ENGLISH 101 FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS|| 2025
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Plot - ANSWERthe arrangement of action in a story
Action - ANSWEREverything that happens in a story
Flashback - ANSWERA method of narration in which present action is temporarily
interrupted so that the reader can witness past events
Conflict - ANSWERA struggle between opposing forces
Theme - ANSWERthe main idea(s) of a literary work
Point of View - ANSWERfocus (viewing aspect) and voice (verbal aspect) combined
Narrator - ANSWERthe person who tells the story
omniscient narrator - ANSWERa narrator who is able to know, see, and tell all, including
the inner thoughts and feelings of the characters
unreliable narrator - ANSWERa narrator whose account of events appears to be faulty,
misleadingly biased, or otherwise distorted
Setting - ANSWERplace and time of a story
Figurative Language - ANSWERWriting or speech that is not intended to carry literal
meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid.
Imagery - ANSWERvisually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary
work.
Similies - ANSWERA comparison using "like" or "as"
Metaphor - ANSWERa figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an
object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
Symbols - ANSWERanything that carries a particular meaning recognized by people
who share a culture
Personification - ANSWERA figure of speech in which an object or animal is given
human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
, Inference - ANSWERA conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
Argument - ANSWERa statement of the meaning or main point of a literary work
Dramatic Irony - ANSWERirony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama
and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters
Issue - ANSWERan important topic or problem for debate or discussion
Romanticism - ANSWERfocus on the writer or narrator's emotions and inner world;
celebration of nature, beauty, and imagination; rejection of industrialization, organized
religion, rationalism, and social convention
Realism - ANSWERartistic representation that aims for visual accuracy
"The Outcasts of Poker Flat" - ANSWERThe story is located in Poker Flat, a small
Californian community. Certain inhabitants of Poker Flat feel that the community is
going down the hill. They have lost a lot of money and the morals of people are thought
to be sinking. Consequently a secret committee is elected. This committee decides who
will be killed and who expatriated. On November 23, 1850 four people are exiled. The
party consists of Duchess, a saloon girl; Mother Shipton, a madam; Uncle Billy, a local
drunk and thief; and John Oakhurst, a poker player, who won a lot of money from the
people sitting on the secret committee. The four characters get together and leave
Poker Flat, heading for a one day's journey to a nearby camp. After hours of traveling,
Oakhurst's companions get tired, and despite his remonstrances they decide to stop
and rest.
Meanwhile, Oakhurst encounters young runaway couple, Piney Woods and Tom
Simons, heading to Poker Flat to get married. Tom Simons, also called "The Innocent"
has met Oakhurst before. They played Poker together, and Oakhurst won a great deal
of money from him. Afterwards, he told Tom never to play poker again, and returned
him his money. As a result of this Tom feels positively towards Oakhurst. He is thrilled
to see him, and the young couple decides to spent some time with the group, obviously
unaware of the fact that they were exiled for being immoral. Tom leads the group to an
old cabin that he had found, and they spend the night. Oakhurst wakes up in the early
morning and notices it started to snow. Furthermore, he discovers that Uncle Billy has
been up long before him and now is gone with all their horses and mules. The rest of
the group has no other choice than to wait for ten days until they run out of provisions.
As the days go by, Mother Shipton dies of starvation, as she tries to save food for 'the
chi
"The Other Woman" - ANSWER
"Crazy Sunday" - ANSWERStella and Miles are married
Joel is a screenwriter
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS|| 2025
LATEST UPDATE
Plot - ANSWERthe arrangement of action in a story
Action - ANSWEREverything that happens in a story
Flashback - ANSWERA method of narration in which present action is temporarily
interrupted so that the reader can witness past events
Conflict - ANSWERA struggle between opposing forces
Theme - ANSWERthe main idea(s) of a literary work
Point of View - ANSWERfocus (viewing aspect) and voice (verbal aspect) combined
Narrator - ANSWERthe person who tells the story
omniscient narrator - ANSWERa narrator who is able to know, see, and tell all, including
the inner thoughts and feelings of the characters
unreliable narrator - ANSWERa narrator whose account of events appears to be faulty,
misleadingly biased, or otherwise distorted
Setting - ANSWERplace and time of a story
Figurative Language - ANSWERWriting or speech that is not intended to carry literal
meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid.
Imagery - ANSWERvisually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary
work.
Similies - ANSWERA comparison using "like" or "as"
Metaphor - ANSWERa figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an
object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
Symbols - ANSWERanything that carries a particular meaning recognized by people
who share a culture
Personification - ANSWERA figure of speech in which an object or animal is given
human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
, Inference - ANSWERA conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
Argument - ANSWERa statement of the meaning or main point of a literary work
Dramatic Irony - ANSWERirony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama
and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters
Issue - ANSWERan important topic or problem for debate or discussion
Romanticism - ANSWERfocus on the writer or narrator's emotions and inner world;
celebration of nature, beauty, and imagination; rejection of industrialization, organized
religion, rationalism, and social convention
Realism - ANSWERartistic representation that aims for visual accuracy
"The Outcasts of Poker Flat" - ANSWERThe story is located in Poker Flat, a small
Californian community. Certain inhabitants of Poker Flat feel that the community is
going down the hill. They have lost a lot of money and the morals of people are thought
to be sinking. Consequently a secret committee is elected. This committee decides who
will be killed and who expatriated. On November 23, 1850 four people are exiled. The
party consists of Duchess, a saloon girl; Mother Shipton, a madam; Uncle Billy, a local
drunk and thief; and John Oakhurst, a poker player, who won a lot of money from the
people sitting on the secret committee. The four characters get together and leave
Poker Flat, heading for a one day's journey to a nearby camp. After hours of traveling,
Oakhurst's companions get tired, and despite his remonstrances they decide to stop
and rest.
Meanwhile, Oakhurst encounters young runaway couple, Piney Woods and Tom
Simons, heading to Poker Flat to get married. Tom Simons, also called "The Innocent"
has met Oakhurst before. They played Poker together, and Oakhurst won a great deal
of money from him. Afterwards, he told Tom never to play poker again, and returned
him his money. As a result of this Tom feels positively towards Oakhurst. He is thrilled
to see him, and the young couple decides to spent some time with the group, obviously
unaware of the fact that they were exiled for being immoral. Tom leads the group to an
old cabin that he had found, and they spend the night. Oakhurst wakes up in the early
morning and notices it started to snow. Furthermore, he discovers that Uncle Billy has
been up long before him and now is gone with all their horses and mules. The rest of
the group has no other choice than to wait for ten days until they run out of provisions.
As the days go by, Mother Shipton dies of starvation, as she tries to save food for 'the
chi
"The Other Woman" - ANSWER
"Crazy Sunday" - ANSWERStella and Miles are married
Joel is a screenwriter
