Theme
Which of the following is an example of Theme?
a. Cereal is the healthiest food you can eat.
b. You can severely break your leg while crossing the street.
c. Life is short; make the most of it.
What is
c. Life is short; make the most of it.
Situational Irony is...
a. When the audience/reader knows something the characters do not.
b. When a character says one thing but means something different.
c. When you expect one thing to happen, something else happens.
What is
c. When you expect one thing to happen, something else happens.
What does the black dot symbolize in "The Lottery?"
a. Tradition
b. Death
c. Community
What is
b. Death
Who "wins" the lottery, in "The Lottery?"
a. Tessie Hutchinson
b. Clyde Dunbar
c. Bill Hutchinson
Who is
a. Tessie Hutchinson
What may be the main theme of "The Lottery?"
a. Evil can be cloaked, or hidden, in something that seems good.
b. Sticks and stones may break my bones, but lotteries will never hurt me.
c. Lotteries are always in the best interest of everyone.
What is
a. Evil can be cloaked, or hidden, in something that seems good.
Verbal Irony is...
a. When the audience/reader knows something the characters do not.
b. When a character says one thing but means something different.
c. When you expect one thing to happen, something else happens.
What is
b. When a character says one thing but means something different.
In "The Lottery," when is the lottery conducted?
a. Once a month
b. Bi-weekly
c. Every year
What is
c. Every year
At the beginning of "The Necklace," what is the cause of Madame Loisel's constant unhappiness?
a. Her desire to be wealthy
b. Her marriage
c. Her poor health
What is
a. Her desire to be wealthy
What lesson did Maupassant want readers to learn from "The Necklace?"
a. Appreciate what you have.
b. Fake it till you make it.
c. The clothes don't make the person
What is
a. Appreciate what you have.
Dramatic Irony is...
a. When the audience/reader knows something the characters do not.
b. When a character says one thing but means something different.
c. When you expect one thing to happen, something else happens.
What is
a. When the audience/reader knows something the characters do not.
At the end of "The Necklace," we discover that the lost necklace cost ____ francs.
a. 40,000
b. 500
c. 400
What is
b. 500
Which best describes Madame Loisel's feelings at the end of "The Necklace?"
a. Happiness
b. Indifference
c. Astonishment
What is
c. Astonishment
The best definition of Theme is...
a. The message the author is sending.
b. A word that summarizes the story.
c. The author telling people what to do or how to behave.
What is
a. The message the author is sending
What type of Irony is this: “‘Oh, my poor Mathilde! But mine was imitation. It was worth at the very most five hundred francs!’” (Maupassant paragraph 115).
a. Dramatic Irony
b. Situational Irony
c. Verbal Irony
What is
b. Situational Irony
In "The Lottery," the slips of paper replaced what?
a. List of names
b. Stones
c. Chips of wood
What is
c. Chips of wood
In "The Lottery," the exposition states that the children are gathering stones into a pile. This is an example of what literary device?
a. Pun
b. Foreshadowing
c. Metaphor
What is
b. Foreshadowing
What is the main difference between Theme and Main Idea?
a. Theme is a universal message and Main Idea is what a story is about.
b. Theme is what a story is about and Main Idea is the universal message it sends.
What is
a. Theme is a universal lesson and Main Idea is what a story is about.
What type of Irony is this: “When Madame Loisel took back the necklace to Madame Forestier, the latter said to her in a chilly voice: ‘You ought to have brought it back sooner; I might have needed it’” (Maupassant paragraph 88).
a. Dramatic Irony
b. Situational Irony
c. Verbal Irony
What is
a. Dramatic Irony
In "The Necklace," what conclusion can you draw about Monsieur Loisel, based on his treatment of his wife?
a. He cares a lot about his wife's happiness.
b. He has grown tired of his wife's complaining.
c. He cares too much about unimportant things.
What is
a. He cares a lot about his wife's happiness.
What type of Irony is this: "‘Nothing. Only I haven’t a dress and so I can’t go to this party. Give your invitation to some friend of yours whose wife will be turned out better than I shall” (Maupassant paragraph 19).
a. Situational Irony
b. Dramatic Irony
c. Verbal Irony
What is
c. Verbal Irony