English 9/10 Literature Test, Unit 3 Theme

By participating in the experiment, Dr. Heidegger’s guests finally learn what?

Which two of the following works contain explicit themes?

Which term refers to a theme that is not stated outright, but must be discerned from the details that are included?

Which of the following is NOT true of universal themes?

Which literary term refers to a contradiction in what is expected to happen and what actually happens?

Which idea best relates to the theme of "The Silver Mine"?

Which term refers to the reason that an author composed his or her work?

Which of the following best describes the theme of “Go Down, Death”?

Which sentence below best sums up Bontemps’s main message?

Which term refers to ideas in world literature that can be understood by people of all times and places?

“A Black Man Talks of Reaping” came from what era of African-American history?

Which two of the following true statements qualify as universal themes?

What is the term for an event in the story that violates normal expectations?

Of what does the poet primarily warn his listener in “Do not go gentle into that good night”?

Which two of the following themes combine to create the central message of "Beauty and the Beast"?

According to the narrator’s evaluation of the last boots Mr. Gessler made for him, which sentence supports the theme?

What is the central message of “When You Are Old”?

What is the term for an extended metaphor used to form a story on two levels?

What is the term for reader awareness of a plot development of which the characters are unaware?

What is a person, place, thing, or idea that means something in addition to itself?

What is the the term for a statement differing from what is expressed in the words?

Which of the following themes is NOT explored in “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment”?

Which term refers to a simple statement that sums up a truth about life?

How should a a reader begin finding a work's theme?

In the story “Quality,” against whom or what do the Gessler brothers primarily struggle?

Which of the following is NOT true of a moral?

Which term refers to a theme stated outright within a work of literature?

Which of the following best describes the theme of a literary work?