Sophomore Fall Semester Test: Open Response

Pre-writing Practice: Create a block outline for a writing prompt. You will do this first, then complete the matching & multiple choice portion of the test.

Sophomore Fall Semester Test: Matching & Multiple Choice

Literary Terms: Know the definitions for the following terms.

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  1. setting
  2. flat character
  3. round character
  4. static character
  5. dynamic character
  6. protagonist
  7. antagonist
  8. indirect characterization
  9. direct characterization
  10. limited point of view
  11. omniscient point of view
  12. first person point of view
  13. conflict
  14. internal conflict
  15. external conflict
  16. symbol
  17. irony
  18. verbal irony
  19. dramatic irony
  20. situational irony
  21. AE. theme
  22. foreshadowing
  23. tone
  24. atmosphere/mood

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Short Stories: Be able to briefly describe each of the short stories we read this semester.

  1. “Contents of a Dead Man’s Pocket”
  2. “The Pedestrian”
  3. “Everyday Use”
  4. “By the Waters of Babylon”
  5. “Lamb to Slaughter”
  6. “Masque of the Red Death”

Short Stories: Be able to answer the following questions about the short stories we read this semester.

“Contents of a Dead Man’s Pocket”

  1. What is Tom’s major external conflict in this story?
  2. What is Tom’s major internal conflict in this story?
  3. What is unusual about the use of time in “Contents of a Dead Man’s Pocket”?
  4. What is the climax of the story?

"The Pedestrian"

  1. What is the main idea of “The Pedestrian”?
  2. What is the setting of “The Pedestrian”?
  3. What kind of mood does the following excerpt suggest?“The tombs, ill-let by television light, where the people sat like the dead, the gray or multicolored lights touching their faces, but never really touching them.”
  4. What is the theme of “The Pedestrian”?

“Everyday Use”

  1. Why does the mother finally decide to give the quilts to Maggie instead of to Dee?
  2. Which of the following statements best describes the story’s main conflict?
  3. When Dee tells her mother, “You just don’t understand,” what is the statement showing the reader?
  4. Which of the following characters is a dynamic character in the story?
  5. What effect does Mama want her actions to have on Maggie?

"By the Waters of Babylon."

  1. Why does John lose his fear of the Place of the Gods?
  2. In “By the Waters of Babylon,” describe John’s society.
  3. What does the father mean when he says that John’s dreams may “eat him up”?
  4. What internal conflict does John face in the following quotation? “It is forbidden to travel east. It is forbidden to cross the river. It is forbidden to go to the Place of the Gods.”
  5. What do readers learn about John’s character from the following quotation? “I was taught how to read in the old books and how to make the old writings--that was hard and took a long time. My knowledge made me happy--it was like fire in my heart.

"Lamb to the Slaughter."

  1. What is the real reason Mary goes to the store?
  2. Why does Mary giggle at the end of the story?
  3. What is the dramatic irony of the officer’s comment that the murder weapon is “Probably right under our very noses”?
  4. During the investigation, Mary tells the officers she doesn’t feel well enough to go anywhere, but readers know the real reason she wants to stay is because she wants to watch the police to make sure they don’t find evidence against her. What type of irony is this an example of?

“The Masque of the Red Death”

  1. Upon what real diseases does Poe base The Red Death?
  2. What is anallegory?
  3. Which statement expresses the theme of this allegoryof “The Masque of the Red Death”?
  4. What does the ebony clock in the last room symbolize?
  5. What is ironic about the ending of the story?

Literary Devices:You will be asked to read short passages and identify the following literary terms in each passage:

  1. Point of View
  2. Plot
  3. Irony

Short Stories: Application You will be asked to read a short story and answer questions on the following literary devices:

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  1. plot
  2. narrator
  3. symbolism
  4. point of view
  5. characterization
  6. protagonist/antagonist

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Greek Theatre: Know the definitions for the following terms.

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  1. drama.
  2. comedy
  3. tragedy
  4. fate
  5. reversal
  6. hubris
  7. hamartia
  8. recognition
  9. chorus

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Antigone:Be able to match the following character to statements describing them.

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  1. Oedipus
  2. Laius
  3. Jocasta
  4. Creon
  5. Tieresias
  6. Eteocles
  7. Ployneicies
  8. Antigone
  9. Ismene
  10. Haimon

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