Unit Assessment



1.	Which of the following is NOT usually a function of author's purpose?
	A.	to persuade
	B.	to inform or explain
	C.	to frighten
	D.	to entertain

2.	Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?
	A.	"The intellect is a cleaver: it discerns and rifts its way into the secret of things."
	B.	"They fought with more pertinacity than bulldogs."
	C.	"I had not lived there a week before my feet wore a path from my door to the pond-side;"
	D.	"He grows to be four feet long, as big as a small boy,"

3.	An implied theme is expressed directly in a work of literature.
	A.	TRUE
	B.	FALSE

4.	Click on the letter of the word or phrase that means about the same as the underlined word. There were myriad birds flying in the sky that day.
	A.	depressing; dismal; gloomy
	B.	lasting forever
	C.	lighthearted and carefree
	D.	countless, innumerable

5.	Through __________, a reader makes an educated guess about what will happen in a story by combining his or her own knowledge and understanding with clues that the author provides.
	A.	drawing conclusions
	B.	summarizing
	C.	characterization
	D.	predicting

6.	Which of the following is an example of direct characterization?
	A.	"Tom consoled himself for the loss of his property with the loss of his wife, for he was a man of fortitude. He even felt something like gratitude towards the black woodman, who, he considered, had done him a kindness."
	B.	"Tom's wife was a tall termagant, fierce of temper, loud of tongue, and strong of arm."
	C.	"He was exceedingly surprised, having neither heard nor seen any one approach. . . ."
	D.	"The house and its inmates had altogether a bad name."

Read the following passage from The Raven. Then answer question 7.

Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing,
Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before



7.	Which sound device did Edgar Allen Poe use in this poem?
	A.	metaphor
	B.	metonymy
	C.	alliteration
	D.	thesis

8.	Explain how a symbol such as a color could affect the meaning of a story.


9.	Which of the following is NOT true of motivation?
	A.	It can be stated or implied.
	B.	It is the reason or cause of a character's actions.
	C.	It helps a reader understand why a character acts or behaves in a certain way.
	D.	It makes it harder to understand a character.

10.	By analyzing historical context, you
	A.	gather background information about things that influenced an author's work.
	B.	apply common knowledge to what you read.
	C.	may confuse fact and fiction.
	D.	learn more about world history.

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