English III Semester II Final Exam Study Guide
Overall Format of Exam:
· 90 scantron questions (matching, multiple-choice)
· 1 (10-point) written response regarding The Crucible
Part I: Vocabulary (20 questions – matching definitions)
Gatsby Vocab:
1. garrulous
2. fortuitous
3. superfluous
4. obstinate
5. vacuous
6. innuendo
7. strident
8. complacent
9. contemptuous
10. juxtaposition
Crucible Vocab:
1. predilection
2. ingratiating
3. dissembling
4. pallor
5. deference
6. contentious
7. incredulously
8. beguile
9. tantalized
10. adamant
Part II: Literary Terms (15 questions – matching definitions)
1. rising action
2. climax
3. falling action
4. resolution
5. dramatic exposition
6. external conflict
7. internal conflict
8. Biblical allusions
9. direct characterization
10. indirect characterization
11. dramatic irony
12. verbal irony
13. tragic hero
14. tragic flaw
15. allegory
Part III: The Crucible (35 questions)
Know the importance of these characters which were included on your Crucible Characters List:
· Reverend Parris
· Betty Parris
· Tituba
· Abigail Williams
· Thomas Putnam
· Mary Warren
· John Proctor
· Elizabeth Proctor
· Rebecca Nurse
· Francis Nurse
· Giles Corey
· Martha Corey
· Thomas Putnam
· Ruth Putnam (not on list)
· Reverend Hale
· Deputy Governor Danforth
Background on the “The Crucible”:
· Study you handout on “The Crucible” and the 1950s tie-in
· Know who wrote the play and why he did it
· Know what HUAC stands for
· Know what senator was in charge of the hunt for communists in the 1950s
· Know the three options people had when questioned by HUAC
“The Crucible” plot:
· What did Reverend Parris see in the woods? Know exactly what he saw.
· Know why Reverend Parris is so concerned about his daughter suffering from witchcraft
· Know about poppets, who made them, why they were made, who was accused of having them, and who stuck a needle in their stomach
· Know the commandment John Proctor forgets and his big secret
· Name three things John Proctor does or doesn’t do that makes hi look like a bad Puritan
· What does Abigail pretend to see when Mary Warren tells Danforth the truth?
· Who is sentenced to be hanged?
· What does Abigail do at the beginning of Act IV and what bold thing does John do at the end of Act IV?
· Study your Act-by-Act Summaries
Part IV: The Great Gatsby (15 questions)
You should be able to respond to these important questions:
· How is Nick related to Daisy?
· How does Nick describe Jordan the first time he meets her?
· During Nick’s first visit to the Buchanan’s home, who calls on the telephone?
· Why does Daisy cry when her daughter is born and what does she say the best thing a girl can be?
· How does Nick feel about meeting Myrtle for the first time? Why?
· Whose mansion is a factual imitation of some Hotel de Ville in Normandy?
· What is funny about the first time Nick meets Gatsby?
· Why do you think Nick rejects Gatsby’s job offer?
· Who is the person who tells Nick the whole love story about Gatsby and Daisy?
· What is so strange about the invitation Nick gives Daisy about coming alone for tea?
· What does the green light at the end of Daisy’s dock symbolize?
· Who tells Tom that Daisy is going to leave him for Gatsby?
· Describe Gatsby’s car: Describe Tom’s car: What is Gatsby’s car called after it killed Myrtle Wilson?
· Why did Myrtle run out into the road toward Gatsby’s car?
· What reason does Nick say that he leaves the East?
· How does Gatsby’s attitude change throughout the tea meeting?
Part V: Post-Modernism (5 questions)
· Study your notes from the PowerPoint Presentation on Post-Modernism/Crucible PPTs
Other Stuff:
· You will be asked to write a Jane Schaffer Two Chunk Paragraph in response to an important question about The Crucible. You should know all parts of a Jane Schaffer Two Chunk Paragraph and the colors for each part.
· Bring a pencil, paper, blue pen, red pen, and a green pen.
· Do not stay up till 2AM studying the night before the Final Exam—get sleep!
· Study, study, study!