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9th Grade Literature Final

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In "The Most Dangerous Game" Rainsford comes to the island because he —

a)

swims to it after accidentally falling overboard

b)

wishes to write an article about Zaroff

c)

wants to prove that Zaroff can’t successfully hunt him

d)

wants to bring the evil Zaroff to justice

2.
 Which of the following statements best describes how Zaroff justifies his hunting of human beings?
a)
Animal life is more precious than human life.
b)
Only the strong deserve to survive.
c)
Individual freedom is more important than laws.
d)
Human beings are not morally responsible for one another.
3.

The last sentence of The Most Dangerous Game is, “He had never slept in a better bed, Rainsford decided.” What important piece of plot information does that sentence give you?

a)
Zaroff has lost the final duel.
b)
Rainsford has safely reached his homeland.
c)
Rainsford has a history of sleep problems.
d)
Rainsford cares too much about luxuries.
4.
What do General Zaroff and Rainsford have in common?
a)
they both speak Russian
b)
they are both big game hunters
c)
they both enjoy Parisian operas
d)
they both own yachts
5.
What is the name of the island Rainsford lands on?
a)
Bermuda Triangle
b)
Ship Wreck
c)
Ship Trap
d)
Tahiti
6.

Who dies in the final scene of The Most Dangerous Game?

a)
Rainsford
b)
Ivan
c)
Zaroff
d)
Whitney
7.
What evidence shows that General Zaroff is a wealthy man?
a)
He lives in a palatial chateau 
b)
He has a guard/servant
c)
He owns very fine clothes
d)
All three pieces of evidence
8.
What literary device is used in this sentence from "The Most Dangerous Game"? 

“I am still a beast at bay,” he said, in a low, hoarse voice. “Get ready, General Zaroff.”
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Personification 
9.
What does General Zaroff first offer Rainsford upon his arrival?
a)
To work alongside Ivan
b)
To go out hunting together 
c)
To try his luck at being hunted
d)
A safe passage home
10.

Who is the protagonist of The Most Dangerous Game?

a)

Whitney

b)

General Zaroff

c)

Rainsford

d)

Ivan

11.

What is the name of the vengeful person in The Cask of Amontillado?

a)
Montresor
b)
Fortunato
c)
Tritunato
d)
Montresaur
12.
How many injuries has the narrator 'permitted' from Fortunato?
a)
a hundred
b)
a million
c)
a hundred thousand
d)
a thousand
13.
What do you call the costume that Fortunato was wearing?
a)
Haberdash
b)
Motley
c)
Hodge-podge
d)
Bamboozle
14.
Fortunato is a master when it comes to ____?
a)
Wine
b)
Coffee Latte
c)
Dark arts
d)
Kung Fu
15.
Montresor knows of Fortunato's weakness and uses it to his advantage. What is this weakness?
a)
his wealth
b)
knowledge of business
c)
knowledge of Italy's history
d)
his own ego
16.

When Montresor first saw Fortunato at the carnival, what was his condition?

a)
he was sick
b)
he had been in a fight
c)
he was upset
d)
he was drunk
17.

Where did the two characters in "The Cask of Amontillado"go to retrieve the pipe of wine?

a)

Attic

b)

Wine cellar

c)

Catacombs

d)

Water closet 

18.

Where did the two characters in The Cask of Amontillado story meet?

a)
Carnival
b)
Coffee shop
c)
Under a bridge
d)
Office
19.
Who is the author of The Cask of Amontillado?
a)
Fernando Allan Poe
b)
Edgar Allan Poe
c)
Paulo Raymundoe
d)
Grace Allan Poe
20.
On the vengeful man's coat of arms, the foot was stepping on what?
a)
A Snake
b)
A skull
c)
Grass
d)
A shield
21.
Who was the other virtuoso of wines?
a)
Kenobi
b)
Brynhilde
c)
Luchesi
d)
Gertrude
22.
What does Montresor do to keep Fortunato in the cave of the vault?
a)
locks him in there
b)
he doesn't need to lock up Fortunato, he is so drunk that he doesn't move
c)
uses his dog as a guard
d)
chains him to the wall
23.
What is "Rest in Peace" in Latin?
a)
Abusis non tollit usum
b)
In pace requiescat
c)
Nemo liber est qui findingne dorynae
d)
Nemo me impune lacessit
24.

