1. A(n) __________ is a verb form that ends in -ing or -ed.
A. participle
B. adjective
C. pronoun
D. adverb
2. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence below.
Picking up the pen, he signed his name on the guestbook.
A. Picking up the pen
B. he signed
C. signed his name
D. on the guestbook
3. Identify the gerund phrase in the sentence below.
Becoming a movie star is a difficult goal for most actors to achieve.
A. Becoming a movie star
B. is a difficult goal
C. for most actors
D. to achieve
4. Decide whether the sentence below contains a misplaced and/or dangling modifier or no error.
We saw three fires flying over the forest.
A. misplaced
B. dangling
C. both misplaced and dangling
D. no error
5. Identify the underlined portion of the following sentence.
After getting a part-time job, Alyssa had little time for socializing.
A. noun clause
B. adjective clause
C. subordinate clause
D. independent clause
6. Identify the underlined portion of the following sentence.
The children built a sandcastle while their father read a book.
A. adverb clause
B. adjective clause
C. subordinate clause
D. independent clause
7. Which of these can an adverbial clause modify?
A. noun
B. adverb
C. pronoun
D. preposition
8. An infinitive can be used as all of the following except
A. as a noun
B. as a direct object
C. as an adverb
D. as an adjective
9. Identify the infinitive phrase in the following sentence.
The guide stopped to show us the cave paintings that went from the floor to the ceiling.
A. The guide stopped
B. to show us the cave paintings
C. that went from the floor
D. to the ceiling
10. The reader can infer from this passage that men in Elisa's time and place
A. were much lonelier than women.
B. were less confident than women.
C. worked much harder than women.
D. enjoyed more freedom than women.
11. Elisa's attitude in this passage can be best described as
A. confident
B. wistful
C. challenging
D. all of the above
12. Which of the following is an example of vernacular in the passage?
A. "It must be very nice."
B. "Now here's your kettles, done."
C. "Of course I don't know."
D. "I can sharpen scissors, too."
13. In lines 15-16, the author uses personification when he describes how "The wagon turned and crawled out the entrance road." This technique helps the reader better understand
A. why Elisa feels sad.
B. why the fixer is leaving.
C. the way the wagon moves.
D. the direction the wagon is headed.
14. Line 3 describes a gesture in which Elisa's "upper lip raised a little, showing her teeth." Considering the context of the passage, this gesture might be best intercepted to show an attitude of
A. shock
B. challenge.
C. discouragement
D. relief
15. Modernist writers were most concerned with an individual's
A. relationship with nature.
B. responsibilities to society.
C. upholding of traditional values.
D. attempts to find meaning in life.
16. In the beginning, modernist writers were mainly reacting to the
A. horrors of slavery.
B. violence of World War I
C. unequal treatment of women.
D. effects of industrialism on nature.
17. Which term describes an author's attitude toward a piece of work?
A. tone
B. conflict
C. theme
D. imagery
18. In Ernest Hemingway's short story "In Another Country." why does the narrator see himself as different from the other wounded soldiers who visit the hospital?
A. He views himself as better than the other soldiers
B. He thinks the other soldiers are weak.
C. He believes the wounded soldiers are heroic and he is not.
D. He feels the wounded soldiers have a higher standard of morality.
19. When an author uses a concrete object to represent an idea or emotion, it is called
A. style
B. symbolism
C. mood
D. imagery
20. What does renaissance mean?
A. renew
B. recollect
C. rebirth
D. reflection
21. In Ralph Ellison's "The Black Ball," why does the narrator of the story lie to Mr. Berry when he asks why the man was there?
A. to protect the man and himself
B. to cause trouble for Mr. Berry
C. to be able to get back to his work
D. to explain why he hadn't finished yet
22. Which word sums up why the narrator in Langston Hughes' short story "Why, You Reckon?" helps to rob a white person?
A. revenge
B. hunger
C. outrage
D. boredom
23. A cleverly worded statement that reveals truth is an example of
A. irony
B. aphorism
C. symbolism
D. hyperbole
24. According to the poem "Mending Wall" by Robert Frost, what does a fence help promote?
A. privacy
B. secrecy
C. self-reliance
D. isolation
25. What is ironic about the speaker in "Mending Wall" helping to maintain the wall?
A. He does it even though he does not think a wall is needed.
B. He helps even though it is his neighbor's wall and not his own.
C. He joins his neighbor more out of guilt than a real desire to help.
D. He cooperates in spite of his negative feelings toward his neighbor.
26. When an author plunges you into the middle of a storyline, it is called
A. in medias res
B. plot.
C. the climax.
D. the resolution.
27. Which is an example of metaphor in the story "Babylon Revisited" by F. Scott Fitzgerald?
A. creating the character of Marion to imply strength and wisdom
B. choosing Paris as the setting of the story to suggest a carefree life
C. including children in the story to recall the innocence of youth
D. using "Babylon" in the story title to represent a life of wealth and excess
28. Which of the following is an example of an internal conflict?
A. Joel sees a friend cheat on a test and must decide whether or not to tell.
B. Sophie takes a carpentry course, and the male instructor is rude and unhelpful.
C. Kylie rescues an abused horse and struggles to nurse it back to health.
D. Ian get his first credit card and quickly runs up thousands of dollars of debt.
29. In Katherine Ann Porter's short story "He," most of the conflict stems from the parents' struggle to
A. take care of their disabled child.
B. protect their disables child from every danger.
C. love their disabled child as much as their other children.
D. find a cure for their disabled child's illness.
1. participle
2. Picking up the pen
3. Becoming a movie star
4. misplaced
5. subordinate clause
6. independent clause
7. adverb
8. as a direct object
9. to show us the cave paintings
10. enjoyed more freedom than women
11. all of the above
12. "Now here's your kettles, done."
13. the way the wagon moves.
14. challenge
15. attempts to find meaning in life.
16. violence of World War I
17. tone
18. He believes the wounded soldiers are heroic and he is not
19. symbolism
20. rebirth
21. to protect the man and himself
22. hunger
23. aphorism
24. privacy
25. He does it even though he does not think a wall is needed
26. in medias res.
27. using "Babylon" in the story title to represent a life of wealth and excess
28. Joel sees a friend cheat on a test and must decide whether or not to tell.
29. take care of their disabled child.
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1. A. participle
2. A. Picking up the pen
3. A. Becoming a movie star
4. A. misplaced
5. C. subordinate clause
6. C. subordinate clause
7. B. adverb
8. D. as an adjective
9. B. to show us the cave paintings
10. C. worked much harder than women.
11. D. all of the above
12. B. "Now here's your kettles, done."
13. C. the way the wagon moves.
14. B. challenge.
15. D. attempts to find meaning in life.
16. B. violence of World War I
17. A. tone
18. D. He feels the wounded soldiers have a higher standard of morality.
19. B. symbolism
20. C. rebirth
21. A. to protect the man and himself
22. D. boredom
23. B. aphorism
24. C. self-reliance
25. A. He does it even though he does not think a wall is needed.
26. A. in medias res
27. D. using "Babylon" in the story title to represent a life of wealth and excess
28. A. Joel sees a friend cheat on a test and must decide whether or not to tell.
29. C. love their disabled child as much as their other children.