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2011 Spring Exam Review
A Raisin in the Sun
Why did Mama call Walter a
disgrace to his father's
memory?
He had become too concerned with money and had lost traditional family values.
He was too eager to spend the money Mama would receive from his father's insurance policy.
He beat his wife and disgraced his mother.
He had turned his back on God and had become an alcoholic.
A Raisin in the Sun
What is the setting of the
play? in an apartment in Chicago’s Southside
in a boarding house in New York City
in a quiet house in a Chicago suburb
in an apartment in a small town in Illinois
A Raisin in the Sun
Which of the following
statements BEST expresses a key
theme of the play?
Family is more important than money.
Discrimination is wrong.
Hard work will help people achieve their goals
It is important to honor one’s heritage.
A Raisin in the Sun
An example of external
conflict from Act I is when:
Walter struggles with other family members over moneyBeneatha struggles to choose between George and Asagai
Mama struggles with Ruth for control of the family
Travis struggles to keep his grades up in school
A Raisin in the Sun
Which of the following best
describes Beneatha?
Realist searching for her own identity
Idealist who dreams of having her own house
Deeply religious and devoted to her family
Assimilationist
A Raisin in the Sun
Mama’s plant symbolizes:
her hopes for the future
the love that she and her late husband shared
her own inner state
the cultural climate the family lives in
Literary Terms
An indirect reference to a person, place, event, work of
literature, art, etc.
Allusion
Personification
Metaphor
Symbol
Literary Terms
Giving an inanimate
object human-like
charactistics
Personification
Simile
Allusion
Metaphor
Literary Terms
A comparison using like or as
Simile
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Poetry Terms
The repetition of an initial consonant
sound in nearby words
Alliteration
Consonance
Onomatopoeia
Assonance
Poetry Terms
The repetition of a vowel sound in
nearby words
Assonance
Consonance
Exact Rhyme
Alliteration
Poetry Terms
SheepDeep
Exact Rhyme
Slant Rhyme
No Rhyme
Sight Rhyme
Literary Terms
The group of people for which a
passage has been written
Target Audience
Reader
Publisher
Editor
“Streetcar”
Stanley tells Stella that Blanch is well known in Laurel but not
respected.
True
False
“Streetcar”
When Stella is in the hospital having her
baby, Blanche seduces Stanley.
False
True
“Streetcar”
Blanche encourages
Stella to leave Stanley because
he is violent.
True
False
“Streetcar”
Blanche comes to stay with the
Kowalskis because of Stella’s pregnancy.
False
True
“Streetcar”
According to Stanley, the Napoleonic
Code means that:
what belongs to one spouse belongs to the other.
in-laws are not legally part of the family.
it is a man’s right to rule his family.
“Streetcar”
Stanley found out that Blanche was
fired from her teaching job in
Laurel because she was:
involved with a seventeen-year-old.
not teaching the required material.
having an affair with the superintendent, Mr. Graves.
“Streetcar”
Because Stanley wants Blanche
out of his life, his birthday present
to her is a:
one-way bus ticket back to Laurel
two-week cruise of the Caribbean
new fur to add to her collection
month’s free rent on her own apartment
“Streetcar”
Which of these best represents
Blanche’s decaying false
reality?
the paper lantern that Mitch tore off the light
the broken plates that Stanley threw on the floor
Blanche’s costume jewelry
Blanche’s need to drink all the time
“Streetcar”
Which of the following attitudes is most likely linked
to Blanche’s Old South upbringing?
her constant reference to Stanley as “common” and inferior
her need for Stella to wait on her hand and foot
her tendency to bathe often
“Streetcar”
Which of the following best characterizes
Stanley as animalistic and
primitive?
[He hurls a plate to the floor.] “That’s how I’ll clear the table!”
“Nothing belongs on a poker table but cards, chips, and whiskey.”
“How right you was, baby. I was common as dirt.”
“A Rose for Emily”
What is unclear to the reader
when Emily buys rat poison from the druggist?
the reason that she buys the poison
the amount of rat poison she buys
the kind of poison she wants to buy
the amount she pays for the poison
“A Rose for Emily”
How might the result of the
minister's visit be considered ambiguous?
