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Vocabulary Section I.
(15 percent of test; 10 minute time suggestion)
Choose 5 of the following words, and use them in a very short story.
(3 marks for each perfect use, 2 for a general sense of word, 1
for correct 'part of speech only'; total of 15 marks)
abyss splice reprieve appeal inanimate incongruous irony subtle paradox resilient stagnate displace
On the Bridge (15 percent)
1. Name the main character. (1 mark)
2. Describe an element of the setting which allows the main characters
to easily throw things onto the cars. (3 marks)
3. What kind of car actually stops and turns around to confront the
boys? (1 mark)
4. What did the owner of that car do to the main character, which humiliates
him?
(3 marks)
5. What does the main character throw in the garbage? (1 mark)
6. Why does the main character throw that thing in the garbage?
(detailed paragraph supporting your reasons with parts from the story
and your own personal opinion for 5 marks)
7. What, in your opinion, is the point this story is trying to make?
Uneasy Homecoming (10 percent)
1. What makes this story a "suspense story" and what is special about
its plot outline.
(3 marks)
2. Why was Connie's house an easy target for the burglar? (2 reasons
for 2 marks)
3. Name two things that indicated to Connie there might be danger.
(2 marks)
4. Why does Connie feel sorry for Mrs. Winston at the end of the story?
(1 mark)
5. Explain exactly how Connie finally managed to escape the searching
burglar. (2 marks for main point and one other detail)
Maelstrom II (10 percent)
1. What is an element of nature that is "in conflict" with Leyland?
(2 marks for the thing and how it is in conflict with him)
2. How is 'technology' a problem for poor Leyland? (2 marks for an
explanation and example)
3. Describe how the Edgar Allen Poe story Maelstrom is similar to this
story. (1 mark)
4. What is the miracle that moves the mountain? (3 marks for full explanation
of what and how it was done)
5. If Leyland's character is "round" because he changes, who is the
character who is really "flat" and doesn't change at all.
(2 marks for the best answer and an example of his/her "flatness";
the name is not required)
For this section only, you can use examples from Maelstrom II, or Uneasy Homecoming, or On the Bridge, or The Sound of Thunder, or Go to the Head of the Class.
Answer all the questions using full sentences, examples, and
explanations of all statements you make. A short paragraph form is suggested.
(5 marks each for a complete answer which contains at least one
example from the story and a well supported explanation, except for question
9 which is worth 10 marks)
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1. Explain and define one of the six "components of a narrative" and
use examples from three of the above stories.
2. Describe 5 differences between a short story and a novel.
3. Name the 2 of the different types of conflicts, and give a brief example of each conflict from the stories or the film we have read or seen.
4. Explain which story would make the most interesting film, referring to three scenes in that story which would make good scenes in a film.
5. Explain which story would make the most interesting novel. Give and explain at least two reasons.
6. Explain "foreshadowing" and give an example from two of the stories we have read, stating how that foreshadowing suggested ideas and feelings to the reader (you).
7. Explain the word protagonist, and say which protagonist you think is the most interesting, and why.
8. Explain the word antagonist, and decide which story had the most obvious antagonist, and say why.
Sentences not required for 9 (Choose one option)
9. For a full ten marks, draw a "plot line" of a typical suspense story,
and label it in at least five important spots.
or
For a full ten marks, list the other 5 types of conflicts with an example
for each.
