Unit 1 Test Review

About the Author

100

We read all of the following except- 

1. The Sun Also Rises

2. A Sound of Thunder

3. The Veldt

4. The Pedestrian

The Sun Also Rises

200

Bradbury most likely uses the names Peter and Wendy for the children as an allusion to which children’s movie- 

1. Peter Pan, Neverland

2. Cinderella, The Magic Kingdom

3. Encanto, The Family Madrigal

4. Brave, The Forest 

Peter Pan, Neverland

300

Ray Bradbury’s stories were published between the years- 

1. 1990-2005

2. 1940-1980

3. 1930-1948

4. 1872-1914

1940-1980

400

When an author’s life impacts their work, this is called-

 

1. Satire

2. Social Commentary

3. Allusion

4. Biographical Context

Biographical Context

500

Elements of Ray Bradbury’s life that impacted his stories include all but the following-

 

1. Being stopped by a police officer while walking at night

2. Growing up in in a post-WW2 and post-Depression, technological renaissance

3. Serving in the army

4. Basing story settings on places he lived

Serving in the army

Social Commentary, Satire

100

“the historical period that shapes a work of literature and allows the reader to understand important issues in a given time period”

1. Biographical Context

2. Historical Context

3. Social Commentary

4. Satire

Historical Context

200

What is Satire? 

Satire in literature is an artistic form that uses ridicule, irony, parody, or caricature to expose and criticize human vices, follies, abuses, or shortcomings. It often aims to inspire social reform by highlighting flaws in individuals, corporations, government, or society itself.

300

Define Social Commentary

Social commentary is the act of saying something about subjects that affect society, or a film, book, piece of art, etc. that does this. Social commentary can be a critique or a comment on social, cultural, political, or economic issues in a society.

400

“Writing that offers insight into society, its values, and its customs”

1. Biographical Context

2. Historical Context

3. Social Commentary

4. Satire

Social Commentary

500

A literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human or societal vice with the goal of reform.”

1. Biographical Context

2. Historical Context

3. Social Commentary

4. Satire

Satire

A Sound Of Thunder

100

1. What best describes the mood of the story? (A Sound of Thunder)

2. Dry and matter of fact

3. Factual and formal

4. Comical and ironic

5. Mysterious and suspenseful

Mysterious and Suspenseful

200

Which of the following lines does NOT contain foreshadowing?

1. “Does this safari guarantee I come back alive?”

2. “If you disobey instructions, there’s a stiff penalty of another ten thousand dollars, plus possible government action, on your return.”

3. “If Deutscher had gotten in, we’d have the worst kind of dictatorship.”

4. “There was a sound like a gigantic bonfire burning all of Time, all the years and all the parchment calendars, all the hours piled high and set aflame.”

“There was a sound like a gigantic bonfire burning all of Time, all the years and all the parchment calendars, all the hours piled high and set aflame.”

300

Which statement identifies the main theme of the short story? 

1. It is impossible to predict and prepare for every possible outcome, no matter how careful you are

2. Humans tend to be careless in their treatment of the environment and unaware of the consequence of their actions

3. Everything that has taken place in the past is intricately connected, and one small action can have major consequences

4. Technology should be used to advance the world, and should not be wasted on trivial leisure pursuits

It is impossible to predict and prepare for every possible outcome, no matter how careful you are

400

How does Eckels’ actions while he is in the past develop the plot? 

1. Eckels disobeys Travis’ instructions and steps off the Path, resulting in Travis’ decision to leave him in the past

2. Eckels puts the safety of himself above his fellow hunters when he steps off the Path, making them more willing to dispose of him

3. Eckels carelessly steps off the Path out of fear, and disrupt the past in a way that will likely impact the future

4. Eckels breaks the laws of time travel by stepping off the Path, so in the future non-hunters will be allowed to time travel

Eckels carelessly steps off the Path out of fear, and disrupt the past in a way that will likely impact the future

500

How are the details of Travis’ explanation about how they should behave in the past important to the story’s theme? 

1. Travis stresses how delicate the balance between the past and the future is by discussing how small changes can have big consequences

2. Travis emphasizes how the smallest creatures in the world are the most important ones when it comes to the survival of mankind

3. Travis reveals how much he cares for the environment and animals by emphasizing how important it is to take care of them

4. Travis shows how he thinks time travel is too risky, as he goes over the details in great detail

Travis stresses how delicate the balance between the past and the future is by discussing how small changes can have big consequences

The Pedestrian

100

1. Read the following excerpt from the selection:

A metallic voice called to him …

The author’s primary purpose of including this detail in paragraph 11 is to convey —

1. imminent danger

2. a sense of authority 

3. a pessimistic mood

4. a non-human element

a non-human element

200

1. Read the following excerpt from the selection:

“Nobody wanted me,” said Leonard Mead with a smile.

This excerpt BEST characterizes Mead as —

1. humble

2. inconsistent

3. passionate

4. disobedient

Humble

300

In the selection, the police car is a symbol of –

1. social progress

2. capitalism

3. authority

4. rebellion

Authority

400

Read the following excerpt from the selection: … he would stride off, sending patterns of frosty air before him like the smoke of a cigar. 

What literary device is BEST illustrated by the excerpt above?

1. Personification 

2. Paradox

3. Simile

4. Allusion

Simile

500

Read the following excerpt from the selection:

But now these highways, too, were like streams in a dry season, all stone and bed and moon radiance. 

The author uses the simile in this excerpt from paragraph 9 to convey —

1. lack of activity

2. lack of emotion

3. abundance of materialism 

4. both B & C

lack of activity

Literary Elements

100

Read the following excerpt from the selection:

Sometimes he would walk for hours and miles and return only at midnight to his house. 

This excerpt illustrates the author’s use of which point of view?

1. 1st person 

2. 2nd person

3. 3rd person 

4. None of the above

3rd Person

200

1. Read the following excerpt from the selection: … he would stride off, sending patterns of frosty air before him like the smoke of a cigar. 

What literary device is BEST illustrated by the excerpt above?

1. Personification 

2. Paradox

3. Simile

4. Allusion

Simile

300

What line in the story is an example of foreshadowing?

1. “The lions don’t look real, do they”

2. "But I thought that's why we bought this house, so we wouldn't have to do anything?"

3. “And although their beds tried very hard, the two adults couldn't be rocked to sleep for another hour.” 

4. “You can't do that to the nursery, you can't!''

“The lions don’t look real, do they”

400

What is the theme of the story? (The Veldt)

1. Parents can be controlling.

2. Veldts are hot and dangerous.

3. Siblings can be best friends. 

4. There are dangers in technology.

There are dangers in technology.

500

What word best describes the authors tone toward the increasing use of technology? 

1. Interested

2. Careful

3. Cautioning

4. Celebratory

Cautioning