American Literature Final Exam Review Hosted by Mr. Stepp 2014 CCR3 Final Exam.

American Literature

Final Exam Review

Hosted by Mr. SteppHosted by Mr. Stepp2014 CCR3 Final Exam

E – should have led us to inform

10 points10 points1st Five Grammar

Select the best choice for the underlined portion to make the sentence the most clear and concise.

The fact that boxing is known to cause head injuries and brain damage should lead us to

inform the public and push for a ban on boxing.

B – could lead us to inform

A – should lead us to inform

C – should of led us to inform

D – will lead us to inform

E – should have led us to inform

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The House of Usher

What does Usher do with the body of his twin sister?

B– He cuts it up and makes it into meat pies.

A – He burns it.

C– He puts it in vault within the house.

D– He disintegrates it with acid.

C– He puts it in vault within the house.

10 points10 pointsVocabulary

Choose the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence.

On ________ the wallpaper stuck to the wall.

B – intercept

A – intact

C – contact

D - imposition

C – contact

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Of Mice & Men

Over how many days does the story take place?

B – Three

A – Two

C – Four

D – Five

B – Three

E – would run perfectly



After it was repaired it ran perfect again.

B – ran perfectly

A – ran perfect

C – could run perfect

D – could of run perfect

B – ran perfectly


Match the vocabulary word to the definition.

cognition

B – process of acquiring knowledge

A – an intent to reach a goal

C – a written order for medicine

D - hardship, test, trial

B – process of acquiring knowledge

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Of Mice & Men by John Steinbeck

Why are George and Lennie different from other guys who work on ranches?

B – They like their work and want to do it forever

A – They are actually wealthy

C – They are not drifters

D – Each has the other to look out for him D – Each has the other to look out for him


Choose the vocabulary word that best completes the sentence.

The bone ______ was clearly visible on the x-ray.

B – fragment

A – animate

C – coherent

D - infraction

B – fragment

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The House of Usher

Why has Roderick Usher summoned the narrator?

B– The narrator is engaged to his dying sister.

A – He wishes to see the narrator because he is ill.

C– Roderick Usher wants to kill the narrator.

D– Roderick Usher fears his sister is trying to kill him.

A – He wishes to see the narrator because he is ill.



opposition

B – belief; acceptance as true or valid

A – the act of breaking the limits or rules

C – the act of resistance or action against

D - disbelieving; not believing

C – the act of resistance or action against

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Match the characters to the correct description, action or quote.

Ill-tempered son of the boss and a welterweight fighter

B – Curley

A – George

C – Slim

D – Candy

B – Curley

E– no one’s surprise



To no ones surprise, Joe didn’t have his homework ready.

B– noones surprise

A – no ones surprise

C– no-ones surprise

D– no ones’ surprise

E– no one’s surprise

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Wanted to be in the movies

B – Crooks

A – the boss

C – Lennie

D – Curley’s wifeD –Curley’s wife



intercept

B – the act of resistance or action against

A – to stop or interrupt the course of

C – disbelieving; not believing

D - to express or imply the opposite of

A – to stop or interrupt the course of

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The House of Usher

What does Usher blame for making him ill?

B– His sister poisoning him.

A – The polluted environment.

C– The history of his family’s evil.

D– The narrator poisoning him.

C– The history of his family’s evil.

10 points10 pointsOf Mice & Men by John Steinbeck


“If Curley says anything, you can bust his other hand.”

B – Curley

A – Crooks

C – Slim

D – Candy

C – Slim



I always have trouble remembering the meaning of these two common verbs, affect (“to change” or “to influence”) and

effect (“to cause” or “to accomplish).”

B– “to accomplish”).

A – “to accomplish).”

C– “to accomplish).

D– To accomplish

B– “to accomplish”).

E– “to accomplish.”)

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VocabularyMatch the vocabulary word to the

definition.

equanimity

B – the act of breaking the limits or rules

A – calm temperament; evenness of temper

C – disbelieving; not believing

D – pretense, cover, façade, mask

A – calm temperament; evenness of temper

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The stable hand

B – Curley

A – Crooks

C – Carlson

D – Candy

A – Crooks



After the hurricane, uprooted trees were laying all over the ground.

B– lying

A – were laying

C– were lying

D– were laid

C– were lying

E– was laid

The next 7 slides are from The Great Gatsby

Scarlet Letter slides are at the end

(after The Great Gatsby)

10 points10 pointsThe Great Gatsby

Using the choices below, match the character/element to the statement.

What kind of drinks do Gatsby, Jordan, Tom, and Daisy have at the hotel?

B – San Franciscos

A – Martinis

C – Old Sports

D – Mint Juleps D – Mint Juleps

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The Great Gatsby

Who was Nick's "date" the night that he was with Tom in New

York?

B – Jordan

A – Pammy

C – Catherine

D – Daisy

C – Catherine


Identification

The victim of a hit-and-run accident

B – Jordan Baker

A – Nick Carraway

C – Daisy Buchanan

D – Myrtle WilsonD – Myrtle Wilson


True/False

Jay Gatsby dies from drowning in his pool.

B – FALSE

A – TRUE

B – FALSE


Nick first meets Gatsby...

B – At the museum

A – At the Buchanan's

C – At one of Gatsby's parties

D – In Louisville

C – At one of Gatsby's parties


True/False

Daisy kills Myrtle with Gatsby’s car.

B – FALSE

A – TRUEA – TRUE


True/False

George Wilson runs a gas station.

B – FALSE


10 points10 pointsThe Scarlet Letter

Match the quote to the correct speaker.After Hester is directed to reveal her partner, what character says, “Wondrous strength and generosity of a woman’s heart! She will not speak!”?

B – Reverend John Wilson

A – Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale

C – Governor Bellingham

D – Roger Chillingworth

A – Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale


True/False

The narrator of this novel is considered an omniscient narrator.

B – FALSE



At the Governor’s Hall, Pearl tells Reverend Wilson that

B – God made her.

A – her father is dead.

C – she was not made, but plucked from a rose bush..

D – Satan made her.

C – she was not made, but plucked from a rose bush.


True/False

Mistress Hibbins spends nights in the forest.

B – FALSE



The story suggests that the letter “A” is

B – a source of anguish for Hester.

A – a sign of Hester’s crime.

C – a symbol of pride for some of the young women in town.

D – Both B and A D – Both B and A


True/False

In the novel, “The Black Man” refers to Chillingworth.

B – FALSE

A – TRUE

B – FALSE


Before he sails to England with Hester, the minister decides that he must

B – confess his sin publicly.

A – win Pearl’s love.

C – make amends to Hester.

D – deliver his last Election Sermon. D – deliver his last Election Sermon.

Tally Tally the points.the points.

A 10 point bonus A 10 point bonus (and a very good shot at passing (and a very good shot at passing

the test tomorrow) the test tomorrow)

to the winning team!to the winning team!

American Literature Final Exam Review Hosted by Mr. Stepp 2014 CCR3 Final Exam.

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