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1
The black, wooden box is a symbol of...
fear, denial, the strong will to live
simplicity, playfulness
death, a sacrificial ritual
a resting place for a deceased person
2
What is the theme of "A&P"?
Sammy's idea of chivalry is unsophisticated
If you stand up to authority, you will get the girl
Don't work at grocery stores
Sammy will regret his decision to quit
3
Fill in the blank... The conspiracy theories around the assassination have been mostly_________
despotic
debunked
confirmed
defrauded
4
Where on the plot chart would you find this: The family is informed of the death of their son.
Falling Action
Resolution
Climax
Rising Action
5
Fill in the blank. Robin was a______________ friend of Batman
unreliable
stalwart
defunct
disappointing
6
Fill in the blank. Her religious___________ would not allow her to drink wine.
dogmatism
impdiment
cliche
resilience
7
Pyramid schemes are designed to ______________ people out of their money
redistribute
save
bamboozle
enrich
8
What is the significance of the title Gran Torino in the film?
It symbolizes the war and technology
It symbolizes the new immigrants moving into the city
It a car that symbolizes hard work and the old America
It symbolizes a new way of life
9
What is the best theme statement of this story?
Don't use products from India, they might kill you
Changing your fate can have positive consequences
Zombies are real
To show changing your fate can have horrible consequences
10
What year was the film One flew Over the Cuckoos nest filmed?
1991
1975
1969
1986
11
Why did the Hmung people end up in Walt's neighbourhood?
They fought against the Americans in Korea
They were illegal immigrants
They were on the same side as the Americans in Vietnam
They wanted to collect welfare
12
What item did Cheswick cry that he wanted?
His Cigarettes
His chess set
his books
His beers
13
Who is the protagonist of A & P?
John Updike
Sammy
Big Tall Goonie Goon
Queenie
14
When is the lottery held each year in the village?
At random times during the year
March 21st.the begining of Spring
June 27th, shortly after school is out
December 7th, right before Xmas
15
What is disillusioning Walt at the begining of Gran Torino?
The behaviour of his children and grandchildren
How his neighbourhood is changing with new immigrants
His favourite sports team keeps losing
He doesn't like Iphones
16
Coming of age
is a genre that focuses on...
the growth of a protagonist
fantastic events
the good versus evil archetype
elements of science fiction
17
Fill in the blank. We _________ Kennedy's death on the anniversary of his assassination
lament
bamboozle
stalwart
deprecate
18
What punishment do McMurphy and Bromden receive for fighting with the aides?
They are lobotomized
They are given electroshock therapy
They are beaten severely
Their cigarettes are taken away
19
The best description of a cliche.....
Something that is seldom said
Something that is said very often
A saying that makes no sense
A term only used in France
20
What is the best definition of a utopia?
a terrible, awful, no good place
an imaginary, ideal place
A perfect society
Donald Trump's America
21
What does the narrator hear while talking to the police officers?
The creaking of the floorboards
The old man's heartbeat
The ticking of the clock
The grinding of his teeth
22
Why does Walt lock up Thao?
He doesn't want Thao to steal his car
He hates Thao
He is trying to teach Thao a lesson
Walt didn't want Thao to go through with revenge
23
What is the meaning of
"Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon"?
The lottery will help them win money
It isn't clear what it means
They like corn a lot
Having a lottery means having good crops
24
What does the
narrator of the 'Tell Tale Heart'
tell us in the exposition of the story?
He is not crazy
He is a complete weirdo
He is crazy
He loves the evil eye
25
What was going on in America at the time Jackson wrote this story?
World War II had just ended
The Cold War had begun
The Counter-culture had begun
The Vietnam War
26
The monkey's paw has strange, magical powers. What type of power does the monkey's paw have?
It can make you invisible
It murders people
It grants wishes
It can make people explode
27
Which of these is
NOT
a way the author builds
supsense
in "The Lottery?"
She never tells us how people win the lottery
She never mentions what the lottery is about
She never mentions any purpose to the lottery
She never mentions any kind of prize
28
What is the best definition of a dystopia?
a place where everything is good
The world in George Orwell's 1984
A place like Disneyland
a place where everything is bad
29
What's the White families first wish?
