English 10 Short Story Test

"...this above all: to thine own self be true" best exemplifies...

"A White Heron"

Who says, "I know you and I want nothing to do with you."

Bartleby

Bartleby is rumored to have worked at which of the following places?

Dead Letter Office

What is Edgar Allen Poe's contribution to the history of the short story?

He defined the short story.

What is Nathaniel Hawthorne's contribution to the history of the short story?

He popularized it.

According to the narrator of "The Lone Ranger and Tonto..." the "most intense competition on any reservation is..."

Indian vs. Indian

In ironic fashion, the name of the cat in "A Good Man is Hard to Find" is

Pitty Sing

When the narrator talks about a sailor "who had tied himself to the mainmast, remembering ancient fables about sirens," he is making an allusion to...

The Odyssey

"...with devotion's visage and pious action we do sugar o'er the devil himself..." is a good Shakespearean quote for...

Young Goodman Brown

Based on your knowledge of "The Cask of Amontillado" and context clues, what is a cask?

a barrel

"A Worn Path" shares this motif with The Odyssey, Huck Fin, and Into the Wild

a heroes journey

Base on the dialogue that the couple is having, the hills like white elephants are symbolic of...

a woman's pregnant stomach

The title of Sherman Alexie's short story is a reference to a well-known television show from the 60's and 70's. What is it called when an author makes a reference to something well-known?

allusion

At the conclusion of "The Yellow Wallpaper" the narrator could have taken the final step to insanity, she could finally be free from her oppressive marriage, or she could be insane and free. The uncertainty of the ending is best described as...

ambiguity

The Misfit's name comes from the fact that he...

can't get right with his own crime and subsequent punishment

When Montressor utters the latin phrase "Nemo me impune lacessit" on the way to the catacombs, it best demonstrates the literary element of...

foreshadow

What words does Louise Mallard repeat after learning of her husband's death?

free

Young Goodman's dying hour was...

gloom

Salvador is always late because...

he helps his siblings

What is the handsomest drowned man's obvious flaw?

he is not alive

What does Father Paul do at Teofilo's funeral that is not in keeping up with Catholic rituals?

he sprinkles holy eater without having preformed the last rites

Charlotte Perkins Gilman wrote a letter to a Boston newspaper detailing why she wrote "The Yellow Wallpaper." In that letter she claims to have written the story to...

help people avoid going insane

Knowing Hawthorne's history allows the reader some insight as to why so many of his works attempt to expose...

hypocrisy

At the conclusion of "The Lone Ranger and Tonto.." the narrator says, "I wish I lived closer to the river, to the falls where ghosts of salmon jump." This line is best interpreted as...

i want to be closer to my ancestors

Generally speaking when someone wins a lottery they have usually won something good. When Shirley Jackson calls her short story "The Lottery" is would most accurately be described as...

irony

In "A White Heron" the author refers to the bird hunter as an ornithologist. Her use of that word is best described as...

irony

The sub-genre of fiction where a detailed, realistic setting is invaded by something too bizarre or strange to be believed is called...

magic realism

The epigraph at the beginning of "A Good Man is Hard to Find" warns the reader about...

man eating dragons

In "A Worn Path" Phoenix Jackson goes on a pilgrimage to get...

medicine for her grandson

"that forty pound body of a boy with its geography of scars..." best demonstrates the literary term...

metaphor

Identify the definition of the capitalized word using your knowledge of the story as well as the context clues. "...Turkey rose to his feet and threw is arms into a PUGILISTIC position."

of or related to boxing

The black box is a symbol of...

outdated tradition

While she is in town, she also buys a...

pinwheel

As a bizarre consequence of dealing with Bartleby, the narrator fins himself using the word...

prefer

Father Paul uses the holy water to bless Teofilo's dead body, but the Native Americans believe that the purpose of the holy water is to...

prevent Teofilo from getting thirsty

In "Hills Like White Elephants" the subject of the conversation is left unsaid which creates some uncertainty about the subject. The purpose of this vague dialogue is to...

promote some thought about the subject

In "Paul's Case" the dominant symbol representing Paul is the...

red carnation

Fill in the quote: "...Indians can _____ in the city, bu they can never live there."

reside

Sylvie is unable to help the hunter find the white heron because...

she chooses no to help him because she loves birds

In "The Story of an Hour" great care is taken to deliver the news of Louise's husband's death because...

she has a heart condition

Mrs. Hutchinson claims the lottery was not fair because...

she never believed in the lottery

The winner of the lottery gets...

stoned

The white heron is a rare bird living away from its native land. Sylvie is a unique young girl who is living away from most of her family. The literary term that best describes this is...

symbolism

Paul's teachers and principals have all gathered to confront Paul about his behavior and to decide if Paul will be allowed back in school. Which educator is especially hard on Paul?

the English teacher

The village where "The Lottery" took place is unnamed because...

the author wanted the reader to believe that is would happen anywhere

According to Montressor, good revenge needs the following criteria...

the avenger must not get caught, not react instinctively, must let the victim know it was him

When Montressor says "For the half a century no mortal had disturbed them (the bones)," he is revealing the fact that...

the story is a flashback

Who attends the Devil's meeting in the woods?

the whole town

In "The Man to Send Rain Clouds" Leon and Ken initially hide Teofilo's body from the priest because...

they wanted to bury him according to their customs

The narrator of "The Yellow Wallpaper" feels trapped and helpless at the beginning which is why she repeats the phrase...

what is one to do