WorksheetsContemporary English Semester One Review
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 27mins
The narrator in “The Tell-Tale Heart” insists that he is not crazy, but instead that ___.
he is simply lonely
his senses were even sharper, especially hearing
he never actually hurt anyone
"The noise arose over all and continually increased. It grew louder--louder--louder!" What was the noise?
the old man's heartbeat
the officers knocking at the door
his own eyes blinking
What is the narrator's main complaint about the old man?
He has a weird blue, vulture eye.
He keeps inviting him to his church.
He snores too loudly.
How does the narrator kill the old man?
strangles him
lights his room on fire with his lantern
smothers him with his own bed
Where does the narrator store the old man's body?
in the backyard
at a nearby cemetery
under the floor
Romanticism refers to writing that ___.
uses consistent rhyme and rhythm
focuses on emotions
obsesses over love and relationships
"O Captain! My Captain!" was written about this famous historical figure.
Walt Whitman
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
Each stanza of "O Captain! My Captain!" ends with the line ___.
"human beings can be awful cruel”
"fallen cold and dead”
“and then I ran like mad”
Writing that creates an atmosphere of mystery, suspense, terror, and horror.
Realism
Gothic Literature
science fiction
Huckleberry Finn first appears in this book.
Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Life on the Mississippi
“The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County”
Why do Judge Thatcher and the Widow go to court?
to take Huck's money away
to try and get Huck away from his father
to get Pap kicked out of town for good
Why did Huck kill a wild pig?
It was a requirement to join Tom’s gang.
He needs food while out in the woods alone.
He uses the blood to stage his own murder.
Why does Huck see a ferry firing a cannon in the river?
There’s a Civil War battle going on.
They're searching for him. He says cannon fire brings a drowned body to the surface.
Pap is chasing him and trying to shoot him.
Why does Jim lay down in the canoe as they travel?
He’s seasick.
He’s black.
It’s the only way Huck and him both fit.
Why does Huck sneak a rattlesnake into Jim’s sleeping bag?
for good luck
revenge
as a joke
This family is feuding with the Grangerfords.
Thatchers
Sherburns
Shepherdsons
This character is also called the dauphin sometimes.
The King
The Duke
Jim
How does the Duke arrange for them to travel in the daytime?
He goes so fast that no one will see them.
He puts out political advertisements throughout the area.
He prints a false handbill about Jim being a slave.
Which of these is a con performed by the Duke and/or the King?
claim to have yellow fever to collect donations on the river
sell rotten, old fish at the Hicksville market
pose as repentant pirate at the Pokeville camp-meeting
This character is the first to claim the King and the Duke are frauds.
Dr. Robinson
Mary Jane
the Wilks’ head slave
When the Duke and the King discover the gold is short, what do they decide to do?
They agree to rob from the servants to make up the difference.
They tell them the truth, and they believe them.
They make up the difference out of their own pockets.
Why do the Duke and King give the money back to Mary Jane?
They decide to move on from there because it’s all too risky.
They win their trust and plan to steal it later anyway.
They think it's fake.
Where does Huck hide the Wilks’ gold?
coffin
bedroom
backyard
These characters are from England.
William and Harvey Wilks
Widow Douglass and Aunt Polly
Aunt Sally and Uncle Silas
What does “up a stump” mean?
in a difficult situation
almost dead
out of money
What is a “hare-lip”?
angular jaw
bruised lip
cleft lip
Why are the Wilks girls upset when the King sells the family slaves?
He plans to keep the money.
It separates slave parents from their children.
They are too busy packing to notice.
Why does the town decide to dig up Peter Wilk’s coffin?
Huck says someone stole it
they forgot to actually put him in
to look at his chest tattoo
Why can’t Huck pray about his problems?
He doesn’t know how to.
He doesn’t feel sorry for helping Jim.
The storm is too distracting.
Who does Huck pretend to be while at the Phelps farm?
Tom Sawyer
Sid Sawyer
William Thompson
Who does Tom pretend to be while at the Phelps farm?
Tom Sawyer
Sid Sawyer
William Thompson
Huck
Why does Huck lie so much?
usually to impress the people around him
usually to protect himself
He wants everyone to think he’s a bad kid.
How does Huck react when Tom agrees to help Jim escape?
He is impressed by Tom’s decision.
He is disappointed that Tom is just as low as he is.
He steals him a watermelon as a thank you.
He gets shot during Jim’s escape.
Tom
Huck
Jim
What happens to Jim?
Miss Watson makes him a free man in her will.
Huck has to leave him behind at the Phelps farm but promises to return for him.
He escapes to Ohio to free his family.
What happened to Pap?
He was the man Huck and Jim found dead in the house on the river.
A whale eats his leg off.
He finally finds Huck at the Phelps farm.
This was Mark Twain’s first successful story.
Moby-Dick
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
“The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County”
Mark Twain is known for writing this.
humor
science fiction
works of Romanticism
An abolitionist was someone who ___.
worked for the government
supported slavery
wanted to stop slavery
Which of the following is one of the paraphrasing steps we learned?
read the original quote twice
memorize the original quote
write down the name of the website
Which of the following would NOT need to be cited because it’s common knowledge?
"There were active volcanoes on the moon when dinosaurs were alive."
"Washington would later serve as the first US president."
"Washington's football team has won five world championships."
Which state is Mark Twain from?
Mississippi
Missouri
North Dakota
What was Mark Twain's real name?
Langhorne Douglass
Samuel Clemons
Pap Finn
Which one is Mark Twain?
Which is NOT one of the Wilks sisters?
Gwen Wilks
Huck stays here after disappearing from home.
Jackson’s Island
the William Scott wreck
St. Petersburg
Huck and Tom's hometown
a serious poem for the dead
pseudonym
fake name, like “Mark Twain”
citation
pseudonym
symbol
What is the primary reason Huck decides to help Jim escape?
He wants to prove he is brave.
He feels a moral obligation to help his friend.
He is promised a reward by Jim.
In 'The Tell-Tale Heart', what ultimately gives away the narrator's crime?
A neighbor who heard the murder.
The old man's ghost.
His own guilt and paranoia.
What does Huck use to fake his own death?
A pig
A mannequin
A pile of clothes
What is the main reason the narrator gives for killing the old man?
He was instructed by voices in his head.
He was disturbed by the old man's eye.
He wanted the old man's money.
Huck says this to mean "pretend".
"smouch"
"pretend"
"let on"
