WorksheetsUnit 2 Test Review
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 33mins
What does suspense mean?
the time & place in a story where major events happen
written conversation between 2+ characters
the point of maximum tension in a story
excitement or tension readers feel as they wait to find out the outcome in a story
What does plot mean?
shows the result of the turning point from a climax
the sequence of events in a story
a writer’s intentional use of hints to suggest at events that will occur later in a story
the point of maximum tension in a story; the turning point
What does setting mean?
the time & place in a story where major events happen
shows the result of the turning point from a climax
final outcome of a story; loose ends are tied up
the stage in plot that provides background information; introduces major characters & the setting
What does exposition mean?
excitement or tension readers feel as they wait to find out the outcome of a story
written conversation between 2+ characters
the time & place in a story where major events happen
the stage in plot that provides background information; introduces major characters & the setting
What does rising action mean?
the stage in plot that provides background information; introduces major characters & the setting
the part of plot where complications arise, making the conflict more intense
final outcome of a story; loose ends are tied up
the point of maximum tension in a story; the turning point
What does the climax mean?
final outcome of a story; loose ends are tied up
excitement or tension readers feel as they wait to find out the outcome of a story
the point of maximum tension in a story; the turning point
the part of plot where complications arise, making the conflict more intense
What does falling action mean?
shows the result of the turning point from a climax
final outcome of a story; loose ends are tied up
excitement or tension readers feel as they wait to find out the outcome of a story
the part of plot where complications arise, making the conflict more intense
What does the resolution mean?
shows the result of the turning point from a climax
final outcome of a story; loose ends are tied up
the stage in plot that provides background information; introduces major characters & the setting
excitement or tension readers feel as they wait to find out the outcome of a story
What does foreshadowing mean?
written conversation between 2+ characters
the part of plot where complications arise, making the conflict more intense
the sequence of events in a story
a writer’s intentional use of hints to suggest at events that will occur later in a story
What does dialogue mean?
written conversation between 2+ characters
the time & place in a story where major events happen
final outcome of a story; loose ends are tied up
a writer’s intentional use of hints to suggest at events that will occur later in a story
Which suspense method is: placing the character in a dangerous, often life-threatening situation?
Time Constraints
Dangerous Action
High Stakes
Reversals
Which suspense method is: giving clues as to what may happen later in the story; may be in the form of a cliff hanger?
Foreshadowing
Reader Knows More
Sensory Details
Time Constraint
Which suspense method is: a character is working against the clock?
Foreshadowing
Reversals
Vulnerable Character
Time Constraint
Which suspense method is: a character has a lot to lose?
Dangerous Action
High Stakes
Reversals
Reader Knows More
Which suspense method is: when something shifts in the narrative suddenly shifts the story's direction or reader's perspective?
Foreshadowing
Reversals
Sensory Details
High Stakes
Which suspense method is: when a character is at-risk or helpless?
Vulnerable Character
High Stakes
Dangerous Action
Time Constraint
Which suspense method is: a reader knows something about a situation that another character does not?
Dangerous Action
Reversal
Reader Knows More
Sensory Details
Which suspense method is: use of descriptive language to slow down a moment or emphasize a setting?
High Stakes
Sensory Details
Foreshadowing
Vulnerable Character
Which suspense method is best shown from this quote: “Take him to the hospital! If you want him to live, take him to the hospital! He’s going to have a heart attack. He - “ (King 170).
Reversal
Reader Knows More
Sensory Details
High Stakes
Which suspense method is best shown from this quote: “‘A crime of the most serious there is...Murder'" (Christie 762).
Dangerous Action
Reversal
Reader Knows More
Vulnerable Character
Which suspense method is best shown from this quote: “Once, he drew his watch from his pocket and consulted it. The hands pointed to ten minutes past eight. ‘Over three quarters of an hour’ he murmured. ‘I wonder if I should have waited’” (Christie 765).
Dangerous Action
Foreshadowing
Time Constraints
High Stakes
Which suspense method is best shown from this quote: “Katie looks at the blank TV, and the camera moves in on her face. One tear rims one eye, sparkling like a sapphire” (King 169).
Vulnerable Characters
Dangerous Action
Time Constraints
Sensory Details
Which suspense method is best shown from this quote: “He turned toward me, and looked into my eyes with two filmy orbs that distilled the rheum of intoxication” (Poe 375).
Dangerous Action
Foreshadowing
Vulnerable Character
Reversal
Which suspense method is best shown from this quote: “You die suddenly, and the cyanide is found in your glass, and Claude Langton hangs. That was your plan” (Christie 767).
Reversal
Time Constraints
Reader Knows More
Sensory Details
Which suspense method is best shown from this quote: “It must be understood, that neither by word nor deed had I given Fortunato cause to doubt my good-will. I continued, as my wont, to smile in his face, and he did not perceive that my smile now was at the thought of his immolation" (Poe 372).
Time Constraint
Reader Knows More
Sensory Detail
Vulnerable Character
Which suspense method is best shown from this quote: “‘Enough,’ he said; ‘...the cough is a mere nothing; it will not kill me. I shall not die of a cough.’ ‘True-true,’ I replied.” (Poe 375).
