Honors English 9 Final Review

The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Turn of the Screw

Ethan Frome

"The Sword and the Stone"

"Sir Launcelot du Lake"

"The Round Table"

Tao te Ching

"The Tiger, the Brahmin, & the Jackal"

"Everyday Use"

"A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings"

"The Pit and the Pendulum"

"The Bet"

"Two Kinds"

"Typhoid Fever"

"By the Waters of Babylon"

"The Lottery"

"Boys & Girls"

"With All Flags Flying"

"Trap of Gold"

"The First Seven Years"

"The Cold Equations"

"No news from Auschwitz"

"RMS Titanic"

"Hair"

Lord Henry

Basil Hallward

Sibyl Vane

James Vane

Alan Campbell

Adrian Singleton

governess

Mrs. Grose

Miles

Flora

Peter Quint

Miss Jessel

Zeena

Mattie Silver

Ned Hale

Wart

Sir Ector

Kay

Merlyn

Sir Lyonel

Morgan le Fay

King Bagdemagus

Belleus

King of North Galys

Sir Madore

Sir Gahalantyne

Sogolon Djata

Nare Maghan

Sassouma Berete

Dankaron Touman

Balla Fasseke

Gnankouman Doua

Farakourou

Nounfairi

Guenevere

Page

God

Maggie

Dee

Hakim-a-Barber

angel

Pelayo

Elisenda

Father Gonzaga

Spider-girl

Inquisition

General Lasalle

banker

lawyer

Jing-mei

Lindo Jong

Waverly

Uncle Tim

McCourt

Patricia Madigan

Sister Rita

Kerry Nurse

Seamus

John

Bobby Martin

Delacroix

Jones family

Joe Summers

Harry Graves

Old Man Warner

Hutchinson family

Adams

Watsons

Dunbars

Baxter Martin

Laird

Henry Bailey

Mr. Carpenter

Clare

Francie

Wetherton

Feld

Sobel

Max

Miriam

Barton

pilot

Marilyn

EDS

Why are the nobles hesitant to accept Arthur as their king, even though he pulls the sword from the stone?

What finally convinces the nobles to recognize Arthur as their king?

Which of the following words best describes the political atmosphere at the New Year's Day tournament?

When Sir Kay brings Sir Ector the magical sword, Sir Kay tells his father that ____________.

Besides his having pulled the sword from the stone, why is Arthur the rightful heir to the crown?

Why does Arthur first pull the sword the stone?

Sir Ector asks that Sir Kay be made royal ___________.

As a romance hero, Arthur displays the quality of generosity when he ___________.

One of the elements of a romance is loyalty of the hero or to the hero. This loyalty is shown in all of the following instaces except when ____________.

The romance hero Arthur probably evolved from stories about a sixth-century __________.

All of the following words describe Sir Launcelot except ___________.

Why does Sir Launcelot leave Camelot?

Based on details about the 4 queens' behavior, the reader can reasonably infer that they are _____________.

Sir Launcelot states that he would like to prove that Queen ___________ is _________ than any of the other queens.

When does Sir Launcelot not behave like a proper knight?

What is the most likely reason that Sir Launcelot does not initially fight the 3 round table knights at the end of the story?

During the battle, Sir Launcelot concentrates on separating his __________ from their _________.

In general, each character in "The Tale of Sir Launcelot du Lake" can be described as being either _____________ or ___________.

Why do the children of Niani avoid Mari Djata?

Sassouma's laughter is a reflection of her ___________.

The iron bar kept in the forges is __________ to be Mari Djata on an ___________ occasion.

What causes Mari Djata to walk?

Based on the selection from the epic of Sundiata, which of the following traits was probably valued by the epic's original audience?

Which quality shown by the epic hero, Mari Djata, is larger than life?

Was Sundiata written in either Latin or Greek then translateed into English?

In Arthur's vision of walking down a winding, dimly lit road, the hill symbolizes an _______________.

What lesson does Arthur learn from being changed into a hawk?

According to Guenevere, what is the main reason for battles?

Using a round table solves the problem of ___________.

When Arthur states that he is a failure, how does Guenevere respond?

What is Guenevere doing as she and Arthur walk?

What is Arthur's first response as he considers why people have battles?

According to Arthur, Merlyn changed him into all of the following animals except a ___________.

Arthur proposes a new order of chivalry in which ___________.

