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Final Exam
1. Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
a. William Hinton
b. Thomas Beckett
c. William Shakespeare
d. S. E. Hinton
2. Where was the author of Romeo and
Juliet from?
a. London, England
b. Paris, France
c. Stratford-upon-Avon, England
d. Liverpool, England
3. What was the name of the theater in
which this authors plays were
performed?
a. The Rose Theater
b. The Globe Theater
c. The Queens Theater
d. The Kings Theater
4. Who was in power during this authors
time?
a. Queen Elizabeth I
b. Queen Elizabeth II
c. Queen Victoria
d. King Richard
5. What was the name of this authors
acting company?
a. The Queens Men
b. The Lord Chamberlains Men
c. The Acting Troupe
d. The Theater Players
6. Two households, both alike in dignity,
In fair Verona where we lay our
scene
These are the first two lines in Romeo
and Juliet. What do we call the
beginning of the play?
a. The Prologue
b. The Introduction
c. The Beginning
d. Act I
7. What are the names of the two
households in Romeo and Juliet?
a. The Montagues and the Parises

b. The Capulets and the McBeths

c. The Montagues and the
Capulets
d. The Capulets and the Juliets
8. Where does Romeo and Juliet take
place?
a. Rome
b. Venice
c. Paris
d. Verona
9. Who was Romeos original crush?
a. The Nurse
b. Juliet
c. Lady Capulet
d. Rosaline
10.Who is Paris?
a. A Capulet
b. A young man who wanted to
marry Juliet
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a nor b
11.When Romeo and Juliet meet at the
Capulet party, how many times do
they kiss?
a. Once
b. Twice
c. Three times
d. They dont kiss
12.My only love, sprung from my only
hate is what type of figurative
language?
a. Antithesis/Paradox
b. Simile
c. Metaphor
d. Personification
13.True or False: Juliet was 14 years old.

14.From forth the fatal loins of these two

foes is an example of what type of
figurative language?

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a. Oxymoron
21.Why doesnt Friar Lawrences letter
b. Metaphor
get to Romeo?
c. Alliteration
a. All of the horses were dead
d. Personification
b. Romeo wasnt at home
c. There was a disease in the city
15.During the balcony scene, to what
and no one was allowed in or
does Romeo compare Juliet?
out
a. Celestial bodies (sun and stars)
d. The messenger couldnt find
b. The sparkling water
Romeo
c. A shooting star
d. A lightbulb
22.How does Romeo react when he learns
that Juliet is dead?
16.Loving hate, heavy lightness, and
a. He finds a knife and plans to
feather of lead are examples of what
stab himself
type of figurative language?
b. He buys poison so he can kill
a. Oxymoron/Antithesis
himself
b. Metaphor
c.
He loads his gun so he can kill
c. Foreshadowing
himself
d. Simile
d. He decides to tell everyone the
truth
17.Why does Friar Lawrence agree to help
Romeo and Juliet get married?
23.How does Juliet kill herself?
a. Because they were in love
a. She drinks a sleeping potion
b. Because he really likes Romeo
b. She stabs herself with Romeos
c. Because a marriage would end
knife
the feuding between the
c.
She shoots herself with Romeos
Capulets and Montagues
gun
d. Because he wanted to see their
d.
She tells the Friar to kill her
marriage fail
18.Love is a smoke made with the fume
of sighs is an example of what type of
figurative language?
a. Hyperbole
b. Metaphor
c. Foreshadowing
d. Simile
19.True or False: Tybalt stabs Mercutio
under Romeos arm.

20.What punishment does Prince Escalus

give Romeo for killing Tybalt?
a. Banishment
b. Death Penalty
c. Jail Time
d. No Punishment

24.What gifts do the families give to one

another when they realize their
children are dead?
a. The Montagues give the
Capulets money and the
Capulets build a statue of Juliet
b. The Capulets give the
Montagues their house and the
Montagues give the Capulets
some sheep
c. Capulets give money to the
Montagues, and the Montagues
build a statue of Juliet
d. The Montagues give the
Capulets some money, and the
Capulets build a fountain for
Juliet

