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Quiz: Fiction Unit
Due Apr 8 at 11:59pm
Points 80
Questions 50
Time Limit 90 Minutes
Instructions
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I they are self-centered individuals
The quiz:
Covers the LearnImaterial from Module 3: Week 3.
Contains 50 multiple-choice and true/falseIquestions.
Is limited to 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Allows 1 attempt.
Is worth 80 points.
You may refer to your notes and textbooks at any time during the assessment.
Submit this assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module 3: Week 3.
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The fact that most of the villagers participate in the lottery suggests that ____________.
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I they accept it without question
I they are forced to participate in it
I they “ain’t the way they used to be.”
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I People do not know it when they commit evil.
I Life is not fair.
I Following traditions is bad.
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I Rational people can act irrationally.
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I Everyone, including the victim’s family, participates in the tradition
I He is forced to participate
I Without his participation the event cannot proceed
I He must throw the fatal stone
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What human characteristic is thematized in the excerpt?
Reading Comprehension - The Lottery
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That little Davy Hutchinson, the small son of the victim, is given a few pebbles to throw at his mother suggests
that __________.
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I they seemingly are primitive people
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I they want to finish quickly so they can go home and enjoy their noon meal
I engage in a primitive scapegoat custom
I they are cruel hypocrites
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I Offer little or no surprises
I Serves as an example of understatement
I Is mundane
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I Exemplices irony
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One of the most notable ironies about the characters is that __________.
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How the excerpt opens and how it ends ___________.
Read this excerpt from “The Destructors” by Graham Greene and answer the question that
follows: “There was no sign of anybody anywhere. The loo stood like a tomb in a neglected
graveyard. The curtains were drawn. The house slept.”I “The house slept” is a metaphor for
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I quiet
I sleep
I death
I doom
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Question 7
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I Leave.
I Go.
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I Stay
I Fast
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__________.
Read this excerpt from “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne and answer the question that
follows:
"Dearest heart," whispered [Faith], … "pray thee, put off your journey until sunrise, and sleep in your own
bed to-night. A lone woman is troubled with such dreams and such thoughts, that she's afeard of
herself, sometimes. Pray, tarry with me this night, dear husband, of all nights in the year!"
"My love and my Faith," replied young Goodman Brown, "of all nights in the year, this one night must I
tarry away from thee. My journey, as thou callest it, forth and back again, must needs be done 'twixt
now and sunrise.
The word tarry appears twice, crst in statements by Faith, and second in Goodman Brown’s reply.I What
does it mean?
Read this excerpt from “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne and answer the question that
follows:
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I He is reluctant to leave his wife, but feels compelled to do so.
I He is eager to leave his wife because he feels the wife doubts him.
I He decides not to leave because he loves his wife.
I He departs because his wife insists that he should leave.
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I Personiccation
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I Allusion
I Understatement
I Cross Purposes
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"Dearest heart," whispered [Faith], … "pray thee, put off your journey until sunrise, and sleep in your own
bed to-night. A lone woman is troubled with such dreams and such thoughts, that she's afeard of
herself, sometimes. Pray, tarry with me this night, dear husband, of all nights in the year!"
"My love and my Faith," replied young Goodman Brown, "of all nights in the year, this one night must I
tarry away from thee. My journey, as thou callest it, forth and back again, must needs be done 'twixt
now and sunrise.
Which of the following phrases best explains how Goodman Brown feels about his departure?
Read this excerpt from “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and answer the question that
follows: "Be a good sport, Tessie." Mrs. Delacroix called, and Mrs. Graves said, "All of us took
the same chance."
If the word Delacroix (the name of one of the characters in “The Lottery”) means “of the
cross,” which of the following cgures of speech is used?
Read this excerpt from “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and answer the question that follows:
“Mr. Summers called his own name and then stepped forward precisely and selected a slip from the
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I 76 people.
I 30 people.
I 100 people.
I 57 people.
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I callous
I dumb
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I quiet
I cold
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I oashback
box. Then he called, ‘Warner.’ ‘Seventy-seventh year I been in the lottery,’ Old Man Warner said as he
went through the crowd. ‘Seventy-seventh time.’
One can infer from this excerpt that not less than _____________ have “won” and fallen victim to the
lottery.
