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Exam: 986830RR - Lesson 7
Drama
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1. Which characters exchange these lines—and in what order—
in Act I, Scene 1 of A Midsummer Night's
Dream?
I frown up him, yet he loves me still.
O that your frowns would teach my smiles such skill!
A. Oberon followed by Titania
B. Helena followed by Hermia
C. Hermia followed by Helena
D. Titania followed by Oberon

2. Before the Renaissance, virtually all dramas focused on
A. family relationships.
B. life-and-death plots.
C. religious themes.
D. the human condition.
3. Regarding the nature of drama, which statement is false?
A. Drama is meant to present a story through action and dialog.
B. In reading drama, some elements have to be imagined by the
reader.
C. Modern dramas, such as films, are not structured in the
manner of stage plays.
D. Drama is like poetry, in that it is meant to been seen and
heard.
4. To whom is Helena speaking when she says, "If you were
civil and knew courtesy,/You would not do
me thus much injury" (act 3, scene 2)?
A. Demetrius and Hermia
B. Hermia and Lysander
C. Hermia only
D. Lysander and Demetrius
5. The craftsmen in the play speak in prose because

A. that kind of common language symbolizes their status in life.
B. Theseus would have forbidden them to use verse.
C. it's the language of love.
D. too much blank verse gets tiresome.
6. In Act IV, Scene 1, of A Midsummer Night's Dream, as the
drama nears resolution, to whom does
Demetrius address these lines?
My love to Hermia,
Melted as the snow, seems to me now
As the remembrance of an idle gaud
A. Lysander
B. Theseus
C. Egeus
D. Helena
7. In Act III, Scene 1, who hears these words from Titania?
Thou art as wise as thou art beautiful.
A. Peaseblossom
B. Oberon
C. Puck

D. Bottom
8. In act 3, who says the following lines to Bottom?
Out of this wood do not desire to go:
Thou shalt remain here, whether thou wilt or no.
I am a spirit of no common rate.
A. Cobweb
B. Titania
C. Oberon
D. Puck
9. In act 4, what do the following lines mean?
Fairy King, attend, and mark:
I do hear the morning lark.
A. Titania is about to fall in love with Bottom.
B. The enchantment on Bottom is about to end.
C. Theseus and Hippolyta are arriving.
D. The sun is coming up and the fairies should leave.
10. During the Renaissance, dramatists began writing about
A. history.
B. religion.
C. everyday people.

D. science.
11. Using pairs of opposites, such as Helena and Hermia, is
called
A. foreshadowing.
B. doubling.
C. realism.
D. irony.
12. Dramatic irony means that
A. things are going to end very badly for someone.
B. everything works out in the end.
C. the audience knows something the character or characters
don't.
D. the cosmos, state, family, and individual follow the same
pattern.
13. According to Renaissance philosophy, commoners often
represent
A. pride.
B. reason.
C. love.

D. appetite.
14. The ability of writers to completely identify with their
characters is
A. hypocrisy.
B. ambiguity.
C. negative capability.
D. satire.
15. When are the following lines spoken?
If we shadows have offended,
Think but this, and all is mended,
That you have but slumber'd here,
While these visions did appear.
A. When Hermia and Lysander are talking
B. Right before Puck casts a spell on Bottom
C. At the very end of act 5
D. When Theseus and Hippolyta are talking about their wedding
16. One difference between tragedy and comedy is that tragedy
A. uses supernatural elements.
B. usually features an extraordinary hero.
C. uses metaphor and analogy to make its point.

D. makes us laugh at ourselves, not others.
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17. In Act II, Scene 1, of A Midsummer Night's Dream, who is
speaking to whom in these lines?
I will not stay thy questions; let me go
Or, if thou follow me, do not believe
But I shall do thee mischief in the wood.
A. Demetrius to Helen
B. Demetrius to Lysdander
C. Lysander to Demetrius
D. Hermia to Helen
18. Prior to the Renaissance, the human body was seen as
A. proof that humans are "the paragon of animals."
B. a prison for the soul.
C. sacred dust.
D. a beautiful thing.
19. In his comedies, Shakespeare is well known for
A. revealing great heroes as common fools.