What does Arthur mean when he says "Am I at the hill? Or is it only a mirage?"

When Arthur describes his idea as naive and infantile, Guenevere say it's _____________.

Why is the birth of Isaac miraculous to Abraham and Sarah?

What quality is not revealed by Abraham's willingness to sacrifice Isaac?

Why does God send the angel to stop Abraham from sacrificing Isaac?

What does Abraham sacrifice on the altar?

What does Abraham mean in Hebrew?

How does Abraham's behavior affect his descendants?

Which of the following is not a characteristic of "The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal"?

What does the tiger do to get the Brahman to let him out of the cage?

Whom or what does the Brahman ask about the justice of the tiger's intentions?

How does the jackal get the Brahman to take him back to the cage?

When the Brahman returns to teh cage with the jackal, the tiger is waiting to _________ the Brahman and _____________ from the area.

In order to make the tiger let his guard down, the jackal does all of the following except?

Who ends up in the cage at the end of the story?

Which sentence below best states the mother's view of herself?

Maggie's shyness arises mainly from _________.

Dee probably changes her name because __________.

The mother is reluctant to let Dee have the quilts because she _________.

What prompts the mother to refuse to give Dee the quilts?

How are Maggie and Dee different?

Which of the following characteristics does Dee share with her mother?

central conflict of "Everyday Use"

How is the external conflict in "Everyday Use" solved?

How does the neighbor first explain the angel's arrival?

When he visits the angel, Father Gonzago decides the angel is an _________ because the angel doesn't speak _________.

When the people in the commnity are considering what to do with the angel, which of the following ideas is not put forward?

Elisenda considers the angel to be an ___________.

What does the angel do for Pelayo and Elisenda?

In telling the story, the author does not present the perspective of the ____________.

Which of the following is the best example of magic realism.

What magical element was involved in the healing of the leper?

The crime for which the narrator has been condemned to death is never _________.

When the narrator first awakens, he fears that he has been _____________.

Which of the following statements best explains how the narrator escapes form the bandage that restrains him?

The narrator's thirst is aggravated by eating__________.

The narrator in this story narrowly escapes death in the form of a pit, a pendulum, and red-hot collapsing ___________.

Which of the following statements is the best summary of the narrator's actions upon first awakening?

What happened at the end of "The Pit and the Pendulum"?

Which of the following images could be viewed as a symbol for hell?

Which statement would the lawyer have made before his imprisonment?

How does the lawyer appear to the banker when the banker enter the lodge in the middle of the night?

The lawyer copes with his isolation by playing ________ and learning six _________.

The banker's initial response to the lawyer's letter is one of ____________.

The lawyer leaves his confinement before the full time is up because he wants to show that he __________ the banker's values.

theme of "The Bet"

Which of the following is the primary source of the conflict betwen Jing-mei and her mother?

Jing-mei does not apply herself studiously to her piano lessons because she ________ the _________ from her mother.

The mother immediately gives up her goals for Jing-mei after Jing-mei compares herself to the ____________.

How does the adult Jing-mei react when her mother offers to give her the piano?

The mother's plans for Jing-mei indicate that the mother __________ her daughter and wants her to _________.

The reader can infer from Jing-mei's refusal to cooperate with her mother that the daughter is __________ and ________.

The mother's ambition for Jing-mei are initially motivated by the mother's beliefs about _________ in America.

What motivates Jing-mei to keep silent about her performance at the piano recital, never discussing the recital with her mother?

The statue with the cracke dname "ASHING" is probably a structure of __________.

John encounters all of the following items in the Place of Gods except ___________.

The many lights that John sees in his dream of the Place of the Gods are actually ___________.

Why does John's father want him to withhold the complete truth?

John loses his terror of the Place of the Gods because _________.

Based on clues in the story, readers can reasonably conclude that the roaming cats once were people's ___________.

Based on clues in the story, readers can reasonably conclude that the father punishes John for eating the gods' food because some of it might be __________.

This story's first-person point of view enables readers to __________.

1-person point of view can best be described as:

At the beginning of the story, the girl's reactions to the business of fox farming can best be describes as"

The narrator doesn't want to devote herself to helping her mother because compared with farm work, housework seems __________.

When the girl recalls her father Mack shooting, she feels ___________.

As Flora flees the farm, the girl ____________ that Flora will be slaughtered anyway.