World Peace
200 pounds
Free McDonalds for life
2000 Gold coins
30
Who visits the White family in the beginning of the short story?
the Black family
An official from the factory
Sergeant Major Morris
The President of the United States
31
The little dog laughed To see such sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon....an example of
flashback
personification
foreshadowing
allusion
32
When Romeo think Juliet is dead but the audience knows she isn't, this is......
Situational Irony
funny
verbal irony
Dramatic irony
33
What does that narrator do in the nights leading up to the murder?
Goes for coffee with the old man
Sneak in his room to see if the eye is open
Tries to ignore the old man
Read the newspaper
34
General Zaroff's idea of hunting will not be accepted by everyone. What conflict does he face?
Person vs. Animal
Man vs Society
Man vs. Nature
Man Vs. Man
35
Who directed Gran Torino?
Martin Scorcese
James Cameron
Clint Eastwood
George Lucas
36
The video we watched said that millennials need more of this
technology
participation trophies
resilience
redistribution
37
Where does the narrator hide the body?
In the floor boards
In a trap door
In the ceiling
In the wall
38
What other famous actor was in this film?
Christopher Lloyd
Danny DeVito
Steve McQueen
Robert Redford
39
What is IRONIC about the ending of the story?
Zaroff is sent out to sea in a sailboat
Zaroff dies like the men he once killed
Zaroff kills Rainsford like an animal
Rainsford dies in his own tiger pit
40
"Winners are losers, and losers are winners" is
an example of what?
An Enigma
A Metaphor
Irony
Symbolism
41
Name of the Giant fortresses that French built as an impediment to German invasion after WWI?
The Atlantic Wall
The Maginot Line
The Sacre Bleu
The Norman Wall
42
What does Walt pull on Spyders gang before he dies?
a pistol
a rifle
A finger gun
A cigarette lighter
43
To give a hint beforehand that something is going to happen.
Allegory
foreshadowing
allusion
simile
44
Which actor played the protagonist, Randle McMurphy?
Chief Dan George
Warren Beatty
Jack Nicholson
Al Pacino
45
Who wrote 'The Lottery'?
Shirley Jackson
Richard Connell
Thomas King
Roald Dahl
46
What is the climax of 'The Monkey's Paw'?
When there is no one at the door
When they throw the Monkey's Paw in the fire
When there is knocking on door
When the White's get the Monkey's Paw
47
Fill in the blank. His self________________ humour made him popular with the audience
depreciating
deprecate
deprecating
deprecation
48
In the episode of the Simpsons we watched there is an ________________ to 'The Tell Tale Heart'
Metaphor
Allegory
Allusion
Exposition
49
Why is this scene symbolic in Gran Torino?
It is the climax of the movie
This is Walt's real confession to Tao
Because it shows Walt will never change
It means Walt has lost his mind
50
Who is Zaroff's servant?
Boris
Sergei
Ivan
Pavel
51
Why are humans "the most dangerous game"?
They have guns
They are able to reason
They aren't, lions are
They like to play games
52
What decade was A & P written in?
The 1960's
The 1970's
The 1950's
The 1940's
53
why is A & P an ironic story?
Because Queenie ends up working at the A & P
Because Sammy stays working at the A & P forever
Because the girls don't get to see Sammy's grand gesture
Because Sammy gets the girls attention
54
How do we know Rainsford won?
We don't, it's unclear
The author describes Zaroff's death
The American army shows up and saves him
He sleeps in Zaroff's bed
55
What is the
climax
of the story?
Tessie Hutchinson wins the lottery
There is no climax to this story
Tessie Hutchinson loses her paper
The victim is stoned to death
56
The people in the store are compared to this animal
Sheep
Goats
Horses
Cattle
57
A man walks out of an AA meeting and is run over by a beer truck is an example of ______.
verbal irony
really bad luck
dramatic irony
situational irony
58
What does McMurphy do to Nurse Ratched after Billy commits suicide?
He tries to strangle her
He hugs her
He murders her
He freezes and does nothing
59
Which is a fancy, expensive item mentioned in the story?
Fancy crab cakes
herring snacks
caviar snacks
Cognac
60
Why did Thao's cousin want him to steal Walts car?
