Literature Practice Test
1. (20p)
Match each of the following characters with the literary work that he or she
appears in, and then identify each character in about two sentences each: who is
she/he and why is she/he important to the story?
A Magwitch 1 Othello
B Desdemona 2 The Great Gatsby
C Cecily 3 The Garden Party
D Fortunato 4 Great Expectations
E Colonel Pickering 5 The Force of Circumstance
F Doris 6 A Streetcar Named Desire
G Mrs. Sheridan 7 Pygmalion
H Nick 8 The Handmaid’s Tale
I Blanche 9 The Cask of Amontillado
J Offred 10 The Importance of Being Earnest
1. (20p)
Match each of the following characters with the literary work that he or she
appears in, and then identify each character in about two sentences each: who is
she/he and why is she/he important to the story?
A Magwitch 1 Othello
B Desdemona 2 The Great Gatsby
C Cecily 3 The Garden Party
D Fortunato 4 Great Expectations
E Colonel Pickering 5 The Force of Circumstance
F Doris 6 A Streetcar Named Desire
G Mrs. Sheridan 7 Pygmalion
H Nick 8 The Handmaid’s Tale
I Blanche 9 The Cask of Amontillado
J Offred 10 The Importance of Being Earnest
