English 10 Fall Review

English 10

Fall Semester

Exam Review

 

Short Story

The Tell-Tale Heart

A Rose for Emily

Charming Billy

Pit and the Pendulum

Typhoid Fever

 

Attach your corrected old test to this guide. Answer the questions below.

 

Which of the following is not a trick used by Paul in Charming Billy to avoid being afraid?

1. He sings.
2. He counts
3. He licks dew
4. He reads

Paul tells himself that he will stop being afraid when

1. he reaches the village
2. He reaches the sea
3. He is with his parents
4. Buffalo stops bothering him

Which of the following is not an example of how the Tim O’Brien’s style connects the story to the Vietnam War?

1. his use of slang
2. casual references to things like plastic ponchos and Medevac helicopters
3. His direct confrontations of a young soldier’s fears
4. His portrayal of a war hero.

Which of the following best describes Charming Billy’s theme?

1. Fear itself can be a dangerous enemy
2. Fear is worse than death
3. War creates weak men
4. War creates fearless men

Which of the following best describes Paul’s character?

1. He is young, impressionable, and afraid
2. He is young, passionate, and fearless
3. He is weary, jaded, and hopeless
4. He is straightforward, obedient, and industrious.

Which of the following best explains how the narrator of the Pit and the Pendulum escapes from the bandage that restrains him?

1. The rats shred it in their attempts to find the source of the meaty odor
2. General LaSalle unties him
3. He repeatedly bends and unbends his left arm until he works it free
4. His captors release him but with the intention of forcing him into the pit.

What is Frankie in Typhoid Fever most afraid of when he is moved upstairs?

1. The spirits of patients who died there
2. Seamus and the Kerry nurse
3. The ghost of Patricia
4. Sister Rita

What is ironic about The Tell Tale Heart?

1. he tells us he’s not crazy, but his actions prove otherwise
2. we think the old man will get away at the end, but he dies
3. the old man is mean, when we thought at first he was nice
4. the old man’s heart beats from under the floor

 

Dialogue: add the punctuation necessary to complete the sentences.

 

“I love my unboring English class” said Jarek “Can I do more essays”

 

“What can I do to help” Jeremy asked nicely

 

“Grammar is the most fun” said Jacob “I hope we get to practice it more”

 

I love the Lord and I love the world and I am so happy to be involved in the world.

1. comma-splice
2. sentence fragment
3. run-on sentence
4. correct as is

 

Because I’m unhappy.

1. comma-splice
2. sentence fragment
3. run-on sentence
4. correct as is

 

In your own words, define the terms.

 

Irony

Symbolism

Repetition

Tone

Theme

Style

Foreshadowing

Conflict

Characters

Imagery

Mood

Plot

Point of View

Climax

Setting

Detail

 

Mythology

Gods

Goddesses

Heracles

Achilles

 

Answer the questions below. Attach your old test to this guide.

 

Goddess who became the symbol of Rome and appeared on its coin.

a.       Athena             b. Hestia           c. Hera             d. Aphrodite

Twice-born god birthed from Zeus’ thigh.

b.      Hephaestus                   b. Dionysus      c. Hermes         d. Hades

Apollo fell in love with Daphne because

c.       She was so beautiful he couldn’t resist

d.      He was dared by his twin to pursue her

e.       He mocked and challenged Cupid’s strength

f.        He was bored with other women

The relationship between Agamemnon and Achilles was

g.       strained, at best. If it wasn’t for the gods, they would have killed each other.

h.       Perfect. They would protect each other to the death.

i.         Bad at first, until they fell in love with the same woman and realized they had a lot in common.

j.        Nonexistent. They did not know each other.

k.      Father and son.

Which one of the following is not one of Heracles’ 12 labors?

l.         Heracles had to kill the hydra of Lerna

m.     Bring the swift deer with golden horns to Tiryns

n.       Judge who among Aphrodite, Athena and Hera was the most fair

o.      Bring the red cattle of a giant back to the king.

 

 

Lord of the Flies

 

Characters—short description

Ralph

Piggy

Simon

Jack

Roger

Samneric

Paratrooper

Lord of the Flies

 

Vocabulary. Define.

Parachute

Symbolism

Irony

Conch

Creepers

Freud

Creepers

 

Essay. Provide an outline for the following question.

Are we good or evil?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Content

Questions from the study guide

 

Quotes

Quote quizzes and important details. Attach your corrected quizzes to the back of this guide for credit. Answer the questions below as well.

