Short Story Test (with grammar), Thursday, October 11
Review Guide
-Mrs. Huynh-Duc-
Short Stories Covered:
Just Lather, That’s All
The Sniper
The Most Dangerous Game
The Necklace
Desiree’s Baby
Harrison Bergeron
Thank You, Ma’am
Cask of Amontillado
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Sound of Thunder
Test Format:
100 multiple choice- 1 point each
Concepts Covered:
Setting
Plot Outline (exposition, rising action, climax, denouement/resolution)
Point of View (1st, 3rd-Limited, 3rd-Omniscient)
Theme
Diction
Characterization (direct, indirect)
Irony (Situational, Verbal, Dramatic)
Symbolism
Allusion
Personification
Foreshadowing
Onomatopoeia
Inference
Satire
What you should know:
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The author of each short story
The characters from each short story
The point of view from each story
The important elements from each short story
Be able to determine theme and diction of a piece
Be able to make inferences using context clues
Be able to identify allusions, symbols, irony, personification, point of view, onomatopoeia.
Grammatical Concepts on the Test (25 questions):
 Parts of speech
 Subject/verb agreement
 Use of quotation marks
 Semicolon usage
 Egregious Errors