B. fatally flawed characters.
C. the device of mistaken identity.
D. an unusual use of Middle English.
20. Who speaks the line "Lord, what fools these mortals be"?
A. Mustardseed
B. Oberon
C. Puck
D. Cobweb
Nonfiction
you

1. Sojourner's vision of God is an example of a/an
A. exterior narrative.
B. epiphany.
C. myth.
D. simile.
2. In emphasizing the importance of individual thinking and
basing one's beliefs on one's own experiences,
Sojourner shows she has much in common with
A. Matthias.
B. Chief Seattle.
C. Chief Pontiac.
D. Thoreau.
3. Chief Seattle contrasts the religions of the whites and of his
people by saying the Native American
religion exists "in the hearts of the people," while the religion
of the whites is written on tablets of stone by
A. lightning atop a mountain.
B. Moses.
C. seekers after truth.
D. an angry God.

4. Thoreau writes, "When our lives cease to be inward and
private, conversation degenerates" to become
A. mere gossip.
B. mindless and sterile.
C. seeking an advantage over others.
D. a fantasy about a fiction.
5. When Chief Seattle refers several times to the angry young
men in his tribe, he's
A. urging his audience to unite against the whites.
B. trying to convince his audience to be more peaceable.
C. making veiled threats.
D. blaming the tribal leaders.
6. The story of The Wolf used by Chief Pontiac is an example of
A. a myth.
B. a simile.
C. personification.
D. an autobiography.
7. The major theme of "Life without Principle" is

A. freedom.
B. government.
C. religion.
D. economics.
8. Tecumseh's "Let the white race perish" speech is
A. an appeal to the emotions of his listeners.
B. a plea to the people's reason.
C. a satire on the white race and its traditions.
D. a logical list of reasons why the whites should be resisted.
9. The Narrative of Sojourner Truth was written down by
A. Robert Matthews (Matthias).
B. Isabella Baumfree.
C. Charles Ardinburgh.
D. Olive Gilbert.
10. For Sojourner Truth, deciding which parts of Scripture came
from those who wrote the Bible, and not
from God, depended on
A. her feelings about slavery.
B. her inner witness.

C. her mother's Bible lessons.
D. the authority of theologians.
11. The religious revivals of nineteenth-century America
included people who became very excited,
claiming that God spoke to them directly. These people were
called
A. enthusiasts.
B. literalists.
C. revivalists.
D. Bible beacons.
12. What one thing does Thoreau say stifles poetry and
philosophy?
A. Business
B. Goverment
C. Laws
D. Crime
13. A grandson of the slave master John Ardinburgh declared
that a "good funeral" for Bomefree would
include a jug of whiskey. Sojourner Truth saw the jug as
offering
A. too little too late.

B. mere hypocrisy.
C. sin over atonement.
D. an opiate for slaves.
14. At first, Sojourner Truth was happy to have many children
because
A. it provided more slaves for her owner.
B. they were the only things that gave her joy.
C. they could help her with her daily tasks.
D. it took her mind off her problems.
15. As in Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown," the
autobiographical story of Sojourner Truth is written
on all of these levels, except
A. interior narrative.
B. social commentary.
C. dramatic narrative.
D. exterior commentary.
16. In "Life without Principle," Thoreau writes, "If my wants
should be much increased, the labor required
to supply them would become a drudgery." What does this
statement mean?
A. The more you have, the more you want.

B. If you don't want much, you don't have to spend as much
time being miserable working to get it.
C. Work is meaningful only when you think about what you'll
be able to do with the money you earn.
D. Slavery was wrong because it meant that some people
worked hard to satisfy other people's wants.
17. Thoreau believes that people should work because
A. it will give them time to think about important things.
B. it will keep them out of trouble.
C. God said so in the Bible.
D. they love what they do.
18. What did Thoreau have in common with John Thornton in
The Call of the Wild?
A. An enjoyment of solitude
B. A love of hunting
C. A dislike of government
D. A mistrust of religion
19. The statement "There was snow on the ground, . . . and a
large old-fashioned sleigh was seen to drive
up to the door of the late Col. Ardinburgh" is an example of

