The Dark Side: Unit Test
1) He searched *doggedly* for his favorite socks.
a) Lazily
b) With great determination
c) On all fours
d) With agitation
2) The tornado *precluded* our trip to the zoo.
a) happened after
b) enlivened
c) endangered
d) made impossible
3) I am sick of the *reprimands* I get from my driver's ed instructor!
a) warnings
b) scoldings
c) threats
d) routines
4) Matching word ---> definition
***Words***
-Punishment
-Puzzling
-Desirable
-Prey
-Soothing
***Definition Options***
Retribution
Balmy
Quarry
Cryptic
Coveted
5) 'The Most Dangerous Game'
How is Zaroff's philosophy on hunting different from Rainsford's?
a) Zaroff thinks people are no more than animals
b) Zaroff thinks that animals deserve no compassion
c) Zaroff thinks the world is divided into hunters and the hunted
d) Zaroff thinks that big-game hunting is the most fascinating form of hunting
6) Which of the following in the story is an example of foreshadowing?
a) Rainsford's turning from hunter to prey
b) Zaroff's dog falling into the trap set by Rainsford
c) Zaroff's recounting the beginnings of his hunting activity
d)Whitney's talking of the evil atmosphere of Ship-Trap island
7) The character of Zaroff serves as a(n) ____ to the protagonist, sharply contrasting Rainsford's personality.
8) 'The Cask of Amontillado'
Montresor sees himself as Fortunato's _____
a) foil
b) friend
c) victim
d) mentor
9) Poe's use of a(n) ___ to tell the story heightens the uncertainty and sense of horror felt by the reader
10) In Edgar Allan Poe's poem 'The Bells', how does the tone change from the beginning to the end?
a) from melancholic to scary
b) from cheerful to sinister
c) from peaceful to frenetic
d) from hopeful to embittered
11) The poetic device used in the line below is _____
"For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams"
12) The phrase 'radiant maiden' in the poem 'The Raven' is an example of...
a) assonance
b) internal rhyme
c) repetition
d) onomatopoeia
13) What technique is used most in 'The Lottery' to build suspense?
a) flashback
b) foreshadowing
c) an unreliable narrator
d) withholding of information
14) Why do you think people reacted so violently to the publication of 'The Lottery'?
a) it exacerbated the climate of paranoia in the World War ll era.
b) it pointed the finger at the dangers of a small-town mentality.
c) it suggested that even the most normal people are capable of evil.
d) it accused American society of being cold-hearted and capable of murder.
15) Many horror and suspense stories such as 'The Lottery' use stereotypical _____ instead of complex individuals because readers readily relate to them.