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English 9 - Quiz #3 The Story of An Hour & Irony

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is a piece of prose fiction that can be read in one sitting. It has limited number of words and few characters.

a)

novella

b)

play

c)

short story

d)

poem

2.

What is the name of the author of "The Story of An Hour".

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

George Orwell

c)

Kate Chopin

d)

William Sydney Porter

3.

The character in the selection who died of heart disease - of joy that kills, is _______.

a)

Luisa

b)

Louise

c)

Josephine

d)

Brently

4.

This is a rhetorical and literary device that is characterized by incongruity and deviation from what is expected.

a)

derivation

b)

compounding

c)

irony

d)

plot

5.

When the exact opposite of what is expected to happen takes place, it is called __________________.

a)

situational irony

b)

dramatic irony

c)

meme

d)

comedy

6.

______________ is when the audience understands more about a situation than some of the characters do.

a)

situational irony

b)

dramatic irony

c)

meme

d)

comedy

7.

From the selection at hand, which is an example of a word formed through derivation?

a)

feverish

b)

travel-stained

c)

armchair

d)

gaze

8.

From the selection at hand, which is an example of a word formed through compounding?

a)

significance

b)

broken

c)

fearfully

d)

latchkey

9.

'Telegram' is an example of word formed through ____________.

a)

derivation

b)

compounding

c)

clipping

d)

blending

10.

The following are words formed through compounding except ___________.

a)

railroad

b)

inability

c)

keyhole

d)

travel-stained