AP Short Story Test Study Guide
Test Wednesday, December 16
40 multiple choice/true-false @ 2 points each. 5 short answers @ 4 points
each.
Stories to Review
“Hunters in the Snow”
“The Most Dangerous Game”
“A Family Supper”
“Miss Brill”
“Araby”
“A Worn Path”
“Hills Like White Elephants”
“The Yellow Wallpaper”
Literary Terms to review
literary fiction
commercial fiction
direct characterization
indirect characterization
tone
theme
point of view
For each story, you need to know:
(1) characters
(2) setting
(3) point of view
(4) plot outline
(5) point of view
(6) theme
Example Questions:
Multiple Choice
1. What attitude does the woman display toward her lover in most of the story?
adoration
a. tolerance
b. amusement
c. submissiveness
d. adoration
True/False
2. The protagonist’s name symbolizes a mythological bird.
Short Answer
3. Briefly discuss the significance of Phoenix Jackson’s journey. What main theme
emerges from this journey?