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A. social commentary.
B. exterior narrative.
C. interior monologue.
D. metaphor.
20. In "Life without Principle," Thoreau writes, "I would have
had him deal with his privatest experience,
as the poet does." What does this statement mean?
A. Courtrooms are places where people traditionally lie.
B. People talk only about trivial things.
C. People should speak from their hearts and say what's on their
minds.
D. Speeches should employ figurative (poetic) language to get
their points across.
Poetry, Part 2

you
1. In the last line of "God's Grandeur," we see an unusual and
complicated use of
A. repetition.
B. consonance.
C. alliteration.
D. assonance.
2. Which one of the following lines is written in iambic
pentameter?
A. "And sorry I could not travel both"
B. "When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before
me"
C. "Not that the pines are darker there"
D. "I lift my lamp beside the golden door"
3. In the poem "God's Grandeur," we find the words reck and
rod. By analysis we can determine that the
word rod probably comes from the Bible and means

A. God's wrath.
B. God's power.
C. a principle of ethics.
D. a tool of correction.
4. A villanelle is
A. a narrative poem written in blank verse.
B. a favorite technique of John Donne.
C. a formal poem using extensive repetition.
D. a type of complex sonnet.
5. A theological argument offered by Donne in "Death Be Not
Proud" may be summarized as
A. death cannot be overcome.
B. chance and fate rule all.
C. the human essence is immortal.
D. life is illusion.
6. Consider the line "(the soil)/ Is bare now, nor can feet feel,
being shod."
By analysis, we deduce that Hopkins means people are out of

touch with God because they're
A. out of touch with the earth.
B. depending on worthless machinery.
C. too concerned with property.
D. moving to cities.
7. Emily Dickinson's poetry was rescued for posterity by
A. the residents of Amherst.
B. a cleric from Boston.
C. her secret lover.
D. her sister.
8. Who is the speaker in Sandburg's "Grass"?
A. A conductor
B. A passenger
C. The grass
D. Napoleon
9. In "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night," Dylan
Thomas's phrase "wild men" describes
A. those who celebrate life.
B. people who deny death.

C. people who embrace death.
D. those who trade dignity for madness.
10. Which poet, who seems be using iambic pentameter, bends
the meter most?
A. Emily Dickinson
B. Gerard Manley Hopkins
C. Emma Lazarus
D. John Donne
This question is based on the following poem.
How Doth the Little Crocodile
How doth the little crocodile
Improve his shining tail,
And pour the waters of the Nile
On every golden scale!
How cheerfully he seems to grin,
How neatly spreads his claws,
And welcomes little fishes in
With gently smiling jaws!
11. What is the rhyme scheme in "How Doth the Little

Crocodile"?
A. ABAB ABAB
B. ABBA ABBA
C. ABAB CDCD
D. AABB CCDD
12. Describing the chariot that bears the human soul as "frugal"
is an example of
A. realism.
B. denotation.
C. paradox.
D. epiphany.
13. The theme of the poem "Richard Cory" is that
A. Richard Cory was a victim of fate.
B. a person's inner reality is often hidden.
C. money can't buy love.
D. surface glitter may be fool's gold.
14. One difference between the English sonnet and the Italian
sonnet is its
A. meter.
B. rhyme scheme.

C. theme.
D. subject matter.
15. Which one of the following poems depends heavily on the
use of allusion for effect?
A. "Grass"
B. "Death, Be Not Proud"
C. "God's Grandeur"
D. "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night"
16. In Donne's sonnet, what does the phrase "one short sleep
past" mean?
A. Death is more permanent than sleep.
B. Death is unavoidable.
C. Death comes sooner than expected.
D. Death, like a nap, isn't permanent.
17. Which one of the following elements is characteristic of the
poem "Richard Cory"?
A. Sonnet form
B. Surprise ending
C. Blank verse

D. Lack of rhyme scheme
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18. What type of poem is "Death, Be Not Proud"?
A. Narrative
B. Discursive
C. Reflective
D. Descriptive
19. The form of the poem "God's Grandeur" is that of
A. blank verse.
B. an English sonnet.
C. an Italian sonnet.
D. a villanelle.
20. In "The New Colossus," the Statue of Liberty is compared to
a/an
A. immigrant.
B. door.
C. mother.

