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
10 points10 points
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
10 points10 points1st Five Grammar
Select the best choice for the underlined portion to make the sentence the most clear and concise.
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
10 points10 pointsVocabulary
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
10 points10 pointsVocabulary
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.
10 points10 pointsVocabulary
Match the vocabulary word to the definition.
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
10 points10 points
Of Mice & Men by John Steinbeck
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
10 points10 points1st Five Grammar
Select the best choice for the underlined portion to make the sentence the most clear and concise.
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
10 points10 points
Of Mice & Men by John Steinbeck
Match the characters to the correct description, action or quote.
Wanted to be in the movies
B – Crooks
A – the boss
C – Lennie
D – Curley’s wifeD –Curley’s wife
10 points10 pointsVocabulary
Match the vocabulary word to the definition.
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
Match the characters to the correct description, action or quote.
“If Curley says anything, you can bust his other hand.”
B – Curley
A – Crooks
C – Slim
D – Candy
C – Slim
10 points10 points1st Five Grammar
Select the best choice for the underlined portion to make the sentence the most clear and concise.
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.”)
10 points10 points
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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Of Mice & Men by John Steinbeck
Match the characters to the correct description, action or quote.
The stable hand
B – Curley
A – Crooks
C – Carlson
D – Candy
A – Crooks
10 points10 points1st Five Grammar
Select the best choice for the underlined portion to make the sentence the most clear and concise.
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
10 points10 points
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
10 points10 pointsThe Great Gatsby
Identification
The victim of a hit-and-run accident
B – Jordan Baker
A – Nick Carraway
C – Daisy Buchanan
D – Myrtle WilsonD – Myrtle Wilson
5 points5 pointsThe Great Gatsby
True/False
Jay Gatsby dies from drowning in his pool.
B – FALSE
A – TRUE
B – FALSE
10 points10 pointsThe Great Gatsby
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
5 points5 pointsThe Great Gatsby
True/False
Daisy kills Myrtle with Gatsby’s car.
B – FALSE
A – TRUEA – TRUE
5 points5 pointsThe Great Gatsby
True/False
George Wilson runs a gas station.
B – FALSE
A – TRUEA – TRUE
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
5 points5 pointsThe Scarlet Letter
True/False
The narrator of this novel is considered an omniscient narrator.
B – FALSE
A – TRUEA – TRUE
10 points10 pointsThe Scarlet Letter
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.
5 points5 pointsThe Scarlet Letter
True/False
Mistress Hibbins spends nights in the forest.
B – FALSE
A – TRUEA – TRUE
10 points10 pointsThe Scarlet Letter
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
5 points5 pointsThe Scarlet Letter
True/False
In the novel, “The Black Man” refers to Chillingworth.
B – FALSE
A – TRUE
B – FALSE
10 points10 pointsThe Scarlet Letter
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!
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