Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

ENGLISH 10 QUARTER 2 Post Test

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is the sequence of actions and events in a story to convey a theme.

a)

Characters

b)

Setting

c)

Plot

d)

Point of View

2.

It is an object, event or a character that is used to represent an abstract idea.

a)

Characters

b)

Symbol

c)

Plot

d)

Theme

3.

It is the struggle between two opposing characters or forces.

a)

Setting

b)

Symbol

c)

Conflict

d)

Theme

4.

It is the central person in a story, and is often referred to as the story's main character.

a)

Dynamic

b)

Antagonist

c)

Protagonist

d)

Static

5.

It is a type of conflict in which a character has a problem with some natural happening: a snowstorm, an avalanche, the bitter cold.

a)

Man vs. Man

b)

Man vs. Society

c)

Man vs. Nature

d)

Man vs. Self

6.

It is a type of conflict in which one character in the story has a problem with one or more of the other characters.

a)

Man vs. Man

b)

Man vs. Society

c)

Man vs. Nature

d)

Man vs. Self

7.

The place and time when the story happens is called __________.

a)

Character

b)

Plot

c)

Resolution

d)

Setting

8.

This is the solution to the problem in the story.

a)

Climax

b)

Rising action

c)

Exposition

d)

Resolution

9.

This the central idea in a short story and a general truth.

a)

Plot

b)

Point of view

c)

Theme

d)

Climax

10.

It is the character that challenges the main character.

a)

Protagonist

b)

Antagonist

c)

Flat character

d)

Round character

11.

This point occurs after the climax as the problems in the story start to work themselves out.

a)

Exposition

b)

Rising action

c)

Climax

d)

Falling Action

12.

The narrator participates in and tells the story using the pronoun 'I'.

a)

First person

b)

Second Person

c)

Third Person

d)

Omniscient

13.

The narrator is not in the story and tells the story using the pronouns 'She' or 'He'.

a)

First Person

b)

Second Person

c)

Limited Third Person

d)

Omniscient Third Person

14.
 In "The Cask of Amontillado," who is the narrator, or the character who tells the story?
a)
Luchesi
b)
Amontillado
c)
Fortunato
d)
Montresor
15.
Which word pairs best describe the mood, or atmosphere, of "The Cask of Amontillado"?
a)
humorous and silly
b)
realistic and ordinary
c)
sincere and thought provoking
d)
grim and suspenseful 
16.
According to the following sentence from "The Cask of Amontillado," what has Fortunato done to Montresor? The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge
a)
He has stabbed him
b)
He has robbed him
c)
He has insulted him
d)
He has stolen his wife
17.
How did Montresor always greet Fortunato?
a)
with a smile
b)
with a frown
c)
with disgust
d)
he never talked to him
18.

Amontillado is a type of...

a)

Armadillo

b)

Cask

c)

Pipe

d)

Wine

19.
Why does Fortunato go to the vault?
a)
To seek revenge against Montresor
b)
To prove he knows wine
c)
To find peace and quiet
d)
To attend a meeting
20.
Which phrase best describes the theme of the story?
a)
Friendship is valuable
b)
Be careful who you insult
c)
Avoid attending parties when ill
d)
Don't follow people into a dark cave, even for wine
21.
Most of the setting of the story takes place...
a)
at the carnival
b)
in Fortunato's palazzo
c)
in the catacombs
d)
next to Luchesi's home
22.
Who's the author of the Cask of Amontillado? 
a)
James Thurber
b)
Edgar Allan Poe
c)
O' Henry
d)
Cynthia Rylant
23.
What does Montresor build around Fortunato?
a)
Jail
b)
Building
c)
Wall
d)
Dam
24.

What time period is approximately the time of the American Romantic Era?

a)

1800 - 1860

b)

1700 - 1750

c)

1850 - 1900

d)

1640 - 1690

25.

American Romanticism refers to romantic love.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Romantics were inspired by supernatural tales and myths

a)

true

b)

false

27.

Causes that sparked the American Romantic Era

a)

Westward Expansion

b)

Industrial Revolution

c)

Growth of population in cities

d)

All of these are causes

28.

Who tries to tempt Rev. Dimmesdale to meet with the devil in the woods?

a)

Pearl

b)

Hester

c)

Dr. Chillingworth

d)

Governor Billingham

e)

Mistress Hibbins

29.

Who is publicly shamed for being a sinner?

a)

Pearl

b)

Hester

c)

Rev. Dimmesdale

d)

Dr. Chillingworth

e)

Mistress Hibbins

30.

Who dies from a secret guilt?

a)

Pearl

b)

Hester

c)

Rev. Dimmesdale

d)

Governor Billingham

e)

Dr. Chillingworth

31.

Who takes on a false identity to exact revenge?

a)

Hester

b)

Rev. Dimmesdale

c)

Dr. Chillingworth

d)

Mistress Hibbins

e)

Governor Billingham

32.
Where do Hester and Pearl live?
a)
On the outskirts of town, in a cottage.
b)
In Boston, in a small house.
c)
With Mistress Hibbins, because Hester sews so often for her.
d)
On the street, because Hester cannot support herself.
33.
The author of The Scarlet Letter is
a)
Nathaniel Hawthorne
b)
Herman Melville
c)
Washington Irving
d)
Edgar Allen Poe
34.
What is Hester's sin
a)
Abandonment
b)
Adultery
c)
Archery
d)
Idolitery 
35.
Where was Hawthorne born?
a)
Boston, MA
b)
Hartford, CT
c)
Plymouth, NH
d)
Salem, MA
36.
What jobs did Hawthorne hold?
a)
customs official in Boston
b)
customs official in Salem
c)
U.S. consul to LIverpool
d)
all of them were jobs he held
37.

Which word best describes the mood at the beginning of "The House of Usher?"

a)

Comical

b)

Depressing

c)

Judgmental

d)

Humorous

38.

During which season of the year is "The Fall of the House of Usher" said to take place?

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Autumn

39.

Poe uses several similes comparing Usher to what kind of addict?

a)

opium

b)

cocaine

c)

meth

d)

codeine

40.
What year was Poe born? 
a)
1908
b)
1809
c)
1980
d)
1989

Similar Resources on Wayground

10th grade quiz

41 questions

10th grade quiz

quiz

Worksheet

•

10th Grade

Our Town by Thornton Wilder Quiz

44 questions

Our Town by Thornton Wilder Quiz

quiz

Worksheet

•

10th Grade

ARTICLES 4

45 questions

ARTICLES 4

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th Grade

SIMPLE PAST

42 questions

SIMPLE PAST

quiz

Worksheet

•

8th Grade

Vocabulary

35 questions

Vocabulary

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th Grade - University

HCT Level 3 Quiz 4

40 questions

HCT Level 3 Quiz 4

quiz

Worksheet

•

7th - 11th Grade

花費動詞

41 questions

花費動詞

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th - 9th Grade

The Giver Trivia! (Ch 1-8)

40 questions

The Giver Trivia! (Ch 1-8)

quiz

Worksheet

•

8th Grade