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Short Story Exam Review
Test Description: Rules of the Game, Three Questions, The Gift of the Magi, The Cask of Amontillado, The Scarlet Ibis, The Necklace
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1) In the quote The play area was bordered by wood-slat benches where old-country people sat cracking roasted watermelon seeds with their golden teeth and scattering the husks to an impatient gathering of gurgling pigeons, which of the following terms
A
simile
B
imagery
C
personification
D
metaphor
2) Something that stands for or represents something else (like the combin The Rules of the Game) is a(n)
A
symbol
B
allusion
C
hyperbole
D
paradox
3) Which of the following BEST fits a theme from The Gift of the Magi?
A
The woman cut her hair to give her husband the gift he wanted most.
B
The couple both gave up their prized possession for the other.
C
The ultimate sacrifice is giving of yourself.
D
Don't sacrifice who you are for someone else.
4) The oriole nest in the elm was untenanted and rocked back and forth like an empty cradle is an example of...
A
Simile
B
Metaphor
C
Symbol
D
Personification
5) A grindstone stands where the bleeding tree stood, just outside the kitchen door is an example of
A
Personification
B
Metaphor
C
Simile
D
Symbol
6) I did not know then that pride is a wonderful, terrible thing, a seed that bears two vines, life and death is an example of...
A
Personification
B
Simile
C
Metaphor
D
Hyperbole
7) Which of the following characters is NOT an example of a round character?
A
Montressor in The Cask Of Amontillado
B
Mme. Loisel in The Necklace
C
Mme Forrestier in The Necklace
D
the narrator in The Scarlet Ibis
8) Which of the following is the setting in Three Questions?
A
The hermit's house in the woods
B
A peasant's house in the kingdom
C
The King wants three questions answered.
D
A cold, snowy day in January
9) Several allusions were used in The Gift of The Magi. Which of the following is NOT an allusion in the story?
A
The Magi
B
Sir James Dillingham Young
C
King of Solomon
D
Queen of Sheba
10) In The Scarlet Ibis, the narrator was the main character in the story. From which point of view was this story told?
A
Second Person
B
Third Person
C
Omniscient
D
First Person
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