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American Literature Final 2024

Total questions: 107

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is onomatopoeia?

a)

The repetition of letter sounds

b)

An obvious exaggeration

c)

A word that names a sound

2.

What onomatopoeia does this image show?

a)

boo

b)

moo

c)

woof

d)

cling

3.
I heard a loud BOOM outside my window.
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
hyperbole
d)
onomatopoeia
4.

Hyperboles are phrases that

a)

compare two unlike things

b)

exaggerate

c)

name sounds

d)

repeat letter sounds

5.

It is so hot outside. I bet it is a thousand degrees!

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

6.

I'm so hungry I could eat an elephant.

a)

alliteration

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

hyperbole

7.

The repetition of sounds in the beginning of words is called...

a)

Alliteration

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Simile

8.

Which of these completes this sentence with alliteration?


Are you hungry? Let's find a cafe for ________, __________ and __________.

a)

egg, chips and cola

b)

coffee, cakes and tea

c)

coffee, cakes and cola

d)

fish, chips and coffee

9.

"Victoria vrooms in the van very vivaciously" is an example of...

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

hyperbole

10.

A word that imitates a sound, for example BUZZ and POP, is called:

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Alliteration

d)

Simile

11.

What type of figurative language is used below?

Kyle was so bored he was pulling his hair out!

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

simile

c)

alliteration

d)

hyperbole

12.

She sells sea shells by the sea shore is an example of:

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Alliteration

c)

Simile

d)

Hyperbole

13.

Which form of figurative speech is this an example of?

Ring Ring! My father kept calling me.

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Alliteration

14.
Betty bought butter but the butter was bitter.
a)
hyperbole
b)
alliteration
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
simile
15.

I plant purple petunias in the park.

a)

alliteration

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

hyperbole

d)

simile

16.
I hear the pigs OINK as we drive past the farm.
a)
hyperbole
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
personification
d)
simile
17.

I've told you a million times to clean your room!

a)

alliteration

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

simile

d)

hyperbole

18.

My homework is so hard my brain is going to explode.

a)

alliteration

b)

simile

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

hyperbole

19.
While working, write your wackiest words down.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
personification
20.

Ted took the toaster to Allison's on Tuesday.

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Simile

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

21.

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

a)

is a pickle

b)

is a boy

c)

is an alliteration

d)

is hyperbole

22.
Determine if the sentence contains a simile or metaphor.
Her hands were as cold as ice after the hayride.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
23.
Determine if the sentence contains a simile or metaphor.
He was a rock and would not budge on the issue.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
24.
Determine if the sentence contains a simile or metaphor.
The children were puppets, merely doing what they were told.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
25.
Determine if the sentence contains a simile or metaphor.
Even though he was tired, the young boy was running through the house like a tornado. 
a)
simile only
b)
metaphor only
c)
simile and complex sentence
d)
metaphor & complex sentence
26.
Determine if the sentence contains a simile or metaphor.
The dog’s eyes were as black as coal.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
27.
Determine if the sentence contains a simile or metaphor.
His parents always told him that life was a rollercoaster and to jump on.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
28.
Determine if the sentence contains a simile or metaphor.
After leaving the cookies out uncovered, they became as hard as nails.
a)
simile only
b)
metaphor only
c)
simile & complex sentence
29.
Determine if the sentence contains a simile or metaphor.
James joked and said that his sister was as light as a feather after cutting her hair.
a)
simile 
b)
metaphor 
30.
Determine if the sentence contains a simile or metaphor.
The crocodile’s teeth were daggers, ready to chomp down on a meal.
a)
simile 
b)
metaphor 
31.
Determine if the sentence contains a simile or metaphor.
The statement, “No homework today,” was music to the students’ ears.
a)
simile 
b)
metaphor 
32.
Determine if the sentence contains a simile or metaphor.
Jamela’s hair was smooth as silk after getting it straightened at the hair salon.
a)
simile 
b)
metaphor 
33.
Determine if the sentence contains personification or hyperbole.
The sun winked out from under the clouds.
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole 
34.
Determine if the sentence contains personification or hyperbole.
Julia felt like she had been walking for days.
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole 
35.
Determine if the sentence contains personification or hyperbole.
The house was lonely and desolate while the family was away.
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole 
36.
Determine if the sentence contains personification or hyperbole.
The roses were begging to be watered.
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole 
37.
Determine if the sentence contains personification or hyperbole.
Shane felt like he had a ton of homework to complete and not enough time to do it.
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole 
38.
Determine if the sentence contains personification or hyperbole.
My alarm clock yells at me each morning to wake up, but I ignore it.
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole 
39.
Determine if the sentence contains personification or hyperbole.
I felt as if I could sleep forever.
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole 
40.
Determine if the sentence contains personification or hyperbole.
The flower seemed to be tilting her head towards the people passing by.
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole 
41.
Determine if the sentence contains personification or hyperbole.
Blake declined the invitation, claiming he had a million things to do. 
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole 
42.
The MESSAGE about life or human nature that the author wants you - the reader or listener - to understand is called theme. 
a)
true
b)
false
43.
A skull and cross bone often symbolizes danger.
a)
true
b)
false
44.
What is language that describes something that can be seen, heard, touched, tasted or smelled (five senses)?
a)
imagery 
b)
plot
c)
conflict
d)
point of view
45.
What is the feeling or atmosphere that the author creates for a reader? 
a)
tone 
b)
mood
c)
foreshadowing 
d)
theme
46.
Because of what it means to the character or reader, can setting be connected to the theme?
a)
true
b)
false
47.

