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1
What causes Rainsford to fall off the yacht at the beginning of "Most Dangerous Game?"
He slipped trying to catch his favorite brier/pipe
He was triple-dog dared to
He slipped trying to pinpoint the exact sound of the gunshots
He was drunk and fell off
2
Monseiur Loisel had saved 500 francs for what purpose originally?
To buy a fake necklace
To buy his wife a new evening gown
To pay off some debt
To buy a new rifle for hunting
3
Which of the following best captures the ruse the Republican sniper employs against his enemy:
He takes a smoke and waits for his enemy to reveal his location
He throws a flare in the town square to distract his enemy
He fakes his death by having his helmet get shot off his gun
He calls an airstrike on his enemy's current location
4
The two factions squaring off in "The Sniper:"
Free-Staters vs. Socialists
Republicans vs. Free-States
Free-Soilers vs. Irish Republican Army
Irish Republican Army vs. British Nationalists
5
The use of the word "whizzed" in "The Sniper" is an example of what literary term?
Onomatopoeia
Satire
Paradox
Oxymoron
6
How much money does Della have
after
selling her hair to the hair stylist?
$20.00
$21.87
$21.00
$1.87
7
The fact that Mme. Loisel goes from a beautiful woman with moderate wealth to a poor and ugly woman is an example of:
Verbal Irony
Symbolism
Dramatic Irony
Situational Irony
8
What are the conditions for victory in Zaroff's "Game?"
Not being discovered for three nights
Killing Zaroff himself
Surviving one week on the island
Killing one of the captured sailors
9
A seemingly contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true: what figurative language term does this define?
Paradox
Oxymoron
Exposition
Alliteration
10
Rainsford transforms as a character in this major way:
He becomes comfortable killing a man
He, the hunter, has become the hunted
He feels fear the way a beast at bay does
He learned that the scariest animal of all is man himself
11
In addition to man vs. man, what is the second prominent form of conflict present in "Most Dangerous Game?"
Man vs. Food
Man vs. Self
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Society
12
"One of us is to furnish a repast for the hounds. The other will sleep in this very excellent bed." This captures what?
The Climax
The Resolution
The Exposition
The Theme
13
How much money did the Loisel's have to
borrow
in order to pay off the replacement necklace?
18,000
40,000
54,000
36,000
14
What does Jim get Della as her Christmas gift in "Gift of the Magi?"
A luscious set of furs
A diamond necklace
A silver chain
A set of fancy tortoise shell combs
15
This point of view makes use of the pronouns (he/she/they/them) and knows the thoughts/feelings of
all
characters
Third-Person Limited
Third-Person Octopus
Second Person
Third-Person Omniscient
16
Who does the Republican sniper kill at the end of the story?
His best friend
His neighbor
His nephew
His brother
17
Even though they have neither prized possession nor any money, what do Jim and Della have most importantly:
A sturdy moral compass
A steady job
Their love for one another
An apartment
18
“...before he takes a second look at me, he’ll say I look like a Coney Island chorus girl..." this is an example of?
Simile
Hyperbole
Personification
Metaphor
19
Della compares the value of Jim's watch to the value of King Solomon's hoard of treasures. This is an example of what:
Allusion
Personification
Fiction
Irony
20
When does the "The Sniper" take place?
World War I
The "Troubles"
Irish Civil War
World War II