What might a reader decide about farm life after reading this story?

What generalization can the reader make from the narrator's revelation that her nighttime stories have changed to include boys?

How does the narrator's decision to open the gate alter the course of events?

not part climax of "Boys and Girls"

Why do you think Mr. Carpenter for many years has dreaded leaving his hosue for good?

Mr. Carpenter approves of the schoolteacher's plan to sit in a chair, eat, and grow fat when she is old because _____________.

While Mr. Carpenter is staying with Clara's family, he takes great care to not let anyone else see how __________ he is.

Why do you think Francie clings tightly to her grandfather's hand on the trip to the old folks' home?

Mr. Pond lives in the nursing home, even though it was ___________.

What is not a theme of "With All Flags Flying"?

How does Mr. Carpenter's desire to remain independent conflict with his wish not to burden his family?

In the 3-person limited point of view, the narrator focuses on one character's thoughts, actions, and feeling. In this story that character is _____________.

Which of the following insights does the reader learn because the story is told from the 3rd-person limited point of view?

The greatest physical danger posed to miners by the granite tower is the __________ that it might collapse.

Wetherton knows that to escape the trp of gold he must not let __________ overwhelm his __________ caution.

Wetherton's fears that the tower has moved are confirmed by fresh _________ at the bottom of the __________ on the exterior wall.

Leaving the tunnel, Wetherton kicks loose a small chunck of quartz because he _________ to remain cautious.

After Wetherton discovers the pile of fresh silt, he works more __________ than ever before.

antagonist of "Trap of Gold"

Feld promotes a marriage between Miriam and Max becuse Feld _______ Max's pursuit of an __________.

Sobel quits his job at Feld's shop because he is ________ about Feld's _________ attempting.

After Sobel quits, Feld is ________ to find an assistant as ________ as Sobel.

Sobel claims Miriam recognizes his love for her because of their mutual love of ___________.

By returning to work at the shop, Sobel shows that marriage to Miriam is worth a _________ to him.

What is the best example of how Feld's culture differs from modern American life?

Is the protagonist in "The First 7 Years" always likeable?

How can Sobel be considered the antagonist in the story?

The rule regarding EDS stowaways is based on __________.

On first discovering who the stowaway is, Barton is shocked because he had expected to find a ____________.

When Marilyn first realizes the gravity of her situation, she asks Barton a series of _________, seeking hope.

Barton chooses to jettison Marilyn because not doing so means death for both of them and the ____________.

While waiting to be jettisoned, Marilyn experiences all of the following feelings except:

Barton waits until the last possible minute to jettison Marilyn because is trying to devise a ________ to keep her ________ on board.

Tom Godwin boosts the level of suspense by repeatedly referring to the __________.

As a contrast to the horrors of the concentration camp, Rosenthal describes the ___________.

What is Rosenthal's purpose in writing "No News from Auschwitz"?

Rosenthal concludes his essay by ________ his ___________ paragraph.

The tone of Rosenthal's essay can best be described as __________.

situational irony in "No News from Auschwitz"

Rosenthal's opinion about Auschwitz

All of the following items describe subjective writing except that it uses only inforation that can be ____________.

What is not a grave mistake that contributed to the Titanic disaster?

When Colonel John Jacob Astor heps his wife into a lifeboat and says that he will join her later, it is an example of ____________ irony.

What could First Operator Phillips have done to prevent the disaster?

When the Titanic nearly crashes in to the steamer New York, it is an example of _____________.

Mr. Ismay's opinion about the Titanic can best be described as ___________.

Who warns the Titanic about ice?

How does "R.M.S Titanic" end?

Shorty shows support for his friend through all of the following actions except _____________.

Shorty shows all of the following toward his friend except __________ over his ___________.

Which of the following is not an experience of the narrator while getting his conk?

Which of the following statements best describes what the narrator learns from his experience?

The narrator reveals that despite his misgivings, he continued to get _________ for many years.

By the end of "Hair", we can infer from the writer's tone that he is _____________.

What word does the writer use to indicate a change in tone at the end of the selection?

In interpreting tone, the reader should pay special attention to the writer's _____________.

compares 2 things that have nothing in common on a literary level with no connecting words

type of metaphor in which a nonhuman thing or quality is talked about as if it were human

figure of speech that makes a comparison between two seemingly unlike things by using a connective words

representation