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