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Worksheets2023 Class S5 UT Review
Total questions: 194
Worksheet time: 3hrs 14mins
Throughout "A Poison Tree", the speaker compares his escalating anger to--
a forest
growing an apple tree
plowing a field
building a water fountain
In Blake's A Poison Tree,
And I sunned it with smiles,
And with soft deceitful wiles.
These two lines convey to the reader—
The speaker’s way of pretending to be friendly in order to bring their enemy closer.
How the sun makes the speaker smile.
The speaker’s explanation for his rage.
Why the speaker seeks revenge against his friends.
In Blake's A Poison Tree, why does the speaker’s anger grow?
He refuses to name his enemy.
He doesn’t tell his enemy why he was angry.
He realizes that his friend has become his foe.
He refuses to face his enemy.
In stanza two of Blake's A Poison Tree, the words “watered” and “sunned” his anger create an image of
a flower garden
the speaker feeding his emotions
an unhappy person
the sun and rain
What is the theme of Blake's A Poison Tree,?
Gardening helps people let go of anger.
Patience and tolerance are important to solve problems.
It is important to express anger or it will only intensify and get worse.
Allowing anger to grow can be considered healthy.
only faith can set a person free
What is the purpose of the industrial imagery in The Tyger?
To glorify industrialization
To make the tyger frightening
As a reference to the industrial revolution and the effect society has on the individual
To promote the harmony between the industrial and nature
What is the tone of The Tyger?
Gentle
Questioning
Destructive
Playful
In The Tyger, the speaker questions
If the Tyger should be chained up
Why the Tyger was made
Whether the Lamb and Tyger had the same creator
What the Tyger will do when free
How did the speaker of Blake's The Chimney Sweeper get his job?
he ran away from home to take it up
his father sold him into it
he was discovered by a talent scout
it is the family business
In "Flowers by the Sea", William Carlos Williams echoes the sound of the sea and the wind in the flowers using what poetic device?
rhyme
sibilance
personification
enjambment
In "Flowers by the Sea", the phrase "sharp pasture's edge" suggests what geographic feature?
a sea wall
a fence
a cliff
a river
In "Flowers by the Sea", the colours of chicory and daisies evoke what natural element?
forests
a wildfire
the sea
the sky
The use of punctuation dashes in "Flowers by the Sea" makes the speakers thoughts seem...?
free and flowing
uneducated
restricted
restless
In "Last Words of My English Grandmother", what does the grandmother demand over and over again?
To climb a tree
To play Warcraft
To be fed
To be allowed outside
In "Last Words of My English Grandmother" What does the grandmother say about the young?
that they don't bathe enough
that she wishes she was one of them
that they don't know anything
that she hates them
"The Last Words of my English Grandmother" is a great example of the way Williams wanted his poetry to be distinctly_____ .
unusual
American
English
sad
Which of the following is used to paint a grim picture of the grandmother's sickroom?
Sense imagery
Enjambment
Consonance
metaphor
"Raleigh was Right" was written as a response to a poetic argument between Sir Walter Raleigh and which other Elizabethan poet?
William Shakespeare
Francis Bacon
Ben Jonson
Christopher Marlowe
"Raleigh was Right" is written in what poetic form?
iambic tetrameter
quatrains
free verse
rhyming couplets
In "Raleigh was Right", how does the description of the flowers in the first stanza contribute to the tone of the poem?
The description of the flowers as "small" and "furry" stemmed uses adjectives that are not typically thought of as beautiful and this creates a tone that is more objective than Marlowe's romantic view.
The flowers are described as "small" with "furry stems" which emphasizes details that make the countryside seem nonthreatening and cosy.
Which phrase from "Raleigh was Right" suggests that life in the country has never been as idyllic as Marlowe describes it?
"the country will bring us no peace"
"if ever this were true"
"roots in a parched ground"
"It was long ago / long ago"
What are the characters' names?
Shoba
Shukumar
Jhumpa
Lahiri
How do the characters find themselves in the dark?
Their power is shut off because they are moving.
Their power is shut off because they are behind in payments.
Their power is shut off for routine maintenance.
Their power is shut off because it is a tradition to eat by candlelight.
What tradition do the characters start at dinnertime?
