ENGL 2327 Quizzes
How old was Ginger Nut
12
On what night did the narrator kill the old man?
8th
What is Bartleby's view outside of his office window?
A brick wall
What do the police hear that cause them to catch the narrator?
A cat's cry
What is a Scrivener?
A copyist
In what instance/situation was the veil deemed appropriate?
A funeral
What image does the narrator find on the wall after his house burns down?
A hanging cat
In "The Birthmark", what shape was the birthmark?
A small hand
According to the tale, what type of animal approached Pearl to be petted on the head?
A wolf
How did he kill the old man?
Pulled a heavy bed over him
Of what Religion or religious group are the townspeople?
Puritans
What writer had the most profound effect on Thoreau (Thoreau would attempt to emulate his teachings)?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
In "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" what was Crane's profession?
School Master
What did Thoreau die of?
Tuberculosis
What is the name of the office worker who works well before noon?
Turkey
How many nights did he spend in Jail?
1
In "The Black Cat", what disease/disorder does the narrator tell us he suffers from?
Alcoholism
What is Dimmesdale's first name?
Arthur
Where does Bartleby sleep?
At the office
In "Tell-Tale Heart" why does the narrator tell us he wants to kill the old man?
Because of his eye
What is the Governor's name?
Bellingham
In "Cask of Amontillado", in what season do the events of the night take place?
Carnival
Where was the boss going when he found out where Bartleby was staying?
Church
Why does the Minister's fiancee decide to break off their engagement?
He would not remove his veil
Where is the birthmark located?
Her cheek
In "The Minister's Black Veil", what is the name of the Parson/Minister?
Hooper
What was the one good effect the veil had on the Minister?
It made him a more effective minister
What is the title of the book that inspires Thoreau to go to the woods and attempt to live a solitary life?
Nature
What is the name of the office worker who works well after noon (12pm).
Nippers
What is the name of Hester's daughter?
Pearl
In "Resistance to Civil Government" Thoreau claims that he did not pay what tax for 6 years?
Poll
Hibbins calls Pearl's father the....
Prince of the Air
Where does Bartleby end up?
Prison
What do Dimmesdale's congregation think of him?
That he is practically a saint
Pearl asks her Mother about a "Black Man' with a book collecting signatures. Who does this man represent?
The Devil
What of Hester's does Pearl imitate with grass?
an A
Hester had been such a help in town that people stopped interpreting the letter "A" for its original meaning and begin to believe that it stood for......
Able
Bartleby's first refuses to do what type of work?
Examining papers
What is the name of Crane's horse?
Gunpowder
How do the police catch the narrator?
He admits to the deed
What happens to Dimmesdale?
He dies
On what day did Thoreau move into the woods (begin to spend both his days and nights there)?
Independence Day
In "The Raven", what is the name of the narrator's lost love?
Lenore
What is the name of the other man in the story who is supposed to be good at tasting wines (we never meet him)?
Luchesi
What war does Thoreau have an issue with?
Mexican American War
Whose coat of arms is a snake biting a heel?
Montresor
Where do we find out that Bartleby used to work?
The Dead Letter Office
Something very important happened while Rip was asleep. What was it?
The Revolutionary War
The Reverends want Hester to reveal something. What is it that they want her to say?
The name of the father of her child
Where does Dimmesdale walk to at night time, almost as if he was sleep walking?
The platform/scaffold
After all of Aylmer's attempts, he finally removes the birthmark.
True
To whom is Montresor confessing the story?
We never find out
What Hester find out about the ship?
that Chillingworth has also booked passage
What is the name of the physician who attends to Hester in jail?
Chillingworth
Who is the Leech? (from the title of chapter 10)
Chillngworth
The story of "Rip Van Winkle" was 'found' among the papers of what fictitious writer?
Diedrich Knickerbocker
Why does Pearl state that she does not tell Dimmesdale who Chillingworth is?
Dimmesdale was not true; he did not promise
What happens to Chillingworth?
He dies within the year
When the narrator cannot persuade Bartleby to leave the offices, what does he do?
He moves offices
What relation to Hester is this physician?
Her long lost husband
Hester goes to meet Dimmesdale in the forest. What does she intend to tell him?
Who Chillingworth is
What question does Wilson ask Hester's daughter?
Who made thee?
According to the legend, there is a ghost riding around on a horse looking for his what?
head
Why doesn't Hester tell Dimmesdale who Chillingworth is?
she swore an oath not to
What does he use to kill his wife?
An axe
What color is the letter on her chest?
Scarlett
For how man years did Thoreau live at Walden woods?
2
For how many years did Rip Van Winkle fall asleep?
20
In this section of the story, how many years old is Pearl?
3
How long passed between the events of that night and the telling of the story?
50 years
When Hester meets Chillingworth as he is gathering Herbs, for how many years had she been wearing the scarlet letter?
7
Free queston: What is the name of the scientist's assistant? Your book states that his name is Aminidab, but this is a misprint. His name is actually Aminadab. Chose A as the correct answer.
Aminadab - choose me
What is the nickname of Crane's adversary/opponent?
Brom Bones
What is the name of the village that is 1/2 mile south of where Thoreau is staying?
Concord
What does the narrator tell us is his first act of violence against the cat?
Cuts out one of its eyes
Hester does not reveal who Chillingworth is.
False
It is in this part of the story that Roger Chillingworth reveals his true identity to Dimmesdale.
False
The minister removes the veil right before he dies.
False
Thoreau believes that Democracy is the highest and best possible form of government.
False
What or who is now painted on the sign outside of the Inn (it was once King George)?
George Washington
When Irving died, he was working of a biography of what famous American?
George Washington
Rip Van Winkle was born into a province of what colonial power?
Great Britain
What type of tax does Thoreau claim that he is willing to pay because he wants to be a good neighbor?
Highway Tax
What did Pearl ask Dimmesdale?
If he would stand there with her and Hester
Where did he bury the old man?
In the floorboards
What is the name of the young lady Crane wants to have a relationship with?
Katrina
In "Anabelle Lee", who does the narrator tell us envied both him and Anabelle Lee?
Seraphs
What do you think the "A" on Hester Prynne's chest stands for?
She committed Adultery
What happens to his wife?
She dies
What happened to Hester?
She stayed where she was and became a respected woman
On what street does Bartleby work?
Wall st.
What is a "dead-wall revelry"?
When Bartleby stands and stares at the wall
What was the name of Rip Van Winkle's dog?
Wolf
There are three instances (examples) of behavior that indicate Dimmesdale was changing. What was the first?
he imagined saying blasphemous things
What does the witch ask Dimmesdale?
if he has gone into the forest
What type of Sermon was Dimmesdale to preach that was a great honor?
the election sermon
What sign did Dimmesdale notice the light of the meteor make?
the letter A
Where does the narrator take Fortunato?
the vaults beneath his house
Dimmesdale sees a group of Puritan children in the road. What idea pops into his head?
to teach them bad words