 

“Which is better—to be a pack of painted Indians like you are, or to be sensible like Ralph is? Which is better—to have rules and agree, or to hunt and kill?” Again the clamor. Ralph shouted against the noise. “Which is better, law and rescue, or hunting and breaking things up?” Who is the unnamed speaker here?

 

“There isn’t anyone to help you. Only me. And I’m the Beast . . . Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill! . . . You knew, didn’t you? I’m part of you? Close, close, close! I’m the reason why it’s no go? Why things are the way they are?” Who is he speaking to?

 

Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart, and the fall through the air of a true, wise friend called Piggy. When did he weep?

 

 

Eng 9 Fall Review

English 9

Fall Semester Review Guide

 

Short Story

The Most Dangerous Game

Poison

The Necklace

Cask of Amantillado

 

Attach your old test, corrected, to the back of this review guide. Answer the questions below.

 

What is General Zaroff’s main reason for preferring to hunt human beings rather than animals?

1. there is no big game on the island
2. He doesn’t like to kill animals
3. He hates people
4. Hunting men is more of a challenge.

The plot of Poison is based on the following situation:

1. A man discovers that his friend has malaria.
2. A man kills a snake in order to help his friend.
3. A man says that he has a poisonous snake on his stomach.
4. An Indian doctor risks his life to help a patient.

Mathilde is envious of the social class and wealth of others because

1. she has never enjoyed either position or wealth
2. she was born rich and wants more wealth
3. her husband is very demanding
4. her former classmate encourages her

According to Montresor, revenge would not be successful if he were

1. not punished for taking revenge
2. recognized by his victim
3. punished for taking revenge
4. compelled to murder

An example of dramatic irony occurs in the story when

1. The crime is committed during carnival season
2. Fortunato is dressed as a jester
3. The narrator urges the already-drunk fortunate to test the amontillado
4. The reader knows Montresor plans revenge, but Fortunato does not know

 

 

Three characters (19) one another—and danger—in a house in colonial India. As events  (20), we are drawn into the characters’ terrible conflicts and their terror. Imagine that you, like them, (21) face to face with grave danger. The lights in the room (22) dim. You scream, but no one (23) listening.

 

19. _________ a. confronts     b. confront                    c. has confronted

20. _________ a. unfold          b. has unfolded c. unfolds

21. _________ a. is                 b. was                          c. are

22. _________ a. becomes      b. was becoming           c. become

23. _________ a. were            b. is                              c. are

 

Mythology

Gods

Goddesses

The Odyssey

 

Attach your old test, corrected, to the back of this review guide. Answer the questions below.

 

Goddess of fertility and overwhelming sexuality

a.       Sophocles                    b. Hestia           c. Hera             d. Aphrodite

Twice-born god birthed from Zeus’ thigh.

b.      Hephaestus                   b. Dionysus      c. Hermes         d. Hades

Pygmalion created a statue of a woman and fell in love with it because

c.       real women weren’t pretty enough

d.      He wanted to get Aphrodite’s attention and love by asking for favors from her.

e.       He didn’t like the weakness of mind real women were cursed with.

f.        He wanted to try something new.

g.       All of the above

Husband of Aphrodite

h.       Ares

i.         Hephaestus

j.        Hermes

k.      Eros

Odysseus saves his crew from the Sirens’ song by

l.         Plugging his men’s ears with beeswax

m.     Singing louder than the Sirens

n.       Tying the men to their oars

o.      Sailing around Charybdis

 

To Kill a Mockingbird

Characters—include a short description of the characters.

 

Scout

Jem

Boo Radley

Tom Robinson

Atticus

Calpurnia

Aunt Alexandra

Bob Ewell

Mayella Ewell

Dill

Dubose

Maudie Attkinson

Miss. Gates

Reverend Sykes

 

Content

Refer to your study guide questions. Attach completed questions to the back of this guide.

 

Quote Quizzes

Attach corrected quizzes to the back of this guide. Make sure you know important quotations and can explain the context.

 

You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view . . . until you climb into his skin and walk around in it. Who said this?

 

“Remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” That was the only time I ever heard Atticus say it was a sin to do something, and I asked Miss Maudie about it.
“Your father’s right,” she said. “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy . . . but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” Who are the mockingbirds in this novel?

 

“When they finally saw him, why he hadn’t doneany of those things . . . Atticus, he was real nice. . . .” His hands were under my chin, pulling up the cover, tucking it around me. “Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them.” He turned out the light and went into Jem’s room. He would be there all night, and he would be there when Jem waked up in the morning. What had Scout managed to do at the end of the novel, and what did Harper Lee want the reader to understand?