The husband cooks dinner.
They eat in front of the TV together.
The compliment each other.
They each tell a secret.
What does the wife reveal at the end?
She is moving out.
She never wanted kids.
She shouldn't have married him.
She misses her family.
What does the husband reveal at the end?
Their stillborn child was a girl.
Their stillborn child was a boy.
He had an affair.
He didn't love her anymore.
"A Temporary Matter" tells the story of a failing (a) as a couple struggle to over the loss of a child.
What is the definition of the word "veldt"?
open grassland characteristic of southern Africa
able to work or move independently
sensors that create the smell of a particular location
What is the definition of the word "veldt"?
open grassland characteristic of southern Africa
able to work or move independently
sensors that create the smell of a particular location
What is the definition of the word "automaticity"?
open grassland characteristic of southern Africa
able to work or move independently
sensors that create the smell of a particular location
What is the definition of the word "odorophonics"?
open grassland characteristic of southern Africa
able to work or move independently
sensors that create the smell of a particular location
What is the definition of the word "jaunt"?
a short journey taken for pleasure
bewildered or confused
to flow out or issue from a source
Gives the reader a hint of something that is going to happen later in the story
Personification
Foreshadowing
Irony
Imagery
Attaches human traits and characteristics to inanimate objects/non-human things or animals
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Allusion
Compares two unlike things using “like” or “as”
Personification
Imagery
Metaphor
Simile
Creates a mental image/feeling for the reader by relying on any of the five senses
Personification
Simile
Foreshadowing
Imagery
The following quote is an example of which literary device?:
"This house... clothed and fed and rocked them to sleep and played and sang and was good to them."
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
Allusion
The following quote is an example of which literary device?:
"Cheeks like peppermint candy, eyes like bright blue agate marbles"
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Foreshadowing
The conflict in the story is between
Peter and Wendy
Lydia and David McCLean
The kids and their parents
George and Lydai
What word doesn't describe the setting of the story?
the future
Africa
Veldt
1960
In what year was The Veldt published?
In the opening dream sequence, how is the narrator able to get through the gate to Manderley?
The gate is not locked.
She is flying.
It's all a dream - she can go anywhere.
The gate is so old she can break the lock.
Who or what is Jasper?
The narrator's husband
a dog
a cat
another name for the house
In the opening dream sequence, which room in the house does the narrator imagine she visits?
her old bedroom
the kitchen
the library
the conservatory
What is the name of the narrator's husband?
Max de Winter
Danvers
Van Hopper
Favell
In the opening scenes of the novel, what does the narrator read about to her husband to stop him thinking about the past?
cricket
the English countryside
Manderley
Angel cake
Why is the narrator initially scared of Mrs Danvers?
She compares the narrator to Rebecca
she is always angry
she is bigger than the narrator
she is a ghost
Who is Mrs Van Hopper?
the narrator's previous employer
the owner of Manderley
the owner of the hotel
a dog
In which wing of Manderley was Rebecca's bedroom?
the west wing
the south wing
the east wing
the north wing
Who is Ben?
the overseer of Manderley
a man with learning difficulties at Monte Carlo
a man with learning difficulties who lives near Manderley
Beatrice's husband
What is the name of Maxim's sister?
Lavinia
Beatrice
Daisy
Lady Crowan
In the opening dream sequence, how is the narrator able to get through the gate to Manderley?
The gate is not locked.
She is flying.
It's all a dream - she can go anywhere.
The gate is so old she can break the lock.
Chapter 1: What things are personified in the chapter? (Check all that apply.)
The plants around the house.
The house.
Jasper
the moon
Who or what is Jasper?
The narrator's husband
a dog
a cat
another name for the house
In the opening dream sequence, which room in the house does the narrator imagine she visits?
her old bedroom
the kitchen
the library
the conservatory
What is a 'sepulchre'?
a tomb
a type of car
a ghost
a type of tree
What is the name of the narrator's husband?
Max de Winter
Danvers
Van Hopper
Favell
In the opening scenes of the novel, what does the narrator read about to her husband to stop him thinking about the past?
cricket
the English countryside
Manderley
Angel cake
Why is the narrator initially scared of Mrs Danvers?
