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Scary Stories Real and Imagined from Notes 10/20-10/28

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

For "Cask of the Amontillado"

Why wasn't it unusual that people were drinking and having a good time in the streets during the story?

a)

It was Mardi Gras

b)

It was Christmas

c)

It was after the Superbowl

d)

It was during Carnival

2.
Fortunato is supposed to be an expert on wine. What is another word for expert, as used in the story?
a)
connoisseur
b)
experato
c)
virtuoso 
d)
professional
3.
Fortunato's health is being affected by the general environment that Montressor is guiding him through. What, in particular, is affecting his cough?
a)
Flambeaux
b)
Rheum
c)
Medoc
d)
Niter
4.
After Montressor invites Fortunato to examine the Amontillado in the niche, what happens?
a)
A small scuffle ensues and Fortunato is cut by the trowel.
b)
Fortunato tastes the Amontillado and insults Montressor again by calling him a fool.
c)
Montressor hits Fortunato over the head with a bottle of wine and knocks him out.
d)
Montressor chains Fortunato to the wall before he has a chance to respond
5.
Once Fortunato realizes the gravity of his situation, he loudly rattles his chains. How does Montressor respond?
a)
He stops his masonry work to enjoy the sounds of Fortunato's suffereing.
b)
He works even faster because he "regerets" his actions.
c)
He rattles his own chains even more loudly than Fortunato.
d)
He offers Fortunato some Medoc to help ease his suffering.
6.
Montressor echos Fortunato's cries for help. "I replied to the yells of him who clamored. I re-echoed - I aided - I surpassed them in volume and in strength." Why?
a)
To show Fortunato that he also understood his suffereing.
b)
To beat him in a screaming contest.
c)
Montressor thought it was funny to see Fortunato suffer.
d)
To show Fortunato that his fate was final. Nobody would come to help.
7.
Why does Fortunato go to the catacomb (crypt) with Montressor?
a)
To seek revenge against Montresor.
b)
To prove he knows wine.
c)
To find peace and quiet.
d)
To attend a meeting of the Masons.
8.

What is the definition of dramatic irony?

a)

Dramatic irony is when the character or reader expects one thing to happen, but just the opposite occurs.

b)

Dramatic irony is when a character says one thing, but means the opposite (sarcasm).

c)

Dramatic irony is when the reader knows what is going to happen, but the character(s) do not.

9.

The waiter drops the customer's order all over the floor. Which response from the customer demonstrates verbal irony?

a)

"Wow, swift move."

b)

"Let me help you with that."

c)

"Are you okay?"

d)

"Please get your manager."

10.

What type of irony is this?

a)

Verbal

b)

Situational

c)

Dramatic

11.

Montressor says to Fortunato, "my dear Fortunato. You are luckily met." What type of irony is this?

a)

Dramatic

b)

Situational

c)

Verbal

12.

A colorless to white mineral that crystallizes in caves/caverns

a)

trowel

b)

niter

c)

coat of arms

d)

lent

13.

stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action

a)

obstinate

b)

recoiling

c)

immolation

d)

impose

14.

punishment inflicted upon someone as a form of vengeance for a wrongdoing

a)

impunity

b)

precluded

c)

endeavors

d)

retribution

15.

freedom from punishment

a)

impunity

b)

retribution

c)

connoisseurship

d)

obstinate

16.

When Montresor encounters Fortunato on the street, what is the Fortunato wearing?

a)

a large black mask

b)

a suit of old armor

c)

a jester's costume

d)

a hat and dark cloak

17.

What does Montresor do to help Fortunato ward off (fight against or block) the damp?

a)

gives him a healing herb

b)

gives him wine to drink

c)

gives him his warm cloak

d)

gives him a torch to carry

18.

What has Fortunato done to Montresor?

a)

Lied to him

b)

Neglected to pay back a debt

c)

Stolen from him

d)

Laughed at his proud name

19.

How long was it before Montresor told people about what he did to Fortunato?

a)

10 months

b)

2 years

c)

50 years

d)

Never!

20.

a multicolored costume of a court jester/clown

a)

checkered

b)

motley

c)

coat of arms

d)

trowel

21.

Why does Montresor choose to carry out his plan in the catacombs?

a)

It's his favorite place

b)

It is filled with ghosts

c)

Fortunato is afraid of bones

d)

No one will find Fortunato there

22.
What does Montresor say to Fortunato's body?
a)
Veni Vidi Vici
b)
In pace requiscat
c)
Carpe diem
d)
Que sera sera
23.

What kind of poem is 'Porphyria's Lover'?

a)

A haiku

b)

A dramatic monologue

c)

A villanelle

d)

A sonnet

24.

How does Porphyria enter the cottage?

a)

She glides in

b)

She rushes in

c)

She slams the door

d)

She's warm

25.

What does the narrator think Porphyria wants?

a)

To give herself to him forever

b)

A one night stand

c)

Some peace and quiet

d)

To be murdered

26.

How does the narrator describe the effects of loving Porphyria on him?

a)

He has become pale

b)

He has become obsessed

c)

His blood has become thin

d)

He has lost interest in the world

27.

