Progress Test 2: Multicultural Literature

Which story is told from a first-person point of view?

"This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen"

What is the rising action?

An important part of plot occurs when the main character faces a series of conflicts and the tension builds.

Why is the ending of "A Simple Heart" ironic?

As Félicité dies, she sees a giant parrot.

An internal conflict is an important decision that a character must make that changes the outcome of a story. What is an internal conflict in "Punishment"?

Chidam's decision to lie about Radha's death

In "The Metamorphosis," which event is the inciting event?

Gregor is transformed into an insect

Which of the following from "The Death of Ivan Ilyich" is an example of irony?

Ivan hopes to recover but the reader is aware that he will die.

Which of the following from "The Death of Ivan Ilyich" is an example of an internal conflict?

Ivan struggles to accept the possibility of his death.

Why is the title of Borowski's work, "This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen," ironic?

Ladies and gentlemen implies respect, which the prisoners do not receive.

Which statement is an example of a metaphor?

Our front yard is an ocean after all the rain

What is a flashback?

The author takes the reader back in time to provide important information.

What is exposition?

The introductory part of the plot where the reader is introduced to the main characters, the setting, and relevant background information

Chidam in "Punishment" is a flat character (T/F)

True

Félicité's name in "A Simple Heart" is an example of verbal irony. While it translates into "Happiness," she experiences great suffering (T/F)

True

Ivan Ilyich's biggest character flaw in "The Death of Ivan Ilyich" is being too obsessed with material goods (T/F)

True

Serious and tense is the best way to describe the tone in "This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen." (T/F)

True

What is the genre?

a category or classification of literature with distinct characteristics

Which statement best describes a static character in a story?

a character who does not change during a story

What is a dynamic character?

a character who goes through an important internal change in attitude, beliefs, or values

What is a simile?

a comparison that uses "like" or "as" to say one object resembles another

The fact that Yu Tsun in "The Garden of Forking Paths" finds himself pursued by Captain Madden is an example of

a conflict

What is theme?

a message about life that the author tries to convey

What is a red herring in detective fiction?

a piece of irrelevant information intended to distract the reader

What is an allusion?

a reference to a piece of literature, art, or history the reader is expected to understand

When Félicité refers to "the fourteenth of July," now a national holiday in France, what literary device is Gustave Flaubert using in "A Simple Heart"?

allusion

Mr. Samsa attacks Gregor in "The Metamorphosis" and prevents him from spending time with the family, so he is the

antagonist

The ending of a story has a special name that means resolution. What is that name?

denouement

A theme in "Punishment" is that women are less than human and expendable (T/F)

false

The symbol of the black bag in the story "The Death of Ivan Ilyich" represents

fear and grief related to his mortality

A story in which the narrator is a character is told from __________ point of view.

first-person

From what point of view is "This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen" told?

first-person from the point of view of Tadek

What is this character called that has few traits, and readers know little about this kind of character?

flat

A secondary character who emphasizes a main character's traits by providing a contrast is a

foil

Captain Madden in "The Garden of Forking Paths" is a character helps establish the importance of and a contrast to the main character. Captain Madden's character is a(n)

foil

In "The Death of Ivan Ilyich," Ivan Ilyich imagines that he is being forced through a black sack on two different occasions. This symbolizes his impending death and is an example of

foreshadowing

Yu Tsun's conflict because of his decision to kill Dr. Albert in "The Garden of Forking Paths" is

human versus himself.

In "The Metamorphosis," Gregor struggles to adjust to his life as an insect. What type of conflict is this?

internal

In "Punishment," Chidam tells the judge that he committed the murder. However, the judge thinks that he is trying to protect Chandara and does not believe him. Which literary device does this represent?

irony

In "The Metamorphosis," fact that Gregor dies right as he decides to leave his family is an example of

irony

The type of character who is well developed and has many different aspects to his or her personality is a(n)

round character

A Simple Heart" takes place in France during the nineteenth century. This is the

setting of the story

This quote describes Gregor in "The Metamorphosis: "And even though this wound cost Gregor some of his mobility, probably for good, and for the time being he required many, many minutes to hobble across his room like an old invalid..." Saying Gregor is like an invalid is a

simile

Which literary device does this quote best represent, "...their jaws worked greedily, like huge human insects."?

simile

The ending of "The Garden of Forking Paths" is an example of __________ because Yu Tsun kills Dr. Albert using his remaining bullet.

situational irony

When Ivan's injury is described in "The Death of Ivan Ilyich," which literary device is the author using in the story?

symbolism

The part of the plot that contains the initial conflict and starts the action of a story is called

the inciting event.

We know "A Simple Heart" is told from a third-person limited omniscient point of view because

the narrator knows the thoughts of all the characters but is not involved in the story

What is the climax of the plot?

the turning point in which a character must make an important decision

A possible theme in "The Metamorphosis" is, "Isolation and Alienation can be deadly." (T/F)

true

A theme in "This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen" is the question of whether it is worth allowing suffering in order to protect one's self (T/F)

true

The description of the contents in Yu Tsun's pockets in "The Garden of Forking Paths" are used as a red herring to distract the reader (T/F)

true