D. European queen.
Poetry, Part 1
you
1. What is the most probable reason that rhyme and repetition
first found their ways into poems?
A. They were written for the upper class.
B. People wanted a beat they could dance to.
C. The poems were easier to remember and pass on.
D. Heroes in epics tended to talk that way.
2. When a poet wishes to use figurative language, he or she will
use words that are
A. ambiguous.

B. only denotative.
C. both connotative and denotative.
D. only connotative.
3. During the Romantic period, poets placed an emphasis on
A. hierarchy.
B. order.
C. nature.
D. discipline.
4. The line "I wandered lonely as a cloud" is an example of
A. a simile.
B. alliteration.
C. a metaphor.
D. a couplet.
5. Scan this line from Cowley's poem: "its hills bent low within
my reach." How many feet does this line
contain?
A. 4
B. 6
C. 5

D. 7
6. A definition of formal poetry is verse that
A. is written in blank verse.
B. uses figurative language.
C. has no rhyme scheme.
D. sticks to certain traditional patterns.
7. Which one of the following words is an iamb?
A. Rachel
B. JoAnne
C. Sally
D. Alice
8. Which line best illustrates alliteration?
A. Precision slices narrow corridors of contentment
B. And sings a solitary song
C. Cluck and pluck gave Hattie luck
D. Thus Henry wrested gain from despair

9. The way Cowley uses the phrase "my own country" is an
example of
A. simile.
B. consonance.
C. personification.
D. repetition.
10. Which one of the following phrases is an example of
consonance?
A. From rest and sleep, which but thy pictures be
B. Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines
C. River birch and upland beech
D. Drink to me only with thine eyes
11. Which one of the poems you've read has the rhyme scheme
AA BB CC . . . ?
A. "The Long Voyage"
B. "Trees"
C. "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"
D. "Let Me Not to the Marriage of True Minds"
12. Notable poets have attempted to define poetry. Among these
efforts, the idea that poetry is an ancient

technology came from
A. Robert Frost.
B. Maya Angelou.
C. Billy Collins.
D. Robert Pinsky.
13. As we find with most songs, in poetry
A. meanings are hidden in imprecise words.
B. each couplet must rhyme.
C. sound and content have equal weight.
D. there's no specific point of view.
14. Among early epic poems, _______ is the story of a man who
searches out a beloved friend in the land
of the dead.
A. Beowulf
B. Gilgamesh
C. The Odyssey
D. The Iliad

15. The rhyme scheme of Shakespeare' s sonnets is
A. ABCD ABCD ABCD GG.
B. AABB CCDD EEFF GG.
C. ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.
D. ABBA CDDC EFFE GG.
16. Which of these lines contains a metaphor?
A. Now is your final hour.
B. Like unto death was her countenance.
C. She offered him a hundred-watt smile.
D. You are like a sun to me.
17. In "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?" Shakespeare
claims that the object of his sonnet will
be immortal because
A. he'll always love her.
B. she's like the summer's day.
C. she's for all seasons.
D. she'll live on in his poem.
18. "Let Me Not to the Marriage of True Minds" is an example
of which type of poem?
A. Narrative

B. Dramatic
C. Discursive
D. Descriptive
19. The final two lines of Shakespeare's "Shall I Compare Thee
to a Summer's Day?" promises the subject
of his sonnet
A. unfading youth.
B. an endless summer.
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C. undying devotion.
D. immortality.
20. Values of a Romantic poet include
A. nature and individualism.
B. order and authority.
C. law and tradition.
D. community and civilization.

The Novel
you
1. In The Call of the Wild, when London writes about "what a
puppet thing life is," it reflects the theme
summarized in which of the following statements?
A. Our lives are lived in response to our predetermined fate.
B. Every life is based on habit and instinct.
C. Each life pits mercy against nature.
D. The course of a life is determined by pure chance.
2. A novel differs from a short story because it
A. is more likely to include subplots.
B. comprises rising action, a climax, and falling action.
C. is told as a third-person narrative.
D. includes a theme.

