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Semester 2 Final Exam Review

Total questions: 95

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which elements are included in an introduction paragraph?

a)

New Information

b)

Background Information

c)

Attention Getter

d)

Thesis Statement

e)

Reworded Thesis Statement

2.

A good conclusion paragraph should include:

a)

A new fact

b)

A summary of what was talked about in the essay

c)

A reworded thesis

d)

A powerful statement

e)

A "wrapping-up" statement.

3.
How are entries organized on a bibliography works cited page?
a)
Alphabetically
b)
In the order they appear in the paper.
c)
By length
d)
Randomly
4.

10. If you want to add the power of an author’s words to support your argument or to highlight particular eloquent or powerful phrases or passages in your writing, which of these should you use?

a)

A. summarizing

b)

B. paraphrasing

c)

C. citing

d)

D. quoting

5.

Which of the following shows the basic structure of an essay?

a)

introduction - body paragraphs - conclusion

b)

introduction - body paragraphs - citation

c)

hook - citation - conclusion

d)

topic sentence - evidence - analysis

6.

Where would you generally expect to find a topic sentence?

a)

At the beginning of the introduction

b)

At the end of the conclusion

c)

at the end of the introduction

d)

At the beginning of a main body paragraph

7.

Which of the following is the best definition of 'plagiarism'?

a)

Using citations that are longer than three lines of your essay

b)

Using other people's ideas without acknowledging them

c)

Using other people's work without asking permission

d)

Using quotations from other artists in your essay

8.

The body paragraphs are meant to do what?

a)

To explain the facts from the research.

b)

To extend the essay.

c)

To set up the hook.

d)

To waste time.

9.

Which of the following is NOT a way that you can embed a text quote?

a)

Block quotation

b)

Embedded quotation

c)

Dropped quotation

d)

Run-in quotation

10.

True or False: You should always have dropped quotes in your paper.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Which of the following is an integrated quote:

a)

Hughes shows how Americans have to maintain hope that people will be treated fair and that, “Equality [should be] in the air we breathe” (Hughes 38).

b)

“Equality [should be] in the air we breathe” (Hughes 38).

12.

Which of the following is a dropped or floating quote that should NOT be found in body paragraphs of essays?

a)

“I Am the Negro bearing slavery’s scars” (Hughes 39).

b)

The speaker in the poem experiences that America was harsh, and it was not as it seems when he says, “I Am the Negro bearing slavery’s scars” (Hughes 39).

13.

When Walter calls Lindner to sign the papers for the sale of the house...

a)

Walter signs the papers in a closed room

b)

Ruth refuses to answer the door

c)

Benetha calls Walter a nut

d)

Mama insists that Travis stay in the room so that Walter would be forced to show his son how a Younger man really behaves.

14.

At the beginning of Act 3, how does Beneatha feel about being a doctor?

a)

She is confident.

b)

She is discouraged.

c)

She is hopeful.

d)

She is estranged.

15.
Why does Mama make Travis watch Walter talk to Mr. Linder?
a)
She hopes Walter will be ashamed
b)
She wants Travis to be disappointed too
c)
She wants Mr. Linder to feel like a racist in front of a child
d)
All of the Above
16.
What does Mama's plant symbolize?
a)
Hope
b)
Faithfulness
c)
Perseverance
d)
All of the Above
17.

The final time that Walter talks to Lindner toward the end of the play, whose presence has the greatest effect on Walter's actions and decisions?

a)

Beneatha

b)

Mama

c)

Ruth

d)

Travis

18.

Why does Mama slap Beneatha?

a)

Mama wanted to practice her MMA fighting skills

b)

Beneatha stole her check

c)

Beneatha slapped Walter

d)

Beneatha goes against Mama's faith

19.

Where is Joseph Asagai from? How does this make him good for Beneatha?

a)

Uganda, He can help her become a doctor.

b)

Nigeria, He is a Nigerian Prince with lots of money.

c)

Wakanda, He is the Black Panther.

d)

Nigeria, He can teach her more about her roots.

