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"A Rose for Emily" and "Miss Brill" Quiz .Email me the answers to these questions. This quiz is due by Sunday.

1. Who wrote “A Rose for Emily”?

a. William Faulkner

b. Edgar Allen Poe

c. Katherine Mansfield

2. What does the rose in the title symbolize?

a. Roses on Emily’s grave

b. Roses in Emily’s garden

c. A tribute (toast) to Emily

3. Who was Homer Barron in “A Rose for Emily”?

a. the Mayor

b. Emily’s love interest

c. Emily’s father

4. What was the smell coming from her house?

a. Old garbage

b. Dead rats

c. Dead corpse

5. What did Colonel Sartoris promise Emily’s dad before his death?

a. To take care of Emily after he died

b. Not to burden Emily with taxes

c. To sell the house for Emily after he died

6. The ironic twist of this story is?

a. Emily had her father’s corpse in the basement

b. Emily had her house man’s corpse in the kitchen

c. Emily had her lover’s corpse in her bed

7. Where does Miss Brill go every Sunday?

a. To the town park

b. To church

c. To read to an old man in his garden

8. What does Miss Brill treasure the most (as noted by her comments)?

a. Her time reading with the old man four times a week

b. Her fur she calls “the dear thing”

c. Her memories of a lost love

9. Who’s point of view are we (the readers) listening to?

a. Miss Brill’s (mostly)

b. The narrator’s (all the time)

c. Another character’s (mostly)

10. Who does Miss Brill listen to in the park?

a. A band

b. People

c. Both a & b

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Liteary Quiz .Email me your answers by Sunday.

Chapter 2: Short Story Considerations Quiz—multiple choice

For each set, match the term to its definition.

Set A

____ 1. plot a. the turning point or the point of highest intensity

____ 2. flashback b. a technique that subtly suggests what will happen later in a story

____ 3. foreshadowing c. the outcome or closure to the events

____ 4. climax d. storyline or plan of the story

____ 5. resolution e. a technique that looks back on events that happened before the time of the current narration

Set B

____ 6. characters a. a struggle

____ 7. protagonist b. the character who works against the main character

____ 8. antagonist c. the people (or beings) who populate the story

____ 9. dialogue d. a vocal exchange between two or more characters

____ 10. conflict e. the main character; the character the action revolves around

Set C

____ 11. setting a. a serious subject approached in a light manner

____ 12. tone b. the main idea the writer wants to convey

____ 13. dark humor c. the time and place in which the story takes place

____ 14. symbols d. the writer’s attitude toward the subject

____ 15. theme e. items that on the surface appear to be what they literally are, but which also have another meaning or many meanings

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a. Roses on Emily’s grave

b. Roses in Emily’s garden

c. A tribute (toast) to Emily

3. Who was Homer Barron in “A Rose for Emily”?

a. the Mayor

b. Emily’s love interest

c. Emily’s father

4. What was the smell coming from her house?

a. Old garbage

b. Dead rats

c. Dead corpse

5. What did Colonel Sartoris promise Emily’s dad before his death?

a. To take care of Emily after he died

b. Not to burden Emily with taxes

c. To sell the house for Emily after he died

6. The ironic twist of this story is?

a. Emily had her father’s corpse in the basement

b. Emily had her house man’s corpse in the kitchen

c. Emily had her lover’s corpse in her bed

7. Where does Miss Brill go every Sunday?

a. To the town park

b. To church

c. To read to an old man in his garden

8. What does Miss Brill treasure the most (as noted by her comments)?

a. Her time reading with the old man four times a week

b. Her fur she calls “the dear thing”

c. Her memories of a lost love

9. Who’s point of view are we (the readers) listening to?

a. Miss Brill’s (mostly)

b. The narrator’s (all the time)

c. Another character’s (mostly)

10. Who does Miss Brill listen to in the park?

a. A band

b. People

c. Both a & b

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Liteary Quiz .Email me your answers by Sunday.

Chapter 2: Short Story Considerations Quiz—multiple choice

For each set, match the term to its definition.

Set A

____ 1. plot a. the turning point or the point of highest intensity

____ 2. flashback b. a technique that subtly suggests what will happen later in a story

____ 3. foreshadowing c. the outcome or closure to the events

____ 4. climax d. storyline or plan of the story

____ 5. resolution e. a technique that looks back on events that happened before the time of the current narration

Set B

____ 6. characters a. a struggle

____ 7. protagonist b. the character who works against the main character

____ 8. antagonist c. the people (or beings) who populate the story

____ 9. dialogue d. a vocal exchange between two or more characters

____ 10. conflict e. the main character; the character the action revolves around

Set C

____ 11. setting a. a serious subject approached in a light manner

____ 12. tone b. the main idea the writer wants to convey

____ 13. dark humor c. the time and place in which the story takes place

____ 14. symbols d. the writer’s attitude toward the subject

____ 15. theme e. items that on the surface appear to be what they literally are, but which also have another meaning or many meanings

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