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Skills for Literary Analysis Chapter Tests Skills for Literary Analysis Chapter Tests Chapter 1 Test TRUE AND FALSE (50 POINTS) ___ In the beginning of the novel, Buck lived in rugged Minnesota. ___ In Alaska, there was a great need for hardy dogs to pull sleds. ___ Manuel sold Buck to be mean to Judge Miller. ___ Buck’s initial response to cruelty was surprise. ___ Thornton was the best master, by far, that Buck had. ___ The setting was critical to this book. ___ Buck resisted the call of the wild until his master was killed. ___ Mercedes, the only woman in this book, was a very skilled tomboy who lived off the land. ___ Native Americans killed Thornton. ___ Thornton won $1,000 when Buck pulled a very heavy sled. Chapter 1 Essay ESSAY (50 POINTS) Read the passage from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and discuss in a one-page essay how Shelley uses the setting to make her thematic points. (You can access the story at your favorite digital provider or http://www.online- literature.com/shelley_mary/frankenstein The site is free to access without subscription. http://www.gutenberg.org/ or http://books.google.com/ are other free options; this is often part of a collection or you can access the single work.) It was on a dreary night of November that I beheld the The different accidents of life are not so changeable accomplishment of my toils. With an anxiety that almost as the feelings of human nature. I had worked hard for amounted to agony, I collected the instruments of life nearly two years, for the sole purpose of infusing life into around me that I might infuse a spark of being into the an inanimate body. For this I had deprived myself of rest lifeless thing that lay at my feet. It was already one in the and health. I had desired it with an ardour that far morning; the rain pattered dismally against the panes, exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished, the and my candle was nearly burnt out, when, by the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and glimmer of the half-extinguished light, I saw the dull disgust filled my heart. Unable to endure the aspect of yellow eye of the creature open; it breathed hard, and a the being I had created, I rushed out of the room and convulsive motion agitated its limbs. continued a long time traversing my bedchamber, unable How can I describe my emotions at this catastrophe, to compose my mind to sleep. At length lassitude or how delineate the wretch whom with such infinite succeeded to the tumult I had before endured, and I pains and care I had endeavoured to form? His limbs threw myself on the bed in my clothes, endeavouring to were in proportion, and I had selected his features as seek a few moments of forgetfulness. But it was in vain; I beautiful. Beautiful! Great God! His yellow skin scarcely slept, indeed, but I was disturbed by the wildest dreams. covered the work of muscles and arteries beneath; his I thought I saw Elizabeth, in the bloom of health, hair was of a lustrous black, and flowing; his teeth of a walking in the streets of Ingolstadt. Delighted and pearly whiteness; but these luxuriances only formed a surprised, I embraced her, but as I imprinted the first kiss more horrid contrast with his watery eyes, that seemed on her lips, they became livid with the hue of death; her almost of the same colour as the dun-white sockets in features appeared to change, and I thought that I held which they were set, his shrivelled complexion and the corpse of my dead mother in my arms; a shroud straight black lips. enveloped her form, and I saw the grave-worms crawling in the folds of the flannel. I started from my sleep with horror; a cold dew covered my forehead, my teeth became a thing such as even Dante could not chattered, and every limb became convulsed; when, by have conceived. the dim and yellow light of the moon as it forced its I passed the night wretchedly. Sometimes my pulse way through the window shutters, I beheld the wretch beat so quickly and hardly that I felt the palpitation of — the miserable monster whom I had created. He held every artery; at others, I nearly sank to the ground up the curtain of the bed; and his eyes, if eyes they may through languor and extreme weakness. Mingled with be called, were fixed on me. His jaws opened, and he this horror, I felt the bitterness of disappointment; muttered some inarticulate sounds, while a grin dreams that had been my food and pleasant rest for so wrinkled his cheeks. He might have spoken, but I did long a space were now become a hell to me; and the not hear; one hand was stretched