English 10 B Exam.
1. In the story "Ramayana," why does Sita feel ill after seeing Rama?
C) She has fallen in love with him
2. In "My Father Writes to My Mother," the mother felt __ when she told her relatives about the postcard from her husband.
B) A mix of embarrassment and pride.
3. Which of the following terms best describes the actions of the husband in the short story "Another Evening of the Club"?
D) patronizing.
4. The literary device used most to convey the author's point in "The Happy Man" is __.
B) dark humor.
5. Tammuz and Tuqan's works deal with what broad theme?
A) the Arab-Israeli conflict
6. In "The Women's Baths," what does the grandmother call "her affliction"?
C) daughter-in-law
7. What is not satirized in “Wanted: A Town Without A Crazy”?
C) War
8. In “Behind the Veil.” Which set of words describes Sihan’s relationship with her veil?
B) despises and loves
9. “Five Hours to Simla” is an example of which broad theme?
C) The clash of modernization and traditional life.
10. Which of the following would be considered the main idea of “Life the Sun”?
D) There is a price to be paid for telling the truth
11. In “The Tall Woman and Her Short Husband,” Mrs. Tall can be described as __.
B) reserved and sincere
12. In “A Way of Talking” Rose and the narrator both __
A) love and value family.
13. In the opening scene of “Saboteur,” the air smelled of rotten melons. What does this detail foreshadow?
B) the corrupt actions that follow in the story
14. “Tokyo” and “Cranes” deal with what broad theme?
A) the effects of war
15. In “Thoughts of Hanoi,” which of the following people would most likely be the speaker of the poem?
A) A Vietnamese man who fled Hanor and joined the army in the South
16. Identify the sentence in which the underlined pronoun is used incorrectly.
B) Have you turned in you’re English paper yet?
17. Neither Omar nor Kurt has turned in __ permission form.
C) his
18. Identify the choice that correctly completes the sentence: __ of these paintings were damage by the flood
B) Both
19. Identify the pronoun that agrees with the verb in the sentence. Find out if __ likes cheese and tomato sandwiches.
A) anybody
20. Identify the sentence in which the underlined verb does not agree with its subject.
D) Does Allie and Edwin want to submit their poems?
21. Identify the choice that correctly completes the sentence. Pop’s Ice Cream Shoppe has the __ ice cream of any restaurants in town
D) richest
22. Identify the problem in the sentence. James didn’t have no idea that we were coming today.
C) double negative
23. Identify the choice that correctly complete the sentence. Of the two. However, Sonja is __ interested in music
A) more
24. Identify the choice that best describes the sentence: You must be kidding!
D) exclamatory
25. Identify the incorrectly punctuated sentence in the group.
C) She wants to buy film and chewing gum
26. Identify the correctly punctuated sentence in the group.
B) George Washington was born on February 22, 1732
27. Identify the incorrectly punctuated sentence in the group.
B) Ice hockey is played on a rink; but field hockey is place outdoors.
28. Identify the correctly punctuated sentence.
A) “The reporter noted that her [Sonia Sotomayor’s] nomination to the Supreme Court was a first for Latina women.”
29. Identify the incorrect word in the sentence. Nine said that nobody’s shoes are as muddy as hers’s or mine.
B) hers’s
30. Because he wanted to play baseball so badly, his face was crestfallen when I told him the game was rained out.
C) dejected
31. I fought the crowds at the department store, my quarry- a birthday present for my brother.
B) target.
32. I will always treasure the heirloom quilt I received from my grandmother
A) inherited
33. The crumbs around her mouth provided irrefutable evidence that she had eaten my cake.
D) undeniable.
34. The exhausted soldier who fell asleep at his post was found guilty of dereliction of duty.
C) neglect
35. I felt a strong compunction about trespassing in the creepy, old abandoned house.
A) uneasiness
36. The cute puppy eventually ingratiated itself with my mother
B) charmed
37. My repeated attempts to ask my dream date to prom were rebuffed in my great dismay
A) rejected
38. The enmity between House Republicans and Democrats often keeps them from getting anything of real value done.
D) hostility
39. The horrible smells coming from the garbage can assailed my nose.
C) attacked
40. Characterization – E
41. Setting – A
42. Satire – C
43. deus ex machina – B
44. etymology – D.
45. euphemism – B
46. thesis – E
47. mood – C
48. exaggeration – D
49. pathos – A
50. dialect – B
51. flashback – A
52. simile – D
53. foreshadowing – C
54 & 55 are essays question. I cannot help.
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