20.
True or false:  Beneatha fits the stereotypical African-American female role of the time period.
a)
True
b)
False
21.

Why is Asagai's nickname for Beneatha appropriate?

a)

Because it signaled "One for Whom Bread is Not Enough"

b)

Because she wanted more out of life, she wanted to achieve more out of her surroundings

c)

Because she wanted to know more about Nigeria

d)

Because he loves her

22.

Who is the playwright of A Raisin in the Sun?

a)

Langston Hughes

b)

Lorraine Hansberry

c)

Ruth Younger

d)

Walter Lee Younger

23.

Which of the following best describes the setting (time and place) in which this play takes place?

a)

1920s, South Philadelphia

b)

1950s, New York City

c)

1950s, Chicago, Southside

d)

1975, Texas

24.

Why is the family receiving this check?

a)

Beneatha is a doctor and making lots of money now

b)

Mama is getting her retirement money from the government for working so hard

c)

Walter Lee won the lottery

d)

Mr. Younger has died; this is the life insurance money

25.

Which character would be considered the “peacekeeper” between all of the family members? He/she always tries to make everyone feel better and stop the fighting.

a)

Ruth

b)

Beneatha

c)

Walter Lee

d)

Bobo

26.

What is one of Walter Lee’s biggest complaints about his wife?

a)

She is constantly doing laundry and doesn’t have enough time for him.

b)

She spoils Travis by not insisting that he pick up after himself.

c)

She doesn’t support him in the way he feels a wife should support her husband, and this prevents him from achieving his dream.

d)

She talks too much to Mama, revealing the problems that the two of them are having in their marriage.

27.

Why do Mama and Ruth think that Beneatha should marry George Murchison?

a)

He is an intellect.

b)

He has money.

c)

He looks much like Beneatha’s father, “Big Walter.”

d)

Beneatha has known him since she was a small child.

28.

Why did Beneatha say she wouldn’t marry George?

a)

He was too conceited and shallow.

b)

He was too poor.

c)

He was too in touch with his heritage.

d)

She just didn’t like him.

29.

Unlike George, which best describes Joseph Asagai?

a)

He is an assimilationist

b)

He is well-to-do ($$$)

c)

Treats Beneatha condescendingly

d)

Values Beneatha’s mind and ideas

30.

What does Mama say is “dangerous”?

a)

when a man goes outside his own home to look for peace

b)

when a man goes to the South side of Chicago

c)

when a girl brings foreigners into her home

d)

when children hate their parents

31.

Why does Walter Lee call Mr. Lindner AFTER he loses the money?

a)

To accept his offer; to submit to “the man”

b)

To get him arrested

c)

To tell him they will be good neighbors so they do not have to pay them

d)

He doesn’t ever call Mr. Lindner

32.

When does Mama say is the most important time to love someone?

a)

When they are kind

b)

When they are at their best and successful

c)

When they are at their lowest

d)

When they win an award

33.

Why does Mama say “he done come into his manhood today” about Walter Lee?

a)

He made the right choice to move into the house and have pride in himself

b)

He got a new job

c)

He ran for Congress to change Civil Rights laws

d)

He got the family more money by making a deal with Mr. Lindner

34.

Who is this quote attributed to?

"Can’t repeat the past? Why of course you can!”

a)

Gatsby

b)

Nick

c)

Daisy

d)

Jordan

35.

Check which characters had an affair during the course of the book

a)

Tom

b)

Gatsby

c)

George

d)

Jordan

36.
How does Nick know Daisy and Tom?
a)
Nick and Tom served in the war together. He met Daisy at their wedding.
b)
Nick and Daisy went to school together. Daisy was dating Tom.
c)
He met them through a friend of his parents in Chicago.
d)
Daisy and Nick are cousins. Nick and Tom knew each other from school.
37.

Describe Tom. What impression do readers have of him after reading Chapter 1?

a)

He is short and fat and jolly.

b)

He has an athletic build and an arrogant attitude. He is an old-money snob.

c)

He is tall and slender. He is a grumpy middle-aged man.

d)

He has a medium build and is balding. He is easy-going and pleasant.

