Question

1.
Choose THREE of the following words that describe the effect of the following sentence.
"The great plain, extending as far as Nanterre, was empty, quite empty--a waste of dun-colored soil and bare cherry trees."


dull

mysterious

depressing

frightening

bleak

exciting
2.
Choose the best answer.

Which of these indicates that Mr. White's third wish has come true?

The knocking at the door ceases.

The Whites mush return the two hundred pounds to Maw and Meggins.

Mr. White hears his wife crying for joy downstairs.

Mrs. White opens the door to find Herbert standing there, alive.
3.
Choose the best answer.

What is the point of view of "The Lottery Ticket"?

third-person limited, focused on Masha's thoughts

first-person in some areas and third person in others

third-person limited, focused on Ivan's thoughts

third-person omniscient
4.
Choose the best answer.

Which of these sentences uses olfactory imagery?

The landscape was a patchwork array of various yellow and green hues.

As Jason bounded up the jagged, craggy rock surface, he slipped and scraped his knee and emitted a loud yelp.

The old milk left a sour, bitter taste in my mouth.

My stomach roared when the tantalizing scent of the burger joint across the street wafted through my open car window.
5.
Choose the best answer.

What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
"Badly hurt," he said quietly, "but he is not in any pain."


metaphor

simile

euphemism

personification
6.
Choose TWO of the following that the monkey's paw symbolizes.

desire

good fortune

family fortune

greed

resurrection
7.
Choose the best answer.

A statement or situation that seems contradictory but reveals a truth is a(n) ______.

paradox

simile

allegory

satire
8.
Choose the best answer.

What is ironic about the ending of "Two Friends"?

The Prussian soldier lets the men go instead of killing them as he promised.

The two friends are ordinary men who want nothing to do with the war, but they become heroes through their bravery.

The Prussian soldiers are killed instead of the two friends.

It is revealed that the two friends are not who they claim to be.
9.
Match the words with their definitions.

face, appearance
perplexed, awe-struck, flabbergasted
shuddered, faltered
greedy, covetous
doubtfully, uncertainly


10.
Choose the best answer.
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​What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
"As I wished it twisted in my hands like a snake."


simile

euphemism

metaphor

personification
11.
Choose the best answer.

​What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
"Sounds like the Arabian Nights," said Mrs. White, as she rose and began to set the supper.


personification

allusion

metaphor

euphemism
12.
Choose the best answer.

What is the setting of the story "Two Friends"?

In Paris during the French Revolution.

In France during World War I

In Italy during World War II

In Paris during the Franco-Prussian War.
13.
Choose the best answer.

Which of these sentences from the story "Two Friends" uses tactile imagery?

"A ray of sunlight made the still quivering fish glisten like silver."

"The sky was, in fact, of a bright, cloudless blue."

"It was a fine, mild day, and a gentle breeze fanned their faces."

". . . the setting sun shed a blood-red glow over the western sky, and the reflection of the crimson clouds tinged the whole river with red. . . "
14.
Choose the best answer.

Which of these is an example of foreshadowing in "The Monkey's Paw"?

Mrs. White discusses Arabian Nights.

Mr. White faints when he receives the two hundred pounds.

Herbert plays the piano as Mr. White makes his first wish.

The sergeant cautions the Whites to leave the monkey's paw in the fire.
15.
Choose the best answer.

A story that has both a literal and a symbolic meaning is a(n) ____.

metaphor

satire

simile

allegory
16.
Choose the best answer.

How does Ivan begin to view Masha when he considers traveling abroad with her?

He begins to view her with more kindness and sympathy.

He becomes indifferent toward her.

He begins to view her with hatred and resentment.

He becomes more loving toward her and her relatives.

Answer 1

1. dull; depressing; bleak

2. The knocking at the door ceases.

3. third-person limited, focused on Ivan's thoughts

4. My stomach roared when the tantalizing scent of the burger joint across the street wafted through my open car window.

5. euphemism

6. desire; greed

7. paradox

8. The two friends are ordinary men who want nothing to do with the war, but they become heroes through their bravery.

9. I don't have the list of words to match to those definitions. Please paste the words (the items to match), and I'll match each one to:
- face, appearance
- perplexed, awe-struck, flabbergasted
- shuddered, faltered
- greedy, covetous
- doubtfully, uncertainly

10. simile

11. allusion

12. In Paris during the Franco-Prussian War.

13. "It was a fine, mild day, and a gentle breeze fanned their faces."

14. The sergeant cautions the Whites to leave the monkey's paw in the fire.

15. allegory

16. He begins to view her with hatred and resentment.