1. Choose the word or phrase that best matches the word in italics for questions 1–3.

He searched doggedly for his favorite socks.
(1 point)
lazily
with great determination on all fours
with agitation
2. The tornado precluded our trip to the zoo. (1 point)
happened after enlivened endangered made impossible
3. I am sick of the reprimands I get from my driver’s ed instructor! (1 point)
warnings scoldings threats routines
4. Match each word to its definition. (2 points)
punishment; revenge
puzzling; obscure
desirable; longed for
prey; target
temperate; soothing
 quarry  retribution  balmy  coveted  cryptic
5. Choose the best answer for questions 9–19.
"The Most Dangerous Game"
How is Zaroff's philosophy on hunting different from Rainsford's?
(1 point)
Zaroff thinks people are no more than animals.
Zaroff thinks that animals deserve no compassion.
Zaroff thinks the world is divided into hunters and the hunted.
Zaroff thinks that big-game hunting is the most fascinating form of hunting.
6. Which of the following in the story is an example of foreshadowing?
(1 point)
Rainsford's turning from hunter to prey
Zaroff's dog falling into the trap set by Rainsford
Zaroff's recounting the beginnings of his hunting activity Whitney's talking of the evil atmosphere of Ship-Trap Island
7. The character of Zaroff serves as a
to the protagonist, sharply contrasting Rainsford's personality.
8. "The Cask of Amontillado"
Montresor sees himself as Fortunato’s ________.
(1 point)
foil friend victim mentor
9. Poe's use of a(n)
to tell the story heightens the uncertainty and sense of horror felt by the reader.
10. “The Bells,” “Annabel Lee,” “The Raven”
In Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “The Bells,” how does the tone change from the beginning to the end?
(1 point)
from melancholic to scary from cheerful to sinister from peaceful to frenetic from hopeful to embittered “The Bells,” “Annabel Lee,” “The Raven”
In Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “The Bells,” how does the tone change from the beginning to the end?
(1 point)
from melancholic to scary from cheerful to sinister from peaceful to frenetic from hopeful to embittered “The Bells,” “Annabel Lee,” “The Raven”
In Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “The Bells,” how does the tone change from the beginning to the end?
(1 point)
from melancholic to scary from cheerful to sinister from peaceful to frenetic from hopeful to embittered