3. The will to power is symbolized by
A. Hal's arguing with Charles.
B. Buck's becoming friends with Thornton.
C. Thornton's rifle.
D. Buck's killing Spitz.
4. The survival of the fittest is an idea promoted by
A. Karl Marx.
B. Friedrich Nietzsche.
C. Charles Darwin.
D. Carl Jung.
5. In The Call of the Wild, the bond between Buck and Thornton
is best explained by observing that
A. Buck had helped Thornton pay off his debts.
B. dog and man were like mirror opposites.
C. dog and man were both in touch with their primordial nature.
D. Buck found Thornton fair and just; Thornton found Buck
dependable.

6. "After having lived with her for a year, Chad studied
Marilou's eyes across the table, realizing he had
never had a clue about what make her tick." This sentence from
a hypothetical novel suggests what kind of
narrative voice?
A. First person participant
B. First person reporting
C. Third person restricted omniscience
D. Third person imaginary
7. After the death of Curly in The Call of the Wild, Buck
concludes that no fair play exists in his world and
that he will never go down in a fight. The theme illustrated here
is apparently derived from London's
interpretation of
A. Nietzsche's ideas.
B. the theory of evolution.
C. "might makes right."
D. instincts as ancient memories.
8. The purpose of the expedition Buck takes with Thornton and
his partners is to
A. deliver mail.
B. search for a gold mine.
C. find a new camp.

D. hunt for food.
9. The term racial unconscious means that
A. nature weeds out the weakest and unfit.
B. each species and culture shares ancient memories, stored in
the unconscious part of the mind.
C. you must learn the law of club and fang to survive.
D. we're all racists at heart to some degree, even though we're
unaware of it.
10. If you consider The Call of the Wild to be an allegory,
which one of the following statements would be
true?
A. The book is a story about the need for socialism.
B. John Thornton represents the civilized world.
C. Judge Miller represents the primordial condition.
D. Buck represents some characteristic of humanity.
11. What happens the first time Buck is beaten?
A. He swears that he'll someday have his revenge on Spitz.
B. He learns he has to obey men, but decides never to surrender
inside.
C. He has his spirit as well as his body crushed.

D. He learns that he can't get away with stealing another dog's
food.
12. Who saves Buck from impending death at the hands of Hal?
A. Judge Miller
B. Perrault
C. François
D. John Thornton
13. In Buck's thinking, the "noblest" prey of all is
A. a moose.
B. a very fast rabbit.
C. another dog.
D. man.
14. Upon the death of Spitz in The Call of the Wild, Francois
and Perrault decide that the new sled-team
leader should be
A. Buck.
B. Dave.
C. Billee.
D. Sol-leks.

15. On page 14 of The Call of the Wild, what's meant by the
phrase "The domesticated generations fell
from him"?
A. Buck is losing his civilized characteristics.
B. Buck has lost a lot of hair in his fight with Spitz.
C. Buck longs to return home to the Judge's family.
D. Buck is learning to love a human being again.
16. If an author is skillful at representing the point of view and
attitudes of a hobo, a nurse, a corporate
CEO, and a variety of other diverse characters, the author is
demonstrating
A. dramatic irony.
B. negative capability.
C. first person reporting.
D. the will to power.
17. What breed of dog is Buck?
A. Husky and Scotch shepherd mix
B. St. Bernard and Scotch shepherd mix
C. St. Bernard
D. Husky

18. What word best describes the relationship between Buck and
John Thornton?
A. Friendship
B. Love
C. Trust
D. Attachment
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19. In The Call of the Wild, the supplies brought on the sled of
Hal, Charles, and Mercedes, taken
symbolically, represent
A. their defining success in terms of possessions.
B. an idealistic lust for life.
C. an effort to bring civilization with them.
D. life triumphing over death.
20. Which one of the following words best describes Hal,
Mercedes, and Charles?
A. Sensitive
B. Frightened
C. Prepared

