ELA 10A Exam Review

Of Mice and Men best fits this genre:

• nonfiction

• fiction

• science fiction

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In Of Mice and Men, Slim states, “I wisht somebody’d shoot me if I got old an’ a cripple” (45).

This is an example of:

• irony

• mood

• foreshadowing

• theme

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In Of Mice and Men, the mice representing weakness, helplessness, and insignificance is an example of:

• foreshadowing

• theme

• symbolism

• tone

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George and Lennie’s dream might symbolize all of the following EXCEPT:

• reliance on friends

• humanity’s stupidity

• life’s cruelty

• hope for a better life

Which of the following is the most common topic(s) found in Of Mice and Men?

• religion

• hope

• the bonds of women

• isolation and loneliness

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In Twelve Angry Men, the tension between Juror #8 and Juror #3 is an example of

• internal conflict

• external conflict

• theme

• symbolism

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In Of Mice and Men, Lennie is shot by George at the end. This would be considered the:

• exposition

• falling action

• rising action

• resolution

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In Of Mice and Men, Curley’s glove full of Vaseline represents his insecurity. This is an example of:

• foreshadowing

• symbolism

• tone

• theme

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Which of the following characters would be the only one to be considered a protagonist?

• George

• Crooks

• Candy

• Curley

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"Now her bosom rose and fell tumultuously. She was beginning to recognize this thing that was approaching to possess her, and she was striving to beat it back with her will--as powerless as her two white slender hands would have been." - "Story of an Hour"

The word tumultuously most nearly means:

• noisily

• carefully

• quietly

• calmly

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