The movie never explains this
They want to run over garbage cans with it
To sell it and send Thao to college with the money
Initiation to his gang
61
What does Walt call Thao?
Zipperhead
Moron
Toad
Tracy
62
Edgar Allan Poe writes with a particular mood in mind for the reader which is?
magical
fantastical
Romance
horror
63
"Is love a tender thing? It is too rough, too rude, too boisterous, and it pricks like thorn."
is an example of Mood
is an Allegory
Is a metaphor
Is a simile
64
Why does Billy Bibbit kill himself?
He doesn't have the muscles he wants
Nurse Ratched threatened to tell his mom about Candy
He knows he will never get out of the asylum
He is in love with Nurse Ratched
65
“The brave man is he who overcomes not only his enemies but his pleasures” –Democritus
means nothing, Democritus was a crazy old man
Means that our pleasures can destroy us
Means the way to improve yourself is to become disciplined
Defeating your enemies in battle is the best thing in life
66
The children, husband, neighbors and friends kill Tessie and demonstrate what tone?
Rage and hatred
lack of emotion
laughter and fun
Wisdom and intelligence
67
What is one possible
theme
of "The Lottery"?
We should all make sacrifices
Blindly following a tradition can be dangerous
Thos who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
Tradition is good because it brings the community together
68
Which year was 'The Most Dangerous Game' published?
1982
1949
1924
1911
69
What do Rainsford and Zaroff have in common?
They are both royalty
They are both Russian
They are both hunters
They are both well traveled
70
How is suspense created by Poe?
Poe reveals ways which the narrator is kind to the old man.
Poe describes what the narrator did before the murder.
Poe explains why the narrator hid the body after the murder.
Poe says the narrator loved the old man.
71
Where is Ship-Trap Island located?
Of the coast of Australia
The South Pacific
The Bermuda Triangle
Caribbean Sea
72
What is the story teaching about envy?
Envy helps you gain things in life
It is better to be content with what you have
Envy is good because it motivates you
Envy is bad because you should want more in life
73
"One of his eyes resembled that of a vulture-"
allusion
Irony
Metaphor
Similie
74
Who was the author of 'The Most Dangerous Game'?
James Joyce
John Updike
D.H. Lawrence
Richard Connell
75
"Her tears were a river flowing down her cheeks." Example of a....
metaphor
symbolism
tone
Simile
76
Which does NOT describe the physical state of Walt's neighbourhood at the start of the film?
It is becoming a more wealthy place and becoming gentrified
It has turned into a ghetto
new immigrants have moved in
It is poorer than it once was
77
What is the Resolution of 'The Monkey'sPaw'?
When Herbert dies
When Herbert comes back from the dead
When the knocking stops
When Ned Flanders steals the Monkey's Paw
78
What happened once Rainsford built the Burmese tiger pit?
Rainsford gets injured
Ivan gets killed
Zaroff's hunting dog is killed
Zaroff catches a tiger
79
What are the name of Tao's people in Gran Torino?
Hmung
Tibetan
Cambodian
Korean
80
How does Sammy stage a protest at work?
He takes off his shirt
He steals money and knocks over the shelves
He quits his job
He punches Lengel in the face
81
Which detail
best
helps you visualize Rainsford during the hunt?
"leg-weary, with hands and face lashed by the branches...
"He knew it would be insane to blunder through the dark..."
"Rest gave him confidence and almost a feeling of security."
"...He had new things to learn about fear."
82
In an assassination attempt on Reagan, bullets bounced off his bullet-proof car and hit him.
dramatic irony
Verbal irony
tragedy
Situational Irony
83
What does impediment mean?
To do something step by step
To help someone succeed
To put something in the way of success
To create a landslide
84
Before ww2, the Maginot Line was designed as a _______________ to German invasion.
impedement
Increment
Excrement
Resilient
85
Who is Billy Bibitt the most scared of?
His Mother
Randle McMurphy
Chief
Nurse Ratched
86
Who ended up winning the diorama competition in this episode?
Ralph Wiggum
Lisa's rival
Lisa
Uder
87
Who said, "We want you decently dressed when you come in here"?
Lengel
Sammy
Stokesie
Queenie
88
Before he turned his life around, Lieutenant Dan was a ___________________ man
Cryogenic
Critical
Cynical
Conscientious
89
What does Walt say here?
