English 11B Unit 1 Exam

Which passages from the text provide evidence for this idea? The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County ■ ...but anyway he was the curiousest man about always betting on anything that turned up you ever see, if he could get anybody to bet on the other side; and if he couldn't, he'd change sides. ■ But still he was lucky, uncommon lucky; he most always come out winner. He was always ready and laying for a chance; there couldn't be no solitary thing mentioned but that feller'd offer to bet on it, and take any side you please, as I was just telling you. Read the passage from The Crucible, Act 1, Part 4. How does the author leave matters uncertain in this passage? The Crucible , Act 1, Part 4 ● Giles Corey does not take either Parris's or Proctor's side completely. In The Crucible, Act 1, Part 4, the conflict between the characters begins not with witchcraft but with property disputes. Which passages from the text support this analysis? The Crucible , Act 1, Part 4 ■ PROCTOR: Your grandfather had a habit of willing land that never belonged to him, if I may say it plain. GILES: That's God's truth; he nearly willed away my north pasture but he knew I'd break his fingers before he'd set his name to it. ■ PUTNAM: A moment, Mr. Proctor. What lumber is that you're draggin', if I may ask you? PROCTOR: My lumber. From out my forest by the riverside. PUTNAM: Why, we are surely gone wild this year. What anarchy is this? That tract is in my bounds, it's in my bounds, Mr. Proctor. Read the passage from The Crucible, Act 1, Part 4. What inference can you make about Parris based on this passage? The Crucible , Act 1, Part 4 ● Parris summoned Reverend Hale specifically because Hale specializes in finding witches. Which part of a plot contains the most tension and shows the characters facing a conflict? ● climax In The Crucible, Act 1, Part 4, what plot events increase the tension? The Crucible , Act 1, Part 4 ■ Putnam accuses Proctor of logging Putnam's land. ■ Parris brings up his requests for more money. In "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," in what setting does the narrator have his encounter with Simon Wheeler? The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County ● a worn-down mining camp in the Old West In "The Tell-Tale Heart," how does the setting of the old man's bedroom influence the plot? The Tell-Tale Heart ■ The blackness of the bedroom helps the narrator hide from the old man. ■ The familiarity of the bedroom makes the old man comfortable and unsuspicious. Read the passage from The Crucible, Act 1, Part 4. How does the setting of Colonial Salem impact the conflict in this passage? The Crucible , Act 1, Part 4 ● In the setting of Colonial Salem, the villagers see opposing a minister's word as a sin against God. This belief leads them to cast suspicion on John Proctor. In The Crucible, Act 1, Part 3, John Proctor and Abigail have an intense argument about their affair. How does this plot event affect John Proctor's behavior in The Crucible, Act 1, Part 4? The Crucible , Act 1, Part 4 ● The event makes Proctor tense and likely to oppose Parris, Abigail's uncle. What is indirect characterization? ● revealing a character's traits by using that character's looks, speech, and actions In "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," how do the stories about Jim Smiley's horse and dog affect the development of the story about the jumping frog? The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County ● The stories set up the idea that Smiley assumed his clever training made his bets impossible to lose. When the suffix -ical is added to symmetry, what is the meaning of the resulting word? ● having bilateral conformity in size or shape Read the sentence. In his review, the film critic praised the director's _[blank]_ use of lighting and sound effects. Which word correctly completes the sentence? ● imaginative When the prefix mis- is added to the word align, what does the resulting word mean? ● to fail to connect or make even