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1. The label horror story is an example of A. a character study. C. a genre. B. informational reading. D. a universal truth.

2. In “The Tell-Tale Heart,” the point at which the narrator feels forced to confess is the A. exposition. C. resolution. B. rising action. D. climax.

3. In “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,”Washington Irving says Ichabod Crane’s voice “resounded far above all the rest of his congregation.” This statement is an example of Ichabod’s A. leanness. C. vanity. B. strictness. D. superstition.

4. Which one of the following words is an example of a literal meaning for the noun dog? A. Mutt C. Cur B. Hound D. Canine

1. The label horror story is an example of A. a character study. C. a genre. B. informational reading. D. a universal truth. 2. In “The Tell-Tale Heart,” the point at which the narrator feels forced to confess is the A. exposition. C. resolution. B. risin...

4. Which one of the following words is an example of a literal meaning for the noun dog? A. Mutt C. Cur B. Hound D. Canine 5. Whom does Irving describe as being “plump as a partridge”? A. Brom Bones C. Hans Van Ripper B. Katrina Van Tassel D. Baltus Van T...

13. What reason does the narrator of “The Tell-Tale Heart” give for killing the old man? A. He disliked the old man’s vulture-like eye. B. The old man was very unkind to him. C. He was insane and couldn’t control himself. D. He planned to take the old man...

1. Of the following characters, the one you learn the most about in “Bartleby” is A. the narrator. C. Gingernut. B. Nipper. D. Turkey. 2. During what war does “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” take place? A. The American Revolutionary War B. The Civil W...

3. What hobby does Louisa constantly engage in? A. Spying on Joe C. Taking in stray dogs B. Breaking hearts D. Sewing 4. Who visits Farquhar and encourages him to burn the bridge? A. His wife C. A Union soldier B. A Confederate soldier D. An English soldi...

11. How many years were Joe and Louisa engaged? A. 7 C. 20 B. 15 D. 22 12. Which of the following stories is an allegory? A. “Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” B. “Bartleby” C. “The Yellow Wallpaper” D. “The Tell-Tale Heart” 13. “An Occurrence at Owl Creek...

1. When Cather describes the town as “trying not to be blown away,” she’s using a technique known as A. foreshadowing. C. narration. B. flashbacks. D. personification. 2. Alexandra’s mother’s goal while living on the prairie was to A. drive Ivar away. B....

3. A “representative character” is one who stands for A. a certain ethnic group. C. a certain political theory. B. a type of personality. D. humanity in general. 4. Which one of the following characters is most in tune with nature? A. Ivar C. John Bergson...

11. “The branches had become so hard that they wounded your hand if you but tried to break a twig. And yet, down under the frozen crusts, at the roots of the trees, the secret of life was still safe, warm as the blood in one’s heart; and the spring would...

18. Of the following points of view, which one gives a reader the most insight into the minds of the characters? A. First-person major participant B. First-person reporting C. Third-person dramatic D. Third-person unrestricted omniscient 19. Of what natio...

1. Walt Whitman’s excerpt from Song of Myself can be considered an expression of A. populism. C. imagism. B. romanticism. D. conventionalism. 2. Which one of the following poems has the rhyme scheme AA BB CC DD . . .? A. “since feeling is first” B. “Misgi...

Answers

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In The Call of the Wild, when London writes about "what a puppet thing life is," it reflects the theme summarized in which of the following statements? a.Every life is based on habit and instinct. B. Each life pits mercy against nature. C. Our lives are l...