Get off my lawn
Get off my street
Do you feel lucky punk?
Welcome to the Hotel California
90
The boys gathering up the stones is an example of...
Situational irony
Resolution
foreshadowing
Denoument
91
"But it seems to me that once you begin a gesture it’s fatal not to go through with it."
McMahon, the butcher says this
Queenie, the customer says this
Sammy, the narrator says this
Lengel, the store manager says this
92
What Happens to McMurphy at the end of the story?
He is convicted of strangling nurse Ratchet
He escapes the asylum
He is smothered by Chief in a mercy killing
He gets a lobotomy
93
Why does Zaroff not hunt Rainsford when he was hiding?
We never find out
He can't find him
He wants to let the dogs get him
He wants to save him for another day
94
The film is based on a 1962 book of the same name by this author?
Allan Ginsberg
Jack Kerouac
F. Scott Fitzgerlad
Ken Kesey
95
"The sea was as flat as a plate glass window," is an example of what literary device?
Similie
Climax
Tone
Falling action
96
How many Oscars did 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' Win'?
one
nine
five
three
97
When you tell jokes about your self you are being...
self-deprecating
self-disgracing
self-domineering
dumb
98
The knocking that is heard on the door is believed to come from who?
Their son Herbert
The Monkey looking for his arm
Seargent Morris
Their Dog bowser
99
What did McMurphy want to watch on the TV?
The Superbowl
Wimbledon tennis
The Stanley Cup Playoffs
World Series Baseball
100
What is the relationship does the narrator have with the old man?
His B.F.F.
His servant
His boss
His barber
101
Why is Mr. Dunbar allowed to miss the lottery?
He is the King
He smells terrible
He is an alcoholic
He has a broken leg
102
What emotion does the narrator express when he sees that the eye is open?
Sadness
Love
Anger
Happiness
103
When leaving on the boat, McMurphy introduced the men as...
Mental patients
Lawyers
nurses
Doctors
104
When was the Lottery written?
1948
1977
1927
1993
105
To thwart someone mean that you have....
prevented them from doing something
Offended someone with an insult
kicking a ball in rugby
Helped someone do something
106
Ah, Krusty – this is your Waterloo!
(Sideshow Bob,
The Simpsons
). This reference is an...
personification
allusion
metaphor
107
"A sharp hunger was picking at him," is an example of what literary device?
Simile
Verbal Irony
Personification
Metaphor
108
Identify the literary device: "a little buzz like a bee in a glass jar"
metaphor
symbol
allegory
simile
109
Which word fits best? He was a _________________ follower of the Cult leader
fanciful
fanatical
dogma
resilient
110
What did Conan the Barbarian think was best in life?
To crush your enemies and hear the lamentation of the women
Having A falcon on your wrist
Feeling the Wind in your hair
Riding a fleet horse
111
What is the first conflict in the story (man vs. nature)?
Rainsford fighting the Jaguars
Rainsford fighting a bad case of athletes foot
Rainsford's fighting the sea to keep from drowning.
Rainsford fighting Ivan
112
Who said, "I feel so faint"?
Lengel
The narrator
Queenie
Stokesie
113
Why does Rainsford wear moccasins?
cultural appropriation
They're stylish and look cool
He appreciates Native American culture
They don't leave a trail
114
Why is the title of the story considered an example of irony?
It isn't a real lottery
instead of getting something bad, winners get something good
Instead of winning something good, village winners lose life
Because nobody actually gets killed
115
Which sentence from the story best reveals General Zaroff's
character
?
"I have invented a rare sensation."
"Life is for the strong, to be lived by the strong..."
"I congratulate you," he said. "You have won the game."
"I wanted the ideal animal to hunt," explained the general.
116
What animals does Whitney and Rainsford plan to hunt? Where?
Jaguars /Brazil
Lions/ Africa
Tigers /Africa
Grizzlies/ Canada
117
Why do the officers stay after they search the house and find nothing suspicious?
the narrator invites them to stay
to wait for their superior officer
to have breakfast with the narrator
to search the room more carefully
118
An extreme follower of a team or group or idea
Dogma
Fanatic
Agnostic
Freak
119
What did Rainsford have to do in order for Zaroff to agree to let him leave the island?