What is an ordinary object, event, person, or animal which we have attached meaning such as a flag or cone-shaped hat? 

a)
setting 
b)
theme 
c)
symbol 
48.
What is the speaker's or the author's attitude toward his subject called?
a)
tone 
b)
mood
c)
point of view 
49.
"One should treat others the way you want to be treated" is a common theme. 
a)
true
b)
false
50.
What is the MOOD of this passage?
Darkness descended upon the town. It's sleepy warmth blanketed each house. The twinkly glow of overhead stars lit the pathways that connected each neighborhood to the next. 
a)
amused
b)
flirty
c)
enraged
d)
calm 
51.
What is the TONE of this passage?
"You are a big help," praised the boss enthusiastically. 
a)
serious
b)
irritated
c)
encouraging 
d)
worried 
52.
You can recognize the mood by the words and the details the author chooses.
a)
true
b)
false
53.

In Rip Van Winkle the Tone was always Dame Van Winkle was a nag?

a)

True

b)

False

54.

The Mood the reader gets from Uncle Tom's Cabin was Happiness?

a)

True

b)

False

55.
The character is...
a)
Where and when does the story takes place?
b)
Who tells the story through one character, many characters or the narrator?
c)
Who is in the story?
56.
Theme
a)
What is the action of the story?
b)
What is the universal idea or central message?
c)
a)  What are the events that happen during a story?
57.

Antagonist - such as Dame Van Winkle

a)

Who is the opposite from the main character in the story?

b)

Who is the animal character in the story?

c)

Who is the main character in the story?

58.
Protagonist
a)

Who is the opposite character in the story?

b)

Who is the main character in the story?

c)

Who is the minor character in the story?

59.

Non-Fiction

a)

Untrue stories written.

b)

Real or true writing

c)

Stories written in a real setting but are untrue.

60.

Stories that include magic and ghosts are:

a)

Science Fiction

b)

Fairytales

c)

Folklore

d)

Historical Fiction

61.

What is the climax of any story?

a)

the most boring story

b)

the ending of the story

c)

the beginning when you first begin to read

d)

the most exciting part, most intense part of the story

62.

Rip Van Winkle is an "American Romantic story."

a)

True

b)

False

63.

Where is the setting of Rip Van Winkle?

a)

New York City, NY

b)

The Catskill Mountains, New York

c)

Buffalo, New York

d)

The Adirondack Mountains, NY

64.

Rip can be described as...

a)

Lazy

b)

Friendly

c)

Popular

d)

All of these

65.

Was Rip a good husband and father?

a)

Yes

b)

No

66.

Who wrote the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Mary Todd

c)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

d)

Eliza Harris

67.

After reading Uncle Tom's Cabin most, especially in the northern states wanted to

a)

End Slavery

b)

Help Slaveholders

c)

Fight a war

d)

forget about the South's problems

68.

Who saves Eva from drowning?

a)

Tom

b)

Chloe

c)

George

d)

Loker

69.

A sentimental novel effects, a person’s emotional experience and mood while reading.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

No information.

70.

What was the main theme of the book Uncle Tom's Cabin

a)

Tom loved Christians

b)

Tom was a good slave

c)

Slavery is horrible

d)

All will be free one day

71.

At the end of the book, what happen to Uncle Tom?

a)

he ran away

b)

He went with Eliza

c)

He was beaten to death

d)

He was sent to New York

72.

How many Masters did Uncle Tom have?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

2

d)

12

73.

The book Uncle Tom's Cabin assisted in starting the____?

a)

American Revolution

b)

World War 1

c)

Civil War

d)

Indian War

74.

Why did the new Americans want slaves?

a)

work at the factory

b)

to clean their cars

c)

Free labor on the plantations

d)

to pay them later

75.

What conflict, or problem, does Tom Sawyer face in the story?

a)

He has to stop his friends from painting his fence.

b)

He has to whitewash a fence and does not want to.

c)

He has to convince Ben Rogers to act like a riverboat.

d)

He has to find enough work for his friends to do.

76.

Tom Sawyer's girlfriend is

a)

Carla Bailey

b)

Rebecca Thampton

c)

Becky Thatcher

d)

Becky Beebee

77.

Who is Injun Joe?

a)

An Indian

b)

A friend

c)

from India

d)

Tom's best friend

78.

