How does the speaker first create a feeling of suspense?
He tells us that Harry is still awake at midnight.
We can infer from Timber's behavior and words that he...
is embarrassed by Harry's behavior at the end of the story
The most likely reason there is no snake under the sheets it that...
harry just wants to get some attention
The strongest evidence the story gives that there could have been a snake on Harry's stomach is that...
Kraits often go into houses and seek warm places
Dr. Ganderbai can be described as...
A calm and careful man
Dr. Ganderbai decides to use chloroform because
It will sedate the krait
A writer will use suspense in a story to...
Increase the reader's curiosity and interest
The tone of poison can best be described as..
tense
Why is the administration of the chloroform suspenseful
Because Dr. Ganderbai explains that chloroform does not work well on cold-blooded animals
In the story title, 'poison' really refers to what?
racism
Which of the following statement about Montresor is true
He never tells readers how Fortunato has insulted him.
any readers notice that Montresor effectively uses "reverse psychology" to enact his sinister revenge upon on his nemesis, Fortunato. Which of the following pieces of textual evidence is not an example of Montresor using "reverse psychology"? A. "As you a
'Come,' I said with decision, 'we will go back; your health is precious...you will be ill, and I cannot be responsible.'
According to Montresor, revenge would not be successful if he were
Punished for taking revenge
Some readers argue that Montresor is insane. Which of the following pieces of textual evidence best supports that argument?
Thoughts of Fortunato's pending doom make Montresor smile
An example of dramatic irony occurs in the story when...
None of the above, they are all situational irony!
An unreliable narrator may be described as one who ---. and therefore Montresor is an unreliable narrator because he ---
Deliberately does not tell the whole truth; does not reveal everything about the past
With whom does the narrator stay while in Starkfield?
Mrs. Ned Hale
What brings the narrator to Ethan Frome's house?
He was caught in a snow storm
During what season does the story reach its climax?
winter
Shakespeare uses a chorus to inform the audience that...
the lovers will eventually die
The fight in Scene 1 starts when...
Capulet and Montague servants quarrel over petty insults
This fight between Tybalt and Benvolio in Act 1 is a bit of dramatic exposition that establishes...
Benvolio as a possible romantic rival of Romeo
Mercutio can best be described as a foil to Romeo because...
Unlike Romeo, he does not take loves seriously
What is the greatest similarity between Benvolio and Romeo
They both have troubled minds that keep them awake
What does Queen Mab make dreamers dream of
She makes them dream of thing that they want to come true
Shakespeare creates a sense of foreboding when Romeo says: "My mind misgives, some consequence yet hanging in the stars, shall bitterly begin his fearful date, with this night's revels and expire the term, of a despised life, closed in my breast, by some
Romeos death
Which passage best represents the way Lord Capulet felt toward Romeo?
Verona brags of him/ To be a virtuous and well-governed youth
Which of the following details is not introduced as a complication in Act 1
Lord Capulet wants Juliet to marry Paris
At the end of Act 1, when Juliet says, "My only love, sprung from my only hate," whom is she referring to as her "only hate"?
None of these
in the balcony scene, Juliet says:
What's Montague? It is nor hand, nor foot,
Nor arm, nor face....
What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other word would smell as sweet.
What does she mean by this?
Romeo's name is assigned to him from birth, it's not an essential part of himself
Juliet quickly admits her love to Romeo because...
He overhears her talking of her love for him
The purpose of the humor arising from the nurse's comic character is to...
furnish comic relief from the suspension
Friar Laurence rebukes Romeo because...
Romeo is so changeable in love
In Act 2, the action focuses on the wedding plans of Romeo and Juliet. How does the nurse intensify the feeling of action when she brings Juliet the message from Romeo?
She goes on and on about her pains, thus leaving Juliet in suspense
In the balcony love scene, several of Juliet's speeches convey a sense of foreboding. Which one of the following fears is not mentioned?
This love will result in her death
When Friar Laurence agrees to marry the couple, his primary motive is to...
End the feud between the families
If, after reading Act 1 and 2, your friend said "I want to write an essay about the conflicts between youth and old age in Acts 1 and 2." Which quote would you tell her not to cite in her essay?
Young men's love then lies/Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes.
In Act 3, Scene 1, Mercutio speaks the following line: "Tybalt, you rat catcher, will you walk?"
This means that Mercutio wants Tybalt to...
fight
Why doesn't Romeo want to fight Tybalt at first?
Romeo is now related to Tybalt via marriage
Prince Escalus punishes Romeo by...
banishing him from Verona
All of the following consequences arise from Romeo killing Tybalt, except...
Juliet decides that Paris is more honorable than Romeo
Juliet responds to the news of Tybalt's death with...
Anger towards both Tybalt and Romeo
In Act 3 as Juliet encounters more conflicts and problems, how does her character change?
She becomes stronger and more self-determined
As Friar Laurence sets a plan in motion, which of the following items is not part of his plan?
Romeo will take her to Mantua that very night.
The Capulets, the nurse, and Paris react to Juliet's supposed death with...
anguished cries of grief
In Scene 1 of Act 4, Shakespeare presents insights into Juliet's changing character through...
Her responses to Paris's attentions
Friar Laurence thinks Juliet is brave enough to take the sleeping potion because...
If she is brave enough to die, she is brave enough to fake death
In her soliloquy, Juliet admits that...
She is afraid
When Juliet is discovered 'dead', Friar Laurence tells the Capulets that "Heaven and [they]/Had a part in [Juliet's death]." How can this be?
Juliet's fate was already predetermined, in large part due to her parent's feuding
Sandi writes this: "Okay, so like earlier in the play this Friar Laurence dude was at first reluctant to help out Romeo, but now in Act 4 he's willing to help out Juliet because he wants to see her have an opportunity to marry her true love, Paris.
Althou
Friar Laurence wants to help Juliet stay married to Romeo, not marry Paris!
Because the audience knows that Juliet is alive, the scene in which the Capulets, the nurse, and Paris bemoan her death is an illustration of...
Dramatic Irony
A possible reason Shakespeare include the scene between Peter and the musicians is to...
Illustrate that life goes on amid tragedy
When Romeo arrives at the tomb, he discovers Paris and...
kill him in a duel
How does "heaven," or fate, punish the Capulets and Montagues for their feud?
Their children fall in love but lose their lives as a result of the feud.
At the opening of Act 5, how does Romeo's dream foreshadow a later event in Act 5?
He dreams of Juliet finding him dead
Romeo's servant, not Friar John, brings Romeo news that...
Juliet is dead
At the play's end, what happens to Lady Montague?
She dies from overwhelming greif
When Romeo hears that Juliet is dead, the dramatic irony lies in the fact that...
the audience knows that juliet is alive
The climax of the play occurs when...
Juliet stabs herself and dies
Which of the following best states a possible theme of the play?
hatred leads to violence, destruction, and loss
What does Lord Montague plan to do to honor Juliet?
construct a solid gold statue in her likeness
In what way can Romeo and Juliet be considered a tragedy?
both main characters come to an unhappy end