E3LS SS Test Study Guide

Which of the following sentences avoids unnecessary shifts?

A senior must not only pass his courses and graduate but must also make plans for his future before the school year is over.

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about point of view in this week's stories? (Eleven, The Skylight Room, Contents of a Dead Man's Pockets)

All 3 stories include at least some 3rd person

Which of the following statements about foreshadowing is NOT true?

Discerning readers should always be able to recognize foreshadowing when it occurs.

Which of the following statements about flashback is NOT true?

Flashbacks must reference events that occurred earlier in the story.

Which of the following BEST describes the end of the story "Miriam"?

It's not clear whether Miriam is a real person, a figment of Mrs. Miller's imagination, or some sort of spirit.

Which of the following is a COMPLETE SENTENCE, not a fragment or run-on?

Jay went sightseeing on his own and caught up with the group later on when they went out for dinner.

In the story "Eleven," the worst part of Rachel's day is when

Mrs. Price pretends like everything is OK

Which of the following sentences exemplifies perfect quotation punctuation?

Shakespeare starts one of his most famous sonnets with a question: "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"

In "The Open Window," why was Mrs. Sappleton's conversation horrible to Mr. Nuttel?

She spoke cheerfully of people he believed to be dead.

Which of the following sentences uses commas CORRECTLY?

Sometimes Beaumont beats Houston, but in this game Houston was leading in the third inning by a score of six to two.

Which of the following best describes Walter Mitty's character type in "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"?

Static

Which of the following sentences is written in active voice?

The director and his advisers have been writing new guidelines.

Which of the following sentences is written in passive voice?

The state exam was passed by over half of the students who took it.

In the story "Contents of a Dead Man's Pockets," why does Tom know that he is going to go out onto the ledge for the paper?

This paper represents a project that could move him up the corporate ladder.

Which of the following is an INCORRECT way to integrate a quotation into a sentence?

Thoreau states directly his purpose for going into the woods, "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately."

In "The Cask of Amontillado," which of the following pieces of evidence best supports the argument that Montresor is insane?

Thoughts of Fortunato's destruction make him smile.

Which of the following is the best explanation for the ending of "The Skylight Room"?

William Jackson is Miss Leeson's dream come true who was worth the wait.

In the story "Contents of a Dead Man's Pockets," to what does Tom equate the contents of the dead man's pockets?

a wasted life

In "To Build a Fire," the dog views the man

as the fire provider

In "The Bet," what about his reading has filled the lawyer with "unearthly happiness"?

being able to understand many things in many languages

How should a reader determine the mood of a literary work?

by asking how it makes the reader feel

How should a reader determine the tone of a literary work?

by asking how the writer seems to feel about it

In "The Most Dangerous Game," which is the FIRST conflict Rainsford must face?

character vs nature: he must save himself from the ocean

In "To Build a Fire," which of the following conflicts does NOT appear in the story?

character vs. God

Which of the following is classified as internal conflict?

character vs. self

In "A Day's Wait," the fact that the father leaves the boy and goes hunting shows that the father

does not think his son's condition is serious.

Which of the following character type combinations could not both apply to one character?

existential and static

Which of the following gives the correct order of events in standard plot structure?

exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

What element of plot structure is practically nonexistent in "The Crystal Crypt"?

falling action

"Romance at short notice was her specialty." In this sentence about Vera in "The Open Window," what is the most likely meaning of the word "romance"?

falsehood

In "The Bet," how does the banker's life change over the fifteen years?

he goes from rich to poor

In "A Day's Wait," which of Schatz's personality traits causes his internal conflict of believing he is going to die?

his ignorance, because he doesn't know that there are two temperature scales

In "The Most Dangerous Game," what does the text imply happens to Zaroff at the end of the story?

his own dogs eat him

"In Marigolds," which of following is NOT a reason why the marigold incident stands out in the narrator's mind?

it marked the end of troubles in her life

In "The Cask of Amontillado," Montresor is able to manipulate Fortunato mainly through appealing to Fortunato's

pride

Which two terms do we use to describe narrators' trustworthiness?

reliable and unreliable

Based upon textual clues in the story "Bernice Bobs Her Hair," what did society of the day consider bobbed hair to be?

scandelous

At the beginning of the story "Regret," what is Mamzelle Aurlie's opinion about marriage?

she has nvr really considered marrying

In the story "Eleven," Rachel thinks of herself as being ages ten, nine, eight, and so on. What does this suggest to the reader about Rachel?

she is a product of everything that has happened to her

Judging from her characterization in "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," how does Mrs. Mitty feel about her husband?

she is irritated and annoyed with him

Which of the following best describes the setting of "Marigolds"?

small town in Maryland during the Great Depression

Which BEST describes the mood of the story "Miriam"?

suspenseful

Which of the following is NOT one of the five methods of characterization?

the actions of other characters

Based on her actions at the end of the story "Regret," what does Mamzelle Aurlie seem to regret?

the fact that she had never had a family of her own

In the story "The Skylight Room," which of the following rooms would Mrs. Parker not show to a prospective renter?

the small front room on the ground floor

In "The Crystal Crypt," why does the metal truth-telling box not detect the guilt of the three saboteurs?

they had not actually destroyed the city

How do readers first learn about Marjorie and Bernice at the beginning of the story "Bernice Bobs Her Hair"?

thru the thoughts of Warren

Which of the following scenarios from this week's stories is NOT ambiguous?

why the lawyer in "The Bet" decides to leave his voluntary imprisonment five hours early