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Which of the following active reading strategies allows you to get an overall impression of a text and determine the organization and major concepts before reading?
1. Scanning and surveying
Which of these involves recalling what you already know about a topic before reading?
1. activating prior knowledge
2. scanning and surveying
3. summarizing
4. marking a text
5. paraphrasing
1. activating prior knowledge
What is the goal of active reading?
1. comprehension
2. disengagement
3. memorization
4. completion of an assignment
5. summarizing
1. comprehension
Which of these is a brief fictional narrative that accomplishes a single effect?
1. short story
2. poem
3. epic
4. novel
5. epic poem
1. short story
A feeling of anxious anticipation about what will happen next in the story is called _____.
1. foreshadowing
2. plot
3. conflict
4. subplot
5. suspence
5. suspence
A secondary storyline in a narrative that contains the same characters and occurs during the same time period as the main plot is called a _____.
1. parallel plot
2. semi-plot
3. sub plot
4. linear plot
5. non-linear plot
3. sub plot
The author's use of hints or clues to indicate what might happen later in a story is called _____.
1. flashback
2. foreshadowing
3. suspense
4. inference
5. subplot
2. foreshadowing
Which of the following events in "The Interlopers" makes up the climax of the story?
1. The men realize that wolves, not their hunting companions, are coming for them.
2. Ulrich von Gradwitz and Georg Znaeym agree to settle their conflict and become friends.
3. Ulrich von Gradwitz and Georg Znaeym come face to face.
4. Ulrich von Gradwitz patrols his land for a human enemy.
5. Ulrich von Gradwitz finds his enemy.
1. The men realize that wolves, not their hunting companions, are coming for them.
Which of these best describes the setting of "The Interlopers"?
1. a meadow in the middle of spring
2. a desert on a hot summer day
3. a jungle on a rainy spring night
4. a quiet countryside in the summer
5. a forest on a winter night
5. a forest on a winter night
All of the following conflicts are present in "The Interlopers" except _____.
1. man vs. man
2. man vs. self
3. man vs. society
4. man vs. nature
5. man vs. animal
3. man vs. society
_________ an intruder; one who interferes in the affairs of others.
1. marauder
2. poacher
3. interloper
4. precipus
3. interloper
______ raider
1. interloper
2. poacher
3. marauder
4. reconciliation
3. marauder
______ illegal trespassing.
1. robber
2. interloper
3. poacher
4. marauder
3. poacher
________ extremely steep.
1. tall
2. humongous
3. precipitous
4. reconciliation
3. precipitous
__________ the settling of a fight; the restoration of a relationship.
1. marauder
2. precipitous
3. interloper
4. reconciliation
4. reconciliation
What is a moral dilemma?
1. a decision that requires research and study
2. an easy decision
3. a clear-cut decision between right and wrong
4. a difficult decision between two undesirable outcomes
5. a logical decision
4. a difficult decision between two undesirable outcomes
A character whose qualities are exaggerated and who becomes representative of a category of people is a _____.
1. stereotype
2. round character
3. static character
4. character foil
5. dynamic character
1. stereotype
A character that changes as a result of the conflict of the story is a _____.
1. static character
2. character foil
3. stereotype
4. dynamic character
5. minor character
4. dynamic character
What is the outcome of the story, "The Lady, or the Tiger?"
1. The ending is ambiguous.
2. The princess's lover escapes the arena.
3. The princess's lover is married to the lady behind the door.
4. The princess's lover is devoured by the tiger.
5. The princess's lover is not devoured by the tiger.
1. the ending is ambiguous
having great intensity of spirit; passionate
1. florid
2. fervent
3. fierce
2. fervent
A character that contrasts with the protagonist and is used to highlight certain qualities of the protagonist is called a(n) _____.
1. antagonist
2. character foil
3. flat character
4. dynamic character
5. round character
2. character foil
Which character in "The Lady, or the Tiger?" faces a moral dilemma?
1. the king
2. the princess's lover
3. the princess
4. the lady behind the door
5. the prince
3. the princess
Which of these describes the princess in the story "The Lady, or the Tiger?"
1. She shows utter devotion to her lover, regardless of the cost.
2. She is so torn over her lover's fate that she refuses to come to the arena.
3. She is refined and civilized, unlike her semi-barbaric father.
4. She does not care about her lover or her father.
5. She experiences intense emotions of despair and jealousy.
5. She experiences intense emotions of despair and jealousy.
very showy
1. florid
2. genial
1. florid
cheerful; pleasant
1. florid
2. lethargic
3. apathetic
4. genial
4. genial