Who is the antagonist in The Cask of Amontillado?

a)

Montresor

b)

Fortunato

c)

Luchresi

d)

The servants

25.

Which kind of special wine would most likely be served to VIP guests?

a)

Amontillado

b)

Port

c)

Merlot

d)

Sauvignon

26.

Who is the main protagonist in "The Birds"?

a)

Coleen

b)

Martha

c)

Arthur

d)

Nat

27.

Who is the main antagonist in "The Birds"?

a)

Martha's husband

b)

The Birds

c)

The Sea Gulls

d)

The town

28.

The setting of "The Birds" is

a)
near a city in the fall.
b)
near the ocean in summer.
c)
on a farm in winter.
d)
on a farm in spring.
29.
What did Nat first realize about the birds?
a)
There were a lot of them.
b)
Seagulls were attacking.
c)
Little birds were with large ones.
d)
They committed suicide.
30.

What does black winter foreshadow in The Birds?

a)
needing more firewood
b)
the loss of the crops
c)
a warm winter
d)
dark things to come
31.
What is foreshadowing?
a)
a prediction of future events
b)
a cloudy day
c)
consonant sounds in a row
d)
comparisons
32.

During what month does "The Birds" take place?

a)

November

b)

December

c)

October

d)

January

33.

Why is it that Nat only works 3 days a week?

a)

He is retired.

b)

He lives in a poor community.

c)

He has a wartime disability.

d)

He is lazy

34.

Where does the story The Birds take place?

a)

On the coast of England

b)

On the coast of New Jersey

c)

In the forest

d)

Among the trees

35.

What awakens Nat in the middle of the night?

a)

A foghorn

b)

The sound of rain

c)

The wind

d)

A tapping on the window

36.

Why can't Nat bury the dead birds?

a)

There are too many of them

b)

Someone will find them

c)

The ground is frozen

d)

His shovel is damaged

37.

What is a "wireless"?

a)

Television

b)

Phone

c)

Battery powered radio

d)

Telegraph

38.

Who does Nat's wife think should be called to deal with the bird situation?

a)

The police

b)

Scientists

c)

The Army

d)

The BBC

39.

In "The Birds" why is it unlikely to snow?

a)

It is too warm

b)

There are no clouds

c)

It is going to be a black winter

d)

It is summer time

40.

Who comes to deal with the bird situation?

a)

The police

b)

Scientists

c)

The Army

d)

No one

41.
Who were the two characters feuding in THE INTERLOPERS 
a)
Ulrich von Gradwitz and Georg Znaeym 
b)
Ulpeach von Gravy and Jorge Zayne
c)
Lebron and Kobe
d)
Hillary and Donald
42.

What was the setting of THE INTERLOPERS?

a)
George's house 
b)
western prairie lands 
c)
a forest
d)
the ohio river
43.

What is the conflict of THE INTERLOPERS?

a)
The hunters found the sam deer
b)
George cut down a tree in his enemy's property 
c)
Gradwitz's gun runs out of ammo
d)
Two hunters feud over property boundaries 
44.
Why can the hunters not move?
a)
they are trapped in a cave with a bear outside
b)
they are trapped under a fallen tree
c)
they are trapped in a well and cannot climb out
45.
Ulrich offers George ________. 
a)
water
b)
crackers
c)
bread
d)
wine
46.
When trapped under the tree together, the men insult each other. As time passes they begin to...
a)
discuss how to divide the property
b)
fall asleep
c)
reconcile their differences
47.
What was the original cause of the feud between Ulrich's and Georg's families?
a)
A land dispute between the two families 
b)
One of the families owe the other money
c)
The families used to be friends until the war broke out
48.
What is an "interloper?" 
a)
an enemy 
b)
a trespasser 
c)
a dangerous human 
d)
a fake friend 
49.

