THE FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE UNTIL THE LAST DAY
OF QUARTER 4.
Test Format:
The test questions will be objective—multiple choice, matching, true/false, etc.
There will be a written response based on a prompt.
Test Content:
There will be a passage from Huck Finn with comprehension and analysis
questions.
There will be general theme and character questions for The Great Gatsby, as well
as questions about specific literary devices (see list of terms on reverse).
There will be a passage from The Great Gatsby with questions specific to the
passage.
There will be specific questions related to the rhetorical strategies both Henry
(“Speech to the Virginia Convention”) and Jefferson (“The Declaration of
Independence”) use.
There will a poem with comprehension and analysis questions.
There will be a satirical cartoon with analysis questions.
There will be specific plot, character, setting, theme, and language questions
related to The Things They Carried.
There will be passages from The Things They Carried (that we did not read in
class) with questions specific to the passages.
There will be an additional reading passage with comprehension and analysis
questions.
Please bring study materials (for subsequent tests) in case you complete your exam
early. Electronic devices such as Ipods, video games, and cell phones are strictly
prohibited during final exams. If you have them out in the testing room, they will
be confiscated. You will not be allowed to leave the testing room, and you will
have to remain quiet throughout the testing period.
Terms to know: Define and review any related class work.
Allusion
Bias
Diction
Characterization
Hyperbole
Imagery
Irony
Metaphor
Mood
Motif
Objectivity
Oxymoron
Paradox
Personification
Persuasive Devices
Satirical Devices
Simile
Spin
Subjectivity
Symbolism
Syntax
Tone
Vernacular/Dialect
Voice