ELA 6
Final Exam Study Guide
Objective Final Exam (10% of Final Exam Grade –
20 Time Final Project = Written Final Exam/10%). Please bring a #2 pencil.
Dates:
Per. 6 – Tuesday, May 24 (Full day – special schedule)
Per. 5 – Wednesday, May 25th (1/2 day)
Format:
80 multiple choice questions
Sections:
 Research/MLA – 10 questions
 Vonnegut’s “Harrison Bergeron” – 10 questions
 Elements of Literature/Poetry Analysis –8 questions
 Miller’s The Crucible – 16 questions
 Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun – 14 questions
 Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby – 22 questions
Research/MLA:
o Why do we use parenthetical documentation? ______________________________________________
o What is a quotation? __________________________________________________________________
Sample quote: _______________________________________________________________________
o Define paraphrase: ___________________________________________________________________
o What is an embedded quote? ___________________________________________________________
Sample embedding: __________________________________________________________________
(remember to use parenthetical documentation correctly at the end of the sentence).
o Add parenthetical documentation and punctuation to correctly cite the following sentence from Susan
King’s article “F. Scott Fitzgerald has Long Been a Hollywood Inspiration”:
Hollywood has been obsessed not just with his prose but also with the novelist himself
o List the two options that belong in parentheses for parenthetical documentation:
First option: ______________________________________________________
Sample: __________________________________________________________
Second option (if there is no author): ___________________________________
Sample: ___________________________________________________________
o Review Student Style Handbook (posted on website) for correct format:
-sample works cited page (p. 20).
-citing a source in a works cited entry with two authors (p. 10).
-citing an electronic source (p.15). Remember, do not assign page numbers if none are listed on the
online source.
Vonnegut’s “Harrison Bergeron”
o Review the story (posted). Know plot, conflicts, characters, climax, and type of literature.
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Questions to consider:
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What do people with above-average intelligence have to do? _____________________________
What is Harrison like? ___________________________________________________________
Who is he in conflict with? _______________________________________________________
Who is Diana Moon Glampers? ____________________________________________________
Why was Harrison thrown in jail? __________________________________________________
What title does Harrison give himself? ______________________________________________
How do George and Hazel witness the events? ________________________________________
What is the climax? _____________________________________________________________
How does the government censor Harrison’s rebellion? _________________________________
What is the genre of this short story? ________________________________________________
Elements of Literature & Poetry Analysis
o Review Point of View
First person _______________________________________________________________________
Second person _____________________________________________________________________
Third person limited ________________________________________________________________
Third person omniscient _____________________________________________________________
o Review Terms (definitions and applications)
Situational irony ____________________________________________________________________
Metaphor _________________________________________________________________________
Tone _____________________________________________________________________________
Symbolism ________________________________________________________________________
Alliteration ________________________________________________________________________
Miller’s The Crucible
o Review play (access textbook online).
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Questions to consider:
 What is a crucible? ___________________________________________________________
 What happens before The Crucible begins? ___________________________________
 What is Rev. Parris’ main concern? ____________________________________________
 Why does John Proctor think Rev. Parris is not a good minister? __________________
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 What was Miller’s inspiration for the play? ______________________________________
 What motivated the Salem Witch Trials? _______________________________________
 Where is the play set? ________________________________________________________
 Why is John Hale brought to Salem? ___________________________________________
 What commandment can John Proctor not remember? _______________________
Miller’s The Crucible (continued)
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What does Mary Warren make for Elizabeth Proctor? ___________________________
Who leads the accusers in court? _____________________________________________
What does John Proctor admit to in court? ____________________________________
Why does Elizabeth think that Abigail accuses her of being a witch? ____________
What does John tell the court about his wife? __________________________________
Why does Elizabeth lie at the end of Act III? ____________________________________
How does Giles Corey die? What are his last words? ___________________________
Why doesn’t John want to confess to witchcraft? ______________________________
What happens to Abigail? ____________________________________________________
What does John do at the end of the play? ___________________________________
What happens as a result of this? _____________________________________________
Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun
o Review play (link to PDF is posted on website).
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Questions to consider:
 Where does the play’s name come from? ____________________________________________
 Where is the play set? _______________________________________________________________
 Why does Mama slap Beneatha? ___________________________________________________
 What is Walter’s and Ruth’s relationship like at the beginning of the play? _____________
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 What is Walter’s and Beneatha’s relationship like? ____________________________________
 Why does Mama buy the house in Clybourne Park? __________________________________
 How does Walter first respond to Lindner’s offer? ______________________________________
 What gifts does Mama receive at the new house? ____________________________________
 What is the climax? _________________________________________________________________
 Also, quotation identification.
Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
o Review novel or movie, and Fitzgerald Notes (check out a book from Mrs. Bondi).
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Questions to consider:
 What was Fitzgerald’s life like? (Review notes) ________________________________________
 Who is the narrator of the novel? ____________________________________________________
 What type of people live in East Egg? (Review notes) _________________________________
 What type of people live in West Egg? (Review notes) _______________________________
 Where do we see the “eyes of T.J. Eckleburg”? ______________________________________
 Explain the meaning/symbolism behind the “eyes of T.J. Eckleburg.” __________________
 Why does Myrtle marry George? ____________________________________________________
 What is truthful regarding Gatsby? ___________________________________________________
 Explain the love Gatsby feels for Daisy. ______________________________________________
 Why does Gatsby throw parties? ____________________________________________________
 Why does Nick think Gatsby might be disappointed after seeing Daisy? _______________
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 What does Gatsby want from his relationship with Daisy? ______________________________
 Why does Gatsby stop throwing parties? _____________________________________________
 What does the green light symbolize to Gatsby? ______________________________________
 What is the error of Gatsby’s thinking? ________________________________________________
 Also, quotation identification.