Midterm Exam 2010
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100 Multiple Choice Questions
You will need a pencil. The exam will be on a scantron
This exam is 10% of your final grade
Covers all major material covered in the first semester
Exam Schedule:
December 15th – 1st and 4th
December 16h –2nd and 5th
December 17th-3rd and 6th
Exam periods will be 85 minutes long. If you are absent the day of an exam, you will get
a zero on the exam. You need to make arrangements to stay after school within the first
two weeks of the semester. Failure to make up exams in that time period will result in
the exam score remaining a zero. Exams will not be given early.
Part I. Lit Terms
____________________ a character that changes throughout the story
____________________ a character with few traits, one readers do no know a lot about
____________________ a character with many traits, one readers know a lot about
____________________ action that leads to the climax
____________________ events that lead from the climax to the resolution
____________________ one who opposes the main character in a story
____________________ the end of the central conflict
____________________ the highest point of action in the story, the turning point
____________________ the main character in the story
____________________ the setting, characters and basic situation
____________________ where the central conflict begins
_____________________ a comparison using the words like or as
_____________________ a conflict outside the self
_____________________ a story that mocks or makes fun of a serious subject
_____________________ a story with double meaning
_____________________ an all knowing narrator who knows the thoughts of one person
_____________________ clues that suggest something is going to happen in a story
_____________________ giving human qualities to non-human things
_____________________ sarcasm
_____________________ something happens different than what is expected
_____________________ the “I” narrator
_____________________ when the audience knows something characters do not
_____________________a comparison that does not use the words like or as
_____________________an all knowing narrator who knows the thoughts of all people
_____________________an extreme exaggeration
_____________________repetition of a beginning consonant sound in a line of poetry
_____________________repetition of a consonant sound not at the beginning in a line of
poetry
_____________________repetition of a vowel sound in a line of poetry
_____________________something that stands for something else
_____________________the message in a story
____________________a character that does not change throughout the story
____________________a conflict inside the self
____________________events the occur after the conflict is resolved; an epilogue
Word Bank:
alliteration
assonance
dramatic irony
first person
exposition
inciting incident
falling action
resolution
internal Conflict
round character
satire
simile
symbol
theme
consonance
allegory
third person limited
third person omniscient
rising action
climax
rising action
denouement
protagonist
antagonist
external conflict
flat character
foreshadowing
dynamic character
metaphor
verbal irony
static character
personification
situational irony
hyperbole
Part II: Poetry and Descriptive Writing
How Do I Love Thee? (Sonnet 43)
by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of being and ideal grace.
I love thee to the level of every day's
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for right.
I love thee purely, as they turn from praise.
I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints. I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life; and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.
1. Identify 2 examples of alliteration in the poem ______________________________
2. Identify 2 examples of consonance in the poem _____________________________
3. Identify 2 examples of assonance in the poem _____________________________
4. Identify an example of personification in the poem____________________________
Simile, Metaphor Personification or hyperbole? Identify the device being used in the
following sentences.
___1. Those girls are like two peas in a pod.
___2. The trees danced in the wind.
___3. The fluorescent light was the sun during our test.
___4. The hands on the clock crept slowly throughout the day.
___5. No one invites Harold to parties because he’s a wet blanket.
___6. The bar of soap was a slippery eel during the dog’s bath
___7. The students have mountains of homework to prepare for exam
___8. The chair spun around after the teacher ran out the door.
___9.Ted was nervous as a cat with a long tail in a room full of rocking chairs
___10. It’s raining cats and dogs.
Part III: Short Story Review
Federigo’s Falcon
In the story Federigo’s Falcon, Federigo is in ________________ with Monna Giovanni, so
much so that he loses a lot of his _______________ and is forced to live in on a small farm in
_________________. Monna has to go see Federigo, because her _____________ is ill and
has one request. He wants Federigo’s most prized possession, his _________________.
Federigo is very happy to see Monna, but has nothing to prepare for her to _________. After
searching his home, he decides to serve up his ________________. Once Monna asks, Federigo
explains what he did. He served up the _________________ to impress her. Monna was
thankful for the gesture, but sad because now her son would ___________. Eventually Monna’s
brothers thought it would be good for Monna to remarry. Monna chose to marry
______________ because he was a ________________ without riches and loved her very
much.
The Necklace
The Necklace is a story set in _______________. It is about a woman, Mathilde Loisel who
dreams of being ________________. One day her husband comes home with an invitation to a
party. Mathilde does not want to go, because she has nothing to _________. Her husband, who
was saving money for a ____________ gave her the money. She buys a dress, but then
complains, she has no _____________, so she borrows a ___________ from an old schoolmate
Jeanne Forstier. Mathilde goes to the party, dances and rushes out the door when it is time to leave.
When she gets home, she realizes that she has _____________ the necklace. After looking for it
all night, they make plans to _____________ a new necklace. They go to the jeweler who tells
them that he only sold them the _____________. The Loisel’s work for _______years to pay off
the necklace. Later, Mathilde sees her friend and tells her about the troubles they have faced and
what they have been through. Mathilde learns from her friend that the necklace she borrowed for
the dance was a ___________.
