English I Short Stories Unit Review

Question 1

Eckels' need to show no fear against the dinosaur is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Both A and C

Question 2

Which quote is punctuated correctly?

Accepted Answer

"He ran hurriedly to the car" (Thompson 12).

Question 3

Exaggeration to make a point

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Hyperbole

Question 4

What is the error here: "Brown recluse spiders is a poisonous spider common to America."

Accepted Answer

Subject-verb agreement

Question 5

Peter's act of choosing to carry his zombie up the stairs in the end can be symbolic of:

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Accepting her as his burden

Question 6

What do we call an image, phrase, symbol, etc., that repeats multiple times throughout a text?

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Motif

Question 7

Characters who CHANGE in a major way

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Dynamic

Question 8

BOOM! BANG! SLAM!

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Onomatopoeia

Question 9

Concrete objects/characters/events that REPRESENT abstract ideas

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symbols

Question 10

The suspense of the game & the boys' distrust of each other creates what MOOD in The Last Spin?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 11

What is the pronoun? "When Scott got to the store, he realized he had left a friend behind."

Accepted Answer

he

Question 12

Characters who are opposites on a deep level so as to be compared

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Foil

Question 13

A comma splice is where you try to use a comma to separate 2 whats?

Accepted Answer

independent clauses

Question 14

how many CMs must each quote have AT LEAST?

Accepted Answer

2

Question 15

What is the difference between THEME and MORAL?

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Theme is main idea and moral is lesson

Question 16

Writing in its normal form (like novels, short stories, articles) and NOT in poetic form, is:

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prose

Question 17

Which idea was a motif in "The Most Dangerous Game"?

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Wealth/class

Question 18

The author ________ to the Bible and biblical figures multiple times throughout the story

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alluded

Question 19

What is the conjunction? "He could not ride the rollercoaster, for he was not tall enough."

Accepted Answer

for

Question 20

Why was the ending of "The Last Spin" ironic?

Accepted Answer

Danny was killed right after agreeing to stop the game

Question 21

Which of the following is the format for a 2-CHUNK paragraph?

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TS, CD, CM, CM, CD, CM, CM, CS

Question 22

To purposefully repeat consonant sounds at the beginning of words to create an effect

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alliteration

Question 23

Which of the following is a CHUNK in a jane schaffer paragraph?

Accepted Answer

a quote and its CMs

Question 24

In which POV is "The Wife's Story" told?

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1st person

Question 25

When the author builds tension to create an emotional response in the reader

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Suspense

Question 26

A jewelry phrase is called that because:

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 27

Which of the following is an example of metaphor?

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The light flickered, a firefly burning against the night sky

Question 28

When we look at HOW an author uses a symbol, character, setting, etc. to make a point?

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Author's purpose

Question 29

Which of the following shows a comma splice?

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The pies smelled delicious, he really hoped he got one

Question 30

The way a story or scene makes the READER feel

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Mood

Question 31

Describes the author's feelings towards the subject they are writing about:

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Tone

Question 32

The most important thing about a TS is that it should be:

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Specific

Question 33

The greatest turning point in a story, which determines the resolution

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Climax

Question 34

Which of the following clues foreshadowed the true identity of the wife in "Wife's Story"?

Accepted Answer

Both B and C

Question 35

Characters who are complex, with fully-developed personalities

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Round

Question 36

Which of the following is an example of personification?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 37

When the author leaves hints about what is soon to come?

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Foreshadowing

Question 38

The husband fighting his own nature as a werewolf is an example of:

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 39

Which of the following would characterize Zaroff?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 40

Examining main ideas in a text to learn the larger meaning about society, humanity, ourselves?

Accepted Answer

Analyze

Question 41

"We smile, but O Great Christ, our cries to thee from tortured souls arise!" TONE of this is:

Accepted Answer

Desperate

Question 42

What is the VERB in the following: "There is no reason to be angry with her."

Accepted Answer

Is

Question 43

What was the author's purpose in writing "Followed"?

Accepted Answer

To criticize 1st world societies' perspectives

Question 44

What is the noun phrase that is the subject: "Many nervous students have walked these halls"

Accepted Answer

Many nervous students

Question 45

Which of the following is an example of sensory detail?

Accepted Answer

Both A and C

Question 46

which of the following should I NEVER see in formal writing?

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all of the above

Question 47

how can you correct a comma splice?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 48

If I tell you to elevate your DICTION in writing, what should you do?

Accepted Answer

Use more graduated, specific word choice

Question 49

The opening of a story which introduces characters, setting, etc.

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Exposition

Question 50

A metaphor is not comparing using like or as, but is ________ one thing as something else

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renaming

Question 51

The jackets that the boys wear in "The Last Spin" are symbolic of:

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 52

What 2 pieces of info go in the parenthetical citation?

Accepted Answer

Author last name and page number

Question 53

Which of the following is an example of simile?

Accepted Answer

She clung to his arm like a spider

Question 54

What is the conjunction? "He wanted to go to the party, but he was too shy."

Accepted Answer

but

Question 55

Which of the following is NOT one of the 6 aspects of characterization?

Accepted Answer

Conflicts

Question 56

Conjunctions are used to do what?

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Connect clauses to each other

Question 57

Sayings that aren't meant to be taken literally, such as "cat got your tongue?"

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idiom

Question 58

The moment the conflict begins in a story

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Inciting Force

Question 59

Which of the following was a motif in "Followed"?

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Watching/Staring

Question 60

A sentence that leads into the next point you are going to make is called:

Accepted Answer

Transition

English I Short Stories Unit Review

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English I Short Stories Unit Review

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