1. Which parse best defines an epic smile
A. a figure of speech in which on thing is spoken of it were something else
B. a literary technique that involves difference between meaning and intention
C. Created in intention of another
D. a long elaborate comparison put green two dissimilar actions or objects
2. read the following sentence from Betty Bonham Lies retelling of myth of Orpheus and Eurydice:
Orpheus’s music was so compelling that even the ice-hard heart of hades melted
What is the effect of hyperbole as it is used here
A. it compares Orpheus ‘music to hades’ heart.
B. It emphasizes power on Orpheus’ music
C. It explains how he is affected by all music
D. it demonstrates How Orpheus’ music is beautiful
3. How does Odysseus’ sense of curiosity affects the progress of the plot in the Odyssey?
A. His curiosity hinders his journey back home
B. his curiosity hinders his escape from calypso
C. his curiosity compels him to enter the archery contest
D. his curiosity compels him to visit his aging father.
4. in Edgar Allan Poe’s The cask of Amontillado, the library to device of foreshadowing is used to create myths when Montressor tells Fortunato
A. You are a man to be missed
B. a draught of this Medoc will defend us from damps
C. You were not to be found and I was fearful of losing a bargain
D. You are rich, respected, admired, beloved, you are happy as one I was
5. In the most dangerous, Zaroff is defeated by Rainsford’s hunting skills also by his
A. own overconfidence
B. loss of Ivan
C. inattention to detail
D. inferior hunting skills
6. Which Poetic device Is used in line 10 of Poe’s the Raven, surcease of sorrow – for the lost Lenore?
A. Alliteration
B. Hyperbole
C. Metaphor
D. personification
7 read the following quote from the morning of Jun 28,1948
It was not my first publish story nor my last, but I have assured Over and over that if it had been the only story I ever wrote or published there would be people who would not forget my name
What does this quote suggest about the public’s feeling towards the Lottery
A. Readers were deeply affected by Jacksons story
B. readers look forward to Jacksons next publishing
C. Readers will study short story and try to mimic its success
D. Readers were persuaded to buy more copies of the New Yorker
8. read the following passage from Shirley Jacksons the morning of June 28,1948 and the Lottery
I have written a Story 3 weeks before on a bright June morning when's summer seemed to have come at last with blue skies and warm sun no heavenly sight to warm me that my mornings work was anything but just another story
Which phrase best contributes to the tone of the story
A. Three weeks before
B. blue skies and warm sun
C. On a bright June morning
D. no heavenly sight to warm me
9. In which of the following reside the irony in the short stories The gift of the Magi and the necklace?
A. the protagonists value you objects more than people
B. the protagonists launch to escape their low society status
C. the protagonists struggle for something that proves to be useless
D. the protagonists to value hard work and loyalty instead of wealth
10. what dose Shirley Jacksons accomplish by using stock characters in the Lottery instead of complex characters?
A. readers meet many different stock characters in Lottery
B. readers focused on the mysterious Even instead of the characters
C. readers know that each character played an important role in the story
D. readers desire to learn more about each stock characters movement
11. Which of the following lines from the poem to be of use best conveys the connotation that hard work is associated with dignity and gratification
A. They seem to be natives of that element
B. Remove people who how harness themselves an ox to a heavy cart
C. The work of the world is common as mud
D. Botched is smears the hands, crumbles to dust
12. Which of the following lines from I hear America Singing best expresses the pom’s theme that many people contribute to America
A. I hear America Singing the varied carols I hear
B. the carpenter Singing his measures his plank or beam
C. the mason Singing his makes
D. The day what belongs to the day- at night the party of young follows robust friendly
13. Read the following line from Marge Piercy’s to Be of use
The people I love the best jump into work head first without dallying in the shallows and swim off with sure strokes out of sight they seem to become natives of that element the black sleek of seals bouncing like half-submerged balls
which language is best contributes to enthusiastic tone of the poem
A. Jump into work head first
B. without dallying in the shallows
C. the black sleek of seals
D. half-submerged balls
14. Read the following line from Allan Poe’s the raven
And the never flitting still sits still it's sitting on the pallid but of Pallas just above my chamber door and his eyes have all the seeming of a demon’s that dreaming and the lamplight o’er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor and my soul for out that shadow that lies floating on the floor shall be lifted-nevermore!
Which of the blow words best create the mood of despair in the poem
A. dreaming
B. chamber
C. shadow
D. nevermore
15. for what reason might an author use onomatopoeia in a story or poem?
A. to help create a vivid picture
B. to compare unlike items or concepts
C. text a song- like quality
D. to represent something else
16. Which of the following shows the correct parenthetical citation for a quote from page 91 of an article in the October 2002 issue of travel America magazine called Backroads of Oklahoma written by Mary R Simpson?
A. (Simpson 91)
B. (Backroads 91)
C. (travel America 91)
D. (Backroads of Oklahoma 91)
1. C.
2. B.
3. A.
4. A.
5. A.
6. C.
7. A.
8. D.
9. C.
10. B.
11. B.
12. A.
13. A.
14. D.
15. A.
16. A. (Simpson 91)