How old Is Tom Sawyer?

a)

15

b)

12

c)

11

d)

13

79.

What is included in a Fable?

a)

talking men

b)

fairytale along with spirits

c)

talking fish

d)

Animals as characters with a morale

80.

What is Point of View

a)

who is telling the story

b)

who is the antaganist

c)

who is the main character

d)

who creates the most trouble

81.

Uncle Tom's Cabin Assisted in starting Which War

a)

American Revolution

b)

War of Slavery

c)

Civil War

d)

World War ll

82.

Before Rip Van Winkle went to sleep he was British, Rip woke up 20 years later...

a)

He was still tired

b)

He was a white man

c)

He was a European

d)

He was American

83.

Tom Sawyer's half Brother, Sid was a ___.

a)

Bad Boy

b)

Tattletale

c)

Girl

d)

Scholar

84.

The Civil War was between Americans

a)

True

b)

False

85.

What type of poetry tells a story?

a)

Lyric Poetry

b)

Ballad

c)

Narrative Poetry

d)

Dramatic Poetry

86.

Which type of poetry expresses the feelings of the speaker?

a)

Lyric Poetry

b)

Narrative Poetry

c)

Dramatic Poetry

d)

Free Verse

87.

What type of poetry involves characters in the poem speaking to each other as a conversation or dialogue?

a)

Narrative Poetry

b)

Lyric Poetry

c)

Dramatic Poetry

d)

Ballad

88.

Which type of poetry has no rhyme, much repeating, repetition and using alliteration?

a)

Free Verse

b)

Dramatic Poetry

c)

Lyric Poetry

d)

Narrative Poetry

89.

What is the definition of an epic poem?

a)

A poem that tells a story

b)

A lengthy narrative poem (a long story)

c)

Poem with 14 lines and sometimes rhymes

d)

A poem with 14 lines and sometimes rhymes

90.

What is the characteristic of a sonnet?

a)

Characters in the poem that speak to each other as a conversation or dialogue

b)

Tells feelings of the speaker

c)

Tells a story

d)

Poem with 14 lines and sometimes rhymes

91.

Which type of poetry has much repeating, repetition and using alliteration?

a)

Narrative Poetry

b)

Lyric Poetry

c)

Free Verse

d)

Dramatic Poetry

92.

What is the characteristic of a ballad?

a)

Tells a story

b)

Tells feelings of the speaker

c)

A lengthy narrative poem (a long story)

d)

Characters in the poem that speak to each other as a conversation or dialogue

93.

What is the characteristic of a dramatic poetry?

a)

A lengthy narrative poem (a long story)

b)

Characters in the poem that speak to each other as a conversation or dialogue

c)

Tells feelings of the speaker

d)

Tells a story

94.

What is the characteristic of a lyric poetry?

a)

Tells a story

b)

Tells feelings of the speaker

c)

Characters in the poem that speak to each other as a conversation or dialogue

d)

A lengthy narrative poem (a long story)

95.

What is the main characteristic of Modernism poetry in America during the early 1900s?

a)

Haikus

b)

Sonnets

c)

Free verse

d)

Rhymed structure

96.

What is the focus of Realism writing in American poetry during the early 1900s?

a)

Real events in American society

b)

Historical figures

c)

Fantasy and imagination

d)

Mythical creatures

97.

What is a line in poetry?

a)

A group of lines

b)

A type of genre

c)

A stanza

d)

A row of words that make a real sentence

98.

What is the form of poetry that Walt Whitman is known for?

a)

Free verse

b)

Sonnet

c)

Limerick

d)

Haiku

99.

Which literary movement is characterized by writing about real events in American society?

a)

Realism

b)

Romanticism

c)

Naturalism

d)

Surrealism

100.

What is the purpose of using figurative speech in poetry?

a)

To provide factual information

b)

To entertain the audience

c)

To create a visual image

d)

To confuse the reader

101.

Which poet wrote the poem 'I Hear America Singing'?

a)

Langston Hughes

b)

Emily Dickinson

c)

Robert Frost

d)

Walt Whitman

102.

What literary device is used in the line 'Her skin was smooth as butter'?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Alliteration

d)

Onomatopoeia

103.

What is the setting of the poem 'I Hear America Singing'?

a)

England

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

United States

104.

Who is the first African American to be widely recognized in the literary field of writing in the USA?

a)

Phillis Wheatley

b)

Paul Laurence Dunbar

c)

Langston Hughes

d)

Maya Angelou

105.

What literary movement is characterized by the use of rhythm and rhyme in poetry?

a)

Regionalism

b)

Realism

c)

Romanticism

d)

Modernism

106.

What does the poem 'Life' by Paul Laurence Dunbar indicate about life?

a)

Life is always happy

b)

Life is unpredictable

c)

Life has both happy and sad moments

d)

Life is always sad

107.

What literary device is used in the line 'Go gather the green grass growing on the garage'?

a)

Simile

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Metaphor

d)

Alliteration

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