What kind of mood is created by the setting of "The Interlopers"?

a)

peaceful 

b)

happy

c)

threatening 

d)

gentle 

50.

What happens at the end of the THE INTERLOPERS?

a)
The hunters are rescued by Ulrich's men
b)
The hunters are eaten by wolves
c)
The hunters duel and end up killing each other
d)
The hunters end up becoming friends and help each other 
51.
Son of Lord and Lady Montague
a)
Tybalt
b)
Romeo
c)
Benvolio
d)
Mercutio
52.
Daughter of Lord and Lady Capulet
a)
Rosaline
b)
the Nurse
c)
Julia Capulet
d)
Juliet
53.
Killed Mercutio
a)
Romeo
b)
Benvolio
c)
Tybalt
d)
Paris
54.
Romeo's cousin and good friend
a)
Benvolio
b)
Mercutio
c)
Tybalt
d)
Friar Lawrence
55.

Who performs Romeo and Juliet's marriage

a)

Friar John

b)

Father Erin

c)

Friar Laurence

d)

Father Martin

56.

How will Juliet be punished if she doesn't marry Paris?

a)

She'll be exiled

b)

She'll be locked up in prison until she changes her mind

c)

She'll be disowned and left in the streets to die

57.
Who is Romeo in love with at the beginning? 
a)
Juliet
b)
Mary
c)
Caroline 
d)
Rosaline 
58.
What insulting gesture is made at the beginning of the play? 
a)
Flip off with the middle finger
b)
A crude gesture pointed at someone's mother
c)
The gesture of cutting the throat. 
d)
The gesture of biting the thumb. 
59.

Who says "A plague o' both your houses!

They have made worms' meat of me!”?

a)

Romeo

b)

Mercutio

c)

Tybalt

d)

Paris

60.

My only love sprung from my only hate!

Too early seen unknown, and known too late!

Prodigious birth of love it is to me

That I must love a loathèd enemy.

a)

Nurse

b)

Mercutio

c)

Romeo

d)

Juliet

61.

O, then I see Queen Mab hath been with you.

She is the fairies' midwife, and she comes

In shape no bigger than an agate stone

On the fore-finger of an alderman,

a)

Romeo

b)

Mercutio

c)

Benvolio

d)

Paris

62.

O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?

Deny thy father and refuse thy name,

Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,

And I'll no longer be a Capulet.

a)

Nurse

b)

Lady Capulet

c)

Juliet

d)

Mercutio

63.

What is the setting of "The Road Not Taken"?

a)

a quiet street on the edge of a town

b)

a forest in the middle of winter

c)

a wood with two roads in it

64.

Who is the poet of Fire and Ice?

a)

Robert Frost

b)

R.L Stevenson

c)

Ruskin Bond

65.

In what manner does the speaker of Fire and Ice expect the workd to end?

a)

ice

b)

Bang

c)

Fire

d)

Whimper

66.

At first, the speakerof The Raven thinks the noise he hears is —

a)
his enemy stalking him
b)
the wind blowing the door open
c)
someone at the door
d)
his friends playing tricks on him
67.

What is the time and year of the events of The Raven?

a)
Midnight in December
b)
An afternoon at the end of October
c)
Noon in July
d)
An early April morning
68.

You can make the inference that the speaker on The Raven hates the raven because the speaker

a)
says the raven really is the devil
b)
builds a trap to capture the bird
c)
leaves the room and never comes back
d)
blames the bird for his loss of hope
69.
"While I nodded, nearly napping…" is an example of which sound device
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
alliteration 
c)
rhyme
d)
repetition
70.
What word does the raven repeat?
a)
Lenore
b)
nevermore
c)
prophet
d)
eat my shorts

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