English 103 Quiz 3

Which of the following is NOT true? The story uses the symbol of the lottery to communicate . Selected Answer: an anti-tradition messages • Question 2 1.6 out of 1.6 points Mrs. Hutchinson is representative of the whole community because . Selected Answer: she does not question the lottery until it falls on her, and then she complains that it is not fair • Question 3 1.6 out of 1.6 points The setting of the story is ironic because . Selected Answer: a ritual murder takes place on a beautiful summer (June) day • Question 4 1.6 out of 1.6 points That little Davy Hutchinson, the small son of the victim, is given a few pebbles to throw at his mother suggests that . Selected Answer: Everyone, including the victim’s family, participates in the tradition • Question 5 One can conclude from the passage that . 0 out of 1.6 points Selected Answer: The characters would begin to question the lottery • Question 6 1.6 out of 1.6 points "Today," Mike said tactlessly, "we're pinching free rides…." This quotation appears in Selected Answer: "The Destructors" • Question 7 1.6 out of 1.6 points According to the Instructor's Notes (or Lesson Outline), Edgar Allan Poe emphasized horror, the supernatural and detective intrigue in the short story. Selected Answer: Tru e • Question 8 0 out of 1.6 points Read this excerpt from “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne and answer the question that follows: "Dearest heart," whispered [Faith], … "pray thee, put off your journey until sunrise, and sleep in your own bed to-night. A lone woman is troubled with such dreams and such thoughts, that she's afeard of herself, sometimes. Pray, tarry with me this night, dear husband, of all nights in the year!" "My love and my Faith," replied young Goodman Brown, "of all nights in the year, this one night must I tarry away from thee. My journey, as thou callest it, forth and back again, must needs be done 'twixt now and sunrise. The word tarry appears twice, first in statements by Faith, and second in Goodman Brown’s reply. What does it mean? Selected Answer: Leav e. • Question 9 1.6 out of 1.6 points According to the lectures (Lessons), A Thousand and One Arabian Nights has a superficially nested structure. Selected Answer: Fals e • Question 10 1.6 out of 1.6 points The term protagonist applies equally well to the main character of the story. Selected Answer: True • Question 11 .....................................CONTINUED.............................