Question 1

The point of view used by the author in The Diamond Necklace helps the reader to

Accepted Answer

A) see what mme. forestier really thinks of mathilde 
B) understand the details of m. loisel's life as a clerk 
C) know why mathilde is unhappy with her life 
D) know what each character thinks of mathilde 
A) see what mme. forestier really thinks of mathilde 
B) understand the details of m. loisel's life as a clerk 
C) know why mathilde is unhappy with her life 
D) know what each character thinks of mathilde

Question 2

"Miss Brill" by Katherine Mansfield
-What does Miss Brill imagine about both herself and the other people in the park?

Accepted Answer

A) that no one can understand anyone else. 
B) that they are all actors in a play. 
C) that they are all enslaved. 
D) that they are all dead. 
A) that no one can understand anyone else. 
B) that they are all actors in a play. 
C) that they are all enslaved. 
D) that they are all dead.

Question 3

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
-Who is Santiago's favorite baseball player?

Accepted Answer

A) lou gehrig c. joe dimaggio 
B) babe ruth 
C) they betray the weariness of his sou 
D) jackie robinson 
A) lou gehrig c. joe dimaggio 
B) babe ruth 
C) they betray the weariness of his sou 
D) jackie robinson

Question 4

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
-What does Santiago refer to as aqua mala, the whore?

Accepted Answer

A) the sea 
B) an eel 
C) portugese-man- of -war 
D) a dolphin 
A) the sea 
B) an eel 
C) portugese-man- of -war 
D) a dolphin

Question 5

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
-Which of the following never hung on Santiago's wall?

Accepted Answer

A) tinted photograph of his wife 
B) picture of sacred heart of jesus 
C) they betray the weariness of his sou 
D) picture of fidel castro 
A) tinted photograph of his wife 
B) picture of sacred heart of jesus 
C) they betray the weariness of his sou 
D) picture of fidel castro

Question 6

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
-Where is Santiago originally from?

Accepted Answer

A) mexico 
B) morocca 
C) cuba 
D) canary islands 
A) mexico 
B) morocca 
C) cuba 
D) canary islands

Question 7

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
-How does Hemingway describe Santiago's eyes?

Accepted Answer

A) they are full of pain 
B) they are blank with defeat. 
C) they betray the weariness of his sou 
D) they are the color of the sea. 
A) they are full of pain 
B) they are blank with defeat. 
C) they betray the weariness of his sou 
D) they are the color of the sea.

Question 8

Novels involving a mixture of adventure and horror are known as _________ novels.

Accepted Answer

A) adventure 
B) autobiography 
C) biography 
D) gothic 
A) adventure 
B) autobiography 
C) biography 
D) gothic

Question 9

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
-Who is the author of Lucky Jim?

Accepted Answer

A) dh lawrence 
B) george eliot 
C) kingsley amis 
D) cp snow 
A) dh lawrence 
B) george eliot 
C) kingsley amis 
D) cp snow

Question 10

In 1740 the first English novel was published. Name it.

Accepted Answer

A) pamela 
B) robinson crusoe 
C) clarissa 
D) gulliver's travels 
A) pamela 
B) robinson crusoe 
C) clarissa 
D) gulliver's travels

Question 11

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
-Why does Santiago hope the marlin will jump? School of Distance Education

Accepted Answer

A) it will see his strength and become frightened 
B) it will let him see its size 
C) it will fill its air sacks and not be able to dive deep 
D) it will be close enough to drive a harpoon into 
A) it will see his strength and become frightened 
B) it will let him see its size 
C) it will fill its air sacks and not be able to dive deep 
D) it will be close enough to drive a harpoon into

Question 12

In the story The Diamond Necklace the narrator suggests that Mathilde's problem is that she__.

Accepted Answer

A) needs a job to give her self-worth 
B) was born into the wrong social class 
C) does not know how to spend her vast wealth 
D) does not really love her husband 
A) needs a job to give her self-worth 
B) was born into the wrong social class 
C) does not know how to spend her vast wealth 
D) does not really love her husband

Question 13

Why does Mathilde borrow a necklace from Mme Forestier in The Diamond Necklace?