The reader knows he refused to go back but can only guess what may have happened.
The reader sees how Emily treats visitors, and his experience was similar.
The reader can assume the minister was successful.
The reader knows that Emily is not easily influenced, so the minister gave up.
“A Rose for Emily”
Why did the ladies of
Jefferson force the minister to call on Emily?
Emily was becoming a disgrace and setting a bad example.Emily was in need of charity but wouldn't admit it.
Emily was in need of counseling during her loss.
Emily had sinned and they wanted her to pray.
“A Rose for Emily”
Why were the people glad when it was learned that after Miss Emily's father
died, all that was left to her was the house?
She had suddenly become more like them.
They had always envied her good fortune.
The house was worth a lot of money.
The people of Jefferson were gossips.
Poetry: Langston Hughes
Which line from “Dream Variations”
gives you a clue about what the
speaker looks like? “Dark like me—”
“To fling my arms wide”
“A tall, slim tree …”
“That is my dream!”
Poetry: Langston Hughes
In “I, Too,” what does the word
“too” in the first and last lines
emphasize in the poem?
The speaker is part of the American experience.
The speaker is anticipating a radical change.
The speaker is American.
The speaker is a well-known American musician.
Poetry: Langston Hughes
“I, Too” is best described as:
A response to Whitman’s “I Hear America Singing”
A collection of poems about nature
A sonnet
A replica of Frost’s “Birches”
“The Life You Save
May Be Your Own”
How does Mr. Shiftlet gain Mrs. Crater's
trust?
by teaching Lucynell to say “bird”
by buying a new fanbelt for the car
by speaking of his background
by admiring the sunset
“The Life You Save
May Be Your Own”
How are Mrs. Crater and Mr. Shiftlet alike?
They are both obsessed with an idea.
They both want to improve the farm.
They are both protective of Lucynell.
They both want the car to work.
“The Life You Save
May Be Your Own”
What can you predict, based on Mr. Shiftlet's statement that a person's spirit
is always “on the move”?
He will leave after he fixes the car.
He will continue to try to fix the car.
He will stay and work on the farm.
He and Lucynell will live in the house.
“The Life You Save
May Be Your Own”
When Mr. Shiftlet meets the old woman and her daughter, the author's description of
him conveys the impression that he is most interested in the
car in the yard.
possibility of a job.
chance to teach the daughter.
location of the farm.
“The Life You Save
May Be Your Own”
Which of the following
statements by the old woman is
ironic?
“‘And I wouldn't let no man have her but you because I seen you would do right.’”“‘One that can't talk,’ she continued, ‘can't sass you back or use foul language.’”
“‘Are you married or are you single?’”
“‘She can sweep the floor, cook, wash, feed the chickens, and hoe.’”
“The Life You Save
May Be Your Own”
Which of the following statements by Mr. Shiftlet should
have alerted Mrs. Crater that he
wasn’t to be trusted?
“Lady, nowadays, people’ll do anything anyways...people don’t care how they lie.”“Lady, there’s some men that some things mean more to them than money.”“I’d give a fortune to live where I could see me a sun do that every evening.”
“Tools. I’m a carpenter.”
“The First Seven Years”
Why does Feld want Max to date Miriam?
Max is a college student.
Max has expressed interest in Miriam.
Max is a peddler's son.
Miriam has said she likes Max.
“The First Seven Years”
After a long time, what is
Feld's epiphany, or realization, about Sobel?
Sobel loves Miriam.
Sobel hates working for Feld.
Miriam loves Sobel.
Sobel wants his own business.
“The First Seven Years”
How does the title “The First Seven Years” connect to the epiphany, or
realization, that Feld has about Sobel?
Sobel will work for Feld for seven years before he can court Miriam.
Sobel will leave Feld's employment after seven years as his assistant.
Miriam will work for seven years and then go to college.
Miriam will date Max for seven years and then marry Sobel.
“The First Seven Years”
Based on the information in the story, what can a reader reasonably
predict about Miriam?
She will probably marry Sobel.
She will probably date Max again.
She will probably lose interest in books.
She will probably go to college.
“The First Seven Years”
Which of the following is one
way in which the story reflects the
author’s life?