She compares the narrator to Rebecca
she is always angry
she is bigger than the narrator
she is a ghost
Who is Mrs Van Hopper?
the narrator's previous employer
the owner of Manderley
the owner of the hotel
a dog
In which wing of Manderley was Rebecca's bedroom?
the west wing
the south wing
the east wing
the north wing
Who is Ben?
the overseer of Manderley
a man with learning difficulties at Monte Carlo
a man with learning difficulties who lives near Manderley
Beatrice's husband
What is the name of Maxim's sister?
Lavinia
Beatrice
Daisy
Lady Crowan
What is Jack Favell's relationship to Rebecca?
Ex-husband
Cousin
Brother
He has no relation to her
Who suggests the narrator's costume for the Manderley costume ball?
Mrs. Danvers
Maxim
Beatrice
Mrs. Van Hopper
At one point in the book, Mrs. Danvers urges the heroine to jump from the window. What interrupts the scene?
Rockets go off to celebrate the end of the party
Rockets go off to signal that a ship has run aground
Maxim walks in on the two women
Frank walks in on the two women
What is the name of the butler at Manderley?
Bunter
Nestor
Frith
Stevens
What does everyone believe was the cause of Rebecca's death?
A hunting accident
Cancer
Drowning
Poison
How did Rebecca really die?
By drowning
By suicide
Maxim shot her
Favell shot her
The night she died, what did Rebecca tell Maxim?
That she was pregnant
That she was sleeping with Favell
That she was dying
That she was going to kill herself
The coroner's verdict, after Rebecca's body turns up, is that she died:
By suicide
By murder
By accident
By poison
What does Favell accuse Maxim of having done?
Bribed the coroner
Murdered Rebecca
Tried to murder him
Tried to murder the heroine
Who does Favell try to get to testify against Maxim?
Frank Crawley
The heroine
Frith
Ben
Where do Maxim and the heroine first encounter the name "Baker"?
In Rebecca's will
In Rebecca's letter to Favell
In Rebecca's appointment book
In Maxim's diary
What does Dr. Baker reveal?
Rebecca was dying of cancer
Rebecca was pregnant
Rebecca was a man
He never examined Rebecca
What else does the doctor reveal?
That Favell was not the father of Rebecca's child
That Rebecca was sterile
That he gave Rebecca poison
That Rebecca said she was going to kill herself
When Maxim and the heroine drive home from London, what do they find?
Police are waiting to arrest Maxim
Mrs. Danvers has killed herself
Rebecca's ghost has been seen walking the halls of Manderley
Manderley is burning
In what year was Rebecca published?
1839
1938
1943
1950
What does Rebecca's narrative take the form of?
A flashback
A flash-forward
A series of diary entries
A series of interviews
Where did the heroine and Maxim first meet?
Nice
Monte Carlo
Capri
Rome
What two words describe the heroine?
Jealous, greedy
Ambitious, cunning
Shy, self-conscious
Outgoing, wicked
How did Mrs. Danvers feel towards Rebecca?
Devoted
Dismayed
Neutral
Jealous
What is the name of Rebecca's cousin?
Jack Black
Will Farrell
Jim Carrey
Jack Favell
Who is a friendly, outgoing woman with a passion for horses?
Clarice
Lady Crowan
Beatrice
Mrs. Van Hopper
What does Lady Crowan suggest Maxim and the heroine hold?
A music recital
A costume ball
A boat race
A feast
At the beginning of the novel, where are the narrator and her husband staying as they travel through Europe?
With friends
Hostels
Small hotels
Grand hotels
While they are at Monte Carlo, what does the heroine accuse Maxim of that makes him furiously angry?
Charity
Stealing
Posing
Lying
When the narrator spends time with Maxim at the beginning of the novel, what excuse does she give Mrs. Van Hopper for her absences?
Taking long walks
Taking piano lessons
A romantic affair
Taking tennis lessons
Where does Mrs. Van Hopper decide to leave Monte Carlo for?
New York
Paris
London
Rome
In what way does Maxim propose marriage to the heroine?
Indifferently
Brusquely
Romantically
Comically
Where do Maxim and the heroine go on their honeymoon?
Italy and Switzerland
Italy and Spain
Italy and France
England
How does the heroine feel in the halls of Manderley?