 

Grammar

 

Quotations

 

“I wish we had school every day” said Tom “I always have fun in school”

 

“I love learning too” said Philip “why can’t we have school during the summer”

 

“do we have homework over the break” asked Elizabeth “because I’d love to read something new”

 

“TKAM is my new favorite novel” said Jen

 

 

 

TKAM quote quiz 4

English 9

TKAM quote quiz 4

Chap 24-27

 

1.“Gertrude, I tell you there’s nothing more distracting than a sulky darky. Their mouths go down to here. Just ruins your day to have one of ‘em in the kitchen. You know what I said to my Sophy, Gertrude? I said, ‘you simply are not being a Christian today. Jesus Christ never went around grumbling and complaining,’ and you know, it did her good.” Where was Mrs. Merriweather when she said this? Why were the “darkies” upset?

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2.“Hypocrites…at least we don’t have that sin on our shoulders down here. People up there set ‘em free, but you don’t see ‘em settin’ at the table with ‘em. At least we don’t’ have the deceit to say to ‘em yes you’re as good as we are but stay away from us. Down here we just say you live your way and we’ll live ours.” Where is the “up there” the ladies were referring to?

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3.“They shot him…he was running. It was during their exercise period. They said he just broke into a blind raving charge at the fence and started climbing over. Right in front of them.” Who was shot?

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4.“Miss Gates said, “that’s the difference between America and Germany. We are a democracy and Germany is a dictatorship. Dictator-ship,” she said. “Over here we don’t believe in persecuting anybody. Persecution comes from people who are prejudiced. Pre-ju-dice,” she enunciated carefully. “There are no better people in the world than the Jews, and why Hitler doesn’t think so is a mystery to me.” Why is this statement ironic?

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5.“I heard her say it’s time somebody taught ‘em a lesson, they were getting’ way above themselves, an’ the next thing they think they can do is marry us. Jem, how can you hate Hitler so bad an’ then turn around and be ugly about folks right at home?” Who was Scout referring to?

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6.She looked around and say Mr. Ewell walking behind her. She turned and walked on, and Mr. Ewell kept the same distance behind her until she reached Mr. Link Deas’s house. Who was he following, and why?

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7.“My costume was not much of a problem. Mrs. Crenshaw, the local seamstress, had as much imagination as Mrs. Merriweather…What was Scout’s costume for the pageant?

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TKAM quote quiz 3

English 9

Quote Quiz

Chapters 18-23

 

1. “What’s so interesting’?” He asked. “You’re left-handed, Mr. Ewell,” said Judge Taylor. Why is this so interesting to the court?

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2. “You did all this chopping and work from sheer goodness, boy?” Mr. Gilmer asked. “Yes suh. I felt right sorry for her, she seemed to try more’n the rest of ‘em—“ “You felt sorry for her, you felt sorry for her?” Mr. Gilmer seemed ready to rise to the ceiling. Why was Tom’s remark so offensive to the court?

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3. “Some folks don’t—like the way I live. Now I could say the hell with ‘em, I don’t care if they don’t like it. I do say I don’t care if they don’t like it, right enough—but I don’t say the hell with ‘em, see?...It helps folks if they can latch onto a reason.” Who’s talking here, and what is he explaining?

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4. “One more thing, gentlemen, before I quit. Thomas Jefferson once said that all men are created equal, a phrase that the Yankees and the distaff side of the Executive branch in Washington are fond of hurling at us…But there is one way in this country in which all men are created equal—there is one human institution that makes a pauper the equal of a Rockefeller, the stupid man the equal of an Einstein, and the ignorant man the equal of any college president.” Who is speaking, and what is he referring to?

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5. “when this jury came in, not one of them looked at Tom Robinson.” What did that mean to Scout, based on what her father told her?

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6. “I wish Bob Ewell wouldn’t chew tobacco,” was all Atticus said about it. What had happened to cause Atticus’ comment?

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7. “As you grow older, you’ll see white men cheat black men every day of your life, but let me tell you something and don’t you forget it—whenever a white man does that to a black man, no matter who he is, how rich he is, or how fine a family he comes from, that white man is trash.” Who said this?

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8. “I’ll tell you why (you can’t play with Walter), Because—he—is—trash, that’s why you can’t play with him. I’ll not have you around him, picking up his habits and learning Lord-knows-what. You’re enough of a problem to your father as it is.” Who’s the speaker here, and what’s the context?

