Vocabulary
Define "Impervious"
Not affected or hurt by
“George can tell you screwy things, and it don’t matter. It’s just the talking. It’s just bein’ with another guy. That’s all”
Crooks
What type of figurative language is in this line: "Whistling and skirling of the wind and the restless beating of the branches"?
Personification
Of Mice and Men takes place during what time period?
a) Great Depression
b) Roaring '20s
c) 1950s
A - Great Depression
What is the resolution of "Interlopers"?
a) Ulrich and Georg are freed
b) Ulrich’s men arrive first to save them
c) Ulrich laughs at the coming danger they face with wolves
d) Ulrich and Georg share a drink of wine
C - Ulrich laughs at the coming danger they face with wolves
Define "Extol"
To praise extravagantly
“I am still a beast at bay.”
Rainsford
What part of the plot structure is this line: "The neighbour feud had grown into a personal one...; if there was a man in the world whom he detested and ill to was Georg Znaeym..."?
a) Climax
b) Conflict
c) Resolution
B - Conflict
Man vs Man
Circle all that apply: Who were Cossaks?
a) Russian military
b) Driven out of Russian by its people after the collapse of the government
c) Used to violent fighting (guerilla warfare) and death
d) Respected by the Russian people
A, B, C
a) Russian military
b) Driven out of Russian by its people after the collapse of the government
c) Used to violent fighting (guerilla warfare) and death
The overall mood of "Cask of Amontillado" is best described as
a) Satisfaction
b) Eerie
c) Hilarious
d) Pride
B - Eerie
Candy becomes ____________ when he realizes his dream could be over, acting _________________ towards the recently deceased Curley’s wife.
Dour; Belligerently
Benevolent; Impervious
1. Dour; Belligerently
Dour = Gloomy
Belligerently = Combative, aggressive
Benevolent = Kindly, charitable
Impervious = Not affected or hurt by
“I continued, as was my wont, to smile in his face, and he did not perceive that my smile now was at the thought of his immolation (sacrifice).”
Montressor
What figurative language type does the following quote show? “We have quarreled like devils all our lives over this stupid strip of forest.”
Simile
Circle all that apply: The Dust Bowl
a) Is a large storm of dust and dirt that led to a loss in crops
b) Was a result of the stock market crash
c) Is a result of the New Deal
d) An event created by FDR
A - Is a large storm of dust and dirt that led to a loss in crops
In Of Mice and Men, a boxer who feels the need to prove himself as a stronger fighter despite his height is
a) Candy
b) Curley
c) Crooks
d) Carlson
B - Curley
Ulrich and Georg knew fighting the wolves would not be _________________, as they were trapped under a tree due to the cruel ____________ of nature.
Dour; Demise
Feasible; Artifice
2. Feasible; Artifice
Dour = Gloomy
Demise = A death
Artifice = Trickery
Feasible = Capable of being done
“Instinct is no match for reason.”
General Zaroff
The following quote best demonstrates which type of irony from “Cask of Amontillado”:
“’A huge human foot d’or, in a field azure (blue); the foot crushes a serpent rampant (uncontrolled) whose fangs are imbedded (inside) in the heel.’
‘And the motto?’
‘No one attacks me with impunity (and gets away with it).’”
a. Verbal
b. Situational
c. Dramatic
d. All of the above
C - Dramatic
Migrant Workers roam around looking for
a) Work only in mines
b) Work only on farms
c) Anywhere to work seasonally, regardless of the job, just as long as they get paid
d) Places to work with the intention of staying permanently
C - Anywhere to work seasonally, regardless of the job, just as long as they get paid
General Zaroff is best characterized as _____________, while Rainsford is best characterized as _____________
a) Skillful; Selfless
b) Calm; Organized
c) Forceful; Passionate
d) Confident; Resourceful
D - Confident; Resourceful
Fortunado found it difficult to believe that his good friend, Montressor, could be capable of such (bereft/duplicity).
Duplicity
Duplicity = Treachery, deceitfulness
Bereft = Deprived of
“I never thought to have wanted to do other than hate you all my life, but I think I have changed my mind about things too, this last half-hour.”
Georg
When Rainsford asks, “Who cares how a jaguar feels?” it is an example of
a) Foreshadow
b) Personification
c) Mood
d) Conflict
Circle all that apply: The New Deal
a) Was created by President Theodore Roosevelt
b) Helped people recover during the Great Depression through the creation of job programs and relief
c) Was one of the results of the Stock Market Crash
d) Helped create equality for African Americans at the time
B, C
b) Helped people recover during the Great Depression through the creation of job programs and relief
c) Was one of the results of the Stock Market Crash
The setting of "Cask of Amontillado" is:
a) Louisiana during Marti Gras, a church, day time
b) Germany during Christmas, Montresor’s mansion, day time
c) France during the Easter, an underground tunnel, night time
d) Italy during Carnival, catacombs, night time
D - Italy during Carnival, catacombs, night time