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25.From what perspective is The
32.Who were the girls that Johnny,
Outsiders told?
Ponyboy, and Dally met at the movie
a. Third Person Omniscient
theater?
b. Third Person Limited
a. Marcia and Cheryl
c. First Person
b. Marcia and Cherry
d. Second Person
c. Cherry and Maria
d. Sherri and Maria
26.Who is the narrator in The Outsiders?
a. Darry
33.What were the similarities between
b. Ponyboy
the girls Soc boyfriends and the Socs
c. Sodapop
that beat up Johnny?
d. Johnny
a. Rings and madras
b. Madras and mustang
27.What do we call the part of the story
c. Rings and blue mustang
when the narrator describes the
d. Blue mustang and necklaces
physical characteristics and
personalities the gang members?
34.True or False: Cherry said she could fall
a. Personification
in love with Two-Bit Matthews.
b. Characterization
c. Rising Action
35.Why does Ponyboy run away from
d. Dynamic Character
home?
a. Darry hits him because he was
28.What happened to Ponyboys parents?
late
a. They killed themselves
b.
Dally hits him because he was
b. They died in a plane crash
late
c. They died in an auto crash
c.
Soda and Sandy had a fight
d. They died of cancer
d. He wanted to kill himself
29.What were the names of the two
36.True or False: Ponyboy stabs the Soc
gangs in The Outsiders?
because a Soc was trying to drown
a. Socs and gangsters
b. Socks and shoes
Johnny.
c. Socs and greasers
d. Selfies and grease monkies
37.What did the boys do once they got to
the abandoned church?
30.Who are Ponyboys brothers?
a. Played cards
a. Darry and Dally
b. Cut/dyed their hair
b. Soda and Johnny
c. Ate baloney sandwiches
c. Two-Bit and Steve
d. All of the above
d. Darry and Soda
e. None of the above
31.A dynamic character . . .
a. Is a main character who stays
the same
b. Is a main character who
changes
c. Is a minor character who stays
the same
d. Is a minor character who
changes

38.True or False: Ponyboy is upset about

his hair because it was a part of his
greaser identity.
39.A static character . . .
a. Is a main character who stays
the same
b. Is a main character who
changes
c. Is a minor character who stays
the same

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40.True or False: Darry could have been a
changes
Soc.

Short Answer: Answer the following questions with a word, phrase, or sentence.
41.A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life is an example of what type of figurative
language in Romeo and Juliet?

42.What was the Friars plan for Juliet to avoid marrying Paris?

43.Thou detestable maw, thou womb of death, gorged with the dearest morsel of the earth,
thus I enforce thy rotten jaws to open, and in despite Ill cram thee with more food.
In Romeo and Juliet, who says this quotation, and who/what are they talking to?
44.Death, that hat sucked the honey of thy breath, hat had no power yet upon thy beauty.
Thou art not conquered. Beautys ensign yet is crimson in thy lips and in thy cheeks, and
deaths pale flag is not advanced there.
Romeo speaks this as he is looking at Juliet in the tomb. What clues from this quotation
should have led him to believe she was still alive?

45.What were the differences between the Socs and the greasers?

46.Name two dynamic characters in The Outsiders and explain why they are dynamic
characters.

47.Name one static character in The Outsiders and explain why he/she is static.

48.What was the name of the poem that Ponyboy quotes while they were hiding in the
church?
49.What were Johnnys last words?

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50.What did Ponyboy decide to write for his English theme paper?

Matching: Write the letter of the definition next to its matching literary term.
51._____Dynamic Character
1.
52._____Static Character
2.
53._____Characterization
3.
54._____Direct Characterization
4.
55._____Indirect Characterization
5.
56._____Tone
6.
57._____Mood
7.
58._____Foreshadowing
8.
59._____Flashback
9.
60._____Exposition
10.
61._____Rising Action
11.
62._____Climax
12.
63._____Falling Action
13.
64._____Resolution
14.
65._____First Person Point of View
15.
66._____Third Person Point of
View
16.
67._____Third Person Limited
Point of View
17.
68._____Third Person Omniscient
Point of View
18.
69._____Theme
19.
70._____Conflict
20.
71._____Allusion

a.
b.

c.

d.

e.
f.

g.
h.

i.

j.

k.
l.
m.

n.

o.

p.

The main idea or underlying meaning

behind a literary work.
The story is told from an outside point
of view, and does not use the pronouns, I,
me, my, us, our, and we.
The particular point in the narrative in
which the conflict or tension is at its highest
point.
Series of events that occur after the
climax of a story and before the ending, or
resolution.
A character who drastically changes
in personality throughout a story
A literary device in which the
author/narrator stops the chronological motion
of the story to tell a story from the past.
Attitude of a writer toward a subject
or an audience
A literary device that is used step by
step in literature to highlight and explain the
details about a character in a story
A character who does not undergo
inner change throughout the course of the
story
The story is told from a characters
point of view, and uses the pronouns, I,
me, my, us, our, and we
The narrator only knows the thoughts
and feelings of one character.
Significant events leading up to the
high point, or climax, of the story.
The writer makes direct statements
about a characters personality and tells what
the character is like.
When a literary work refers to another
literary work, point in history, or other famous
person or event.
The narrator knows the thoughts and
feelings of several or all of the characters in
the story.
Background information, such as
setting and characterization, given at the
beginning of the story. It sets the scene for
the rest of the story.

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A literary element that evokes certain
characters thoughts, words, and actions,
houghts or feelings in readers through words
along with how other characters respond to
nd descriptions.
that character, including what they think and
A literary technique in which the
say about them
uthor hints at future events.
t.
The ending or final event in a story.
The writer reveals information about a
u.
The central problem in the story
haracter and his personality through that

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Grammar Section: Read the directions carefully and answer the questions.

