Ruthless
Button, Button
The Veldt
The Landlady
Tell Tale Heart
100

Which of the following lines supports the theme that you reap what you sow?

  1. All the bottles were unopened except one quart of Bourbon which was placed invitingly in front,

  2. At least no one has found an antidote: once it’s down it’s curtains.

  3. No one is going to get hurt who hasn’t got it coming to him.”

  4.  It was useless to argue, she knew.

What is number 3?

100

Which of the following themes would fit for Button, Button?

  1. The love of money leads people to do things they wouldn’t normally do. 

  2. Evil waits around every corner seeking to destroy you.

  3. Lies between spouses create problems that destroy the marriage. 

  4. A shortcut to fame will never work out in the end. 

What is #1: The love of money leads people to do things they wouldn't normally do. 

100

What type of figurative language is this?

"But now, it's yellow hot Africa, this bake oven with murder in the heat."

  1. Simile

  2. Metaphor

  3. Personification

  4. onomatopoeia

2. metaphor

Africa compared to a baking oven 

100


Using this excerpt from “The Landlady” what can we infer about the landlady’s character?

“Dear me,” she said, shaking her head and heaving a dainty little sigh. “I would never have thought it. How time does fly away from us all, doesn’t it, Mr Wilkins?” “It’s Weaver,” Billy said. “W-e-a-v-e-r.” “Oh, of course it is!” she cried, sitting down on the sofa. “How silly of me. I do apologise. In one ear and out the other, that’s me, Mr Weaver.”

  1. She is dangerous

  2. She is sweet

  3. She is crazy

  4. She is not very intelligent


What is 

She is crazy?

100

How does the sentence structure of the following lines impact the story?

 Oh God! what could I do? I foamed --I raved --I swore! I swung the chair upon which I had been sitting, and grated it upon the boards

A.  The long sentences show how the narrator was trying to be persuasive to the police. 

B. The simple words show that the narrator was not thinking clearly. 

C. The short, choppy sentences show how agitated the narrator is feeling about the heartbeat. 

D. The hyphens show that he cannot have a complete thought at this moment. 

C

200

When you exaggerate in order to emphasize something this is which type of figurative language? 

  1. Simile

  2. Hyperbole

  3. Symbolism

  4. Metaphor

2. What is hyperbole? 

200

When the person who died was Norma’s husband after she pushed the button, what kind of irony is this?

  1. Situational

  2. Dramatic

  3. verbal

What is situational?

200


When the children lock their parents in the Veldt, what kind of irony is this?

  1. Dramatic

  2. Situational

  3. Verbal 


What is situational irony? 


200

Which of the following themes fits best for The Landlady?

  1. You can’t judge a book by it’s cover.

  2. Don’t let your judgment be clouded by what you see. 

  3. Beware of strangers.

  4. Middle-aged women are dangerous, so stay away.

What is Don’t let your judgment be clouded by what you see?

200

What is the meaning of the word "wary" in the following sentence? 

There was nothing to wash out --no stain of any kind --no blood-spot whatever. I had been too wary for that.

A. careful

B. intelligent

C. insane

D. joyful

A. careful

300

What is meant by "my pile" and "stuff" in the following sentence: 

“I’ve made my pile by taking chances. If I should die, you can do as you please. The stuff will be yours.”

  1. the cabin
  2. business dealings
  3. respect and reputation
  4. wealth

4 wealth

300

The mood of Button, Button is best described as:

  1. Comical

  2. Sincere

  3. Suspenseful

  4. joyful

What is #3 suspenseful? 

300

What type of figurative language is this? 

They went off to the air tube, where a wind blew them like brown leaves up to their sleeping rooms

  1. metaphor

  2. personification
  3. simile

  4. hyperbole

What is simile?

300

The mood of The Landlady is best described as:

  1. Horrific

  2. Mysterious

  3. unsettling

  4. Humorous 

What is unsettling?

300

Which type of figurative language is in the following sentence: 

Death, in approaching him had stalked with his black shadow before him, and enveloped the victim.

A. simile

B. metaphor

C. personification

D. hyperbole

C personification

400

When Judson drinks his own poison, what kind of irony is this?

  1. Situational

  2. Dramatic

  3. Verbal

Situational or dramatic

400

How does the author primarily show us who Norma is as a character?

  1. With dialogue

  2. With actions

  3. With a physical description of her

  4. By directly telling us what she is like

What is "With dialogue"? Most of the story is Norma talking either with Arthur, the other man or herself. 

400


Which of the following could be a secondary theme for The Veldt? 

  1. Never trust a stranger.

  2. You reap what you sow.

  3. All children are spoiled. 

  4. Nature is unpredictable. 

You reap what you sow. 

The veldt is a result of George and Lydia's neglect of their children and overreliance on tech. 

400

“Now, the fact that his landlady appeared to be slightly off her rocker didn’t worry Billy in the least.” What type of figurative language is this?

  1. Symbolism

  2. Hyperbole

  3. Idiom

  4. Metaphor

What is idiom?

400

Which of the following could be a secondary theme for The Tell Tale Heart?

A. evil deeds occur at night.

B. Death comes to those who deserve it. 

C. It can be a mercy to cause the elderly to die.

D. Obsession is a kind of mental illness. 

D. Obsession is a kind of mental illness. 

500

The author’s tone of "Ruthless" can best be described as:

  1. sarcastic 
  2. cautionary
  3. eerie
  4. anxious

What is cautionary?

500

“Something cold pressed at her skull as she removed the button unit from the wastebasket.”

This figurative language is showing the reader that:

  1. Norma is experiencing the physical effects of shock at the news of her husband.  

  2. Norma is realizing that her actions have caused the death of her husband. 

  3. Norma thinks that the news about her husband must be a mistake. 

  4. Norma is realizing that if she takes the button unit apart, she may be able to reverse the effects.


What is 

  • Norma is realizing that her actions have caused the death of her husband. 

500

How does the sentence structure contribute to the tone in this passage?

And it was clearly indicated that the children had been spending a little too much time on Africa. That sun. He could still feel it on his neck, like a hot paw. And the lions. And the smell of blood. 

a. The sentences are long and complicated to represent George's deep thoughts about the veldt.

b. The sentences are short and choppy to show George's unease about the veldt. 

c. The sentences are simple, showing that George isn't very educated. 

d. The structure reveals that George is overheated from being in the veldt. 

The sentences are short and choppy to show George's unease about the veldt.

500

“No, thank you,” Billy said. The tea tasted faintly of bitter almonds, and he didn’t much care for it.” what kind of irony is this?

  1. Situational

  2. Dramatic

  3. Verbal 

What is dramatic? 

500

Which type of figurative language is used here:

 He had the eye of a vulture --a pale blue eye, with a film over it.

A. simile

B. metaphor

C. personification

D. hyperbole

B metaphor

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