1. An epic simile can be defined as (1 point)
a comparison that describes the epic hero.
an extended comparison that uses like or as.
a comparison that uses lofty words and imposing language.
an extended comparison that says that one entity is something else.
an extended comparison that uses like or as.
3. In The Odyssey, Penelope best displays loyalty when she (1 point)
weeps in her bed at night.
devises a plan to delay her marriage in Odysseus’s absence.
finishes sewing a burial shroud for Odysseus’s father.
announces that she will marry the winner of the archery contest.
devises a plan to delay her marriage in Odysseus’s absence.
4. Which event foreshadows the resolution of "The Cask of Amontillado" and creates mystery in
the story?
(1 point)
Montresor tells Fortunato he has bought a large barrel of amontillado.
Fortunato has a severe cold, which seems to concern Montresor.
Montresor drinks to Fortunato's health with a bottle of MĂ©doc.
Fortunato asks Montresor if he is a Mason.
Montresor tells Fortunato he has bought a large barrel of amontillado.
5. In “The Most Dangerous Game,” how does Rainsford’s survival depend on his adventurous,
bold nature?
(1 point)
He has no sympathy for the animals he hunts.
He is resourceful and refuses to play by Zaroff's rules.
He considers Zaroff's "sport" cold-blooded murder.
He believes life is for the strong, to be lived by the strong.
He is resourceful and refuses to play by Zaroff's rules.
6. Read the following lines from Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “The Raven”:
“Suddenly there came a tapping, / As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber
door.”
Which poetic device does Poe use in these lines?
(1 point)
consonance
hyperbole
metaphor
onomatopoeia
onomatopoeia.
7. Which quote from “The Morning of June 28, 1948” best supports the conclusion that the
public strongly disliked “The Lottery?”
(1 point)
“This, as any writer of stories can tell you, is not a usual thing.”
“Your story has kicked up quite a fuss around the office.”
“Later that day there was a call from one of the magazine’s editors; they had had a couple of people
phone in about my story, he said, and was there anything I particularly wanted him to say if there were
any more calls?”
“One of the most terrifying aspects of publishing stories and books is the realization that they are going
to be read, and read by strangers.”