In Graham Greene’s “The Destructors,” the statement that T’s words “were almost concned to
voting ‘Yes’ or ‘No’” suggests that he is __________.
Read this excerpt from “The Destructors” by Graham Greene and answer the question that
follows: “The loo stood like a tomb in a neglected graveyard. The curtains were drawn. The
house slept. Blackie lumbered nearer the saw and the sledge-hammer. Perhaps after all
nobody had turned up; the plan had been a wild invention; they had woken wiser. But when
he came close to the back door he could hear a confusion of sound hardly louder than a hive
in swarm; a clickety-clack, a bang bang bang, a scraping, a creaking, a sudden painful crack.”
References to “tomb,” “graveyard,” and “bang bang bang” suggest imminent doom.I This is an
example of __________.
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I foreshadowing
I recguring
I precx
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I Shows intense effort
I Proves a lack of direction
I Indicates discordant attitudes
I Underscores the faulty plan
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I appeasement
I families
I metallurgy
Read this excerpt from “The Destructors” by Graham Greene and answer the question that
follows: “Blackie lumbered nearer the saw and the sledge-hammer. Perhaps after all nobody
had turned up; the plan had been a wild invention; they had woken wiser. But when he came
close to the back door he could hear a confusion of sound hardly louder than a hive in
swarm; a clickety-clack, a bang bang bang, a scraping, a creaking, a sudden painful crack. He
thought; it’s true, and whistled.”I Why is confusion an effective choice?
Read this excerpt from “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and answer the question that follows:
“Mr. Summers called his own name and then stepped forward precisely and selected a slip from the
box. Then he called, ‘Warner.’ ‘Seventy-seventh year I been in the lottery,’ Old Man Warner said as he
went through the crowd. ‘Seventy-seventh time.’ ‘Watson’ The tall boy came awkwardly through the
crowd. Someone said, ‘Don't be nervous, Jack,’ and Mr. Summers said, ‘Take your time, son.’
This passage suggests that “The Lottery” usesII ________ as an organizational frame.
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I ritual
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I "You didn't give him time enough to take any paper he wanted.”
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I "Be a good sport, Tessie." Mrs. Delacroix called…”
I “It wasn't fair!"
I "All of us took the same chance."
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I Like worms, they operated primarily in the underground rail station.
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I Like worms, they “wormed” their way into Mr. Misery’s heart.
I Like worms, they operated unseen from the outside.
I Like worms, they operated in the dark.
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Read this excerpt from “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and answer the question that follows:I
“Bill Hutchinson was standing quiet, staring down at the paper in his hand. Suddenly, Tessie
Hutchinson shouted to Mr. Summers. ‘You didn't give him time enough to take any paper he wanted. I
saw you. It wasn't fair!’
‘Be a good sport, Tessie.’ Mrs. Delacroix called, and Mrs. Graves said, ‘All of us took the same chance.’
Considering the dire consequences for winning “The Lottery,” which of the following statements is
ironic and out of place?
In “The Destructors” the boys are members of the Wormsley Common Gang.I Of the
following choices, which shows best the way they operate?
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I Simile
I Metaphor
I alliteration
I Rhyme Scheme
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I Summers and Graves
I Night and Morning
I Coal and Paper
I Box and Safe
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Question 19
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Read this excerpt from “The Destructors” by Graham Greene and answer the question that
follows: “There was no sign of anybody anywhere. The loo stood like a tomb in a neglected
graveyard. The curtains were drawn. The house slept.”I The statement that the “loo stood like
a tomb” is an example of?
Read this excerpt from “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and answer the question that
follows: “The night before the lottery, Mr. Summers and Mr. Graves made up the slips of
paper and put them in the box, and it was then taken to the safe of Mr. Summers' coal
company and locked up until Mr. Summers was ready to take it to the square next morning.”
This excerpt shows a certain incongruity. Which of the following best illustrates this?
Read this excerpt from “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne and answer the question that
follows:
"Dearest heart," whispered [Faith], … "pray thee, put off your journey until sunrise, and sleep in your own
bed to-night. A lone woman is troubled with such dreams and such thoughts, that she's afeard of
herself, sometimes. Pray, tarry with me this night, dear husband, of all nights in the year!"
"My love and my Faith," replied young Goodman Brown, "of all nights in the year, this one night must I
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I faithless
I indecisive
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I afraid
I cckle
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I Analyze.
