Deck 1: Literary Analysis: The Old Man and the Sea and Various Short Stories

Question 1

In 1740 the first English novel was published. Name it.

A)pamela
B)robinson crusoe
C)clarissa
D)gulliver's travels

Answer 1

pamela

Question 2

Novels involving a mixture of adventure and horror are known as _________ novels.

A)adventure
B)autobiography
C)biography
D)gothic

Answer 2

gothic

Question 3

Sir Walter Scott was the first to experiment with the _________ novel.

A)gothic
B)historic
C)biography
D)science fiction

Answer 3

historic

Question 4

The Story of my Experiments with Truth is an example of ____________ writing.

A)biographical
B)mystery
C)autobiographical
D)animal fiction

Question 5

___________ is well known for Waverly Novels.

A)walter scott
B)dh lawrence
C)charles dickens
D)george eliot

Question 6

Complexity in plot and characterization began with the novels of ________ in the nineteenth century.

A)walter scott
B)henry fielding
C)tobias smollet
D)charles dickens

Question 7

Which of the following novels belong to the category of non realistic fiction?

A)alice in wonderland
B)a tale of two cities
C)pride and prejudice
D)sons and lovers school of distance education

Question 8

A work of art that has a single theme, the working out of a single idea is called _______.

A)biography
B)science fiction
C)autobiography
D)short story

Question 9

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

-Who is the author of Lucky Jim?

A)dh lawrence
B)george eliot
C)kingsley amis
D)cp snow

Question 10

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

-Where does the story The Old Man and the Sea take place?

A)cuba
B)canary islands
C)marshall island
D)puerto rico

Question 11

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

-When the novel The Old Man and the Sea opens, how many days had it been since Santiago last caught a fish?

A)3
B)77
C)48
D)84

Question 12

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

-Hemingway says everything about Santiago is old except what?

A)his neck
B)his hands
C)his eyes
D)his legs

Question 13

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

-Why does Manolin no longer fish with Santiago?

A)he dislikes santiago
B)his parents have told him to fish with others
C)santiago no longer needs him
D)manolin has gone to the city

Question 14

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

-How does Hemingway describe Santiago's eyes?

A)they are full of pain
B)they are blank with defeat.
C)they betray the weariness of his sou
D)they are the color of the sea.

Question 15

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

-What kind of reception does Santiago receive at the terrace café?

A)the fishermen regard him as a hero.
B)most of the fishermen mock him.
C)the successful fishermen offer him a portion of their day's catch.
D)the younger fishermen pretend that the old man doesn't exist.

Question 16

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

-Which of the following never hung on Santiago's wall?

A)tinted photograph of his wife
B)picture of sacred heart of jesus
C)they betray the weariness of his sou
D)picture of fidel castro

Question 17

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

-Who is Santiago's favorite baseball player?

A)lou gehrig c. joe dimaggio
B)babe ruth
C)they betray the weariness of his sou
D)jackie robinson

Question 18

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

-In what month does the story The Old Man and the Sea take place?

A)september
B)july
C)they betray the weariness of his sou
D)may

Question 19

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

-Where is Santiago originally from?

A)mexico
B)morocca
C)cuba
D)canary islands

Question 20

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

-What does Santiago call the sea?

A)dorado
B)salao
C)la mar
D)el mar

Question 21

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

-What did Manolin give Santiago two of before he left?

A)water bottles
B)hooks
C)shoes
D)sardines

Question 22

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

-What does Santiago refer to as aqua mala, the whore?

A)the sea
B)an eel
C)portugese-man- of -war
D)a dolphin

Question 23

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

-Why does Santiago hope the marlin will jump? School of Distance Education

A)it will see his strength and become frightened
B)it will let him see its size
C)it will fill its air sacks and not be able to dive deep
D)it will be close enough to drive a harpoon into

Question 24

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

-What does Santiago do to increase drag on the boat?

A)ties two oars together across the stern
B)lowers his legs into the water
C)paddles the opposite way
D)drops anchor

Question 25

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

-Why does Santiago not let his lines drift like the other fishermen?

A)he is a stubborn man who prefers the old-fashioned way of fishing.
B)he believes it is imprecise, and he strives always to be exact.
C)it is dangerous, as he might become tangled with another boat
D)he is no longer young or strong enough to control a drifting line.

Question 26

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

-During his great struggle with the marlin, what does Santiago wish repeatedly?

A)he wishes he were younger.
B)he wishes for better equipment.
C)he wishes that the fishermen who mocked him earlier were present to witness his victory.
D)he wishes that the boy, manolin, were with him.

Question 27

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

-What does the weary warbler that lands on Santiago's fishing line make the old man think of?

