Mr. Fornnarino's English 1 Literature and
Composition
Practice Quiz 1
Whom does Doug decide to kill in “The Utterly Perfect Murder”?
his childhood tormentor
his wife
his brother
his father
Which of the following is
not something that surprises Doug about Ralph?
Ralph's size
Ralph's paleness
Ralph's memory
Ralph's rudeness
What “weapon” does Doug use to “murder” his victim?
Doug's gun
Ralph's gun
Doug's finger
Ralph's cruelty
Which of the following sentences is not a fragment (and is a complete sentence)?
Believing Temas an unworthy opponent.
Feared the laughter of his friends.
Standing at the center of the circle.
The young man showed no fear.
Where does
To Kill a Mockingbird take place?
Meridian, Mississippi
Maycomb, Alabama
Finch’s Landing, South Carolina
Mayberry, North Carolina
Why does Dill end up in Scout and Jem’s hometown?
He is visiting his aunt for the summer.
His parents have recently passed away.
He ran away from home to escape his father.
He came looking for the truth about Boo.
Which of the following is not something that we believe to be true about Boo?
His real name is Arthur.
He is the second son in the Radley family.
Atticus is actually his father.
He was in trouble with the law.
Which sentence is written
correctly?
Because you’re late finishing your book report, you’ll have to give us girls the books to take to Diego’s.
Because your late finishing youre book report you'll have to give we girls the books to take to Diego's.
Because you're late finishing youre book report you'll have to give us girls the books to take to Diegos.
Because you’re late finishing your book report. You’ll have to give we girls the books to take to Diego’s.
In the short story “An Utterly Perfect Murder,” how is the “murder” in the story “utterly perfect”?
The murder is “utterly perfect” in the story because Doug gets away with murder.
The murder is “utterly perfect” in the story because Doug gets a lot of money from Ralph.
The murder is “utterly perfect” in the story because Doug talks Raph's wife into running away with him. The "murder" is actually the end of Ralph's marriage.
The murder is “utterly perfect” in the story because Doug doesn’t literally murder his childhood enemy. He only eliminates Ralph and his long-held grudge against the bully from his own mind. By doing so, he frees himself from the pain of his own memories.