ENGLISH FINAL
JUNE 18, 2003
Mr. Wolfe 10th Grade

Name: _______________________
Choose the best answer from the choices below the questions

1. In DANDELION WINE, Livinia has to walk through the RAVINE in order to get home from the movies.

2. What do the townspeople call the murderer in DANDELION WINE? THE LONEY ONE

3. The name of the victim Livinia and Francine find in the ravine?

a. Elizabeth Ramsey
b. Ellen Spalding
c. Helen Crosby
d. None of the above

4. What is the main literary element exploited in DANDELION WINE?

a. Mood
b. Comedy
c. Suspense
d. Tragedy

5. What does the owner of the drugstore do in DANDELION WINE? HE TELLS A STRANGER WHERE LIVINIA LIVES

6. What is the surprise ending of DANDELION WINE? WHEN LIVINIA IS HOME AND FEELS SAFE, SHE REALIZES THAT SOMEONE IS IN HER HOUSE WITH HER

7. In DANDELION WINE, Lavinia seems to not be afraid of The Lonely One and says…?

a. “I need to live dangerously”
b. “I’m terrified, but I don’t show it”
c. “I hope he shows up in the ravine”
d. None of the above

8. In MARIGOLDS, Lisbeth lives in a world that is….?

a. Dusty and limited, cut off from the American Dream of success
b. Green and beautiful, with manicured lawns and expensive houses
c. Plain, but clean
d. None of the above

9. Who wrote MARIGOLDS? EUGENIA COLLIER

10. What is the theme of MARIGOLDS? THAT GROWING UP FOLLOWS A LOSS OF INNOCENCE; COMPASSION CAN ONLY BE UNDERSTOOD WHEN INNOCENCE IS LOST

11. Who wrote DANDELION WINE? RAY BRADBURY

12. Who is the character that Lisbeth torments in MARIGOLDS? MS. LOTTIE

13. After living with the memory for years, what does Lisbeth learn as a result of her actions?

a. Hubris
b. Compassion
c. Pragmatism
d. Honesty

14. What was the problem with Lisbeth’s parents?

a. The mother couldn’t find a job and the father resented that
b. They had a reversal of roles
c. Her father wanted a divorce
d. Lisbeth liked her mother best

15. What do the marigolds represent in MARIGOLDS? THE HUMAN NEED FOR BEAUTY IN ONE'S LIFE

16. In HONOR, who steals the money? THE YOUNG INDIAN SERVANT

17. What does the hotel owner do when he finds out that money was stolen?

a. He demands to know who might have taken the money
b. He gives them a heartfelt apology
c. He gives them their room for free and promises to find the thief
d. All of the above

18. How much money is stolen in HONOR? 700 SUCRES

19. What did the thief want the money for? TO BUY A COFFIN FOR HIS DEAD CHILD

20. What is the ironic reality that is at the core of the story HONOR?

a. Stealing is totally wrong but people do it
b. Working in a hotel is tough, but if you have honor you can take it
c. The price of a meal at the hotel was the price the servant paid for stealing.
d. The price of a coffin is less than the price of a meal in the hotel.

21. In THE MONKEY’S PAW, the Sergeant-Major is invited to the White’s household because…?

a. He delivers their mail as a favor
b. He is very entertaining
c. He brings bad news about their son
d. He is Herbert’s real father

22. What are Mr. White and his son playing at the start of the play?

a. chess
b. checkers
c. cribbage
d. cards

23. What does Mr. White wish for first? 200 POUNDS

24. When Mr. White gets his wish, what does it cost him?

a. His wife leaves him
b. The Sergeant-Major runs out of the house
c. His son dies
d. His wife dies

25. What does Mrs. White do in her despair?

a. Wishes her son back to life
b. Leaves her husband
c. Throws the Sergeant-Major out of the house
d. None of the above

26. The paw was given to Sergeant-Major by whom…? AN INDIAN “FAKIR”

27. What does Mr. White do at the end of the story when something is knocking on the front door?

a. Wish to have $ 200.00
b. Wish for his wife to come back to life.
c. Bar the door and get his gun
d. Wish for his son to stay dead