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9. “I’ve thought about it a lot lately and I’ve got it figured out. There’s four kinds of folks in the world. There’s the ordinary kind like us and the neighbors, there’s the kind like the Cunninghams out in the woods, the kind like the Ewells down at the dump. And the Negroes.” Who said this? __________________________________________________

 

10. “I think I’m beginning to understand why Boo Radley’s stayed shut up in the house all this time…it’s because he wants to stay inside. Who’s the speaker here, and why does he/she think Boo wants to remain indoors?

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TKAM quote quiz 2

English 9

Quote quiz 2

To Kill a Mockingbird

 

“Now then, Let’s get this clear: you do as Calpurnia tells you, you do as I tell you, and as long as your aunt’s in this house, you will do as she tells you. Understand?” Who said this, and why did Scout need this reminder? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

I picked my way across the room to turn on the light. As I passed the bed I stepped on something warm, resilient, and rather smooth. It was not quite like hard rubber, and I had the sensation that it was alive. I also heard it move.

I switched on the light and looked at the floor by the bed. Whatever I had stepped on was gone. I tapped on Jem’s door. “What,” he said. “How does a snake feel?”

Who or what does Scout find under her bed? _______________________________

 

“The thing is, what I’m tryin’ to say is—they do get on a lot better without me, I can’t help them any. They ain’t mean. They buy me everything I want, but it’s now-you’ve-got-it-go-play-with-it. You’ve got a roomful of thing. I-got-you-that-book-so-go-read-it.” Scout and Jem demanded an explanation from someone. Who said this and what is he/she explaining? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

A long extension cord ran between the bars of a second floor window and down the side of the building. In the light from its bare bulb, Atticus was sitting propped against the front door. He was sitting in one of his office chairs, and he was reading, oblivious of the nightbugs dancing over his head. Where was he sitting, and for what purpose? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

Walking towards the office, Dill and I fell into step behind Atticus and Jem. Dill was encumbered by the chair, and his pace was slower. Atticus and Jem were well ahead of us, and I assumed that Atticus was giving him hell for not going home, but I was wrong. As they passed under a streetlight, Atticus reached out and massaged Jem’s hair, his one gesture of affection. What had they done to make Scout think they’d be in trouble? ________________________________________________________________________

 

“So it took an eight-year-old child to bring ‘em to their senses, didn’t it?” said Atticus. “That proves something—that a gang of wild animals can be stopped, simply because they’re still human. Hmp. Maybe we need a police force of children…you children last night made Walter Cunningham stand in my shoes for a minute. That was enough.” What was Atticus referring to? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

TKAM quote qz 1

English 9

Quote Quiz 1

Name:_______________________________Period:_________Date:_____________

 

 

1. “Why do you talk nigger-talk to the—your folks when you know it’s not right?” Who was Jem asking, and what prompted it? ________________________________________________________________________

 

2. “Helen can’t leave those children to work while (name)’s in jail. If everybody gives on more dime, we’ll have it—“ Who was stuck in jail, and why? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

3. Zeebo was carrying a battered hymn book. He opened it and said, “We’ll sing number two seventy-three.” What was odd to Scout about this? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

4. “I heard the suitcase hit the bedroom floor with a thump. The sound had a dull permanence about it.” Whose suitcase was it? _________________________

 

5. “She was never bored, and given the slightest chance she would exercise her royal prerogative: she would arrange, advise, caution, and warn.” Who is being described here? ___________________________

 

6. “That makes the (family name) fine folks then…The tribe of which (the family) consisted had lived on the same plot of earth behind the Maycomb dump, and had thrived on county welfare money for three generations.” Which family is Jem referring to? ____________________________

 

7. “She asked me to tell you you must try to behave like the little lady and gentleman that you are. She wants to talk to you about the family and what it’s meant to Maycomb County through the years, so you’ll have some idea of who you are, so you might be moved to behave accordingly.” Sho said this, and what prompted it? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

Extra Credit:

 

Who said it? “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sing to kill a mockingbird.” ________________

 

English 9 Myth test

English 9

Mythology Test

 

Name:________________________________Period:__________Date:____________

 

Multiple Choice

 

1.      The being that rose from chaos:

a.       Gaia                 b. Aphrodite                 c. Rhea             d. Hera

 

2.      Goddess of fertility and overwhelming sexuality

a.       Sophocles                    b. Hestia           c. Hera             d. Aphrodite

 

3.      Mercury’s Greek name

a.       Poseidon                      b. Hermes        c. Zeus             d. Apollo

 

4.      Goddess who became the symbol of Rome and appeared on its coin.

a.       Athena             b. Hestia           c. Hera             d. Aphrodite

 