D. Inexperienced
The Short Story, Part 2
you
1. In Mark Twain's account of a "campaign that failed," his
satire is aimed at the _______ of making an
adventure appear more glorious than it was.
A. hypocrisy
B. confusion
C. embarrassment
D. tragedy
2. Faith's pink ribbons are an example of a

A. fable.
B. symbol.
C. parable.
D. genre.
3. In "Paul's Case," why does Paul go to work early?
A. He wanted to wrestle with the other boys.
B. He didn't want to get caught skipping school.
C. He liked looking at the pictures in the art gallery.
D. He didn't want to lose his job.
4. According to the analyses of the stories you were asked to
read, "A Pair of Silk Stockings" best
represents literary
A. escapism.
B. allegory.
C. symbolism.
D. realism.
5. Which one of the following words best describes Goodman
Brown at the end of Hawthorne's story?
A. Despairing
B. Safe

C. Relieved
D. Innocent
6. The wicked witch and the big bad wolf are examples of
A. archetypes.
B. anecdotes.
C. dynamic characters.
D. protagonists.
7. Which one of the following statements best describes the
theme of "Young Goodman Brown"?
A. The Devil is in charge of this world.
B. People aren't always what they seem.
C. Men should listen to the cautions of their wives.
D. The forest is a place where dark deeds take place.
8. Analyzing Hawthorne's complex story "Young Goodman
Brown," it's reasonable to conclude that
Goodman Brown's perception or interpretation of events
represents a setting at the _______ level.
A. supernatural

B. literal
C. imaginary
D. psychological
9. In "Paul's Case," members of the faculty don't like Paul's
carnation because they think
A. it suggests that he's not taking things seriously.
B. it doesn't match his other clothing.
C. it's effeminate for a man to wear a flower.
D. it's the mark of an early death.
10. Studying the plot elements in "A Pair of Silk Stockings,"
you might reasonably conclude that the
essence of her story
A. emphasizes the hardship of poverty.
B. is identical to Paul's in "Paul's Case."
C. is found in its sensual descriptions.
D. reflects the despair of daily life.
11. Which one of the following is characteristic of a character
study?
A. Getting a glimpse into the character's mind and heart is the
most important element of the story.
B. The character comes to an unhappy end.

C. The protagonist is a static character.
D. The character is usually tragicomic—that is, he or she is both
funny and sad at different times.
12. What author saw hypocrisy in the lives of the Puritans?
A. Mark Twain
B. Kate Chopin
C. Nathaniel Hawthorne
D. Willa Cather
13. In "Young Goodman Brown," Hawthorne reveals his
feelings about his Puritan ancestors when
A. the dark man reveals that he helped Brown's forebears
persecute others.
B. Brown discovers his catechism teacher is on speaking terms
with the Devil.
C. Faith expresses her anxieties about young Brown's departure.
D. Brown strives to resist his dark mission.
14. An individuated character is one who
A. has a series of epiphanies.
B. is able to be identified with the audience.

C. has his or her own unique history and personality.
D. is a symbol for some characteristic.
15. In the story "Paul's Case," why is Paul irritated and
wretched after the concert?
A. His real life is so different from his dream.
B. He has spoken with the singer.
C. He has to walk home in the rain.
D. He has seen his English teacher.
16. An author's purpose in using rhetoric is to
A. present facts as they really are.
B. create a certain effect for the reader.
C. provide hints as to what's going to happen.
D. separate realism from idealism.
17. In "Young Goodman Brown," the allegorical meaning of
Faith's pink ribbons is
A. daylight.
B. betrayal.
C. virtue.
D. femininity.

18. Archetypes are a type of _______ that appear throughout
history.
A. motif
B. palliation
C. subgenre
D. foreshadowing
19. Which one of the following short stories takes a series of
completely ordinary events and develops
them into a character study?
A. "A Private History of a Campaign That Failed"
B. "Paul's Case"
C. "Young Goodman Brown"
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D. "A Pair of Silk Stockings"
20. In "Young Goodman Brown," what is meant by "a hoary
corpse"?
A. A respected person
B. An extremely old dead body
C. A lonely man

D. A promiscuous person
Introduction and the Short Story, Part 1
you
1. The events that take place in a story make up the story's
A. climax.
B. genre.
C. plot.
D. setting.
2. The most basic purpose of reading is
A. acquiring insight.

