The Big Revision Quiz

'The best laid plans of mice and men will oft go awry' is a rough translation of a line from which poem?

What is name of the technique where authors drop hints about an event later in the novel?

In 'Prayer Before Birth' the phrase "bloodsucking bat" uses which techniques?

Which of the following poems is from the perspective of an unborn child?

What is juxtaposition?

Which of these poems is a didactic poem?

What was the area of drought known as?

The novel is set against the backdrop of which major American historical event?

Which of these is a quotation said by Curley's Wife?

Which exam board are you studying with?

In 'Piano', the poem skips between childhood and the present. This is known as...?

Which of these texts will definitely NOT be on your English Language exam?

By capitalising the words Triumph and Disaster in 'If' the poet is also using which technique?

In 'Half-past Two', which item in the room is personified?

What does TAP stand for?

Whose American Dream is ruined by the death of Curley's Wife?

Which of these poems includes the theme of death?

In what way can Candy be compared to his dog?

Which of these refers to the structure of a poem (rather than the language)?

What do you do in Q4?

What natural disaster occurred that caused lots of migrants to seek work in California?

Which of these poems is about a childhood memory involving a mother figure?

Which exam is first?

In 'Search For My Tongue' the middle section is written in English and what other language?

Which character is describe using the simile, "like a terrier"?

What is it called when two consecutive lines rhyme with each other?

What do you call the units that a poem is divided in to?

Which of these elements is on the English Language Exam?

Approximately what percentage of Americans became unemployed after the Wall Street Crash?

What do you do in Q3?

The repetition of the word 'If' at the start of the poem is an example of...

Which of these is NOT a type of writing you might be asked to do?

What do you do in Q2?

What percentage of the available marks is the writing question worth in the English Language exam?

Which of these characters wields power through respect?

In what year did The Great Depression begin?

What do you do in Q1?

Which of these poems uses direct address?

What insult do the other workers use as an excuse to bar Crooks from the bunkhouse?

What was the name of the American laws that gave different rights to white and black citizens?

Which of the following quotations illustrates George and Lennie's American Dream?

Which of these best describes caesura?

What is the evidence that Curley' wife is objectified?

How many points do you need to make?

Which of the following poems is about a childhood detention?

How many points do you need to make about the text?

Which of the following poems is written in quatrains?

The Great Depression began with

What is meant by the 'survival of the fittest' mentality?

What type of course are you studying?

Which of these texts will definitely NOT be on your English Language exam?

Which of these animals is Lennie compared to?

Which of these poems is written in omniscient third person?

What do you do in Q5?

In 'Piano', what technique is used in the line "she smiles as she sings"?

What is anaphora?

In 'Prayer Before Birth', "hear me", "provide me", "console me" and "forgive me" are examples of what types of phrase?

Which poem uses juxtaposition to suggests realms of possibility?

The word 'Soledad' loosely translates as what?

In 'Search for my Tongue', the word "tongue" is a metaphor/metonym for what?

Which of these best describes 'connotation'?

Who is 'the prince of the ranch'?

Which of these poems is about cultural identity?

Which of these characters is the old swamper?

Which of these characters is not considered to be 'lonely' at the start of the novella?

Which is these items is NOT in Crooks' room?

What is enjambment?

Which poem uses extended metaphor linked to the theme of nature?

In 'Half-past Two', what is the term can be applied to the names given to the different 'times'?

Which of these is NOT a typical depiction of a women in 1920s literature?

Which of these characters wields power through fear?