Lost
Comfortable
Angry
Indifferent
What does Beatrice not advise the heroine to do?
Buy new clothes
Stand up for herself
Find a hobby
Find a job
What does Maxim call the beautiful valley where a stream runs through a bed of azaleas?
The Dirt Patch
Shadow Valley
The Secret Garden
Happy Valley
What does Frank Crawley say Rebecca used to host in the boathouse?
Costume balls
Moonlight picnics
Supper parties
Card nights
What does the heroine break and then hide?
A china vase
A china figure
A clock
A cigar cutter
How does Maxim feel about the incident with the broken ornament?
Nothing
Out of place
Enraged
Amused
What does Maxim go to London for in early June?
A book launch
An awards ceremony
A public dinner
A conference
To what animal does Ben compare Rebecca?
A dog
A snake
A cow
A bird
What does the narrator think Jack Favell might be?
A thief
A lover
A cook
A postman
Who do Beatrice and the heroine drive to visit?
Beatrice's husband
Maxim's cousin
Grandad
Gran
To what century does the painting pointed out by Mrs. Danvers as a costume inspiration date?
17th century
18th century
14th century
19th century
How does Maxim respond when he sees the heroine dressed in her costume for the ball?
He turns white
He grins
He does nothing
He bursts into tears
What does the ball conclude with?
Fireworks
Applause
A dance
Kayaking in the cove
Who does Mrs. Danvers say Rebecca had the spirit of?
A boy
A pirate
A general
An angel
What does Mrs. Danvers urge the heroine to do?
Run away
Kill herself
Turn herself into Rebecca
Kill Maxim
Where did Maxim shoot Rebecca?
The boathouse
On the boat
The cove
In the house
Where do Maxim and the heroine discuss the story of Rebecca and Maxim's marriage?
The library
The parlour
The west wing
The boathouse
What was Maxim and Rebecca's marriage from the beginning?
True love
A sham
Amusing
Poignant
How did Maxim sink the sailboat?
Ran it aground
Set it on fire
Put holes in it
Blew it up
What does the heroine do after she hears Maxim's confession?
Cries in terror
Slaps Maxim
Runs away
Embraces Maxim
How does the heroine act the next, day after the revelations of Maxim and Rebecca's marriage?
Assertively
Fearfully
Angrily
Peacefully
What do the de Winters, Colonel Julyan and Frank Crawley discuss over lunch?
Gothic novels
The weather
The upcoming inquest
Rebecca's murder
What does the heroine do in the inquest when it seems as though Maxim will be found out?
Faints
Accuses Maxim of murder
Runs from the room
Cries piteously
What verdict does the coroner settle on?
Accidental death
Misadventure
Murder
Suicide
What about Jack Favell inclines Colonel Julyan to disbelieve his words?
His vindictiveness
His drunkenness
His demeanor
His slickness
What does Mrs. Danvers say that Rebecca felt for Jack Favell?
Friendly warmth
Passionate love
Nothing
Loathing
What was the surname of the doctor that Rebecca had an appointment with in London?
Butcher
Baker
Smith
Turner
What was the assumed name Rebecca used with the doctor?
Mrs. Danvers
Mrs. de Winter
Mrs. Watson
Mrs. D
What does Frith say has happened to Mrs. Danvers when Maxim calls him?
She is very irritable
She has gone mad
She is dead
She has vanished
In "Educating Rita", which word best describes Frank?
Optimistic
Dull
Cruel
Disillusioned
In "Educating Rita", which word best describes Rita?
Plucky
Morose
Bland
Cynical
In "Educating Rita", Rita describes Frank's painting as
Boring
Mesmerising
Erotic
Disgusting
In "Educating Rita", what is Rita's real name?
Cecile
Lucinda
Lucille
Susan
In "Educating Rita", Rita describes Denny as being
Blind
Mean
Rude
Stupid
In "Educating Rita", how does Rita describe her school?
Boring
Full of fighting
She never went to school
Intellectually rigorous
In "Educating Rita", what does Rita want to buy after she passes her first exam?
Shoes
A ring
A dress
A hat
In "Educating Rita", why does Rita hate "Howards End"?
