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WorksheetsSuspense: End of Unit Test Review
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 24mins
What does Alfred Hitchcock mean when he says, "Let the audience play God?"
The audience decides how the story will end.
It is best when the audience gets confused about what is happening.
The audience knows things that the characters do not.
God controls what the audience thinks.
Which line from the essay demonstrates HOW "playing God," creates suspense?
"It is important in a story with sinister implications to use counterpoint."
"As far as I'm concerned, you have suspense when you let the audience play God."
"When characters are unbelievable, you never get suspense, only surprise."
"We'll have the audience at such a pitch that they want to shout every time someone goes near the chest."
Which story from this unit demonstrates, "playing God," in some way?
Cujo
Lord of the Flies
A Night to Remember
"The Monkey's Paw"
From A Night to Remember:
21 The jar meant more to J. Bruce Ismay, Managing Director of the White Star Line, who in a festive mood was going along for the ride on the Titanic's first trip. Ismay woke up with a start in his deluxe suite on B Deck-- he felt sure the ship had struck something, but he didn't know what.
How is this final line of the excerpt different from the rest of the perspectives?
Ismay is the only person to actually know that the ship is probably in danger.
Ismay is the only person who feels the ship hit the iceberg.
Ismay believes the ship is fine, while the rest of the passengers are scared.
None of the above
What is the intended purpose of the shifting points of view (think of that roller coaster) in A Night to Remember (Titanic story)?
to illustrate the glamour of the ship due to its wealthy passengers
to create suspense by showing how the people on board experienced the impact differently
to create suspense by showing where all the passengers were when the iceberg hit the ship
to emphasize that the ship was carrying all different types of people
From Sorry, Wrong Number:
The FIRST MAN and GEORGE have a conversation and mention that the coast is clear for the night.
24 FIRST MAN: Okay. You know the address. At eleven o'clock the private patrolman goes around to the bar on Second Avenue for a beer. Be sure that all the lights downstairs are out. There should be only one light visible from the street. At eleven fifteen a subway train crosses the bridge. It makes a noise in case her window is open and she should scream.
What can we infer from this?
The information about George tells us that he is Mrs. Stevenson's friend.
Mrs. Stevenson is getting scared that her husband is going to be murdered.
The SETTING details show the readers that Mrs. Stevenson is probably the intended victim.
Mrs. Stevenson's dialogue shows that she suffers from anxiety.
From "The Monkey's Paw":
28 "Well, why don't you have three (wishes) sir?" said Herbert White, cleverly.
29 The soldier regarded him in the way that middle age is wont to regard presumptuous youth. "I have," he said, quietly, and his blotchy face whitened.
30 "And did you really have the three wishes granted?" asked Mrs. White.
31 "I did," said the sergeant-major, and his glass tapped against his strong teeth.
32 "And has anybody else wished?" persisted the old lady.
33 "The first man had his three wishes. Yes," was the reply, "I don't know what the first two were, but the third was for death. That's how I got the paw."
34 His tones were so grave that a hush fell upon the group.
What does the excerpt above mainly demonstrate?
Sergeant-Major Morris is happy with his three wishes.
The White family does not take Sergeant-Major Morris seriously.
The monkey's paw will have negative consequences for the Whites.
The monkey's paw kills its owners eventually.
From "The Monkey's Paw":
122 Even his wife's face seemed changed as he entered the room. It was white and expectant, and to his fears seemed to have an unnatural look upon it. He was afraid of her.
123 "Wish!" she cried, in a strong voice.
124 "It is foolish and wicked," he faltered.
125 "Wish!" repeated his wife.
126 He raised his hand, "I wish my son alive again."
127 The tailsman fell to the floor, and he regarded it fearfully. Then he sank trembling into a chair as the old woman, with burning eyes, walked to the window and raised the blind.
How does the above excerpt show a change in Mr. White's attitude toward the paw?
Before, Mr. White followed Morris' warnings, but here he does not.
He does not believe that the paw will cause him harm, but before he was afraid of it.
At first, he knew the paw would grant his wish, but here he is not so sure.
Before he did not believe in the paw, but here he knows the wish will come true.
From Cujo:
Cujo looked Donna Trenton in the eyes. He moved toward her and was 25 feet away from her. Foam dropped from his snout and then Donna could not move.
What does this tell us?
It emphasizes how sick Cujo is.
It shows us that Cujo will not attack Donna.
It creates suspense by making readers wonder what is wrong with Cujo.
It creates suspense as the dog slowly walks toward Donna.
From Cujo:
She stopped, her head coming up at once, trying to pinpoint the source of that sound. For a moment she couldn't and she was suddenly terrified, not by the sound itself but by its seeming directionalessness. It was nowhere. It was everywhere. And then some internal radar--survival equipment, perhaps--turned on all the way, and she understood that the growling was coming from inside the garage.
Which of the following fears is demonstrated above?
fear of the unknown
fear of animals
fear of death or injury
fear of the dark
From Lord of the Flies:
Jack demonstrated leadership qualities. Piggy was the most intelligent. Ralph was elected leader.
"The toy of voting was almost as pleasing as the conch."
Based on this information from the text, what role did the conch play in the story?
It created violence amongst the group of boys.
The conch shell is the reason Jack was elected chief.
The conch shell was a symbol of Jack's independence.
It represented power to the boy who held the conch.
A Night to Remember represents what suspense technique?
setting
imagery
narrator
point of view
Cujo represents what suspense technique?
narrator
setting
character development
fear
Lord of the Flies represents what suspense technique?
point of view
flashback
character development
narrator
"The Tell-Tale Heart" represents what suspense technique?
point of view
fear
narrator
setting
"The Monkey's Paw" represents what suspense technique?
narrator
point of view
foreshadowing
details
Sorry, Wrong Number represents what suspense technique?
setting
point of view
character development
narrator
In, "The Tell-Tale Heart," the narrator admits that he killed the old man. Why does he admit it?
The police were questioning him and he realized they figured it out.
The old man's heart was beating, and the police could hear it.
The narrator was consumed with guilt and could not bear it any longer.
The voices in the narrator's head kept telling him to admit to his wrongdoing.