Finish the quote:

"At last I knew Porphyria ..................... me"

a)

worshipped

b)

hated

c)

loved

d)

despised

28.

What does the narrator seem to be afraid to look at after he kills Porphyria?

a)

Her eyes

b)

Her hair

c)

Her parents

d)

God

29.

How long does the narrator sit with Porphyria's dead body?

a)

An hour

b)

Until he falls asleep

c)

All night

d)

A day

30.

Who does the narrator say has not commented on the murder?

a)

God

b)

Porphyria

c)

Himself

d)

Porphyria's mum

31.

For "The Raven"

What time do the events of the poem take place?

a)

Midnight

b)

10:00 pm

c)

Noon

d)

Dawn

32.
What is the narrator doing when he first hears the "tapping?"
a)
He is asleep in his bed.
b)
He is reading in his study.
c)
He is writing poetry.
d)
He is eating his dinner
33.
In what month does this poem take place?
a)
September
b)
October
c)
November
d)
December
34.
What happens when he opens the door?
a)
He sees a maiden.
b)
He sees only darkness.
c)
The bird flies in.
d)
He sees the neighbor running away.
35.
The following line is an example of alliteration.
a)
"Doubting dreaming dreams no one dared to dream before."
b)
"But the Raven, sitting lonely on the placid bust, spoke only"
c)
But the Raven still beguiling all my fancy into smiling"
d)
"'Wrecth,' I cried, 'thy God hath lent thee-by these angels he hath sent thee.'"
36.
As someone rapping, rapping at my chamber door," is an example of . . .
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Simile
d)
Cliche'
37.
Where does the raven perch once he enters the room?
a)
On a statue of a Greek goddess.
b)
The door frame.
c)
On a velvet chair
d)
The mantle over the fireplace.
38.
A Biblical allusion to something that has healing powers.
a)
Nepenthe
b)
Balm of Gilead
c)
Serahpim
d)
Plutonian
39.
One of the order of angels that stand in the presence of God.
a)
Nepenthe
b)
Seraphim
c)
Aidenn
d)
Lore
40.
After pondering the purpose of this bird what is the next action that the narrator takes?
a)
He shouts at the raven.
b)
He reads to the raven.
c)
He wheels up a chair and sits in front of the raven.
d)
He swings a broom at the raven.
41.
. Which of the following statements best expresses the central idea of “The Raven”?
a)
The raven will never leave the chamber.
b)
The narrator will be lost in his grief forever.
c)
The poet will never sleep again.
d)
It is a symbol of madness.
42.

You must have a ____________________, because I could have sworn I saw you at the grocery store earlier.

a)

doppelganger

b)

cavalcade

c)

odious

43.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is part of which genre? Select all that apply.

a)

Science fiction

b)

Gothic/horror

c)

Crime/mystery

d)

Western

44.

The alter ego of a character- the suppressed side of one's personality that is usually unaccepted by society.

a)

Deux ex machina

b)

Doppelganger

c)

Prequel

d)

Metonymy

45.

Who wrote The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde?

a)

Coleridge

b)

Jane Austen

c)

R.L. Stevenson

d)

William Faulkner

46.

"It was an Anglo neighborhood." What does Anglo mean?

a)

A tree

b)

A triangle

c)

White

47.

"They lived in Watts." What does Watts mean?

a)

City in LA

b)

Lightbulb

c)

Clock

48.

"There was spew on his shirt." What does spew mean?

a)

Throw up

b)

Blood

c)

Tears

49.

In the story, who is Rano?

a)

The sister of Luis

b)

The Father of Luis

c)

The brother of Luis

50.

How old is Luis in the story?

a)

8

b)

9

c)

6

51.

Who approached Luis and his brother in South Gate?

a)

5 teachers

b)

5 doctors

c)

5 teenagers

52.

What happened to Luis and his brother in the story?

a)

They met some very nice friends.

b)

They were seized and beaten up

c)

They found some money on the ground

53.

Who ran out the door at the end of the story?

a)

Framton

b)

Vera

c)

Vera's Aunt

d)

The men with guns

54.

What happened to the men when they went out hunting?

a)

They drowned in a swamp and died.

b)

The killed two animals.

c)

They got lost and could not find their way home.

d)

Nothing, they just went hunting.

55.

Stayed at the rectory four years ago

a)

Framton Nuttel's sister

b)

Framton Nuttel

c)

Vera

d)

Mrs. Sappleton

e)

Mr. Sappleton

56.

Tells a story about a great tragedy

a)

Vera

b)

Framton Nuttel

c)

Framton Nuttel's sister

d)

Mrs. Sappleton

e)

Mr. Sappleton

57.

What Is Frampton afraid of at the end of the story?

a)

The men and dogs, which he thought were ghosts.

b)

Being attacked by the dog.

c)

He was afraid of the coyote.

d)

The aunt was taller than he expected.

58.

According to Vera, what anniversary is taking place on the exact date Framton arrives?

a)

The disappearance of the men who went hunting

b)

The night Framton had to spend in a grave after dogs chased him into a cemetery

c)

Mr. and Mrs. Sappleton's wedding. 25 years!!

d)

The end of the war

59.

