identity of the soldier who visits Peyton's plantation in Part II?
a)
A Federal scout
b)
A fellow plantation owner
c)
A Confederate scout
d)
A runaway slave
49.
What is the correct chronological order in which the story occurs?
a)
Parts I, II, III
b)
Parts II, I, III
c)
Parts III, II, I
d)
None of the above
50.

The capitalization of “A Wife” (line 1) emphasizes which of the following?

a)

a. The speaker in the passage sees being a wife as her entire identity and wants nothing more

b)

b. The word “wife” is similar to a proper name.

c)

c. “Wife” is the proper title of a category of people defined by their common duties

d)

d. In the historical period discussed in the passage, wives were rarely called by their proper names.

e)

e. Being a wife contrasts and conflicts with being a mother.

51.
The author uses all of the following rhetorical strategies in the essay EXCEPT: 
a)
A. Irony. 
b)
B. Repetition. 
c)
C. Metaphor. 
d)
D. Hyperbole. 
52.
What is the author's purpose in writing this essay? 
a)
A. To explain marriage. 
b)
B. To capture the independence of her moral values. 
c)
C. To point out the unrealistic expectations placed on wives.
d)
D. To illustrate the woman's point of view. 
53.
The tone of the essay can best be described ask: 
a)
A. The author uses a serious tone to express the serious need for help. 
b)
B. The author uses a sarcastic tone to highlight the absurdity of the expectations on wives. 
c)
C. The author uses a longing tone to show how much she wants someone to take care of her. 
d)
D. The author uses a practical tone in presenting the facts of what a woman does in her life. 
54.
As the essay progresses, how does the author organize her thoughts? 
a)
A. She focuses on the duties that are most important. 
b)
B. She becomes more realistic in her expectations of a wife. 
c)
C. She uses examples that are more and more absurd. 
d)
D. She explores the need for a woman to care for her children. 
55.
In this sentence, to what does “it” refer? “It may mean a small cut in my wife’s income from time to time, but I guess I can tolerate that.” 
a)
A. Her inability to work for long hours. 
b)
B. Her tolerance of her husband's needs. 
c)
C. The wife's sacrifice to the family. 
d)
D. Her willingness to provide for the family. 

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