A)the probability that he, like the bird, will never make it back to land
B)the predatory hawks that await the bird's arrival near land
C)the hidden strength of the weak
D)the beauty of the natural world

Question 28

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

-In order to help himself catch the fish, what does Santiago do?

A)he promises to pay more attention to manolin upon his return
B)he decides to recite ten hail marys and ten our fathers
C)he lightens the boat by throwing all unnecessary weight overboard.
D)he ties the skiff to a buoy so that the fish cannot pull it farther out to sea.

Question 29

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

-How does Santiago finally kill the marlin?

A)he harpoons it through the heart.
B)he stabs it between the eyes.
C)he lashes it to the inside of the boat.
D)he bashes its head with his club.

Question 30

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

-After the shark attack, Santiago reflects that destruction is inevitable. How does he articulate this philosophy?

A)the world is such an inhospitable place that no death should be mourned.
B)out, out, brief candle!
C)even the worthiest opponents must fall.
D)everything in the world kills everything else in some way

Question 31

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

-What happens upon the old man's return to his fishing village in The Old Man and the Sea?

A)manolin promises to sail with him.
B)the fishermen mock santiago for the folly of sailing out so far.
C)tourists ask the old man to recount his adventures.
D)a statue is erected in his honor.

Question 32

What happens at the end of the story The Phoenix ?

A)poldero makes a lot of money.
B)poldero becomes very famous with the death and rebirth of the phoenix.
C)the flames of the phoenix's death kill poldero and the viewers.
D)the phoenix learns to love poldero.

Question 33

Name the anthology from which the story Of White Hairs and Cricket is taken.

A)kingdom of elfins
B)swimming lessons and other stories
C)interpreter of maladies
D)swami and friends

Question 34

What is the narrative style adopted in the story Of White Hairs and Cricket?

A)second person narrative
B)third person narrative
C)omniscient narrator
D)first person narrative

Question 35

Why is the story called Of Schools and Schools?

A)old jerome warren's house was like a school.
B)neveda was not educated so it is a pun on this.
C)old jerome warren ran an education business.
D)none of the above

Question 36

Why did Barbara mislead Neveda on the contents of Gilbert's letter in Of Schools and Schools?

A)she wanted neveda to make a fool of herself.
B)she knew gilbert loved neveda.
C)barabara wanted to have a laugh.
D)none of the above.

Question 37

In Of Schools and Schools how does Barbara know that Neveda's letter is from Gilbert?

A)his name is written on it.
B)his stationery was different.
C)it was marked by a gold palette in a corner.
D)gilbert always wrote to neveda.

Question 38

In the story The Diamond Necklace the narrator suggests that Mathilde's problem is that she__.

A)needs a job to give her self-worth
B)was born into the wrong social class
C)does not know how to spend her vast wealth
D)does not really love her husband

Question 39

In the story The Diamond Necklace Mathilde envies the social class and wealth of others because_______

A)she was born wealthy but wants to be even wealthier.
B)she feels that she deserves a more beautiful life.
C)her husband is very demanding.
D)she has many rich friends.

Question 40

Why does Mathilde borrow a necklace from Mme Forestier in The Diamond Necklace?

A)she does not have fine jewellery.
B)all her jewels are in the bank.
C)she is afraid of wearing diamonds as she may lose them.
D)mme forestier offers her one and she cannot refuse her kindness.

Question 41

In The Diamond Necklace the Loisels manage to replace the necklace by __________.

A)borrowing it all
B)stealing it.
C)borrowing some, reducing their standard of living and working very hard.
D)working very hard but not reducing their standard of living.

Question 42

At the end of the story The Diamond Necklace it becomes clear that ____________.

A)the loisels will soon become wealthy
B)the loisels have learned an important lesson about thrift
C)the loisels have suffered needlessly
D)mme. forestier will help the loisels

Question 43

Which of the following statements best summarizes The Diamond Necklace?

A)a woman who wants to make a good impression goes to a dance.
B)an expensive necklace is lost and needs to be replaced.
C)a woman buys an expensive dress and borrows a diamond necklace.
D)in pursuit of recognition, a woman is driven to financial ruin.

Question 44

The point of view used by the author in The Diamond Necklace helps the reader to

A)see what mme. forestier really thinks of mathilde
B)understand the details of m. loisel's life as a clerk
C)know why mathilde is unhappy with her life
D)know what each character thinks of mathilde

Question 45

"Miss Brill" by Katherine Mansfield

-What does Miss Brill imagine about both herself and the other people in the park?

A)that no one can understand anyone else.
B)that they are all actors in a play.
C)that they are all enslaved.
D)that they are all dead.

Question 46

"Miss Brill" by Katherine Mansfield

-When Miss Brill reaches home, she hears a cry. Where does it actually come from?

A)from her fox stole
B)from deep within her
C)from her cat
D)from the neighbour's house.