The Possiblity of Evil
Miss Strangeworth lived on Pleasant Street, her most prized possessions were her___________.
She was __________ to everyone to their face, but when she got home, she would write
_______________ to express what she really thought about them. One day, she wrote three
letters and took them to the ___________________ and one of them fell on the ground. Two
teenagers found the letter and took it to the man it was addressed to. The next morning, when Miss
Strangeworth woke up, she received a _____________. It said, “Look out at what used to be your
________________.”
The Scarlet Ibis
The story is about a narrator and his struggles with his brother William Armstrong. The narrator
was _____________ because his brother was handicapped and not like the other kids. The
narrator did mean things to his brother like attempted to smother him with a ____________,
made him touch his ____________ and threatened to ___________him. The narrator did do a
nice thing, he gave him the nickname _____________. The narrator had a lot of
____________ and was embarrassed that his brother could not ____________. On his
______ birthday, they showed their family that Doodle could ___________. The narrator, full of
__________ wanted to teach his brother to do other things like __________ and
____________ but this only made Doodle ___________ and ___________. One day, during
their training, a ________________ fell in their yard. It was brought their by a
________________. Doodle __________ it, even thought Aunt Nicey said it was
_______________. Out at Old Woman Swamp, the narrator and Doodle were training and a
___________ came. The narrator, full of __________, started running and Doodle could not
keep up. Doodle __________ in the storm.
In the story “I Hate You, Wallace B. Pokras” the narrator is very _______________ because she
went to the ________________ with her friends and saw her _____________________
there with another ____________________, when he told her he was busy. See him makes the
narrator very upset, calling him _________________________, or a traitor. The narrator
regrets how she helped him get through ______________________class so that he could play
________________________. It turns out that their relationship started when the narrator
(Barbie) was his _____________. The narrator evens plans to teach him the
_______________ for the midterm! Then the phone rings. It is him. He explains to the narrator
the girl was Ginger his __________________ from Baltimore. They both talk about how they
were at the movies, the narrator pretends like she ___________________saw him.
True or False? Read Statements carefully, identify whether they are true (t) or false (f). If the
statement is FALSE, make it true.
___1. Federigo is a round character
___2. Monna Giovanni is a static character
___3. The theme of “Federigo’s Falcon” is sacrifice
___4. The setting of “Federigo’s Falcon” is France.
___5. Monna’s son accepted Federigo as his step-father.
___6. “The Necklace” is set in Italy
___7. An example of foreshadowing is when they go to the jeweler and he says he sold
the box.
___8. Mr. Loisel is a dynamic character
___9. The necklace is a symbol of friendship
___10. The theme of the necklace is to tell the truth
___11. Miss Strangeworth is a flat character
___12. Miss Strangeworth is a dynamic character
___13. Miss Strangeworth owns Pleasant Street
___14. Miss Strangeworth wanted to rid the town of evil.
___15. Miss Strangeworth is the protagonist.
___16. Doodle is William Armstrong
___17. The theme of “The Scarlet Ibis” is love
___18. The scarlet ibis is a symbol for the narrator
___19. The death of the bird foreshadows Doodle’s death
___20. The story “The Scarlet Ibis” is set in the Carolinas.
___21. In “I hate you Wallace B. Pokras” uses dramatic irony
___22. In “Wallace” she is mad b/c she her boyfriend broke up with her.
___23. In “Wallace” they were a couple since kindergarten
___24. In “Wallace” it turns out she didn’t see her boyfriend at all.
___25. At the end of the story the narrator still hates Wallace.
NAME THAT TECHNIQUE!!
In Animal Farm, Orwell uses lots of examples of propaganda in Animal Farm.
Listed below are SEVERAL examples. Identify the techniques used. Note: there
may be more than one answer!
_________________1. Old Major identifies the humans as the enemy.
_________________2. Old Major promises life will be better if they overthrow the humans.
_________________3. Old Major teaches them a simple, easy to remember song “Beast of
England”
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Animalism
The pigs persuade the other animals to agree with the principles of
_________________5. The pigs tell animals they should work for the rebellion, even if they
are long gone and never see the rebellion
_________________6. Mollie is told that ribbons are a badge of slavery.
_________________7. Animals create a flag for Animal Farm.
_________________8. The hens, sheep and ducks memorize “Four Legs good, two legs bad”
_________________9. Squealer tells the animals it is scientifically proven that pigs need
milk and apples to stay healthy.
_________________10. Squealer tells the animals that if they fail in their duty, Jones will
come back.
_________________11. Pilkington and Frederick exaggerate stories about what is happening
at Animal Farm.
_________________12. “Vote for Snowball for a three day work week” or “Vote for Napoleon
for a full manger.”
_________________13. Squealer and the dogs explain why Napoleon had to get rid of
Snowball.
_________________14. Squealer tells the animals their memories are at fault and suggest
this is probably due to lies spread by Snowball.
_________________15. Squealer convinces them there could never be a rule against beds
because even hay is considered a bed, the rule was against sheets.