73.Directions: Add semicolons or colons where needed in the following sentences. Write C, if
the sentence is correct.
74.She had surgery on Tuesday, she will not be back until next Tuesday.
75.
76.John 3 16 says, For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten son, that
whosoever believes in Him, should not perish, but have everlasting life.
77.
78.I just love this quotation Shoot for the moon, and if you miss, you will land among the
stars.
79.
80.He is from Richmond, Virginia, she is from Baltimore, Maryland, and she is from Boston,
Massachusetts.
81.
82.Directions: Put quotations or underline when appropriate. Write C if the sentence is
correct.
83.She is starring in the Broadway musical, The Lion King.
84.
85.Ponyboy quoted Nothing Gold Can Stay by Robert Frost.
86.
87.Que sera sera means whatever will be will be.
88.
89.She wanted the number 15 on her jersey, but a senior already asked for it.
90.
91.The Odyssey was not the students favorite book.
92.
93.Directions: Add or delete apostrophes when necessary. Write C if the sentence is correct.
94.When she realized the workbook wasnt hers, she gave it back immediately.
95.
96.The students exams werent printed out until this morning.
97.
98.Youre mother said that she was going to be late today.
99.
100.
The roses are coming in beautifully this year.
101.
102.
The teachers lounge wasnt open, so we didnt leave the cake in there.
103.
104.

Directions: Choose the pronoun that best completes the sentence.

105.
106.
107.
108.
109.
110.
111.
112.
113.

(Who, whom) wrote this love letter to me?

From (who, whom) did you receive that love letter?
With (who, whom) are you going to the party this weekend?
The principal, (who, whom) many feared, is actually not a scary guy.
My mother, (who, whom) is a great writer, will be publishing a book this summer.

114.
Directions: Choose the pronoun that best completes the sentence.
115.
116.
117.
118.
119.
120.
121.
122.
123.
124.

Jameris is a faster runner than (he, him).

125.

Directions: Choose the pronoun that best agrees with its antecedent.

(Us, We) students do not like exam season.

The best students, Catherine and (her, she) will be exempt from the final exam.
Mrs. Spence gave Johnny and (he, him) bad grades.
The winners of Jeopardy were Cheyenne and (them, they).

126.
Each of the students received (his or her, their) award at the Awards Ceremony on
Friday.
127.
128.
Several of the students didnt know that (he or she, they) were receiving awards.
129.
130.
Both Catharine and Spencer were surprised that (he or she, they) were recognized
at the ceremony.
131.
132.
Neither Mrs. Spence nor Ms. Serghie was allowed to give (her, their) awards at the
ceremony.
133.
134. Either Caleb Showalter or Caleb Watson will forget to turn in (his, their) book.
135.
136.

Directions: Choose the verb that best completes the sentence.

137. The students at Waynesboro High School (believes, believe) that the school lunch menu
should be changed.
138.
139. (Is, Are) you going to the beach with him this summer?
140.
141. The red lines on her tattoo (represents, represent) each of her deceased loved ones.
142.
143. Several people in the class (hopes, hope) that the exam will be easy.
144.
145. The plot of many young adult fiction novels (revolves, revolves) around the youngsters
alienation from society.
146.
147.

Directions: Choose the verb that best completes the sentence.

148. No one really (understand, understands) what we are learning in Algebra II.
149.
150. One of the most beloved principals (retires, retire) soon.
151.
152. All of her manuscript (is, are) being published this week.
153.
154. Each of Mrs. Spence students (write, writes) beautifully.
155.
156. A few of the grammar rules (is, are) hard to remember sometimes.

157.
Directions: Choose the verb that best completes the sentence.
158. In this test (is, are) all of the grammar concepts we have learned so far.
159.
160. Just over the hill (is, are) three gas stations.
161.
162. Down I-64 (is, are) the city of Charlottesville.
163.
164. In several towns (is, are) Cracker Barrel restaurants.
165.
166. In the novel The Outsiders, there (is, are) two themes: love and friendship.
167.
168.

Directions: Choose the verb that best completes the sentence.

169. Neither the platypus nor the otter (have, has) the capability to breathe underwater.
170.
171. Although the dolphin and whale (resembles, resemble) fish, they do not have gills.
172.
173. Oceanographers and marine biologists (agrees, agree) that evolution played a role in
these animals survival.
174.
175. (Does, Do) a computer or scientists measure the ocean temperatures?
176.
177. Fishing or crabbing (is, are) the culprit of the extinction of many fish species.
178.
179.

Directions: Choose the verb that best completes the sentence.

180. The school of fish (know, knows) what its predators are.
181.
182. Three weeks (is, are) a long time to survive without food, but many varieties of sea worm
do it!
183.
184. Every whale and dolphin (migrate, migrates) when the ocean temperatures change.
185.
186. Many statistics (shows, show) that some species are dying out due to global warming.
187.
188. Its hard to see underwater when your goggles (is, are) fogged up.
189.

190.

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