The author was from an immigrant family, and his father wanted a better life for him just as Feld wanted for Miriam.
The author was a Russian immigrant who wanted his daughter to marry a student.
The author suffered from a heart condition like Feld.
The author was a shoemaker like Feld.
“The First Seven Years”
How does Feld misunderstand “education”?
At the start of the story, he thinks that a college degree is the only indicator of an education.
At the start of the story, he thinks that one must be old in order to be educated.
At the start of the story, he thinks that being a doctor or lawyer is the only indication of being educated.
At the start of the story, he thinks that one must have on-the-job work experience in order to be educated.
“Marigolds”
Which of the following best describes the
narrator’s feelings toward the
Depression?
apathy, because her family was used to the poverty that came with the Depression
fear, because her family lost everything and had nowhere to turn
remorse, because she associated the Depression as the end of all happiness
surprise, because she too young to understand how the Depression could happen
“Marigolds”What cultural context is revealed in
the following passage? I don’t know what it was that we
were waiting for; certainly not for the prosperity that was “just around the corner,” for those were white folks’
words, which we never believed. Nor did we wait for hard work and thrift to pay off in shining success, as the American Dream promised, for we
knew better than that, too.
The African American community in which the narrator lived did not hold the same beliefs as many of the white communities.
The African American community in which the narrator lived believed in the power of prayer.
The African American community in which the narrator lived believed that fate ruled their lives.
The African American community in which the narrator lived very much believed in the American Dream.
“Marigolds
Why did Lizabeth dislike the marigolds in
Miss Lottie’s yard?
They didn’t fit in with the picture of total decay.
They were her least favorite flower.
Miss Lottie had stolen the flower from her father’s garden store.
She was allergic to them, and the pollen made her sick every year.
“Marigolds”
How did Miss Lottie react
when Lizabeth destroyed the
marigolds?
She just stood there in awe because she no longer had anything to protect.
She was furious and began beating her.
She called Lizabeth’s parents and asked them to pay for new flowers.
She broke down in tears and begged her to fix it.
Poetry: Robert Frost
In Frost’s “Birches,” how
do the birch trees actually get bent over?
by an ice storm
by a bulldozer
by a woodsman chopping them
by a tornado
Poetry: Robert Frost
How would the author like to
think the birches got bent
over?
a boy swinging on them
a tornado
a giant stepping on them
a sand storm
Poetry: Robert Frost
This is an example of what poetic device: “They click upon themselves/ As the breeze rises, and turn many-colored/ As the stir cracks and crazes their
enamel”?
onomatopoeia
simile
personification
metaphor
Poetry: Robert Frost
Which of the following is a
metaphor from “Birches”?
“Such heaps of broken glass to sweep away”
“Then he flung outward, feet first, with a swish,”
“One could do worse than be a swinger of birches.”
“And life is too much like a pathless wood”
Poetry: Robert Frost
What type of rhyme is in the following excerpt from “Stopping by Woods on a
Snowy Evening”?Whose woods these are I
think I know.His house is in the village
though;
Exact
Slant
Internal
Sight
The Secret Life of Bees
Lily chooses to go to Tiburon
because
she sees the name on the back of the black Mary picture.
she has heard about the three sisters who make honey.
she knows she has relatives there.
she stops there on her way to Virginia.
The Secret Life of Bees
What made Lily first ask if
someone in the house knew her
mother?
May leaving the graham crackers to lure out the roaches
T. Ray showing up at the house
August reading the Jane Eyre book
June trying to send her away
The Secret Life of Bees
The historical event that
influences the action of the
novel is
Lyndon Johnson signing the Civil Rights Bill of 1964
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s march on Washington, D.C.
Rosa Parks being arrested and the beginnings of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Secret Life of Bees
Which of the following was
NOT true about Lily’s mother?
She was divorcing T. Ray and going to live in Tiburon without Lily.
She returned home to get Lily and bring her back to Tiburon.
She was depressed after marrying T. Ray.
She stayed with the honey ladies for three months while married to T. Ray.
The Secret Life of Bees
“[the bees sounded] like a radio tuned to static in the next room”
Simile
Metaphor
Symbolism
Personification
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