Kill Zaroff
Kill Ivan
Survive being hunted for three days
Swim to the next Island
120
Who directed One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest?
Milos Forman
Jack Nicholson
William Freidkin
Sydney Pollack
121
Best description of the word vapid....
The Kardashians
Showing insight and intellect
thoughtful and interesting
superficial and without much substance
122
When was 'the Monkey's Paw' written?
1982
1902
1872
1922
123
Lengel is the manager at the A&P, but he also does what?
teaches Sunday School
owns the store
smokes cigarettes
plays soccer
124
What best describes Joseph Stalin's leadership of the Soviet Union?
Despotic
Decrepit
Despot
Benevolent
125
The word tradition means...
a family custom or practice that continously changes
beliefs & practices in a culture or family over generations
Something people have done for a short period of time
When the weather is nice outside
126
Who wrote the Monkey's Paw?
Herman Melville
W.W. Jacobs
Ralph Waldo Emmerson
Nanthaniel Hawthorne
127
The "death card" or the winning lottery ticket is represented by what?
A large X on the paper
A skull and crossbones
a black dot
A grim reaper
128
What magazine did A & P first appear?
The Atlantic
Life Magazine
MacLeans
The New Yorker
129
What happens the final night he spies on the old man?
He makes a noise that wakes up the old man
He turns himself into the police.
He tries to commit suicide
He apologizes to the old man
130
"The Tell-Tale Heart" is told in which point of view?
2nd person
3rd Person Omniscient
1st Person
3rd Person
131
Fill in the blank. When you leave a tip for a service, you are giving a ______________
gracious
lamentation
bamboozle
Gratuity
132
What does the narrator say that his disease has done to him?
Given him a bad rash
Made him a murderer
Dulled his senses
sharpened his senses
133
What is the narrator's job?
Writer
grocery checker
Car mechanic
Manager
134
What year was Gran Torino released?
2008
1989
1998
2012
135
How does General Zaroff get his "game" on the island?
He buys them from other countries
He invites them to his resort
He misdirects the ships so they crash
He sets off mines in the water to crash the ships
136
What is the exposition of The Monkeys Paw?
All of the dialogue in the story
The Simpson episode about the story
Morris when he explains the monkeys paw
Herbert when he makes a wish
137
“Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little”means?
Don't make mistakes or you are a failure
Means you should do all your work at once
Means you don't need to try very hard to succeed
means you should do something small if you are stuck
138
Which of the following could act as a symbol?
the highest point of action in a story
when a character find out something shocking
A skull indicating death
A rose indicating love
139
Who wrote A & P?
John Updike
Ray Bradbury
Stephen King
Michael Crichton
140
Who wrote the short story 'The Tell Tale Heart' /when did they write it?
Nathaniel Hawthorne/1843
Stephen King/1981
Edgar Allan Poe/1923
Edgar Allan Poe/ 1843
141
What does the "beating heart" symbolize (represent) in the story?
The suspicion of the police
Narrator's joy
The evil of the old man
narrator's guilt
142
How did Thao cross paths with Walt?
Thao is friends with Walt's grand-daughter
Tried stealing Walt's car
He hit him with his Gran Torino
They met at his wife's funeral
143
Where did Major Morris find the Monkey's Paw?
In his cupboard at home
China
India
Vietnam
144
Mrs. White asks Mr. White to make a second wish. What does she want Mr. White to wish for?
her son to get a better job
More money
Her son back from the grave
Her son to stop ignoring her phone calls
145
Which of the following can best be described as a dynamic character?
Queenie
Big tall Goonie Goon
Sammy
Lengel
146
Which war did Walt fight in?
Arab-Israeli War
Iraq War
Vietnam War
Korean War
147
Why doesn't Zaroff think hunting humans for fun is wrong?
Because they hunted him first
He believes they are weak
He believes only the strong should survive
Because all humans are evil
148
Why do the children feel uneasy at the start of the summer?
They miss school
They fear the lottery
They are worried about climate change
They are going away to camp
149
At the end, Sammy's stomach drops because...
he realizes how hard his future in the world is going to be
the girls are waiting for him in the blue station wagon
his mother ironed his shirt
he can't afford herring snacks
