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Short Story Unit Test
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#ELA unit test on #literature terms and seven short #stories from the text book
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1
What is Della's greatest treasure?
Her apartment
Her jewelry
Her hair
Her watch
2
How long must Rainsford survive in order to win the game?
Three nights
Two weeks
One night
One month
3
Fortunato's insult to Montresor is about...
Montresor's wine
Montresor's house
Montresor's family
Readers don't know this information
4
What quality does General Zaroff want in his quarry?
Flight
Reasoning
Camoflague
Communication
5
What are those events in a literary work that lead to a turning point in the action?
Rising Action
Resolution
Climax
Falling Action
6
What kind of wife does Walter Mitty have?
Talkative
Loving
There is no wife
Controlling
7
Why did Mathilde marry a man who was not rich?
She doesn't value money
She loved him deeply
She hoped he'd become rich
She was low-born
8
What is the sequence of events or happenings in a literary work?
Characterization
Theme
Setting
Plot
9
What is the author’s main message?
Conflict
Plot
Setting
Theme
10
What happened to Madame Forestier's necklace?
Forestier gave it as a gift.
Forestier sold it.
Nothing. Everything is perfect.
Mathilde lost it.
11
The action of "The Scarlet Ibis" takes place at...
In a parlor
At Old Woman Swamp
In a French town
In a rural Southern town
12
True or False: Bennie runs away when his grandmother tells him to at the end of the story.
True
False
13
In "Before the End of Summer," what news does Bennie hear?
His grandmother is dying.
His mom is getting married.
Bennie is going to boarding school.
Miss Mathis's husband died.
14
Montresor vows revenge because Fortunato...
Threatened him
Humiliated him
Insulted him
Accosted him
15
In "Blues Ain't No Mockin Bird," who arrives at Granny's house?
Bank representatives, collecting money owed
Cameramen, filming a documentary
Salesmen, trying to sell Bibles
Jehovah's Witness, spreading the Good News
16
Why do Jim and Della sell their treasures?
To pay the rent
To donate to charity
To buy food
To buy Christmas presents
17
Waverly Jong's mother taught her early on about...
How to shop
Invisible strength
Forbidden fruits
Chinese culture
18
At the beginning of "The Necklace", why is Mathilde Loisel upset?
She wants to be wealthy
Her husband is cheating
She wants more friends
She's sick
19
What illness does Bennie's grandmother suffer from?
Stomach problems
Heart problems
Lung problems
Brain problems
20
What is Jim's greatest treasure?
His watch
His suit for work
His mailbox
His combs
21
Waverly was called...
Bobby Fischer's friend
The Great American Hope
The Great Chinese Hope
The Great Childhood Hope
22
What is the time and place of action in a narrative?
Setting
Theme
Plot
Conflict
23
What is a struggle of two or more opposing forces struggling within a person?
Man Versus Self
Man Versus Society
Man Versus Nature
Man Versus Man
24
What is Waverly's nickname?
MiMi
MayMay
MeeMee
MeiMei
25
What are characters that remain the same throughout a narrative?
Round Character
Flat Character
Man Versus Man
Man Versus Self
26
What is the first conflict that Rainsford must face?
Speaking to Ivan
Escaping the chateau
Surviving the ocean
Avoiding vicious dogs
27
Characters in Walter Mitty's dreams treat him with...
Fear
Impatience
Admiration
Confusion
28
Why does the narrator's brother in "The Scarlet Ibis" not have a name for three months?
Parents couldn't agree on a name
It's tradition to wait three months
It needed to be baptized first
Everyone thought the baby would die
29
How does Grandaddy Cain get the men to leave their property?
He calls the cops.
He smashes the camera to bits.
He forces them off his land.
He takes apart the camera and hands it back to them.
30
What is it when the writer shows or displays the personality a character for you to interpret?
Indirect Characterization
Characterization
Point of View
Direct Characterization
31
Montresor stops working when Fortunato begins rattling his chains because Montresor…
Feels remorse
Worries about witnesses
Is exhausted
Wants to enjoy the torture
32
True or False: Grandaddy Cain kills a mockingbird.
False
True