38.
What kind of person is Daisy?
a)
Daisy is flighty and very superficial.
b)
Daisy is an intellectual.
c)
Daisy is a down-to-earth, sweet, naive young woman.
d)
Daisy is just plain mean.
39.

What are the “eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg”?

a)

They are seeing eye dogs that the doctor trains for the Association of the Blind.

b)

They are a group of security guards who monitor the doctor’s home and offices.

c)

They are a new kind of contact lens that the doctor has just developed.

d)

They are an illustration on a billboard overlooking the valley of ashes.

40.
Who are Myrtle and George Wilson?
a)
Myrtle is Tom’s cousin.  George is her son. 
b)
George is Tom’s business partner.  Myrtle is George’s wife. 
c)
Myrtle is Tom’s mistress.  George is Myrtle’s husband. 
d)
They are the caretakers of Tom’s estate. 
41.

Who drives the car that kills Myrtle?

a)

Tom Buchanan is driving.

b)

Jay Gatsby is driving.

c)

Jordan Baker is driving.

d)

Daisy Buchanan is driving.

42.

Who kills Gatsby?

a)

Daisy Buchanan kills Gatsby.

b)

Tom Buchanan kills Gatsby.

c)

Meyer Wolfsheim kills Gatsby.

d)

George Wilson kills Gatsby.

43.
The Great Gatsby takes place during
a)
1910s
b)
1920s
c)
1930s
d)
World War I
44.
Gatsby wants Daisy to tell Tom...
a)
that Gatsby is the father of her daughter.
b)
that she never loved him.
c)
that she no longer loves him and loves Gatsby instead.
d)
that she will continue to be Gatsby's mistress as long as Tom keeps cheating.
45.
Why is Gatsby's love for Daisy doomed to fail?
a)
She doesn't trust Gatsby to be faithful.
b)
She is married and will not cheat on her husband.
c)
She is Catholic and cannot divorce.
d)
She cannot live up to Gatsby's image of her.
46.

Why did Gatsby throw huge parties?

a)

He had a lot of friends.

b)

He loved to spend his money.

c)

He didn't like to be alone.

d)

He hoped Daisy would wander in one night.

47.

Which characters lived in the Valley of Ashes?

a)

the Wilsons

b)

the Buchanans

c)

the Carraways

d)

the Bakers

48.

Why did Gatsby buy his house on West Egg?

a)

He wanted to live on the ocean.

b)

He wanted room to throw huge parties.

c)

He wanted to live near Daisy.

d)

He was given the house; he didn't buy it.

49.

Who is the narrator of the story?

a)

Jay Gatsby

b)

Nick Carraway

c)

Daisy Buchanan

d)

Jordan Baker

50.

Where does Gatsby live?

a)

West Egg

b)

East Egg

c)

In New York City

d)

In the Midwest

51.

What color is the light at the end of Tom and Daisy's dock?

a)

White

b)

Yellow

c)

Blue

d)

Green

52.

Who watches over the Valley of Ashes?

a)

Tom Buchanan

b)

George Wilson

c)

Myrtle Wilson

d)

Dr. T.J. Eckleberg

53.

What color is Gatsby's car?

a)

Blue

b)

Green

c)

Yellow

d)

Pink

54.

Meyer Wolfsheim's cufflinks are made out of...

a)

shark teeth

b)

pure gold

c)

wolf fangs

d)

human teeth

55.
What city does Nick live in?
a)
West Egg
b)
East Egg
c)
Egg Nog
56.

For Gatsby, the green light is a symbol for...

a)

the poverty of his upbringing

b)

the wealth of the residents in East Egg

c)

Gatsby's hopes and dreams

d)

Daisy's hopes and dreams

57.

“You may fool me, but you can’t fool God!”

a)

Tom Buchanan

b)

Meyer Wolfsheim

c)

George Wilson

d)

Nick Caraway

58.