Forster says he does not like poor people
She didn't like the characters
Forster says he does not like women
She could not understand it
In "Educating Rita", where does Rita write her essays?
At Frank's office
At home
In an coffee shop
At work
In "Educating Rita", Rita says her people have no...
Hope
Character
Brains
Culture
In "Educating Rita", Rita says her people are afflicted by...
Drama
Violence
Materialism
Poverty
In "Educating Rita", what is the short-term cause for Denny getting mad at Rita?
She loves Frank
She isn't taking her birth control
She is in school
She betrayed him
In "Educating Rita", Denny thinks they have choices because they have
Money
No children
Rita's education
38 television channels
In "Educating Rita", Frank's advice to Rita for the dinner party is
To amuse everyone
To act like Julia
To be herself
To pretend to fit in
In "Educating Rita", Rita calls herself a/an
Moron
Alien
Monster
Idiot
In "Educating Rita", Frank says he will have to ________Rita completely is she wants to write essays like she is supposed to.
Destroy
Change
Free
Abandon
In "Educating Rita", Rita describes Trish as
Classy
Aloof
Mean
Trashy
In "Educating Rita", what does Rita give Frank as a gift?
A sweater
A wallet
A notebook
A pen
In "Educating Rita", Frank tells Rita he knows that one day she will
Disappear from his life
Discover education is worthless
Be better than him
Go back to her true self
In "Educating Rita", Frank describes Rita's ideas on Blake as
Trendy
Outmoded
Traditional
Superficial
In "Educating Rita", Frank says he ought to change his name to
Mary Shelley
William Blake
D.H. Lawrence
Rita Mae Brown
In "Educating Rita", why does Rita go to Frank's office after the exam?
To tell him she failed the exam
To tell him he was a terrible teacher
To tell him he is a good teacher
To tell him she loves him
What activity is Julia most associated with?
READING
SEWING
RUNNING
COOKING
Rita refers to people as cowards in regards to...
SMOKING
STEALING
DRINKING
DRUGS
What does Rita respond with when Frank asks her what she wants to know?
LITERATURE
POETRY
LIFE
EVERYTHING
Rita complains about poor people's antipathy toward
PROPER CLOTHING
SWEARING
BATHING
EDUCATION
In the first scene besides the painting what else does Rita admire?
THE BOOKS
THE DESK
THE GLOBE
THE WINDOW
Rita asks Frank what _______ means.
METAPHOR
ALLITERATION
METONYMY
ASSONANCE
What author does Frank first give Rita to read?
T.S. ELIOT
CHARLES DICKENS
E.M. FORSTER
WILLIAM BLAKE
How does Frank describe his own teaching?
EXCELLENT
FLAWED
IRRELEVANT
APPALLING
Frank tells Rita in the beginning that her criticism needs to be more
NUANCED
SUCCINCT
SUBJECTIVE
OBJECTIVE
What is Rubyfruit Jungle?
A BISTRO
A BOOK
RITA'S HAIR SALON
A POEM
What is the name of the big house in "Remains of the Day"?
Blenheim
Darlington Hall
Manderley
Mornington Manor
What is Mr Lewis seen buying at the beginning of the film?
Darlington Hall
a large painting
an antique vase
a statue of a China man
In what periods is the film set?
Before and after World War 1
Before and after World War 2
Between the World Wars
After World War 2
What is Reginald Cardinal's relationship to Lord Darlington?
grandson
son
nephew
godson
What are the names of the Jewish maids?
Elsa & Irma
Elsa & Vera
Vera & Hannah
Hannah & Irma
What is the first name of Miss Kenton's husband?
Ben
Harry
Tom
William
What are mistakes made by Mr Stevens senior? (check all that apply)
he puts the China man back in the wrong place
he leaves a dustpan and broom on the main staircase
he trips over a flagstone while delivering a tray to Lord Darlington
he dribbles saliva during a dinner party
What type of book does Mr Stevens read during his private time?
history to help him understand historical events in the house
a dictionary to improve his vocabulary
romance to improve his use of language
science fiction
Why does Miss Kenton stay despite threatening to leave if the Jewish maids were fired?
she loves Mr Stevens although she hasn't told him
she is a coward and has nowhere else to go
she needs the money because she's saving to marry Mr Benn
she's hiding from the police
What country is NOT represented at the conference?