“You may wonder why we keep that window wide open on an _______ afternoon”

a)

A. October

b)

B. November

c)

C. December

d)

D. March

60.

“ That is why the window is kept open every evening till it is quite ____.”

a)

A. Dawn

b)

B. Night time

c)

C. Morning

d)

D. Dusk

61.

How has the niece been described?

a)

A. Not confident

b)

B. Self-possessed

c)

C. Cheerful

d)

D. Anxious

62.

The introduction of the story where we are introduced to the main characters and the setting of the story.

a)

Falling Action

b)

Resolution

c)

Plot

d)

Exposition

63.

When the story begins to take a turn/change; the turning point of the story.

a)

Conflict

b)

Resolution

c)

Plot

d)

Climax

64.

Which plot diagram location is this?

a)

Falling Action

b)

Climax

c)

Resolution

d)

Rising Action

65.

The double for the scientist Frankenstein is ...

a)

his sister

b)

his father

c)

his monster

d)

his wife

66.

In Poe's "Fall of the House of Usher" the double for Roderick Usher is his...

a)

wife

b)

brother

c)

sister

d)

portrait

67.

Poor Steve was feeling down because none of his friends wished him a happy birthday at school that day. On his way home from school, he got a call from his mom telling him to stop at the neighbor's to pick up a package that was accidentally delivered to the wrong house. When Steve arrived and rang the bell, all of his friends and family jumped out from behind the furniture and yelled, "Surprise! Happy Birthday!" This is an example of what type of irony?

a)

DRAMATIC

b)

SITUATIONAL

c)

VERBAL

d)

NONE

68.

After Susan turned in her test, the teacher saw all of the questions she didn't answer, turned to her, and said, "Looks like someone really studied for the test!" This is what type of irony?

a)

DRAMATIC

b)

SITUATIONAL

c)

VERBAL

d)

NONE

69.

Monster’s Inc. is a corporation run by monsters. Their job is to scare children, but the audience knows that they are the ones who are afraid of the children.

a)

DRAMATIC

b)

SITUATIONAL

c)

VERBAL

d)

NONE

70.

In The Little Mermaid, Eric was saved from a shipwreck by Ariel, and she fell in love with him immediately. She asks the sea witch, Ursula, to give her legs so that she can go find him, but she has to give her voice to Ursula in return. Without her voice, Eric does not recognize her and still searches for his love.

a)

DRAMATIC

b)

SITUATIONAL

c)

VERBAL

d)

NONE

71.

Dorothy spends the entirety of the movie, The Wizard of Oz, wishing and hoping that she could go home to Kansas. She goes through hurdles, makes friends, and even battles a wicked witch. In the end, it turned out to have all been a dream, and she had never left home after all. This is which type of irony?

a)

DRAMATIC

b)

SITUATIONAL

c)

VERBAL

d)

NONE

72.

In your favorite TV show, the main character has fallen for his co-worker, but she isn’t aware

of his feelings. He’s also not aware that she’s married, even though the audience knows this.

a)

Verbal Irony

b)

Situational Irony

c)

Dramatic Irony

73.
Opening of the story; author describes the setting, gives background info & intros characters.
a)
Narrator
b)
Conflict
c)
Exposition
d)
Setting
74.

What point of view is this?

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third Limited

d)

Third Omniscient

75.
A type of narrative perspective in which the  author uses pronouns like ''your" and "you" to address the reader
a)
Second Person
b)
Third Person Limited
c)
First Person
d)
Third Person Omniscient
76.
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
At dawn, Mae Tuck set out on her horse for the wood at the edge of the village of Treegap.  She was going there, as she did once every ten years, to meet her two sons, Miles and Jesse, and she was feeling at ease.  At noon time, Winnie Foster, whose family owned the Treegap wood, lost her patience at last and decided to think about running away.  
a)
first person
b)
second person
c)
third person limited
d)
third person omniscient
77.

Invitation to the Game by Monica Hughes

And we scrounged. Next to survival, scrounge was probably the most important word in our new vocabulary. We found a store that was throwing out water-damaged mattresses. Getting them home was a problem, since we had to make two trips, leaving Brad and Katie, armed with sticks to guard over the remained. I truly expected them to be challenged by some gang boss, but they said that the only person who came by was a scrawny little rat of a girl living alone. We let her have one of the mattresses.

a)

first person

b)

second person

c)

third person limited

d)

third person omniscient

78.
Alice's adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, John Tenniel 
Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, "and what is the use of a book," thought Alice, "without pictures or conversations?"  So she was considering, in her own mind whether the pleasure of making a daisy-chain would be worth the trouble of getting up and picking the daisies, when suddenly a White Rabbit with pink eyes ran close by her.  
a)
third person limited
b)
first person
c)
third person omniscient
d)
second person
79.
John looked nervously at Patty as she reached into the cage without hesitation. She seemed to not to be scared of snakes in the slightest. 
a)
first person
b)
third person limited
c)
third person omniscient
d)
second person
80.

In "Porphyria's Lover" the narrator states, "She guessed not how her one darling wish would be heard." This is an example of a

a)

metaphor

b)

litote

c)

paradox

d)

personification

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