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