Pre-AP English 9 Midterm Review
Part 1: Literary Terms
Define each of the following literary terms and give an example from the stories we read.
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Antagonist
Protagonist
Suspense
Theme
Mood
Irony
a. Verbal
b. Dramatic
c. Situational
Direct Characterization
Indirect Characterization
Figurative Language
Symbol
Foreshadowing
Conflict
Major Character
Minor Character
Dynamic Character
Static Character
Flat Character
Round Character
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
Plot – know the elements of the plot diagram and their definitions
Part 2: Short Stories
Directions: Be able to summarize the following stories and relate literary terms to each.
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“The Necklace”
“The Sniper”
“The Possibility of Evil”
“The Most Dangerous Game”
“The Cask of Amontillado”
“The Scarlet Ibis”
Part 3: Night
Be able to answer the following questions about Night. Review any assignments
(theme/symbol/literary devices) and reader responses from Night.
1. What was Elie’s relationship with faith and God?
2. Concentration Camps:
Who was in charge?
Who did the selection?
What camps did Elie and his father go to?
3. What is a ghetto? How long were Elie and his family in the ghetto of Sighet?
4. What was Elie’s relationship with his father? How did it change throughout the memoir?
5. Who was Moishe the Beadle?
6. Define Holocaust.
7. “Night” is used to symbolize
8. Put the following events in order:
Elie is tattooed with the number used for identification
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Elie lies during selection, saying he is 18 and a farmer
Elie’s head is shaved
Elie loses all of his personal belonging
Elie is forced to wear the yellow star that identifies him as a Jew
What was Elie’s biggest concern in the camps by the end of the memoir?
Be able to explain the significance of the following quotations:
“Like the head of the camp, he liked children. Immediately after our arrival, he had bread brought for them,
some soup and margarine. (In fact, this affection was not entirely altruistic)” (Wiesel 48).
“‘Where He is? This is where – hanging here from this gallows…’ That night, the soup tasted like corpses”
(Wiesel 65).
“‘I have more faith in Hitler than in anyone else. He alone has kept his promises, all his promises to the Jewish
people’” (Wiesel 81).
“‘Why not? I like to give to charity’” (100).
Part 4: Odyssey
Briefly describe the following people:
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Muse
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Helios
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Zeus
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Athena
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Alcinous
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Laertes
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Calypso
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Circe
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Polyphemus
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Agamemnon
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Poseidon
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Cronus
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Eurylochus
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Sirens
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Scylla
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Charybdis
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Eumaeus
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Telemachus
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Antinous
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Penelope
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Eurymachus
Answer the following:
1. Who wrote the Odyssey?
2. What did the Greeks believe about the Gods?
3. How did the Greeks present their stories?
4. Why were stories like The Odyssey told in poetic verse?
5. What are the characteristics of an epic?
6. What are the characteristics of an epic hero?
7. What is an epic simile? Find three examples of epic similes in the story and list what is being compared.
8. What is an epithet? Find an example of an epithet in the story.
9. What is the role of the gods in the story? Where do we see them intervene in Odysseus’ adventures? (Think
specifically about Zeus, Helios, Poseidon, Hermes, and Athena.)
10. What is the definition of motif and how do the motifs (storytelling, disguises, and seductresses) apply to the Odyssey?
11. What is the definition of a symbol and how do the symbols (food, the wedding bed, Odysseus’ bow, the sea, and Ithaca)
apply to the Odyssey?
Be able to summarize the following sections. Recall the important events or details within each one.
1. Invocation
2. Sailing from Troy
3. The Lotus Eaters
4. Cyclops
5. The Grace of the Witch
6. The Land of the Dead (The time Odysseus spent in the Underworld)
7. Sea Perils and Defeat (Sirens & Scylla and Charybdis)
8. The Return of Odysseus
9. The Test of the Bow
10. Death in the Great Hall
11. The Trunk of the Olive Tree
Be able to describe the following enemies of Odysseus. Tell what they look like, how they were defeated (if applicable), and
summarize how they affected Odysseus’ journey home.
o Cyclops
o Circe
o Sirens
o Scylla
o Charybdis
o Lord Helios
o Calypso
o Lotus Eaters
Part 5: Grammar
Directions: Give a short definition for each part of speech.
Conjunction
Pronoun
Verb
Preposition
Adjective
Noun
Interjection
Adverb
Directions: Write in the correct part of speech on the line next to each word.
Beautiful
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Cat
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Angrily
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Above
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And
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Went
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Him
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Uh-Oh
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Directions: Punctuate the following sentences.
1. I have been sending funny Valentine cards to my friends every year but I never place my name on them because I am a
creeper.
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We packed a tent a stove several sleeping bags and plenty of food.
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Who the thieves are when the crime was committed and where the paintings have been taken are questions the police are
now trying to answer.
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The surgeon was a conscientious skilled doctor.
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Please I need your help now.
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The young rascal furthermore put salt in my sugar bowl.
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Have you ever visited the Alamo a fascinating building in Texas?
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May celebrated her birthday with a delicious cake and we all ate several pieces of it.
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May celebrated her birthday with a delicious cake we all ate several pieces of it.
10. We stopped at a place where we could rest consequently we were slightly late in arriving home.
11. Tim who was taking Cooking 1 in school decided to make dinner for his family but he soon discovered that it is not easy to
cook for eight picky eaters.
12. Three basketball players came into the classroom Robert a forward Greg a point guard and Jake the center.
13. On the hike we brought apples pears and nuts.
14. I bought lots of delicious things at the store apples pears and nuts.
15. Andrea told us Rachel said I got an A on the midterm!
16. Nick said My hockey team won the game.
17. Situation comedies for example M.A.S.H. have successfully handled controversial issues in a humorous way.
18. The producer she won an Emmy last year will begin shooting a new movie soon.
19. The swimmers kickboards were blue.
20. The children toys were all over the house after the holidays.
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