Name:  _________________________________      Date: _______________

 

 

Outline for Ms. Quinson’s

9H midterm examination

January, 2009

 

 

Vocabulary (15 points).  You are given sentences and you need to choose which of five choice best expresses the meaning of the underlined, bolded word.

 

Grammar (10 points).  You are asked to label five bolded, underlined words’ parts of speech in a sentence.  Further, you are asked to determine which kind of verb complement is the bolded and underlined in five sentences.

 

Reading Comprehension (10 points).  You are asked to read three brief passages and answer multiple choice questions about them.

 

Multiple Choice Literary Analysis.  (20 points total)  You are asked 20 content questions related to the major works read this semester.  You should be familiar with literary terms we used in class, as well as major characters and plot developments in Great Expectations, To Kill a Mockingbird, and The Odyssey, as well as the short stories we have read together. 

 

Short Answer Literary Analysis (15 points). You are given three tasks about the full length works we have read together this semester.  You need to write a paragraph in response to each.

 

Critical Lens (30 points).  You must analyze two literary works from the perspective of the statement that is provided for you in the critical lens, (i.e., the quotation provided to you). In your essay, provide a valid interpretation of the statement, agree or disagree with the statement as you have interpreted it, and support your opinion using specific references to appropriate literary elements from the works that you have chosen.  (You will be allowed to choose between two critical lenses.  For you essay you may choose to discuss any two literary works we have read together this semester, providing you choose at least one full-length text.)