CBA REVIEW: This is not all inclusive. Please review your notes about writing short answers and
literary essays. It is designed to review you on the parts of the short answer and literary piece. It is
also a reminder about certain literary terms.
Tuesday: You will write a literary essay/short story
Wed/Thurs: You will complete a multiple choice and short answer exam where you read passages
and answer questions.
Writing Practices:
Short Answers and Literary Essays: Decide whether the statement is true or false. Write TRUE or FALSE
in the black next to the statement.
___F___1. A short answer in your English class consists of one sentence that answers the question.
____F__2. A short answer consists of three parts: thesis, picture, analysis.
____T__3. A literary essay is just another way of saying short story.
____T__4. A short answer always has a thesis, evidence, and analysis.
___T___5. A short answer can contain a direct quote or a paraphrase that is used as the evidence.
____T__6. A literary essay should be based around one main event or problem.
___T___7. A literary essay should have one main character/antagonist.
____T__8. A literary essay should include a conflict and a resolution.
____T__9. Dialogue is one example of indirect characterization.
___F__10. Details should be used to tell NOT show the reader.
Multiple Choice: Choose the best answer and write the corresponding letter on the line next to the
number.
___A___11. A short answer consists of three parts:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Thesis, evidence, and analysis
Thesis, picture, and analysis
Thesis, explanation, analysis
Evidence, picture, analysis
____A__12. A thesis statement is written by:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Answering the question.
Turning the question into a statement.
Writing a complete sentence.
Using the question words to create a new question.
___A___13. Evidence in a short answer can be:
a.
b.
c.
d.
A direct quote only.
A paraphrase.
A direct quote or a paraphrase
None of the above
___A___14. Analysis is
a.
b.
c.
d.
Explaining the quote and tying it back into the thesis.
Explaining the quote.
Concluding the short answer.
None of the above.
___B___15. Deconstructing the prompt means:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Cutting it into pieces.
Choosing the key words in the prompt and determining their meaning.
Writing your thesis.
Using construction paper to color code the prompt
Place the following steps in the correct order by numbering them in order 1-3:
16. A literary essay in a timed situation should be planned out by
___2____ choosing a main character, conflict, resolution
___1____deconstructing the prompt
____3___ choosing details that help us understand the character
Read the following questions and choose the most correct thesis statement. Write the letter of the
correct answer in the blank next to the number.
__B___17_. How did Odysseus change in the Odyssey?
a. Odysseus didn’t change in the Odyssey.
b. Odysseus went from being a braggard in the beginning of the Odyssey to a
humble man focused on home and family.
c. Odysseus went from being a humble man focused on home and family to being a
braggard.
d. none of the above
___A___18. What analogy did Stephen King use in his essay “Why We Crave Horror Stories” and why?
a. Stephen King uses the analogy of the reasons why we ride roller coasters compared to the
reasons why we crave horror movies so that the reader can identify the similar reactions
because we are all familiar with how it feels to ride a roller coaster.
b. Stephen King uses the analogy of the reasons why we ride roller coasters compared to the
reasons why we crave horror movies.
c. Stephen King does not use an analogy.
d. Stephen King uses the analogy of a little sister and how we treat her in “Why We Crave
Horror Stories.”
___C___19. Tone is
a.
b.
c.
d.
How the literary piece makes you feel as the reader.
The author’s attitude.
The author’s attitude that is shown through diction.
The author’s attitude that is shown through the title.
___B___20. Mood is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
The author’s attitude shown through diction.
How the literary piece makes you feel as a reader.
The author’s attitude.
Whether or not you like the literary piece.
Read the following statements and choose the tone. Write the letter of the correct answer on the
line next to the number.
There are millions of starving people over the world who would gladly do a day's work in order to satisfy
their hunger. They would dig holes, pick crops, plant seeds, pull weeds, even climb through sewers if it
meant being fed. But where they live there is no work to do, and as a result, there is no money to buy
food, and there is no food to buy. If we are going to solve the problem of world hunger, we must first
attack the problem through economics. The most effective way to reduce hunger is to produce a
thriving economy, which is based upon the production of goods and services.
___C___21. The author's tone is:
a. malicious
c. earnest
b. nostalgic
d. caustic
When a bank was robbed recently by a Florida man, the police had no trouble tracking down their
devious suspect. Rather than get caught with cash, the robber "cleverly" asked the teller to have the
funds made out in the form of a check written to himself. Of course, the bank teller asked to see his
driver's license, just to make sure she put the right name on the check. He pulled out his license and
gave it to her! She smiled back and wrote the check in the amount he demanded, one hundred
thousand dollars. An hour later the police picked him up as he was driving his car. After all, the bank
robber had provided all the information they needed!
____B___22. The author's tone is:
a. irreverent
c. indignant
b. condescending
d. amused
Oh God! What could I do? I foamed-I raved-I swore! I swung the chair upon which I had been sitting, and
grated it upon the boards, but the noise arose over all and continually increased. It grew louder-louderlouder! ( Edgar Allan Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart)
___A___23. The author's tone is:
a. terrified
c. reverent
b. satiric
d. grim
I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy
child well-nursed is, at a year old, a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed,
roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricassee or a ragout. (
Jonathan Swift, A Modest Proposal)
____C__24. The author's tone is:
a. detached
c. sarcastic
b. outspoken
d. distressed
Have you all gone completely mad? How can you even think of adding another tax onto the already
unbearable burden that so many middle and lower class Americans must endure? This insanity must be
stopped! We are not a feudal society living in slavery to support the lord of the manor! We are
individuals with unalienable rights to the pursuit of happiness. Even the thought of increasing taxes
makes my blood boil!
____B___25. The author's tone is:
a. condescending
c. tragic
b. outraged
d. optimistic
Circle all that apply:
26. Your literary essay/short story MUST contain:
Protagonist
Sensory details
Imagery
antagonist
climax
symbols
conflict
setting
resolution
animals
figurative language
dialogue
IF you finish, define the following terms in your notes, using your glossary in the back of your
textbook or the dictionary.
1. Connotative
13. Foreshadowing
23. Oxymoron
2. Denotative
14. Flashback
24. Purpose
3. Thesaurus
15. Irony
25. Quotation
4. Non linear plot
16. Figurative language
26. Pun
5. Linear plot
17. Imagery
27. Repetition
6. Chronological order
18. Dramatic Irony
28. Aside
7. Exposition
19. Hyperbole
29. Comic relief
8. Rising action
20. Diction
30. Stage directions
9. Climax/turning point
10. Falling action
31. Soliloquy
21. Understatement
11. Resolution
12. Point-of-view
32. Foil
33. Tragedy
22. Alliteration
34. Prologue