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Resource English 11/12 Final Review
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Review questions for 2nd and 10th Period Resource English 11/12.
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1
Woman loved by the main character.
Myrtle Wilson
Daisy Buchanan
Monica Wolfsheim
Jordan Baker
2
Gatsby gives huge parties because he ____________________.
is trying to find Daisy
loves to drink and dance
doesn't like to be alone
wants to impress the wealthy people
3
A religiously strict, judgemental culture in which strange happenings were blamed on the devil.
Naturalism
Realism
Native American
Puritanism
4
The central idea a writer wishes to share with the reader.
catalog
imagery
essay
theme
5
Realism as a response to Romanticism is characterized by all of following except __________.
a focus on feelings and emotion
none of the above
writing that is less sentimental
a focus on the middle and lower classes
6
The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman.
vernacular
personification
imagery
paradox
7
The Jazz Age is characterized by all of the following except _______________.
the emptiness of the American success myth
romance
high moral and religious standards
vulgar materialism
8
What does MUGS stand for?
Mechanics, Usage, Grammar, Spelling
Mechanics, Users, Grading, Spelling
Mechanics, Usage, Grading, Spelling
Mechanics, Usage, Grammar, Sentences
9
The language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region.
vernacular
personification
verbiage
free verse
10
Verse in literature that presents a list of people, objects, or abstract qualities.
autobiography
catalog
stanza
flashback
11
The narrator of The Great Gatsby.
George Wilson
Jay Gatsby
Nick Carraway
Tom Buchanan
12
From the story what can we infer about Kate Chopin and her attitudes toward marriage?
marriage is fine and all women should get married
marriage is a positive, liberating institution for women
marriage is about living for and obeying someone else
none of the above
13
Match the character to the description: Daisy Buchanan
honest; compassionate
fickle; bored
vulgar; sensual
cruel; sensual
14
Myrtle's sister Catherine tells Nick that Tom and Myrtle can't get married because __________.
her husband George would kill Tom
he doesn't really love her
she doesn't really love him
his wife is Catholic
15
A statement that contradicts itself but is actually true.
simile
theme
paradox
personification
16
An important business acquaintance of Gatsby who fixed the 1919 World Series.
Meyer Wolfsheim
Michaelis
Tom Buchanan
Dan Cody
17
Writing that uses eccentric regional characters who represent specific American locations.
Realism
Modernism
Romanticism
Local Color/Regionalism
18
Coffee shop owner in the Valley of Ashes.
Dan Cody
Meyer Wolfsheim
Michaelis
George Wilson
19
The time that The Great Gatsby takes place is generally referred to as __________________.
The Romantic Age
The Jazz Age
The Age of Classicism
None of the above
20
Mark Twain's real name is _________________.
Samuel Clemens
Mark Twain was his real name.
James Fenimore Cooper
None of the above.
21
The use of rhyming words within a line.
stanza rhyme
open rhyme
internal rhyme
external rhyme
22
Who said: "Oh, you want too much! I love you now, isn't that enough?"
George Wilson
Daisy Buchanan
Myrtle Wilson
Jordan Baker
23
Match the character to the description: Jay Gatsby.
socially ambitious; faithful
fickle; bored
cruel; prejudiced
vulgar; sensual
24
Daisy originally met Gatsby __________.
at Nick's house
in college
during the war
none of the above
25
Match the character to the description: Nick Carraway
vulgar; sensual
socially ambitious; faithful
cruel; prejudiced
honest; compassionate
26
Mrs. Mallard can be best described as ______________.
dim-witted, but strong
intelligent and independent
none of the above
cruel and selfish
27
Kate Chopin is a _________________ writer.
Puritan
realism
romanticism
transcendentalism
28
Writing that depicts a sense of disillusionment and loss of faith in the American Dream.
Romanticism
Realism
Transcendentalism
Modernism
29
The Great Gatsby was written by __________.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Zelda Fitzgerald
Scotty Fitzgerald
30
The driver of the car that killed Myrtle Wilson is ____________________.
Daisy Buchanan
Jordan Baker
Tom Buchanan
Jay Gatsby
31
Gatsby dies by __________________.
drowning
accidentally falling down stairs
being killed in a car accident
being shot
32
Sportswoman in The Great Gatsby.
Monica Wolfsheim
Myrtle Wilson
Jordan Baker
Daisy Buchanan
33
Which is an example of local color?
eccentric regional characters
lack of humor
none of the above
serious historical figures
34
A group of lines that form a unit in a poem.
aphorism
theme
essay
stanza
35
To Build A Fire was written by ______________.
Mark Twain
Edgar Allen Poe
Jack London
Kate Chopin
36
George Wilson learns about his wife's affair when he __________________.
none of the above
finds an expensive dog leash
overhears a phone conversation
finds a key to her secret apartment
37
Match the character to the description: Myrtle Wilson
fickle; bored
vulgar; sensual
cruel; prejudiced
honest; compassionate
38
True or False: After Gatsby's death, Nick considers himself loyal to Gatsby.
