Unit 3 test review

Question 1

Realism means the story really happened; it is non-fiction.

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False

Question 2

A story, poem or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidded message is

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Allegory

Question 3

Talking too much:

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Garrulous

Question 4

Spirituals are folk songs.

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True

Question 5

A word, phrase, line or group of lines repeated at regular intervals is called ____________?

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a refrain

Question 6

Realism is characterized by:

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Using realistic characters and settings

Question 7

In "Thunderbolt Kid," Bryson's description of his mother's ability to cook is an example of:

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Foibles

Question 8

In "To Build A Fire," the main character's fight to stay calm is an example of external conflict.

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False

Question 9

This word means "decisively; commandingly"

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Peremptorily

Question 10

The struggle between opposing forces is called

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Conflict

Question 11

If something is based on guesswork, it is

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conjectural

Question 12

"Spices other than salt, pepper, and maple syrup" is an example of:

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Incongruity

Question 13

The phrase "Nothing is written in stone" carved into granite is an example of

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Situational irony

Question 14

Dialect can be one way to incorporate regionalism in a story.

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True

Question 15

Mrs. Mallard was told her husband died in a car accident.

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False

Question 16

What point of view is "To Build A Fire" told in?

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Omniscient

Question 17

Naturalism is characterized by:

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When characters' lives are affected by forces beyond their control

Question 18

Appropriate behavior and ceremonies is

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Etiquette

Question 19

Formal statement of fact or opinion:

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Dictum

Question 20

Respect; courtesy; regard =

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Deference

Question 21

To kill with a powerful blow:

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smite

Question 22

This word means "cause to be revered or honored"

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Consecrate

Question 23

Which word means "kept down by cruel or unjust power?"

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Oppressed

Question 24

We know Mrs. Mallard is happy to be free of her husband, but her family and friends do not. This is an example of:

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Dramatic irony

Question 25

A story's central message is the

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Theme

Question 26

When did romanticism give way to realism and naturalism in American literature?

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After the Civil War

Question 27

Conflagration means

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A big, destructive fire

Question 28

Plantation owners discouraged field hands from singing while they worked.

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False

Question 29

When the narrator shares everything everyone in the story is thinking, the story's point of view is:

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Omniscient

Question 30

Refrains allowed spirituals to have a ___________ format.

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Call and response

Question 31

A fire station burning down is an example of:

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Situational irony

Question 32

What does commotion mean?

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Noisy confusion

Question 33

Sinister means:

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threatening harm

Question 34

The two forms of conflict are:

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Internal and external

Question 35

Differences in logic or degree is

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Inconguity

Question 36

Point of view is:

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Vantage point from which a story is told

Question 37

Transient means:

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not permanent

Question 38

"I shook him until his freckles rattled" is an example of

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Hyperbole

Question 39

Hard to grasp:

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Elusive

Question 40

Prevent by acting ahead of time:

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Forestall

Unit 3 test review

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Unit 3 test review

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