_________________16. Napoleon blames Snowball for ruining the windmill and “discovers”
his footprints leaving the farm
_________________17. Napoleon does not want the humans to see animals are starving. He
fills up the storage bins with sand and then covers it with food.
_________________18. Napoleon executes the animals that have been working with
Snowball or refuse to follow his orders.
_________________19. Squealer tells the animals that Snowball was in cahoots with
Mr.Jones
_________________20. Squealer tells the story of Napoleon’s bravery during the battle of
Cowshed.
_________________21. Napoleon says he pretended to be friendly with Pilkington to get
Frederick to raise his price.
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victory
Squealer tells the animals that the Battle of The Windmill was a
_________________23. Squealer overwhelms the animals with an endless list of “facts”
which they cannot disprove
_________________24. Napoleon revises his story about Cowshed. Saying Napoleon was a
villain and the wounds on Snowballs back were inflicted by
Napoleon.
_________________25. Moses tells stories of Sugar Candy mountain.
Techniques:
Ad hominem
Ad Nauseum
Analysis of fact
Appeal to fear
bandwagon
black and white fallacy
Bribery
Celebrity endorsement
Direct order
disinformation
emotional appeal
euphemism
Euphoria
exaggeration
expert witness
flag-waving
Flattery
glittering generalities
Intentional vagueness
labeling
Oversimplification
Quotes out of context
Repetition
Testimonial
Scapegoating
Threat
Common Man
Appeal to authority
beautiful people
Demonizing the enemy
half-truth
humor
logical reasoning
obtain disapproval
name calling
Red herring
Slogans
Statistics
Stereotyping
Transfer
Virtue Word
Allegory Review
Russian Revolution
Match Russian Revolution people to their description
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Czar Nicholas II
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Joseph Stalin
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Karl Marx
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KGB
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Leon Trotsky
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Pravda
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Vladimir Lenin
Cared for power; did not follow Marx’s
ideas.
b. Co-leader of October Revolution; chased
away by KGB
c. forced support for Stalin
d. Founder of Bolshevik Party; body on
display
e. Inventor of Communism, died before
Revolution
f. Poor leader, abdicated his power.
g. Russian newspaper; propagandized
a.
Character Identification
Match the characters to their description
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Benjamin
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Napoleon
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Snowball
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Squealer
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Boxer
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Mollie
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Moses
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Old Major
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Mr. Jones
Animal Farm Characters
Now, match the characters with their Russian
Revolution counterparts
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9 Puppies
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Benjamin
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Boxer
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Mollie
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Mr. Jones
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Napoleon
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Old Major
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b.
c.
d.
Pig who envisioned an animal rebellion
drunken farmer
intelligent pig; learned war tactics
old, cynical donkey; unchanged by
rebellion
e. persuasive pig
f. physically imposing pig
g. strong, hardworking cart horse
h. tame raven; Jones’ pet
i. vain, selfish white mare
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Snowball
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Squealer
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b.
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d.
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f.
g.
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Citizens who opposed revolution
Czar Nicholas II
Highly devoted Stalin supporters
Josef Stalin
Karl Marx
KGB
Leon Trotsky
Pravda
i. Skeptical citizens
Main Events
Match Russian Revolution event to event in Animal Farm
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1864: Karl Marx holds Communist Internationale in London
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1883: Karl Marx dies
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1917: February Revolution removes Czar Nicholas II from power
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1918: Civil War of 1918; white forces try to remove red forces (led by Trotsky)
from power
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1922: Soviet Union formally established
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1924-1927: Stalin outmaneuvers Trotsky and gains command of the Soviet
Union
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1928: Stalin announces his first five year plan
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1933: Stalin announces his second five year plan
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1934: The “Great Purges” and show trails take place; force confessions and
executions of millions of people.
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1939: Stalin and Hitler sign a secret peace treaty (the German-Soviet Non
Aggression Pact)
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the
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1941: Hitler invades Russia in Operation Barbarossa; Russians eventually run
German troops out.
1943: Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill meet to discuss lasting peace after the
war.
a. Frederick and his men attack Animal Farm and destroy the windmill; the animals
fight back and successfully regain control of Animal Farm
b. Jones and his men attempt to take the farm back at the Battle of the Cowshed,
but Snowball leads the animals to victory.
c. Napoleon and neighboring farmers meet in the farmhouse to discuss how they
will learn from one another.
d. Napoleon announces that they will build the windmill
e. Napoleon announces that they will rebuild the windmill (and eventually other
structures)
f. Napoleon begins opposing Snowball on everything (windmill, defense of the
farm) and eventually uses his dogs to run him off Animal Farm
g. Napoleon has all animals meet together and proceeds to have the dogs kill
animals for crimes they admit to committing
h. Napoleon sells the timber to Frederick; the animals thought it was going to
Pilkington, but Napoleon says he arranged the sale in secret.
i. Old Major dies
j. Old Major has all animals meet in the barn; he discusses his idea of an animal
rebellion
k. The animals break into the feed shed after Jones forgets to feed them; Jones and
his men attack, but the animals run him out.
l. The farm is renamed Animal Farm and they create a flag.