Unit Assessment



1.	The purpose of a flashback is to show an event that happened earlier.
	A.	TRUE
	B.	FALSE

2.	The use of clues to hint at events that will happen later in a story is called __________.
	A.	imagery
	B.	dramatic irony
	C.	foreshadowing
	D.	flashback

3.	A contrast between what is expected and what actually happens is called __________.
	A.	tragedy
	B.	foreshadowing
	C.	conflict
	D.	irony

4.	How can analyzing a story's historical context help a reader understand the story better?


5.	Click on the letter of the word or phrase that means about the same as the underlined word. The spectral fog seemed to wrap itself around the car.
	A.	unrestrained
	B.	ghostlike
	C.	plentiful
	D.	disrespectful

Read the following excerpt from James Thurber's story The Car We Had to Push. Then answer question 6.
Grandfather turned slowly, looked at the intruder, and snorted. "Who air you?" he demanded in his deep, resonant voice. "I'm Zenas!" cried Martin. "Your brother Zenas, fit as a fiddle and sound as a dollar!" "Zenas, my foot!" said grandfather. "Zenus died of the chestnut blight in '66!"



6.	In this passage, __________ is used to reveal more about the characters and to make the story more interesting.
	A.	allusion
	B.	dialogue
	C.	alliteration
	D.	comparison

7.	When an author uses a(n) __________ theme, he or she reveals the theme gradually through details in the setting, plot events, dialogue, and action.
	A.	implied
	B.	stated
	C.	unconventional
	D.	moral

8.	What is the purpose of a satire?


9.	Narrators are always reliable and trustworthy sources of information.
	A.	TRUE
	B.	FALSE

10.	Writers use __________ to help readers see, hear, smell, taste, or feel descriptions.
	A.	allusion
	B.	dialogue
	C.	point of view
	D.	imagery

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