WorksheetsUnit 1 Quiz Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following statements are true about thematic statements? (Check all that apply)
Thematic statements include a topic or main idea
Thematic statements are clichés
Thematic statements include what an author thinks about a topic
Theme statements should be written in second person
"Don't judge a book by its cover" is a good example of a thematic statement.
True
False
The following quote: "The harvesting of corn and cotton, peanuts and squash, made each day a golden surprise that cause excited little tremors to run up her jaws" (Walker), is an example of which of the following?
Setting
Symbolism
Direct Characterization
Indirect Characterization
The questioning of tradition was a topic that was explored in what short story during this unit?
"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson
"The Flowers" by Alice Walker
"The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allen Poe
"Hunger" by Richard Wright
All of the following are important steps when annotating (check all that apply)
Beginning to annotate during your first read through.
Identifying unknown vocabulary words.
Asking yourself if you know the author and anything about him/her.
Writing reflections/comments in the margins.
A line of text that is especially meaningful, surprising, helpful or though provoking is referred to as what?
Symbol
Metaphor
Direct Characterization
Golden Line
The black box in "The Lottery" and the wild pink rose in "The Flowers" are both examples of what?
Direct Characterization
Symbolism
Golden Lines
None of the above
______ is when an author clearly states a quality about a character.
Symbolism
In Direct Characterization
Direct Characterization
Author speak
The audience knowing something that a character does not is considered situational irony.
True
False
Someone saying, "oh, what fine weather we're having" when it is raining is an example of what?
Verbal Irony
Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony
Direct Characterization
STEAL is an acronym used to identify what?
Symbolism
Metaphors
Indirect Chacterization
Direct Characterization
The following quote from "Hunger" illustrates what element of STEAL characterization: "The boys scattered, yelling, nursing their heads, staring at me in utter disbelief" (Wright).
Speach
Thoughts
Actions
Effects on Others
The audience knowing where the bad guy is hiding in a scary movie is an example of what?
Dramatic Irony
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
Wrong Place, Wrong Time
Thematic statements are not absolute and should not include words like "always" or "never"
True
False
Which of the following is NOT TRUE about thematic statements?
A theme is not a moral or direct order
Themes are not trite saying
A theme is specific to a work of character
Themes are not absolute
