WorksheetsSwain Final Exam 23-24
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 45mins
From The Elevator, 'Hello, Martin,' she said, and laughed, and pushed the Stop button. This is the last line of our story. At what precise part of the plot does this story end?
Resolution
Rising action
Climax
Falling action
From The Elevator: "The elevator was an undeniable fact of life."
According to this line from the story, what does the elevator most likely symbolize in Sleator’s story?
Fears or obstacles that must be overcome in life
The aging process
Older machines which must be replaced
Life in an apartment instead of a single family home
From The Elevator: What information do we learn in the story’s exposition?
Martin’s father works from home.
Martin has a fear of elevators.
The identity of Terry Ullman.
The description of Martin, the elevator, and the building.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a conflict in “The Elevator” by William Sleator?
Martin versus his fears
Martin’s father versus William Sleator
Martin versus the fat lady
Martin versus his father
How does the setting at the beginning of "The Monkey's Paw" set the mood for the story?
Helps set a depressing mood.
Helps set a somber, mysterious mood.
Helps set a happy, smelling-flowers mood.
What is mood?
From The Monkey's Paw: What is not part of the exposition?
Which event most clearly introduces the rising action of "The Monkey's Paw"?
Sergeant Major Morris advises Mr. White to throw the paw into the fire.
The man from Maw and Meggins delivers bad news to the Whites.
The Whites hear knocking on the door after their second wish.
Mr. and Mrs. White disagree on whether or not to open the door.
From "The Hitchhiker": He thought the journey across country would be a lark; he was looking forward to it.
adventure
destination
plan
dream
From "The Hitchhiker": What happened to the main character on the Brooklyn Bridge?
He was killed in an automobile accident.
He picked up a hitchhiker.
His car stalled.
He turned around and went home.
From "The Hitchhiker":
Once the main character picks up "the girl", he tries to convince himself that the hitchhiker is real. What is her reaction to him?
She threw up.
She hugged him.
She believed him.
She wanted to get out of the car.
From "The Hitchhiker":
Why did the main character ask the first gas clerk if it had been raining recently? (This was during the first stop).
It was bad weather.
The hitchhiker only appeared in the rain.
The hitchhiker's shoulders are always wet.
The drive was too bright for the main character.
From "The Hitchhiker": What happened in Gallup, New Mexico?
He made a phone call.
He crashed his car.
His mother told him to turn around.
The Hitchhiker attacked him.
From: The Tell-Tale Heart:
What do we call the speaker of the story?
suspense
narrator
point of view
unreliable narrator
From: The Tell-Tale Heart:
Which type of narrator is a character in the story and uses words like I, me, my?
suspense
third-person
first-person
unreliable narrator
From: The Tell-Tale Heart:
What do we call a narrator whose story cannot be trusted?
suspense
third-person
first-person
unreliable narrator
From: The Tell-Tale Heart:
Which of the following emotions is not felt by the reader when the story is suspenseful?
tension
fear
excitement
sadness
From: The Tell-Tale Heart:
When you ________________ an idea, you think of it.
conceive
vex
stifle
vehemently
The author of "The Christmas Carol" is...
Marley Jacobs
Scrooge
Charles Dickens
Ms. Moore
From "A Christmas Carol":
What is the setting for this story?
London - Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
London Christmas Day and the Day after Christmas
New York - Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
New York - b
From "A Christmas Carol":
Scrooge, when approached by the two men seeking charity for the poor, acted...
From "A Christmas Carol":
Who was Marley?
Scrooge's older brother
Scrooge's business partner
Scrooge's boss
Scrooge's father
From "A Christmas Carol":
The Ghost of Christmas ________ shows Scrooge his childhood.
Present
Past
Yet to Come
Tomorrow
In "A Christmas Carol" where does the scene of Scrooge sending the boy to buy the prize turkey fall on the plot diagram?
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
From "A Christmas Carol":
The second spirit to visit Scrooge; takes him to a party at his nephew Fred's house
Ghost of Christmas Past
Ghost of Christmas Present
Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come (Future)
Bob Cratchit
Fan
From "The Diary of Anne Frank":
How does the use of a diary format help the reader understand the selection?
The use of dates allows the reader to detect changes that occur as time passes.
The point of view allows the reader to examine the thought of all characters.
The tone of the writing allows the reader to witness history from a formal source.
The sporadic punctuation allows the reader to understand the grammar rules of the time.
From "The Diary of Anne Frank":
What does Anne's comparison to a castle in the air reveal about her feelings.
That she wishes to escape to a fairytale
That she thinks life will get better soon
That she feels extremely safe in hiding.
That she does not think the war will ever end.
From "The Diary of Anne Frank":
Based on the information in the selection, what can the reader conclude about the relationship between the Franks and the van Daans?
The relationship is affectionate.
The relationship is amiable
The relationship is dangerous
The relationship is tense.
From "The Outsiders":
Why were the Curtis brothers living on their own?
the brothers ran away from home
their parents died in a car accident
their parents left
none of the above
From "The Outsiders":
Why did Johnny carry a switchblade?
To cut hair
To show off to Dally
To protect himself after the Socs jumped him
To cut meat
From "The Outsiders":
How did Bob die?
Johnny killed him
Ponyboy killed him
Dally killed him
He got in a car accident
From "The Outsiders":
When Johnny and Pony run away, where did the boys go and how did they get there?
Windrixville, by plane
Coupe de Ville, by plane
Chicago, by train
Windrixville, by train
From "The Outsiders":
Randy, Ponyboy, and Johnny saved the children from the burning church.
True
False
From "The Outsiders":
True or False
Johnny's mom visited him in the hospital
True
False
From "The Outsiders":
Who "won" the rumble?
The Greasers
The Socs
It was a tie
From "The Outsiders":
What were Johnny's last words to Ponyboy?
Stay green.
Stay gold.
Stay gross.
Stay old.
From "The Outsiders":
Check the members of the Greasers.
Ponyboy
Steve
Dally
Cherry
Bob
What Point of View is "The Outsiders" novel written in? (a)
Setting - Choose the letter that best completes the match.
Windrixville
Pony and Johnny get off the train here
hospital
Johnny's mother was here
burning church
Dally rescues Johnny here
fountain
Johnny killed Bob here
vacant lot
Bob hurt Johnny badly here
Main Characters - Choose the answer that best matches the description.
Cherry
a Soc who likes sunsets
Ponyboy
decides to write about the greasers
Darry
first to fight in the big rumble
Two-Bit
loans his knife to Dally
Johnny
brings Gone With the Wind to the church
"All the lower valley was covered with mist, and sometimes little pieces of it broke off and floated away in small clouds. The sky was lighter in the east, and the horizon was a thin golden line. The clouds changed from gray to pink, and the mist was touched with gold." This is an example of (a) .
a. Simile
b. Imagery
c. Allusion
d. Onomatopoeia