28. Who wrote THE MONKEY’S PAW? W.W. JACOBS

29. Who wrote LORD OF THE FLIES? WILLIAM GOLDING

30. The conch in LORD OF THE FLIES represents each of the items below except…?

a. authority
b. order
c. community
d. military rank

31. What was THE LORD OF THE FLIES?

a. The scar
b. The pig’s head
c. The animal of the platform
d. The beast

32. Who becomes head of the hunters?

a. Roger
b. Ralph
c. Jack
d. Maurice

33. Piggy’s real name is…? THE READER NEVER FINDS OUT

34. Who was the Christ figure in LORD OF THE FLIES? SIMON

35. The twins were named…? SAMNERIC

36. The major theme of the novel LORD OF THE FLIES is…? IN THE ABSENSE OF SOCIETAL RULES OF ORDER AND BEHAVIOR, MAN IS INHERENTLY EVIL

37. Left without society or parental involvement, the boys…?

a. Set up a Utopia
b. Play pirates until they are rescued
c. De-evolve from civilized humans to savage beasts
d. None of the above

38. Piggy’s glasses represent everything below except…?

a. descent into savagery
b. logic
c. reason
d. adult sensibility

39. What is a symbol of complete primitive savagery…?

a. the conch
b. the pigs-head
c. spear sharpened at both ends
d. breaking the glasses

40. What is a long work of fiction? A short work? A NOVEL; A SHORT STORY

41. Exposition is one of the components of Plot. Name four (4) other components.

1. RISING ACTION
2. FALLING ACTION
3. CLIMAX
4. RESOLUTION

42. In LORD OF THE FLIES, which of the choices below is the best image of savagery that the author makes clear in the novel…

a. the parachutist
b. the glasses
c. the conch
d. the spear sharpened at both ends

43. What is the symbol of the loss of parental (adult) authority on the island? THE DEAD PARACHUTIST

44. What is the mountain a symbol of in the novel?

a. Man’s potential and his lofty goals
b. Destruction of civilization
c. The home of the beast
d. All of the above

45. The characters each represent a symbolic meaning that detail the different aspects of humanity. Beside each name place the character’s symbolic meaning?

a. Ralph: MORAL CHOICE
b. Jack: MILITARISM
c. Piggy: INTELLIGENTSIA
d. Simon: SPIRITUALITY

46. Which of the items below is not a type of Non-Fiction…

a. Autobiography
b. Essay
c. Short story
d. Biography

47. In LORD OF THE FLIES, how does Simon die and why? THE BOYS ACT OUT A TRIBAL DANCE OF THE HUNT AND WHEN SIMON EMERGES FROM THE FOREST, IN THEIR FRENZY, THEY MISTAKE HIM FOR A PIG, THEIR SYMBOLIC PREY; HE IS SET UP AS A CHRIST-LIKE SYMBOL THAT HAS TO BE SACRIFICED

48. What was the theme of the group of stories that we discussed this quarter?

a. Being a good person
b. Doing the right thing
c. Understanding life
d. Paying the price

49. Before they get marooned, the boys in LORD OF THE FLIES got an education in a…

a. Prep school
b. Juvenile detention center
c. Catholic school
d. None of the above

50. The winner of this year’s Super Bowl will be…?

a. Jets
b. Jets
c. Jets
d. Jets

Matching: Please match each word with its corresponding definition. Place letter in space next to vocabulary word.

Essays: In your best, well-formed essay style, answer the following questions fully.
Please use:

• Specific examples
• Demonstrate clear understanding of the material
• Keep information to the point, don’t ramble!
• Use all the time to complete essays.

1. The stories in this unit all dealt with Paying The Price for actions and choices made in life. Compare and contrast two or more stories (NOT LORD OF THE FLIES) and discuss briefly how each related to this theme.

2. In THE MONKEY’S PAW, the story is fantastic and deals with the supernatural. Since we know that the story is not true in a literal sense, discuss what lessons can be learned from the character’s actions in this story.

3. When thinking about LORD OF THE FLIES, the young boys play a game: they act out very real scenarios in an adult game of survival and dominance. Discuss why you think the boys could not stay civilized and logical. Why and how did things fall apart?