8th Grade Collection 1 Test

Question 1

Lemon Brown used to be a...

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blues singer

Question 2

In "Those Three Wishes," Melinda's wishes to the snail for cool clothes and pierced ears are

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Both A and B

Question 3

The overall atmosphere or emotional effect of a work of literature is called...

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mood

Question 4

Who has had the artificial intelligence surgery?

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Both A and B

Question 5

Which of the following is a sign of Charlie's increased intelligence?

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he imagines things in the inkblots

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a type of conflict

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universal

Question 7

The point of highest tension is called the

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climax

Question 8

Why did the innkeeper try to trick Zenta and Tokubei?

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to con them out of gold

Question 9

What is one of Charlie's greatest insecurities?

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being laughed at

Question 10

What is the moral of The Inn of Lost Time?

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Time is the most precious thing of all.

Question 11

Appearance is a method of

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indirect characterization

Question 12

Who are the farmer's two guests?

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both A and B

Question 13

Events after the climax when things start to return to normal

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falling action

Question 14

A dynamic character is

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one who goes through internal changes

Question 15

A story that creates a background in which other stories are told is called

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frame narrative

Question 16

Repeated elements of plot are called

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parallel episodes

Question 17

The first part of any plot is called the

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exposition

Question 18

Lemon Brown is an example of a

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static character

Question 19

In "Lemon Brown" Greg's anger at his father and desire to play basketball are examples of

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internal conflict

Question 20

Greg Ridley is an example of a

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dynamic cahracter

Question 21

A character meets a series of events on his journey toward reaching his goal

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rising action

Question 22

Why did Lemon Brown treasure his newspaper clippings and harmonica?

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his son also treasured them until he was killed

Question 23

A minor plot that is part of a larger story is called a

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subplot

Question 24

In Flowers for Algernon, Dr. Nemur is an example of a

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static character

Question 25

What was Lemon Brown's treasure?

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newspaper clippings

Question 26

Melinda Alice is an example of a

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static character

Question 27

What story did the farmer tells his children?

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Urashima Taro

Question 28

A chain of related events that tells a story is called the

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plot

Question 29

"The Inn of Lost Time" is set in

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1500s Japan

Question 30

What are Algernon's first signs of deterioration?

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he bites Charlie; seem disturbed and vicious

Question 31

Charlie's relationships with his work friends are an example of

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subplot

Question 32

Which of the following is NOT included in the exposition?

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foreshadowing

Question 33

According to the Algernon-Gordon effect,

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intelligence will decrease as quickly as it increased

Question 34

Charlie's romance with Miss. Kinnian is an example of

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subplot

Question 35

What is the initial conflict in "Those Three Wishes"?

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Melinda hasn't studied for a test

Question 36

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways setting can be used?

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exposition

Question 37

Setting can refer to

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both A and B

Question 38

The thugs coming after Lemon Brown for his treasure is an example of

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external conflict

Question 39

Which of the following is a method of indirect characterization?

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Both A and B

Question 40

Which of the following is a sign of Charlie's increased intelligence?

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both A and B

Question 41

Which of the following was the frame narrative of The Inn of Lost Time

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the farmer and his guests sitting around the fire

Question 42

Lemon Brown changed the way Greg thought about his

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relationship with his father

Question 43

Who told the story of the Inn of Lost Time?

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Zenta

Question 44

A static character is

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one who doesn't really change

Question 45

Charlie competes with Algernon multiple times. This is an example of

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parallel episodes

8th Grade Collection 1 Test

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8th Grade Collection 1 Test

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