October Comprehensive Exam (10.27.16)

Question 1

A character who reveals only one, maybe two, personality traits in a story or novel, and the trait(s) do not change.

Answer 1

Flat Character

Question 2

A well-developed character who demonstrates varied and sometimes contradictory traits.

Answer 2

Round Character

Question 3

A character which changes during the course of a story or novel. The change in outlook or character is permanent.

Answer 3

Dynamic Character

Question 4

A character that remains primarily the same throughout a story or novel.

Answer 4

Static Character

Question 5

External description of the character.

Answer 5

Extrinsic Trait

Question 6

Internal attributes and personalities of the character.

Answer 6

Intrinsic Trait

Question 7

The time and place in which the story takes place.

Answer 7

Setting

Question 8

In written composition, is an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience.

Answer 8

Tone

Question 9

A literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions.

Answer 9

Mood

Question 10

An author’s use of vivid and descriptive language to add depth to their work.

Answer 10

Imagery

Question 11

An object representing another to give it an entirely different meaning that is much deeper and more significant.

Answer 11

Symbolism

Question 12

The events that make up a story or the main part of a story. These events relate to each other in a pattern or a sequence

Answer 12

Plot Diagram

Question 13

The introduction of the characters and the basic situation.

Answer 13

Exposition

Question 14

A struggle between opposing forces that drives the action of the story.

Answer 14

Conflict

Question 15

The portion of the story where the conflict increases.

Answer 15

Rising Action

Question 16

The peak of action and conflict.

Answer 16

Climax

Question 17

The portion of the story where the conflict decreases.

Answer 17

Falling Action

Question 18

The outcome of the conflict.

Answer 18

Resolution

Question 19

The moral of the story; the big idea.

Answer 19

Theme

Question 20

The type or kind of literary work.

Answer 20

Genre

Question 21

Three lines under a letter.

Answer 21

Capitalize

Question 22

A slash through a letter.

Answer 22

Lowercase/ don’t capitalize

Question 23

A squigly line through a word or entire phrase.

Answer 23

Delete/Take Out

Question 24

A circle around the entire word.

Answer 24

Spelling error

Question 25

Brackets around a word, phrase, or paragraph.

Answer 25

Reword/ choose a better word

Question 26

Circle around a period, question mark, or exclamation point.

Answer 26

End punctuation needed.

Question 27

Place Edgar Allan Poe was born.

Answer 27

Boston, Massachusetts

Question 28

Date Edgar Allan Poe was born.

Answer 28

January 19, 1809

Question 29

Poe’s mother, who died when he was only two years old.

Answer 29

Elizabeth Arnold Poe

Question 30

Poe’s father, who left his wife sometime before July 1811, and wanted to relationship with Poe.

Answer 30

David Poe, Jr.

Question 31

Edgar Allan Poe’s brother, who wrote a few poems during his life.

Answer 31

William Henry Poe

Question 32

Edgar Allan Poe’s sister, who died in a charity home.

Answer 32

Rosalie Poe

Question 33

Edgar Allan Poe’s foster father, who referred to Edgar as miserable, sulky, and ill-tempered.

Answer 33

John Allan

Question 34

Edgar Allan Poe’s foster mother, who died of tuberculosis while Poe was in the army.

Answer 34

Frances Allan

Question 35

Edgar Allan Poe’s wife, who was referred to as “the only woman he ever truly loved.”

Answer 35

Virginia Clemm Poe

Question 36

This literary work of Poe’s appears in the 1845 January Evening Mirror (magazine).

Answer 36

“The Raven”

Question 37

When did Edgar Allan Poe die?

Answer 37

October 7, 1849

Question 38

Why did the narrator in “The Tell Tale Heart” want to kill the old man?

Answer 38

He claimed his vulture eye “vexed” him.

Question 39

In “The Tell Tale Heart,” the narrator claims others refer to him as “mad,” throughout the story. Given the time period, what does “mad” refer to?

Answer 39

Insane, or in a state of delirium.

Question 40

How did the narrator kill the old man?

Answer 40

By pulling his bed over top of him, until his heart stopped.

Question 41

What did the narrator do with the old man’s body?

Answer 41

He dismembered it and put it under the floorboards.

Question 42

What did the narrator in “The Tell Tale Heart” hear while talking to police?

Answer 42

The old (dead) man’s beating heart.

Question 43

Which centuries did Gothic Literature originate?

Answer 43

18th and 19th

Question 44

Which literary era did Gothic Literature follow?

Answer 44

Romanticism

Question 45

What are the four elements of Gothic Literature?

Answer 45

Fear, Horror, Death, and Gloom

Question 46

What Romantic elements are present in Gothic Literature?

Answer 46

Nature, individuality, and deep emotions.

Question 47

What are the steps of the Writing Process?

Answer 47

Prewriting (brainstorming), drafting, revising, and editing

Question 48

What happened to Lenore in “The Raven?”

Answer 48

She died

Question 49

What does the raven continue to say throughout “The Raven”

Answer 49

“Nevermore”

Question 50

Why does the raven keep pestering the man in “The Raven?”

Answer 50

He is haunting him about his love being dead and gone. He is a constant reminder of his gloom and love lost.

Question 51

What changes occur in the narrator’s attitude towards the bird?

Answer 51

He becomes very angry toward the bird.