True
False
39
Writing philosophy that God exists in Nature and that nature is connected to people.
Native American
Modernism
Naturalism
Transcendentalism
40
When George Wilson first learns that Myrtle is unfaithful, he wants to _________________.
kill her
none of the above
kill her lover
take her far away
41
A figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared, as in “she is like a rose.”
free verse
allegory
metaphor
simile
42
In Story of an Hour, the last line "a joy that kills" reveals _____________.
imagery
personification
situational satire
allusion
43
A written description that provides a sensory experience for the reader.
vernacular
imagery
personification
free verse
44
Mark Twain was known as a humorist and for his use of ________________.
emotional, unrealistic writing
flat, straightforward writing
satire
fables
45
"Its (the dog's) instincts told it a truer tale than was told to the man by the man's judgment"
animals always know better than their human owners
none of the above
nature is easily controlled by human judgment and knowledge
instinct may win out over human judgment dealing with nature
46
True or False: Myrtle Wilson is a cultivated, refined and classy woman.
True
False
47
Writing that focuses on reality, not Romantic idealism.
Trancenddentalism
Native American
Naturalism
Realism
48
In To Build A Fire the cause of the man's final predicament is that ________________.
he does not pay enough attention to where he builds the fire
he chooses to travel when everything is thawing
he stops for lunch and uses up all his matches
he steps into a hidden spring and doesn't dry his feet
49
What is the name of the computer program that can be used to generate MLA citations?
MLA-Easy
Easy-Bib
Easy-Citation
High School Reference Guide
50
The Great Gatsby takes place immediately after ______________.
World War II
The Depression
World War I
The 1919 World Series
51
Gatsby lives __________________.
quietly
simply
moderately
extravagantly
52
Gatsby's car is ______________.
blue
green
yellow
red
53
True or False: Gatsby's father attends his funeral.
False
True
54
Who said: "I didn't want you to think I was a nobody".
Daisy Buchanan
Tom Buchanan
Nick Carraway
Jay Gatsby
55
Nick's old college classmate.
Tom Buchanan
Dan Cody
George Wilson
Meyer Wolfsheim
56
What format should you use when writing essays in class?
MLA
MLA 8
MLA 7
none of the above
57
What kind of details are found in regionalism?
gritty examples; demonstrations of harsh laws of nature
none of the above
accurate speech & behavior, geographic features & locations.
formal language; and descriptions of European ancestry.
58
True or False: Gatsby wants Daisy to admit her part in Myrtle's death.
True
False
59
Poetry without regular patterns or rhyme and meter.
open verse
double verse
free verse
select verse
60
Nick's mysterious neighbor.
Jay Gatsby
George Wilson
Daisy Buchanan
Meyer Wolfsheim
61
Nick learns that Jordan cheats at __________________.
tennis
football
golf
lawn darts
62
Tom Buchanan's 'other' woman.
Jordan Baker
Myrtle Wilson
Daisy Buchanan
Monica Wolfsheim
63
The original American culture that is known for trickster tales and creation myths.
Native American
Local Color/Regionalism
Naturalism
Puritanism
64
Who said: "They're a rotten crowd. You're worth the whole damn bunch put together".
Jay Gatsby
Nick Carraway
Jordan Baker
Tom Buchanan
65
Myrtle's husband in The Great Gatsby.
Henry Gatz
Tom Buchanan
George Wilson
Nick Carraway
66
The man in To Build A Fire shows the naturalist view that people are at the mercy of _______.
a spiritual entity
none of the above
the environment (nature)
other people's desires
67
Who said: "By God, I may be old fashioned in my ideas, but women run around too much......."
Dan Cody
Tom Buchanan
Meyer Wolfsheim
Nick Carraway
68
A short piece of nonfiction.
story
essay
allegory
fable
69
True or False: Nick Carraway's father says that all people are born with the same advantages.
True
False
70
Optimistic writing that values emotion and intuition over reason.
Puritanism
Romanticism
Modernism
Native American
71
A short statement that expresses a truth.
onomatopoeia
aphorism
simile
essay
72
What was the man's biggest mistake when it came to the weather?
he didn't cover up his mouth when walking
he didn't understand how dangerous the cold weather could be
he didn't bring enough matches with him
none of the abovee
73
Writing that depicts Darwin's philosophy of "survival of the fittest" - man vs. nature.
Modernism
Local Color/Regionalism
Naturalism
Realism
74
Match the character to the description: Tom Buchanan
cruel; prejudiced
socially ambitious; faithful
vulgar; sensual
fickle; bored
75
True or False: Nick invents a false, romantic story about his background.
False
True
76
The Wilson's garage is in _________________.
West Egg
a slum of New York
The Valley of Ashes
a poor section of East Egg
77
One of a few people to attend Gatsby's funeral.
Henry Gatz
Tom Buchanan
Michaelis
James Gatz