I Repair damaged buildings.
I Travel the railroad.
I Be punctual.
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tarry away from thee. My journey, as thou callest it, forth and back again, must needs be done 'twixt
now and sunrise.
It may be inferred from the passage that Faith, the wife, is __________.
Close to the beginning of Graham Greene’s “The Destructors,” this information is given about
the gang:
The gang met every morning in an impromptu car park, the site of the last bomb of the crst
blitz. The leader, who was known as Blackie, claimed to have heard it fall, and no one was
precise enough in his dates to point out he would have been one year old and fast asleep on
the down platform of Wormsley Common Underground station. On one side of the car park
leant the crst occupied house, No.3. T, whose words were almost concned to voting ‘Yes’ or
‘No’ to the plan of operations proposed each day by Blackie…”
From the passage, the evidence is given that members are disinclined to:
Fables are stories about animals that are often used to teach a moral.
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I False
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I True
I False
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I True
I False
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I True
I False
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I True
In "The Rocking-Horse Winner" the whispers are symptoms, not causes. And Paul only
makes them worse.
In "The Rocking Horse Winner," Paul's mistake of confusing "luck" with "lucre" causes the
unhappiness and tragedy in the story.
In "The Destructors," Old Misery is described as one who lived in a "crippled house."
The author of a technically adept story uses no idle language.
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I
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I "The Destructors"
I "The Most Dangerous Game"
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I "The Rocking-Horse Winner"
I "Greenleaf"
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I climax
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I complication
I denouement
I exposition
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I Mark
I Matthew
I Nathaniel Hawthorne
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I St. Luke
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In this story, the protagonist blurs the distinction between "luck" and "lucre"
The longest part of a short story, or the part that develops the conoict(s) that will lead to the
climax, is termed
"The Prodigal Son" appears in the Gospel according to
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I True
I False
I
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I True
I False
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I True
I False
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I True
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I False
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In “The Prodigal Son,” the Father's cnal act exemplices love, forgiveness, and reconciliation.
The narrative frame starts to emerge in The Canterbury Tales.
Plot is about cause and effect.
An example of a plot pattern is metaphysical structure.
"The Rocking Horse Winner" ends after the death of
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I Master Paul
I General Zaroff
I Dick Prosser
I Mr. Thomas
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I True
I False
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I True
I False
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I True
I False
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According to the lectures (lessons), literature reading forces the person to interact with
material in order to sustain mental activity.
The setting as a motive force means the happenings in the story are closely related to the
setting.
Plot is the sequence of incidents or events through which an author constructs a story.
Diction is one element in determining style.
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I True
I False
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I "The Destructors"
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I "The Rocking-Horse Winner"
I "Greenleaf"
I "The Most Dangerous Game"
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I static character
I foil character
I round character
I hybrid character
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I builder and decorator
I retired politician
I banker
I painter
The protagonist or main character in this short story is called Paul.
Another possible name for a character who undergoes no change.
Old Misery's occupation in "The Destructors" was
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I stock character
I foil character
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I dynamic character
I hybrid character
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I "The Destructors"
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I "The Rocking-Horse Winner"
I "Greenleaf"
I "The Most Dangerous Game"
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I True
I False
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A character that procts from experience and undergoes a change or development is called.
The opening sentence of this story suggests that the mother "had no luck."
The use of repetition is a vital signal because the author is drawing the reader's attention to
something of signiccance.
Old Misery's lav survived even though the house next door was destroyed by a bomb.
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I True
I False
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Question 45
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I True
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I False
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Question 46
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I True
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I False
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Question 47
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I omniscient
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I limited omniscient
I dramatic
I third person
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The plot is both action and the way the author arranges the action toward a specicc end.
According to the lectures (Lessons), A Thousand and One Arabian Nights has a superccially
nested structure.
A story that is told by a third-person narrator who knows only the actions and thoughts of the
protagonist or a limited number of characters.
The oscial for the lottery was
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I Old Man Warner
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I Mr. Summers
I Mr. Graves
I Mr. Martin
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I True
I False
I
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I oat character
I foil character
I dynamic character
I hybrid character
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Euphony means pleasant sounding.
The antonym (word with opposite meaning) for a round character is
