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SENIOR: Classic American Lit & Vocab Quiz

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In "A Rose for Emily," Emily Grierson is the antagonist.

a)

true

b)

false

2.

The genre of "A Rose for Emily" is Southern Realism.

a)

true

b)

false

3.

Barron Homer is the love interest of Emily Grierson.

a)

true

b)

false

4.

The rose, in "A Rose for Emily" represents love found with Fortunato.

a)

true

b)

false

5.

Who was Emilie's servant?

a)

Toby

b)

Tobe

c)

Body

d)

Tobias

6.

Who was the decayed, rotting body found in Emilie's bed?

First name only!

(a)  

7.

Who wrote "A Rose for Emily?"

a)

Eudora Welty

b)

William Faulkner

c)

Edgar Allen Poe

d)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

8.

Who wrote "The Cask of Amontillado?

a)

Shakespeare

b)

Edgar Allen Poe

c)

Faulkner

d)

Mark Twain

9.

Match the following

a)

SEEKS REVENGE

1.

MONTRESOR

b)

MEDOC

2.

RED WINE FROM FRANCE

c)

AMOMTILLADO

3.

ITLANIAN WINE

d)

SETTING

4.

CARNIVALE

e)

THEME

5.

REVENGE

10.

Fortunato "prided himself" on his CONNOISSEURSHIP of wine. Using the clue prided, what does the highlighted word most likely mean?

a)

expert

b)

arrogance

c)

enjoyment

d)

pleasure

11.

Using the clue, within the vocabulary word, GESTICULATION most likely means....

a)

drinking

b)

gesturing

c)

harm

d)

dance

12.

Fortunato was CIRMCUMSCRIBED in a brick "grave" to die.

using your contextual clue, what does the highlighted word most likely mean?

a)

enclose

b)

exhume

c)

construct

d)

die

13.

To lure Fortunato to the catacombs, he is lured with a rare wine.

a)

Amontillado

b)

Medoc

c)

Cask

d)

Chardonnay

14.

While delving into the catacombs, Fortunato develops a cough. Montresor insists he drink_____________

a)

Medoc

b)

Antomillado

c)

Water

15.

ASSIDIOUS

a)

HARDWORKING

b)

LAZY

c)

SHORT-LIVED

d)

FAST

16.

EPHEMERAL

a)

SHORT-LIVED

b)

EXCESSIVE

c)

SECRETIVE

d)

LONG-LASTING

17.

MELLIFLUOUS

a)

PLEASANT SOUNDING

b)

DISCORDANT

c)

Bitter

d)

PRACTICAL

18.

PRAGMATIC

a)

PRACTICAL

b)

UNREALISTIC

c)

HARMFUL

d)

WASTEFUL

19.

SALUBRIOUS

a)

BENEFICIAL

b)

EXCESSSIVE

c)

Unpleasant

d)

Unfavorable