America
Germany
France
Czechoslovakia
What story does Mr Stevens senior tell at the dinner below stairs?
about a butler who shoots a tiger
about a housekeeper who runs away with a footman
about the importance of never showing your feelings
about a butler who fell downstairs
What characteristic does Sir Geoffrey Wren share with Adolf Hitler? (check all that apply)
they both like to control the conversation
they are both vegetarians
they both hate the Jews
they both have a mustache
What prevents M Dupont d'Ivry concentrating at the conference?
his feet hurt
he hates the Germans
he is worried about his speech
he can't find the library
How does Sir Geoffrey Wren describe the racial laws of the Nazis?
a necessary evil
a sanitary measure
a great opportunity
unpleasant
What does Lord Darlington ask Stevens to explain to Mr Cardinal
the problem with the Jewish maids
the facts of life
why Mr Cardinal cannot join the secret meeting
what is for dinner
What lie does Stevens initially tell Dr Carlyle?
that he, Stevens, is a diplomat
that he, Stevens, did not know Lord Darlington
that the car belongs to Stevens
that he, Stevens, does not come from Darlington Hall
What does Stevens do after he finds Miss Kenton crying in her room?
he comforts her
he tells her the house hasn't been dusted properly
he tells her not to worry about taking the evening off
he tells her that Lord Darlington is sorry about the Jewish maids
What is the name of Lizzie's boyfriend?
Jim
Tom
Charlie
Ben
What does the repeated image of keyholes and closed windows suggest?
the repressed feelings of Stevens
the formality of life of Darlington Hall
the lack of freedom servants had at the time
closed opportunities for learning
What happens in the closing shots of the film?
Mr Lewis and Stevens release a pigeon from the dining room at Darlington Hall.
Miss Kenton waves goodbye to Mr Stevens at the bus stop in the west country.
Mr Stevens sits reading the final letter from Miss Kenton before putting it in the bin and beginning to polish the silver.
Miss Kenton returns to Mr Benn and they drive home to their new grand-daughter.
What genres does the film cover? (check all that apply)
tragedy
romance
historical
documentary
Which comment do you think represents Wallace Stevens?
poetry provides a "freshening of life."
"poetry should rhyme"
poems without an obvious meaning are pointless
"Sylvia Plath cheers me up"
What does the title of Disillusionment of Ten O'Clock suggest?
That the poet does not want to go to bed so early.
That what happens at bed time is disappointing.
That October is not a happy month.
That mid morning is a great time to be alive.
In Disillusionment of Ten O'Clock, what device is used in the lines:
Or purple with green rings,
Or green with yellow rings,
Or yellow with blue rings,
assonance
consonance
metonymy
anaphora
In Disillusionment of Ten O'Clock, what are 'ceintures'?
In Disillusionment of Ten O'Clock, what does the old sailor represent?
the freedom of drunkenness
the dangers of drug abuse
Wallace Stevens
people with imagination
In Stevens' Earthy Anecdotes, the poet repeats that the firecat "bristled," which is NOT a definition of "bristled"?
strong, free flowing movement
irritated response
a shiny appearance
slow motion attack
Stevens uses ordered repetition in Earthy Anecdotes; there are only two extraneous images, what are they?
circular line
clattering and leaping
Oklahoma
closing eyes
In Stevens' Earthy Anecdotes, the word Oklahoma echoes aurally with which verb?
clattered
circular
over
bristled
What is not a problem with the story in Stevens' Earthy Anecdotes?
firecats are not real
bucks don't clatter
predators don't sleep
predatory cats don't hunt by bristling
Which are the quotes from Stevens' Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird?
"the beauty of innuendoes"
"the bawds of euphony"
"the shadow of his equipage"
"lucid, inescapable rhythms"
"a small part of the pantomime"
In Stevens' Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird, what is Haddam?
a reference to Japanese poetic forms
a formal term for famine
a small town in Connecticutt
the collective noun for blackbirds
In Stevens' Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird, which stanza juxtaposes the vast with the tiny?
I
V
VII
X
In Stevens' Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird, which stanzas are concerned with sound?
V & X
V, VI & X
V, VIII & X
VIII & X
