Name
Date
Period
English 12CP Final Exam
Review Sheet #1
Citizenship & Respect
Directions: Answer each of the following questions on a separate sheet of paper. You may work with
one other person in order to complete your answers. You will be graded for the class period on your
effort and participation.
Citizenship
OEDIPUS REX
1. Identify the following:
a. Oedipus
b. Jocasta
c. Laius
d. Polybus
e. Merope
f. Creon
g. Tiresias
h. The Sphinx
i. Messenger
j. Shepherd
2. Who is the reigning king of Thebes?
3. Where was Oedipus raised?
4. Who were the real parents of Oedipus?
5. Who did Oedipus believe to be his parents?
6. Where was Laius killed?
7. How did Oedipus become king of Thebes?
8. Of what does Oedipus accuse Creon?
9. Who did Oedipus send to the oracle?
10. Where was the oracle located?
11. What happens to Jocasta?
12. What happens to Oedipus?
13. Who is the blind seer/prophet?
14. Why did Oedipus leave Corinth?
15. Who put doubt into the mind of Oedipus that Polybus and Merope were not his real parents?
16. Who is Oedipus concerned about at the end of the play?
17. Why did the people of Thebes believe Oedipus could save them?
18. List the prophecies Apollo gave to Laius and Oedipus.
19. Who saved Oedipus?
20. How does it come about that Oedipus married Jocasta?
21. How does Jocasta die?
22. What did Oedipus use to blind himself?
23. What must be done to save Thebes?
24. What reason did Jocasta give for doubting prophecies?
25. Why is it ironic Oedipus vows revenge on the murderer of Laius?
WHAT MEN LIVE BY
26. Identify the following:
a. Michael
b. Simon
c. Matryona
27. Why was Simon reluctant to help Michael at their initial meeting?
28. Why was Michael being punished?
29. What are the three truths Michael must learn before he is forgiven?
30. Why did Michael make the wealthy gentleman slippers instead of the boots he ordered?
THE LORAX
31. What did the Once-ler do to all of the trees?
32. What new product did the Once-ler invent?
33. Why did the Lorax speak for the trees and animals?
34. Why did the Once-ler ignore the pollution and destruction he was causing?
35. How did the Once-ler change by the end of the text?
Respect
DEATH OF A SALESMAN
36. Identify the following:
a. Willy Loman
b. Linda Loman
c. Biff Loman
d. Happy Loman
e. Charley
f. Bernard
g. Howard Wagner
h. Bill Oliver
i. Ben
j. Miss Forsythe and Letta
k. The Woman
37. Where did Willy work?
38. Why does Willy have flashbacks?
39. List examples of Biff’s mischievous behavior.
40. Why does Willy exaggerate?
41. What is Willy’s main goal in life?
42. What does Linda do when Willy contradicts himself or exaggerates?
43. What happened that ruined Biff and Willy’s relationship?
44. What has Biff done since high school?
45. Why is Biff going to ask Bill Oliver for money?
46. Why does Linda want Willy to get a New York job?
47. Why did Willy become a salesman?
48. What does Ben represent in the play?
49. What did Willy truly enjoy doing? Why would he not allow himself this kind of work as a job?
50. Why does Willy commit suicide?
A DOLL’S HOUSE
51. Identify the following:
a. Nora
b. Torvald
c. Anne-Marie
d. Krogstad
e. Mrs. Linde
f. Dr. Rank
52. What is Nora’s crime?
53. Where do Nora and Torvald spend a year?
54. Where did Nora get the money?
55. Where does Torvald think the money came from?
56. Who is Mrs. Linde?
57. Describe Mrs. Linde.
58. What is the connection between Mrs. Linde and Krogstad?
59. What is Torvald’s new position?
60. What are Nora and Krogstad too weak to carry out?
61. Why does Torvald want to fire Krogstad?
62. Why does Torvald fire Krogstad?
63. What does Krogstad ask of Nora?
64. Who convinces Krogstad to ask for his letter back?
65. What convinces Krogstad to send his second letter, with the loan note attached?
66. What is Torvald’s reaction to Nora borrowing money?
67. What does Nora do at the end of the play?
68. What is wrong with Dr. Rank?
69. What is Dr. Rank’s big secret for Nora?
70. What is Krogstad’s crime?
71. What is the last sound heard in the play?
GIRL
72. Who are the speakers in Girl?
73. What kind of relationship exists between the speakers? Is there agreement or disagreement?
74. What is the overall lesson the mother is trying to teach her daughter?
WILL V-DAY BE ME-DAY TOO?
75. What does G.I. Joe want?
76. Why does he feel this is reasonable?
Name
Date
Period
English 12CP Final Exam
Review Sheet #2
Responsibility
Directions: Answer each of the following questions on a separate sheet of paper. You may work with
one other person in order to complete your answers. You will be graded for the class period on your
effort and participation.
Responsibility
THE METAMORPHOSIS
1. Identify the following:
a. Gregor
b. Grete
c. Mrs. Samsa
d. Mr. Samsa
e. Chief Clerk
f. Charwoman
g. The Boarders
2. What is Gregor’s transformation?
3. Why does the Samsa family stop communicating with Gregor?
4. Why does Gregor stop communicating with his family?
5. What is Gregor’s biggest concern the morning he wakes up as an insect?
6. Approximately how long was Gregor an insect?
7. What was Mr. Samsa hiding from the family?
8. What was Gregor’s reaction to finding this out?
9. What happened to Gregor at the end of the story?
10. What is the family planning for at the end of the story?
11. Why did Mr. Samsa always leave his uniform on?
12. What kind of job did Mr. Samsa have?
13. What kind of work did Mrs. Samsa do?
14. What was Grete studying at night?
15. Who was Gregor’s primary caregiver?
16. Who disposes of Gregor’s body?
17. Where does Gregor hide?
18. Why does Gregor hide?
19. Why does Gregor not quit the job he does not like?
20. Why did the Samsa family take in boarders?
21. What instrument did Grete play?
22. Why does the Samsa family decide not to move from their apartment?
23. What is Gregor’s job?
24. When his mother and sister are removing the furniture from his room, which item does Gregor
want to keep?
25. How are the themes of isolation and alienation shown in the story?
SIDDHARTHA
26. Identify the following:
a. Siddhartha
b. Kamala
c. Kamaswami
d. Gotama
e. Govinda
f. Om
g. Nirvana
h. Samana
i. River
27. What does Govinda usually do?
28. What does Govinda do that is unusual for him?
29. Describe how Siddhartha leaves home.
30. What is Siddhartha looking for when he becomes a Samana?
31. What does Siddhartha ask of Kamala?
32. What does Siddhartha have to do to associate with Kamala?
33. What happens because of Siddhartha and Kamala’s relationship?
34. What is Siddhartha’s “death wish”?
35. What saved him?
36. Why did Siddhartha leave Gotama?
37. Why did Govinda remain with the Buddha?
38. What advice does Siddhartha give Govinda at the end of the novel?
39. What is Siddhartha’s perception of wisdom?
40. How did Kamala die?
41. How does Siddhartha discipline his son?
42. What is everything that exists?
43. What is the Eightfold Path?
44. What is karma? And when can it be returned?
45. What is the foundation of all Buddhist belief?
STILL I RISE
46. Review and read the poem. What does the poet mean by “I’ll rise,” and what is the impact of the
repetition of this phrase?
47. Why does the author ask questions of the reader?
48. What is a key word in each stanza?
THE GUEST
49. What is different about Balducci and Daru’s opinions about turning in the prisoner?
50. How did Daru treat the prisoner? How was this different than Balducci?
51. What did Daru do with the prisoner?