Accepted Answer

A) she does not have fine jewellery. 
B) all her jewels are in the bank. 
C) she is afraid of wearing diamonds as she may lose them. 
D) mme forestier offers her one and she cannot refuse her kindness. 
A) she does not have fine jewellery. 
B) all her jewels are in the bank. 
C) she is afraid of wearing diamonds as she may lose them. 
D) mme forestier offers her one and she cannot refuse her kindness.

Question 14

Name the anthology from which the story Of White Hairs and Cricket is taken.

Accepted Answer

A) kingdom of elfins 
B) swimming lessons and other stories 
C) interpreter of maladies 
D) swami and friends 
A) kingdom of elfins 
B) swimming lessons and other stories 
C) interpreter of maladies 
D) swami and friends

Question 15

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
-In what month does the story The Old Man and the Sea take place?

Accepted Answer

A) september 
B) july 
C) they betray the weariness of his sou 
D) may 
A) september 
B) july 
C) they betray the weariness of his sou 
D) may

Question 16

Why is the story called Of Schools and Schools?

Accepted Answer

A) old jerome warren's house was like a school. 
B) neveda was not educated so it is a pun on this. 
C) old jerome warren ran an education business. 
D) none of the above 
A) old jerome warren's house was like a school. 
B) neveda was not educated so it is a pun on this. 
C) old jerome warren ran an education business. 
D) none of the above

Question 17

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
-What does the weary warbler that lands on Santiago's fishing line make the old man think of?

Accepted Answer

A) the probability that he, like the bird, will never make it back to land 
B) the predatory hawks that await the bird's arrival near land 
C) the hidden strength of the weak 
D) the beauty of the natural world 
A) the probability that he, like the bird, will never make it back to land 
B) the predatory hawks that await the bird's arrival near land 
C) the hidden strength of the weak 
D) the beauty of the natural world

Question 18

At the end of the story The Diamond Necklace it becomes clear that ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) the loisels will soon become wealthy 
B) the loisels have learned an important lesson about thrift 
C) the loisels have suffered needlessly 
D) mme. forestier will help the loisels 
A) the loisels will soon become wealthy 
B) the loisels have learned an important lesson about thrift 
C) the loisels have suffered needlessly 
D) mme. forestier will help the loisels

Question 19

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
-What does Santiago do to increase drag on the boat?

Accepted Answer

A) ties two oars together across the stern 
B) lowers his legs into the water 
C) paddles the opposite way 
D) drops anchor 
A) ties two oars together across the stern 
B) lowers his legs into the water 
C) paddles the opposite way 
D) drops anchor

Question 20

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
-Why does Santiago not let his lines drift like the other fishermen?

Accepted Answer

A) he is a stubborn man who prefers the old-fashioned way of fishing. 
B) he believes it is imprecise, and he strives always to be exact. 
C) it is dangerous, as he might become tangled with another boat 
D) he is no longer young or strong enough to control a drifting line. 
A) he is a stubborn man who prefers the old-fashioned way of fishing. 
B) he believes it is imprecise, and he strives always to be exact. 
C) it is dangerous, as he might become tangled with another boat 
D) he is no longer young or strong enough to control a drifting line.

Exam 1: Literary Analysis: The Old Man and the Sea and Various Short Stories

The point of view used by the author in The Diamond Necklace helps the reader to

"Miss Brill" by Katherine Mansfield -What does Miss Brill imagine about both herself and the other people in the park?

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway -Who is Santiago's favorite baseball player?

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway -What does Santiago refer to as aqua mala, the whore?

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway -Which of the following never hung on Santiago's wall?

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway -Where is Santiago originally from?

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway -How does Hemingway describe Santiago's eyes?

Novels involving a mixture of adventure and horror are known as _________ novels.

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway -Who is the author of Lucky Jim?

In 1740 the first English novel was published. Name it.

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway -Why does Santiago hope the marlin will jump? School of Distance Education

In the story The Diamond Necklace the narrator suggests that Mathilde's problem is that she__.

Why does Mathilde borrow a necklace from Mme Forestier in The Diamond Necklace?

Name the anthology from which the story Of White Hairs and Cricket is taken.

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway -In what month does the story The Old Man and the Sea take place?

Why is the story called Of Schools and Schools?

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway -What does the weary warbler that lands on Santiago's fishing line make the old man think of?

At the end of the story The Diamond Necklace it becomes clear that ____________.

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway -What does Santiago do to increase drag on the boat?

"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway -Why does Santiago not let his lines drift like the other fishermen?

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