English 2 Final Exam
Use the Scantron sheet to answer questions 1-40
Part One: The Great Gatsby
1. What state does the novel take place in?
- a. Wisconsin
- b. North Dakota
- c. New York
- d. Long Island
- e. New Haven
2. What part of the state does Nick live in?
- a. North Egg
- b. South Egg
- c. East Egg
- d. West Egg
- e. Scrambled Egg
3. Who is Nick’s neighbor?
- a. Jay Gatsby
- b. Tom Wilson
- c. Tom Buchanon
- d. Uncle Wiggly
- e. Aunt Jemima
4. What had Tom Buchannan done at New Haven?
- a. Played baseball.
- b. Played football.
- c. Sang in a choir.
- d. Was in the top of his class at Yale.
- e. Drove a taxicab.
5. What is George B. Wilson’s occupation?
- a. Car salesman
- b. Mechanic
- c. Insurance broker
- d. Gambler
- e. Restaurant owner.
6. What does Wilson want from Tom?
- a. To pay his bill.
- b. Daisy
- c. An apology
- d. His car.
- e. His tennis shoes.
7. What arrives at Gatsby’s every Friday?
- a. Daisy
- b. Nick
- c. Meyer Wolfsheim
- d. Crates of oranges and lemons
- e. Cases of champagne.
8. Where are the people when the Church bells are ringing on Sunday morning?
- a. In church
- b. At the beach
- c. On Gatsby’s lawn
- d. In Gatsby’s pool.
- e. At Nick’s house.
9. According to one of the young ladies at the party, who is Gatsby a second cousin to?
- a. Herbert Hoover
- b. Bugsy Malone
- c. Paul Swiderski
- d. God
- e. The Devil
10. What is the connection between Nick and Daisy?
- a. Best friends
- b. Cousins
- c. Neighbors
- d. Brother and sister.
- e. Schoolmates from college
11. What does Gatsby do to Nick’s home to prepare for his tea with Daisy?
- a. paints his house gold.
- b. mows the lawn
- c. bakes cupcakes
- d. he doesn’t do anything.
- e. He buys new furniture.
12. What colors make up Gatsby’s attire?
- a. black and white
- b. Gold and silver
- c. Silver and black
- d. Red , white and blue
- e. Gray and green.
13. What is Gatsby’s emotional state prior to Daisy’s arrival at Nick’s?
- a. he is happy
- b. he is sad
- c. he is calm
- d. he is nervous
- e. he becomes sick with grief.
14. Who arrives to investigate Gatsby?
- a. an undercover detective
- b. an FBI agent.
- c. A newspaper reporter
- d. A tv reporter
- e. His mother.
15. What was Gatsby's legal name?
- a. Jason Gaz
- b. James Gatz
- c. Jack Gatsby
- d. George H. Gatsby III
- e. John Gasby
16. At what age did he change his name?
- a. 17
- b. 27
- c. 37
- d. 47
- e. 57
17. What reason does Gatsby give for firing all of his servants?
- a. They were stealing from him.
- b. They gossiped too much.
- c. They drank on the job.
- d. They didn’t come to work on time.
- e. They hated him and he found out about it.
18. Who comes to see Gatsby in the afternoons?
- a. Nick
- b. Tom
- c. Myrtle
- d. Leslie
- e. Daisy
19. What color is Gatsby's car (the one Tom's driving)?
- a. blue
- b. black
- c. teal
- d. yellow
- e. red
20. Who is having a birthday? How old is he?
- a. TJ Eckleberry; he is 60 years old.
- b. Tom, he is 35.
- c. Nick, he is 25
- d. Dan Cody, he is 50
- e. Nick, he is 30.
21. Where does Gatsby go that he hasn't gone all summer?
- a. To the beach
- b. To Manhattan
- c. To Coney Island
- d. In his swimming pool.
- e. To Daisy’s house.
Part Two: Of Mice and Men
Name the character.
- a. George
- b. Lennie
- c. Crooks
- d. Curley
- e. Candy
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22. A positive trait is that he is strong—a welter weight champion.
23. He has an old dog.
24. A positive trait is that he is loyal to a friend.
25. A positive trait is that he is physically strong and an awesome worker.
26. A negative trait is that he is jealous.
27. Had an Aunt Clara.
28. Sweeps floors and cooks.
29. Wears a glove on his left hand.
30. Was given $250 for his injury.
31. Gets beat up badly. |
Part Three
32. What is the name of the town from which George and Lennie are fleeing when the novel opens?
- a. Weed
- b. Soledad
- c. Salinas
- d. The town is never named
33. Why is Candy unable to imagine getting rid of his old dog?
- a. The dog is a fine watchdog
- b. He makes too much money breeding the animal
- c. He promised his wife on her deathbed that he would care for it
- d. He has had the dog since it was a puppy
34. Why does Carlson insist on shooting Candy’s dog?
- a. The dog has attacked several people
- b. Carlson is mean-spirited and drunk
- c. Carlson believes the dog is too old and decrepit to be of any use
- d. Carlson hates dogs
35. What does Curley wear to set himself apart from the other men?
- a. A denim jacket
- b. High-heeled boots
- c. A bull whip
- d. Gloves
36. Who cared for Lennie before George?
- a.Lennie’s aunt Clara
- b. Lennie’s mother
- c. George’s aunt Clara
- d.George’s mother
37 . Of Mice and Men is set in which decade?
- a.1910 s
- b. 1920 s
- c. 1930 s
- d.1940 s
38. What does Curley’s wife offer to let Lennie touch?
- a.Her dress
- b. Her face
- c. Her hand
- d.Her hair
39. Whom do Lennie and George agree to let live on their farm?
- a. Candy
- b. Curley’s wife
- c. Old Susy
- d.Slim
40. Disappointed with her life, Curley’s wife wonders where she would be if she had followed her dreams and become which of the following things?
- a. A movie star
- b. A schoolteacher
- c. A showgirl
- d.A nurse
Part Five: Vocabulary
Short Essays (Choose One)
1. Slave Narratives
In a short essay, answer these questions after reading Sojourner Truth's speech:
- What is she basically trying to say to them?
- Where is she speaking?
- Who is her audience?
2. Richard Cory
Write a short essay that explains the following questions. Support your answers by citing specific liners from the poem.
- Where does the poem take place?
- What kind of town is it?
- What's the problem or conflict here?
- What are some of the facts that are directly stated in the poem?
- What is implied?
3. Whitman and Hughes
Compare Walt Whitman’s I Hear America Singing to Hughes’ I Too, Sing America and the poem you created on the wiki. Consider the different periods of time and the people involved in each work. Then write a few paragraphs that respond to these works by focusing on issues of race, especially on how it feels to be an American.