B. getting information.
C. education.
D. providing entertainment.
3. It may be said that great literature embraces ambiguity
because
A. it reflects the uncertainty we face in real-life decisions.
B. it allows us to interpret a plot in at least two ways.
C. little insight is offered into the character or qualities of an
antagonist.
D. we seldom have clues to the motivations of the protagonist.
4. Which one of the following items is an example of a symbol
in "Bernice Bobs Her Hair"?
A. Marjorie's talk with her mother
B. Bernice's car
C. Bernice's haircut
D. The dinner-dance at the country club
5. Which one of the following terms best describes the period of
the 1920s?
A. Proper
B. Rebellious

C. Symbolic
D. Moral
6. What are conventions?
A. The traditions and rules that lead to a reader's expectations
B. The difficulties a writer encounters in creating characters
C. The events that lead to the climax of a novel
D. The conflicts between the protagonist and the antagonist
7. What is Sarah Jewett suggesting when she writes about
Sylvia's increasing attraction to the hunter in "A
White Heron"?
A. Sylvia will do anything for money.
B. Sylvia is experiencing falling in love.
C. Sylvia does one thing but believes the opposite.
D. Sylvia cares more about people than animals.
8. The label detective novel is an example of
A. a character study.
B. a genre.
C. a universal truth.

D. informational reading.
9. In "Bernice Bobs Her Hair," Bernice is the _______ in the
story.
A. symbol of fun
B. genre
C. protagonist
D. stock character
10. Which of the words printed in italics in the following
sentences is most likely to convey a denotative
meaning?
A. The recipe calls for one pint of cream.
B. What time did he call?
C. Deliver the goods soon, or else.
D. Do you know what the owl signifies?
11. An author of a detective novel is most likely to use
figurative language to
A. mislead the reader.
B. help the reader visualize a character.
C. entertain the reader.
D. suggest hidden meanings.

12. In F. Scott Fitzgerald's story "Bernice Bobs Her Hair," we
are very likely to
A. decide that Bernice will never escape her dependent nature.
B. realize that Marjorie is sensitive to Bernice's feelings.
C. see Marjorie's personality as shallow.
D. think of both Marjorie and Bernice as painfully naïve.
13. The term realism refers to
A. making things better than they actually are.
B. describing things just as they are.
C. using as much descriptive language as possible.
D. allowing the reader to draw his or her own conclusions.
14. In "A White Heron," having made her choice between an
attraction of the heart and her bond with
nature, Sylvia
A. chooses human love over her loyalty to nature.
B. retains her loyalty to nature as her affection for the hunter
grows.
C. is able to experience a lasting inner calm.

D. retains her loyalty to nature and becomes more suspicious of
human nature.
15. In fiction, use of conventions leads to
A. entertainment.
B. imagination.
C. escapism.
D. expectations.
16. Interpretative literature is said to be interactive because
A. the conflict shows the interaction between two elements of
the story.
B. you can read most of these works on the Internet now.
C. the story consists of a rising action and a falling action.
D. the reader has to take part in discovering the meaning of the
work.
17. The connotative meaning of a word refers to
A. its meaning at a specific time in history.
B. what it suggests about something.
C. the irony suggested by the word.
D. its dictionary definition.

18. Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is an example of
A. an old-fashioned novel.
B. a perfect short story.
C. interpretative literature.
D. escapist literature.
19. It's most accurate to say that interpretative literature
A. refers to today's hot topics.
B. contains or suggests universal truths.
C. weaves exciting action around a standard formula.
D. is intended to meet the reader's expectations.
End of exam
20. Which one of the following events is an example of
situational irony?
A. Warren is disappointed that Bernice cuts her hair.
B. Bernice overhears Marjorie talking with her mother.
C. Bernice cuts her hair and suddenly realizes what a mistake it
is.
D. Marjorie teaches Bernice how to be more socially accepted.

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