Mr. Fornnarino's English 1, Practice Quiz 7 (2014)
For Questions 1-12, please mark the letter of the correct definition of the given vocabulary word.
For questions 13-22, please mark the letter of the correct response.
appalling
(v.) to prevent
(n.) freedom
(adj.) unpredictable
(adj.) shocking
subside
(adj.) untidy
(n.) a master
(v.) to go away
(adj.) conceited
fetter
(v.) to confront
(adj.) wise
(v.) to restrain
(n.) a preference
accost
(v.) to confront
(adj.) wise
(v.) to restrain
(n.) a preference
inconsistent
(v.) to prevent
(n.) freedom
(adj.) unpredictable
(adj.) shocking
impunity
(v.) to prevent
(n.) freedom
(adj.) unpredictable
(adj.) shocking
preclude
(v.) to prevent
(n.) freedom
(adj.) unpredictable
(adj.) shocking
prudent
(v.) to confront
(adj.) wise
(v.) to restrain
(n.) a preference
propensity
(v.) to confront
(adj.) wise
(v.) to restrain
(n.) a preference
virtuoso
(adj.) untidy
(n.) a master
(v.) to go away
(adj.) conceited
haughty
(adj.) untidy
(n.) a master
(v.) to go away
(adj.) conceited
disheveled
(adj.) untidy
(n.) a master
(v.) to go away
(adj.) conceited
Here, in my hands, _____ a gift for the two of you and here _____ the features of the case.
is; are
is; is
are; is
are; are
Although there _____ a series of discordant notes, everywhere there _____ congratulations.
is; are
is; is
are; is
are; are
Which of the following quotes does
not indicate how Montressor uses irony with his “friend”?
“‘And I [drink] to your long life.’”
“‘Once more let me implore you to return.’”
“‘The vaults are excessively damp.’”
“‘I shall not die of a cough.’”
What vices (faults) of Fortunado does Montressor use to lure him into the vaults?
his pride
his vindictiveness (need for revenge)
his jealousy
his pride and his jealousy
What does Jem do to get in Mrs. Dubose’s extreme bad graces?
He calls her an “old hell-devil.”
He ruins her camellias with Scout’s baton.
He sets an alarm clock to wake her up.
He says, “Hey, Mrs. Dubose.”
How are Jem and Scout punished for his (Jem’s) indiscretion?
They have to sit while Jem reads to her.
They have to bathe and feed her.
They have to replant her flowers.
They have to clean her house.
What’s the real reason they’re asked to perform the punishment?
Her house is for sale.
Her maid quit.
Her daughter moved.
She’s a recovering addict.
Tom Robinson has been accused of _____________ by _____________.
murder; the Radleys
arson; Miss Maudie
theft; Mrs. Dubose
rape; the Ewells
Which sentence is written
correctly?
Here in my hands are the book the warden consider among the better of trollopes many novels.
Here, in my hands, is the book
The Warden, considered among the best of Trollope’s many novels.
Here, in my hands, is the book "The Warden," considered among the best of Trollope’s many novels.
Here in my hands, is the book "The Warden", considered among the best of Trollope’s many novels.
Explain the motto of the Montressor family in “Cask of Amontillado” (“Nobody provokes me with impunity”) and how it foreshadows the death of Fortunado.
The motto means that members of the Montressor family don’t accept physical insults, and it foreshadows Fortunado’s death because he has assaulted a Montressor with a gun.
The motto means that members of the Montressor family don’t want prayers without their permission, and it foreshadows Fortunado’s death because he has prayed for their souls.
The motto means that members of the Montressor family don’t allow people to take their wine unless they pay for it, and it foreshadows Fortunado’s death because he has stolen Montressor wine.
The motto means that members of the Montressor family don’t accept insults without retribution, and it foreshadows Fortunado’s death because he has insulted the narrator, a Montressor.