Which sentence is written in Progressive Tense?
I have cleaned my room.
Before you arrived, I had cleaned my room.
I have been cleaning my room for an hour.
I am cleaning my room now.
This author's great-great-grandfather was a leading judge of the Salem Witch Trials, so he changed the spelling of his last name to disassociate himself from this unfortunate family history.
William Faulkner
Thomas Putnam
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Washington Irving
As a riverboat term, what does the name "Mark Twain" mean?
4 miles
2 fathoms
drop anchor
2 feet deep
Which of the following was NOT one of Mark Twain's advice to youth?
Always obey your parents, when they are present.
Be very careful about lying; instead, tell the truth.
Go to bed early, get up early--this is wise.
Never handle firearms carelessly.
Which character in "The Crucible" was crushed to death with rocks?
Giles Corey
Thomas Putnam
John Proctor
Reverend Hale
Henry David Thoreau spent 2 years living alone in the woods and then later wrote a book about his experience. What was the name of the woods and his book?
Usher Forest
Whitman Woods
Walden
Blackbird Pond
Which word is the antecedent in this sentence? Chelsea cleaned her room and finished her homework before going to the movies.
before
Chelsea
to
cleaned
What does "four score and seven years ago" mean?
47 years ago
27 years ago
87 years ago
7 years and 4 months ago
Which sentence is correct?
I jumped into the pool.
I turned my homework into the teacher.
If there are 3 waitresses with notepads, which would be the correct possessive form?
the waitress's notebooks
the waitresses's notebooks
the waitress' notebooks
the waitresses' notebooks
The NFL team, the Baltimore Ravens, are named in honor of this author.
Frederick Douglass
Washington Irving
Mark Twain
Edgar Allan Poe
Which of the following was NOT written by Edgar Allan Poe?
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Masque of the Red Death
A Rose for Emily
The Raven
Who is the most photographed man of the 19th century - over 160 different portraits of this person exist?
Mark Twain
Frederick Douglass
Abraham Lincoln
Edgar Allan Poe
What is Mark Twain's actual name?
Orion Hicks
Samuel Clemens
Jim Smiley
Horace Bixby
What was the name of the boys' English teacher in the movie, "Dead Poets Society"?
Richard Cameron
Neil Perry
Todd Anderson
John Keeting
Which gothic story involves someone being buried alive?
A Rose for Emily
An Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge
The Devil and Tom Walker
The Fall of the House of Usher
Which sentence is correct?
Did you get any farther in to your book?
She ran farther down the path.
Which sentence contains a vague pronoun?
Molly and Kate were hungry, so she baked a pie.
Molly and Kate were hungry, so they baked a pie.
Molly was hungry, so she baked a pie.
Who wrote the poem, "The Noiseless Patient Spider"?
Walt Whitman
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Ambrose Bierce
Edgar Allan Poe
Which author is NOT a Transcendentalist?
Henry David Thoreau
Margaret Fuller
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Washington Irving
What do you call the 12 sided shapes hanging from the ceiling? (Gothic Projects)
dodecahedron
In "The Crucible", who was the first character to be accused of witchcraft?
Elizabeth Proctor
Mary Warren
Sarah Goode
Tituba
In what Missouri Town was Mark Twain born?
Licking
Columbia
Hannibal
Florida
Which author Was an accomplished wrestler and is honored in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame?
Abraham Lincoln
Ambrose Bierce
Stephen Crane
Frederick Douglass
How long was Lincoln's speech, "The Gettysburg Address"?
5 minutes
2 minutes
3 minutes
1 minute
Which sentence uses a colon INCORRECTLY?
Bob is allergic to the following: flowers and kittens.
Bob is allergic to two things: flowers and kittens.
Bob is allergic to: flowers and kittens.
Bob is allergic to these things: flowers and kittens.
Who was freed by The Emancipation Proclamation?
all slaves in border states
all slaves in the United States
all slaves in southern states
all slaves in rebellious states
Finish the Mark Twain epigram: "Never let schooling interfere with your ___."
education
love life
intelligence
life
Which sentence is correct?
I already left for school.
I am already to leave for school.
Which gothic story does NOT contain ill-fated romance?
A Rose for Emily
The Birthmark
The Raven
The Masque of the Red Death