“Let us learn to show our friendship for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead.”

a)

Meyer Wolfsheim

b)

Jay Gatsby

c)

Nick Caraway

d)

George Wilson

59.

“I hope she'll be a fool—that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.”

a)

Pammy

b)

Meyer Wolfsheim

c)

Jordan Baker

d)

Daisy Buchanan

60.

“It’s up to us who are the dominant race to watch out or these other races will have control of things.”

a)

Tom Buchanan

b)

Jay Gatsby

c)

Klipspringer

d)

Nick Caraway

61.

"Daisy! Daisy! Daisy! I'll say it whenever I want to!”

a)

Myrtle Wilson

b)

Jay Gatsby

c)

Nick Caraway

d)

Tom Buchanan

62.

All cited quotes must begin with ______________________.

a)

quotation marks

b)

a happy dance

c)

complete sentences

d)

quote introductions

63.

What punctuation goes around Parenthetical Citations?

a)

Parenthesis ( )

b)

Quotes " "

c)

Apostrophes ' '

d)

Brackets [ ]

64.

When you summarize evidence from a section of the text it is called...

a)

Direct quotation

b)

Indirect quotation

c)

Paraphrasing

d)

Summarizing

65.

When you cite evidence DIRECTLY from the text it is called...

a)

Direct quotation

b)

Indirect quotation

c)

Paraphrasing

d)

Summarizing

66.

Evidence must end with what punctuation?

a)

a period .

b)

a comma ,

c)

a set of "quotes"

d)

a set of (parenthesis)

67.

Which of the following parenthetical citations is formatted correctly?

a)

a. (Gaza 67)

b)

b. (Cisneros, 23)

c)

c. (Michael Kors 73)

68.

What information determines the order of MLA citations within a bibliography?

a)

Page number

b)

Publication date

c)

Author's last name

d)

Number of contributors

69.
 Select the entry that correctly uses MLA (2016) style for in-text documentation.The student is providing in-text documentation for the following online source, which includes no page numbers:

Walker, Rob. "Stuck on You." The New York Times Magazine, 3 June 2010, www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/magazine/06fob-consumed-t.html. Accessed 9 June 2010.
a)
According to a 2008 study, drivers with bumper stickers on their cars are much more likely to display road rage (Walker).
b)
According to a 2008 study ("Stuck on You"), drivers with bumper stickers on their cars are much more likely to display road rage.
70.
What do we call facts that can be found in numerous places and are likely to be known by a lot of people? 
a)
plagiarism
b)
quoting
c)
paraphrasing
d)
common knowledge
71.
MLA stands for _______.
a)
More Love Always
b)
My Lovely Aunt
c)
Monkeys Lose Apples
d)
Modern Language Association
72.
The placement of an in-text or parenthetical citation within a paper is important.  Select which in-text citation is properly done from the options below.
a)
Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately (Smith 10).
b)
Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately. (Smith 10)
c)
Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately. (Smith p.10)
d)
(Smith 10) Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately
73.
Revkin, Andrew C. “Clinton on Climate Change.” The New York Times, 17 May 2007, www.nytimes.com/video/world/americas/1194817109438/clinton-on-climate-change.html. Accessed 29 July 2016.
Which citation is correct? 
a)
(Revkin)
b)
Revkin
c)
(Clinton on Climate Change 1)
d)
(Clinton on Climate Change 2007)
74.
"Buffy Slays Academics." BBC News Education. 7 Nov. 2001. BBC. Web. 8 July 2008
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/1642829.stm>.
a)
(Buffy Slays Academics 1)
b)
(Buffy Slays Academics 2008)
c)
(Buffy Slays Academics)
d)
(BBC News Education)
75.
Include in the text the first item that appears in the ______________ entry that corresponds to the citation (e.g. author name, article name, website name, film name).
a)
article
b)
Works Cited
c)
comments
d)
Title
76.
Name what type of conflict is used in this situation:
two girls compete for the same role in the school play
a)
character vs. nature
b)
character vs. technology
c)
character vs. character 
d)
character vs. self
77.
An external conflict that puts a character up against things like insects or weather is character vs. _______________
a)
mother nature
b)
nature
c)
man
d)
self
78.
When a character goes up against the laws or beliefs of a group, it is called character vs. __________. 
a)
society
b)
self
c)
technology
d)
character
79.
He wants to ask someone to the dance but he's too scared.
a)
character vs. character
b)
character vs. self
c)
character vs. nature
d)
character vs. society
80.
What is an example of an INTERNAL conflict?
a)
character vs. character
b)
character vs. society
c)
character vs. nature
d)
character vs. self
81.
What is conflict?
a)
Two characters getting along.
b)
A struggle between two opposing forces.
c)
The climax in a story.
d)
Part of the resolution.
82.