out, seemingly to change was so rapid, the overthrow so complete! detain me, but I escaped and rushed downstairs. I took refuge in the courtyard belonging to the house which I Morning, dismal and wet, at length dawned and inhabited, where I remained during the rest of the discovered to my sleepless and aching eyes the church of night, walking up and down in the greatest agitation, Ingolstadt, its white steeple and clock, which indicated listening attentively, catching and fearing each sound as the sixth hour. The porter opened the gates of the court, if it were to announce the approach of the demoniacal which had that night been my asylum, and I issued into corpse to which I had so miserably given life. the streets, pacing them with quick steps, as if I sought to avoid the wretch whom I feared every turning of the Oh! No mortal could support the horror of that street would present to my view. I did not dare return to countenance. A mummy again endued with animation the apartment which I inhabited, but felt impelled to could not be so hideous as that wretch. I had gazed on hurry on, although drenched by the rain which poured him while unfinished; he was ugly then, but when those from a black and comfortless sky. muscles and joints were rendered capable of motion, it Chapter 2 Test ESSAY (100 POINTS) Write short essays discussing the worldviews in these contemporary movies. A. Pocahontas Disney’s account of the Jamestown settlement begins with the noble savage Pocahontas observing the rough, war-like English settlers approaching her unspoiled wilderness. The English are led by Governor Ratcliffe, who is looking to strike it rich — no matter what the cost in human lives or in environmental impact. Irreligious John Smith is looking for girls and adventure. Upon landing and setting up camp in Virginia, Smith sets out to look for “savages” and meets Pocahontas. After their initial awkward encounter, they become friends. Their respective communities, on the other hand, prepare for war. John Smith’s community sees the Native Americans as savages who in turn see the explorers as arrogant, self-centered brutes. Pocahontas asks advice from her grandmother-tree (i. e., a tree that speaks) and enters into a serious friendship with Smith. B. Scooby-Doo Fred, Velma, Daphne, Shaggy, and his talking dog, Scooby-Doo, make up a crime-solving group. Despite the fact that they are all winsome people, they are also selfish people. So, as the movie begins, they are disbanded. The group is now reunited on Spooky Island, a macabre amusement park run by Emile and frequented by hedonistic youth on spring break. It appears that while unwary youth arrive lucid, the students leave in something of a zombie state that makes the team believe something is amiss. The team sets out to get to the bottom of the mystery. Chapter 3 Test ESSAY (100 POINTS) Read chapter 10 of Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea by Jules Verne. In a one-to two-page essay, discuss the way Verne uses narration to develop his memorable character Captain Nemo. (You can access the story at your favorite digital provider or www.online-literature.com/verne/leaguesunder/10/ The site is free to access without subscription. http://www.gutenberg.org/ or http://books.google.com/ are other free options; this is often part of a collection or you can access the single work.) Chapter 4 Test ESSAY (100 POINTS) In a one-page essay, state the theme of the short story “The Diamond Necklace” by the French writer, Guy de Maupassant. (You can access the story at your favorite digital provider or http://www.online-literature.com/ maupassant/206/ The site is free to access without subscription. http://www.gutenberg.org/ or http://books.google. com/ are other free options; this is often part of a collection or you can access the single work.) Chapter 5 Test MATCHING (50 POINTS) Match the characters with the role(s) they assume. Some characters will fulfill more than one role. Be prepared to defend your answer. ___ Joseph A. Protagonist ___ Jacob B. Antagonist ___ Potiphar’s wife C. Foil ___ Pharaoh ___ The baker ___ Joseph’s brothers Match the following: ___ Judah struggles with his feelings about selling Joseph into captivity. A. External Conflict ___ Joseph physically struggles with his brothers when they put him into the pit. B. Internal Conflict ___ Jacob worries about sending Benjamin to Egypt. ___ Jacob announces that his brothers are thieves. Chapter 5 Essay ESSAY (50 POINTS) Write a one-page essay discussing characterization in the short story “Luck of the Roaring Camp,” by Bret Harte.
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