Dangerous Action
Foreshadowing
Reversal
Sensory Detail
Why was Detective Poirot visiting John Harrison's home?
He's on official business.
He was in the area & was dropping by.
He lives nearby & visits frequently.
There was a funeral of a mutual friend.
Who was Miss Molly Deane engaged to first?
Claude Langton
John Harrison
Hercule Poirot
The pharmacist
At first, Harrison suggested that Claude Langton was going to get rid of the wasps' nest with
potassium cyanide.
a broom.
petrol & a garden syringe.
vinegar & a sprayer.
Detective Poirot saved Harrison's life by
warning him about Claude Langton's murderous plan.
helping him leave the house before Langton arrived.
killing the wasps' nest for him.
pickpocketing him & replacing the cyanide with washing soda.
The climax of this story is when
Detective Poirot kills the wasps' nest.
Harrison feels relief that his plans have been foiled.
Detective Poirot tells Harrison that he saw Langton buying cyanide.
Harrison realizes that Detective Poirot knew about his plan all along.
What was NOT a clue that Detective Poirot used to help him piece together Harrison's plan?
He saw Molly Deane and Claude Langton were back together.
Claude Langton told him that he was buying potassium cyanide at Harrison's request.
Harrison had recently lost his job and was in a downwards spiral.
He saw Harrison leaving a doctor's office that terminal patients visit.
At the beginning of the teleplay, Katie's family life seems
boring.
ordinary.
unhappy.
spooky.
Which plot event suggests that Katie's FIRST thought about the strange caller is wrong?
the phone call to her sister Lois
the phone call to her daughter Polly
the phone call to her mother
the phone call to her sister Dawn
After the phone call to Dawn, Katie thinks that
the caller is not a family member.
everyone in her family is safe.
Polly is in danger.
Dawn is in danger.
Why do Bill & Katie drive to Dawn's house at night?
They are worried about Dawn.
They are angry at Dawn.
They need to fix Dawn's lock.
They want to see Dawn's son.
An exterior camera direction tells you that the lock on Dawn's front door is
heavy duty.
brand new.
scratched.
broken.
Polly's wedding takes place
on the day of the strange call.
on the day her father dies.
five years after her father dies.
when Dawn's son is 18 months old.
How does Katie's call to her daughter Polly complicate the conflict?
Katie learners that the caller was not the person she thought.
Katie cannot reach Polly because the dorm phone is busy.
Katie learns that the strange call came from Polly.
Bill gets annoyed because Katie will not calm down.
Read the following camera direction from the teleplay. What does it tell the reader? "(EXT. A coffin, being lowered into a grave)"
the mysterious caller has died.
Dawn has died.
Bill has died.
Katie has died.
Why does Montresor wish to seek revenge upon Fortunato?
He has stolen his wife.
He failed to pay him back money.
He insulted him.
He poked fun at him.
What is the best paraphrase for the following quote: “I had scarcely laid the first tier of the masonry when I discovered that the intoxication of Fortunato had in a great measure worn off” (Poe 378).
I was on the first level of the house when I saw that Fortunato was no longer drunk.
I had finished the wall to trap Fortunato and he was beginning to wear off his intoxication.
I had just laid the first layer of the wall when I noticed that Fortunato was no longer drunk.
I was working on the wall and Fortunato was still very intoxicated.
According to Montresor, what is Fortunato’s “weak point”?
his respect
his hatred
his pride
his greed
The exposition of the story in which many men are drinking, there is chaos & confusion, & everyone is in a good mood, plays a role in Montresor’s plot for revenge.
True
False
We never learn the specific insults that Fortunato placed upon Montresor.
True
False
Poe uses descriptive words & the setting to create a mood of bleakness & despair.
True
False
The statement, “I shall not die of a cough,” foreshadows Fortunato’s fate.
True
False
Montresor does not succeed in his plan for revenge.
True
False
Montresor feels remorse for his actions at the end of the story.
True
False
Who is the author of Sorry, Right Number?
Agatha Christie
Edgar Allan Poe
Ray Bradbury
Stephen King
Who is the author of "The Wasps' Nest"?
Agatha Christie
Edgar Allan Poe
April Henry
Stephen King
Who is the author of "The Cask of Amontillado"?
Agatha Christie
Edgar Allan Poe
William Shakespeare
Stephen King
Who is the protagonist of "The Cask of Amontillado"?
Fortunato
Montresor
Poe
In "The Wasps' Nest," Detective Poirot stopped __?__ from framing someone else for murder.
Claude Langton
John Harrison
Agatha Christie
Molly Deane
In "Sorry, Right Number" after Katie gets the mysterious call, she calls three members of her family. In what order does she call them?
Polly, Dawn, then her mother.
Her mother, Polly, then Dawn.
Dawn, Polly, then her mother.
Polly, her mother, then Dawn.
What is Bill's profession in "Sorry, Right Number"?
Architect
Author
Operator
Teacher
Catacombs are
barrels that store wine underground.
underground cemeteries.
a type of fancy, expensive wine.
a week-long celebration in Italy.
