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English I Short Story Unit Test

Quiz by Patti Owens

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  • Q1
    The gifts that Jim and Della give each other are both the worst and best gifts they could’ve chosen
    True
    False
    30s
  • Q2
    In “The Most Dangerous Game,” good triumphs over evil.
    False
    True
    30s
  • Q3
    An Amontillado is a rare type of engraved Italian sword.
    False
    True
    30s
  • Q4
    The four elements of an introductory paragraph are the hook, bridge, summary, and thesis.
    True
    False
    30s
  • Q5
    On the Storytelling Arc, the longest part of a story is called the “Falling Action.”
    True
    False
    30s
  • Q6
    This contains a metaphor: Love is a battlefield.
    False
    True
    30s
  • Q7
    This contains adjectives shifted out of order: The large bull, red-eyed and angry, charged the matador.
    False
    True
    30s
  • Q8
    This contains a participle: Hissing and slithering, the diamond-scaled snakes attacked their prey.
    False
    True
    30s
  • Q9
    This contains a participle: Feet kicking, the cat climbed the tree.
    True
    False
    30s
  • Q10
    This contains an absolute: The Pavilion was a simple city, long and rectangular.
    False
    True
    30s
  • Q11
    Using a rhetorical question is a weak way to launch an introductory paragraph.
    True
    False
    30s
  • Q12
    In “The Cask of Amontillado,” who is the narrator, the person who tells the story?
    Luchesi
    Fortunato
    Montresor
    Amontillado
    30s
  • Q13
    Which word best describes the mood, or atmosphere, of Poe's story?
    humorous
    silly
    suspenseful
    serious
    30s
  • Q14
    With whom does Montresor have a conflict in “The Cask of Amontillado”?
    himself
    Luchesi
    Fortunato
    no one
    30s
  • Q15
    According to the following sentence from “The Cask of Amontillado,” what has Fortunato done to Montresor? The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge.
    He has stabbed him
    He has stolen his wife
    He has insulted him
    He has robbed him
    30s

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