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8th Grade Unit 1 Language And Literature
Test Description: This is a review guide for the stories, The Elevator, The Tell Tale Heart, The Monkey's Paw and The Lady, or the Tiger?
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What information is given in the exposition?
A
Conflict
B
Setting
C
All of the above
D
Characters
2) Who is the main character in The Elevator?
A
The dad
B
Martin
C
The Elevator
D
The Fat Lady
3) What is the main conflict in the story The Tell Tale Heart?
A
The Old Man hears noises
B
The neighbor heard screams.
C
The police officers aren't good at their job.
D
The Narrator is vexed by the Old Man's Eye.
4) This detail is part of which stage of plot? Martin broke his leg while running down the stairs and is now forced to ride the elevator.
A
Rising Action
B
Exposition
C
Climax
D
Falling Action
5) How can you describe the narrator's character?
A
Nervous
B
Insane
C
Funny
D
Empathetic
6) Who gave the Paw to Mr. White?
A
An old Fakir
B
Herbert
C
Mrs. White
D
Sergeant Major Morris
7) How do the citizens feel about the way the King administers justice in The Lady or the Tiger?
A
They are afraid of not attending because it is a crime.
B
They enjoy being entertained by the unpredictable oucomes.
C
They do not enjoy the trial because of the tiger.
D
The citizens do not enjoy the trial because the King is barbaric.
8) The main setting of the Monkey's Paw is
A
A large new cemetary
B
A house in England
C
An Estate in India
D
A factory owned by Maw and Meggins
9) What idea does Mrs. White have after the first wish is granted?
A
She wants to give the paw back.
B
She wants her husband to leave.
C
She wants to burn the paw.
D
She wants to make another wish.
10) Which word BEST describes the mood of the Monkey's Paw?
A
Suspenseful
B
Carefree
C
Comical
D
Peaceful
11) Which of the following is a good THEME or MESSAGE of the Monkey's Paw?
A
Be grateful for what you have and do not seek more.
B
If you really want something, it is worth taking a risk.
C
It is never too late to apologize for a foolish mistake.
D
Foreign travel can inspire people to change.
12) Why does the narrator in The Tell Tale Heart believe that he will not be caught after murdering the old man?
A
He thinks that he officers are not smart enough to catch on to his deeds.
B
He thinks that the neighbor was not convicing enough about the shriek they heard.
C
None of the above.
D
He believes he is too clever to be caught and that he has destroyed all the evidence.
13) The word vex means to
A
relax
B
confuse
C
disturb
D
hide
14) The word vehemently means to do something
A
with a lot of emotion
B
very quickly
C
in a lazy way
D
very slowly
15) Barbarians are
A
aristocrats
B
royals
C
wild, uncivilized people
D
gladiators
16) Mood is the way the author feels.
A
True
B
False
17) Tone is the author's feelings and attitude about the text.
A
False
B
True
18) The stage of plot that is the most intense:
A
Falling action
B
Climax
C
Resolution
D
Exposition
19) What part of speech is a word used to describe nouns?
A
Verb
B
Adjective
C
Pronoun
D
Preposition
20) Who is Mrs. White?
A
The last person to have made any wishes
B
Herbert's mother in the Monkey's Paw
C
An old Fakir
D
The person that put the spell on the paw
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