5.      Twice-born god birthed from Zeus’ thigh.

a.       Hephaestus                   b. Dionysus      c. Hermes         d. Hades

 

6.      Pygmalion created a statue of a woman and fell in love with it because

a.       real women weren’t pretty enough

b.      He wanted to get Aphrodite’s attention and love by asking for favors from her.

c.       He didn’t like the weakness of mind real women were cursed with.

d.      He wanted to try something new.

e.       All of the above

 

7.      Apollo fell in love with Daphne because

a.       She was so beautiful he couldn’t resist

b.      He was dared by his twin to pursue her

c.       He mocked and challenged Cupid’s strength

d.      He was bored with other women

 

8.      Husband of Aphrodite

a.       Ares

b.      Hephaestus

c.       Hermes

d.      Eros

 

9.      Disney’s Hercules’ mother is the loving

a.       nymph Hera killed

b.      Hera

c.       Semele

d.      Persephone

 

10.  Jumped out of Zeus’ head fully armored and adult

a.       Aphrodite                     b. Athena         c. Hestia           d. Artemis

11.  After Odysseus’ men eat the lotus plant, they

a.       Are tortured by the Lotus Eaters

b.      Fall ill and die

c.       Forget their homeland

d.      Are thrown into a volcano

12.  In epic poetry, the poet often begins by asking for assistance in telling the story. This epic convention is known as the

a.       Invocation

b.      Exposition

c.       Homeric epithet

d.      Quest structure

13.  Odysseus saves his crew from the Sirens’ song by

a.       Plugging his men’s ears with beeswax

b.      Singing louder than the Sirens

c.       Tying the men to their oars

d.      Sailing around Charybdis

14.  When Odysseus returns home, he is disguised as a

a.       Soothsayer

b.      Swineherd

c.       Beggar

d.      Soldier

15.  Telemachus executes the maids because they have

a.       Associated with the suitors

b.      Ridiculed Penelope

c.       Neglected the dog Argos

d.      Revealed Odysseus’ identity

16.  What difficult task does Penelope propose for her suitors?

a.       They have to build a new palace for her

b.      They have to pull Odysseus’ sword from a stone

c.       They have to string Odysseus’ bow

d.      They have to kill Polyphemus

17.  Who is Polyphemus?

a.       The Cyclops

b.      The man who gave Odysseus lotus

c.       The king of Ithaca

d.      Hades’ wife

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fill in the blank: Hermes. Demeter. Apollo. Sea Foam. Hephaestus. Helen. Apollo. Uranus. Rhea. Dionysus. Zeus. Artemis. Gaia. Poseidon. Hades. Narsissus.

 

18.  ______________ and _____________ were parents of Cronus

19.  Cronus’ wife name was _______________.

20.  ___________________ was a trickster messenger god who played the lyre.

21.  _________________ was Persephone’s mother.

22.  Aphrodite was born from ________________________.

23.  This god, whose name is ______________, is the Greek ideal of vigorous manhood, although he is constantly unlucky in love. Fortunately for him, he has his prophesy and arrows to keep him company.

24.  The virgin goddess of the hunt and untamed protector of wild animals is ______________.

25.  __________________ is the ruler of the sea and the “shaker of the earth.”

26.  __________________ is the god who had three successive wives. He dispensed justice and ruled the sky.

27.  ________________ is the god of wine, ecstasy and the theater.

28.  ________________ is the unseen ruler of the Underworld.

29.  _____________ fell in love with himself and died because he could not tear himself away from the pool reflecting his face.

30.  The god ________________ was so ugly when he was born that his mother Hera threw him from Mt. Olympus.

31.  _____________ was the god of music and poetry.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Matching

Vocabulary

 

32.  _____ Formidable

33.  _____ Ravage

34.  _____ Profusion

35.  _____ Sage

36.  _____ Adversary

37.  _____ Stealth

38.  _____ Rancor

39.  _____ Abominably

40.  _____ Ardor

41.  _____ Tumult

42.  _____ Adversities

43.  _____ Disdainful

44.  _____ Adorn

45.  _____ Revelry

46.  _____ Restitution

47.  _____ Glowered

48.  _____ Lavished

49.  _____ Aloof

50.  _____ Pliant

51.  _____ Tremulous

 

 

 

Extra Credit

 

Who was the child of Aphrodite and Hermes? _________________________

Who was the child of Zeus and Hera? _________________________

Who was the child of Ares and Aphrodite? _________________________

Who wrote The Iliad? _________________________