Nancy is tempted to steal money from her employer to feed her hungry children.

a)

Man vs. Man

b)

Man vs. Nature

c)

Man vs. Self

d)

Man vs. Society

83.

Eric and Steve arm wrestle at lunch after getting into an argument over who is the stronger 7th grader.

a)

Man vs. Self

b)

Man vs. Society

c)

Man vs. Nature

d)

Man vs. Man

84.

Stacy starts a petition to allow students to wear ripped jeans at school.

a)

Man vs. Self

b)

Man vs. Society

c)

Man vs. Nature

d)

Man vs. Man

85.
"When Gill passed gas in class, his face turned red."
a)
Direct Characterization
b)
Indirect Characterization
86.
"Don Ricardo was mean-tempered and rude"
a)
Direct Characterization 
b)
Indirect Characterization
87.
"Mrs. Gwizdala forcefully pushed the laptop out of the way to snag the popcorn bag."
a)
Direct Characterization
b)
Indirect Characterization
88.
"Alfie was a little weird - into sci-fi and comic books, but he was mature for his age and knowledgeable about many things."
a)
Direct Characterization
b)
Indirect Characterization
89.
If the author directly tells you what the character is like, that is:
a)
direct characterization
b)
indirect characterization
90.
If the author shows you what the character is like and you have to infer, that is
a)
direct characterization
b)
indirect characterization
91.
A character trait is an adjective that describes _________________.
a)
an emotion at a specific point in time
b)
personality
c)
appearance
92.
Which of the following is an example of direct characterization?
a)
He tapped his foot anxiously.
b)
"I wouldn't  trust that man," said Ma.
c)
Frank was a shy, quiet person.
d)
Every time he earned a high grade, he would hang the test on his wall.
93.

Characterization is

a)

the central message in a story

b)

the problem in a story

c)

the process by which a writer reveals a character's personality and qualities

94.

What do you know about Jack from this sentence?

Jack looked at his sister with a strange look on his face after she put ketchup in her milk.

a)

Jack thinks his sister is making a good choice.

b)

Jack thinks his sister is weird for using ketchup in her milk.

c)

Jack doesn't care what his sister does.

95.

In indirect characterization, the author does not come out and tell us what the character is like. Instead, the author shows the character’s personality through things the character says, does, feels and thinks and the way other characters react to the character.


In the following passage from the book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, the character Dorothy is talking to another character, the Scarecrow.


Read the passage and then answer the question below.


“No, indeed. I don’t know anything. You see, I am stuffed, so I have no brains at all," [the Scarecrow] answered sadly.


“Oh,” said Dorothy, “I'm awfully sorry for you.”


“Do you think,” he asked, “if I go to the Emerald City with you, that Oz would give me some brains?”


“I cannot tell,” she returned, “but you may come with me, if you like. If Oz will not give you any brains you will be no worse off than you are now.”


Which detail from the passage best shows us that Dorothy is caring and kind?

a)

“‘I cannot tell,’ she returned...”

b)

“‘I don’t know anything. You see, I am stuffed, so I have no brains at all,’ [the Scarecrow] answered sadly.”

c)

“‘Oh,’” said Dorothy, “‘I'm awfully sorry for you.’”

d)

“Do you think,” he asked, “if I go to the Emerald City with you, that Oz would give me some brains?”