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Mr. Hodge’s Homework
February 5
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Basic Grammar Boom page 83
Enrichment English
The Yellow Wallpaper
1. ( T or F ) John and his wife (the narrator) rented halls regularly for the summer.
2. John is a _________________….and perhaps that is one reason I do not get well faster.
3. ( T or F ) John believes that his wife is sick.
4. ( T or F ) John believes that her condition is a result of “temporary nervous
depression”.
5. Define Hysterical
6. My brother is also a ________________________.
7. I am forbidden to “__________________” until I am well again.
8. ( T or F ) The narrator feels that mental stimulation is a good thing for her.
9. How many miles was the house from the village? _________________
10. There is a delicious _________________!
11. “…there is something ________________ about the _____________ — I can feel it.”
12. When the narrator told her husband that she felt something strange in the house, her
husband told her she felt a draft and _____________ the window.
13. I get unreasonably angry with John sometimes. I’m sure I never used to be so
sensitive. I think it is due to this ______________ _______________.
14. I have a scheduled ________________________ for each hour in the day.
15. Regarding the room they used as a bedroom… “It was a ______________ first and then
playroom and ________________, I should judge; for the windows are __________ for little
children and there are _____________ and things in the walls.”
16. I never saw a _____________ _____________ in my life.
17. ( T or F ) The wallpaper was horrible and disgusting, but yet it made the narrator stop
and stare at it.
18. The color is repellent, almost _______________;
19. ( T or F ) The children loved the wallpaper.
20. How many weeks have John and his wife been there
MS A
In the room, there is a portrait of who or what?
- A strange-looking dog
- Dr. Heidegger’s would-have-been wife
- The Widow Wycherly in her youth
- Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon
_____ 2. Gascoigne had a career in what?
- Education
- Medicine
- Politics
- Agriculture
_____ 3. What is true about Medbourne’s personal history?
- He became a wealthy merchant, but bad investments ruined him
- He became a college professor with peculiar teaching methods
- He had been a priest until a crisis of faith led him to pursue science
- He had been Dr. Heidegger’s best friend until the doctor betrayed him
_____ 4. Which statement is FALSE?
- All the doctor’s visitors arrive at his residence, unannounced
- All the doctor’s visitors have suffered significant misfortune
- The three men used to fight over the affection of the female visitor
- The narrator implies that the visitors are losing touch with reality
_____ 5. Dr. Heidegger claims to know what?
- The location of Noah’s Arc
- The secret to achieving time travel
- The location of the Fountain of Youth
- The secret to reanimating the dead
_____ 6. Which statement best describes the acquaintances’ immediate reaction to Dr. Heidegger’s claims?
- They are fascinated and willing to suspend their disbelief
- They are curious, but eager to prove the doctor wrong
- They are noticeably skeptical of the doctor’s claims
- They are stunned into silence and a little nervous
_____ 7. What object does Dr. Heidegger use to prove a point?
- A dagger
- A dry, shriveled rose
- A skeleton
- All options are correct
_____ 8. What is TRUE about Dr. Heidegger?
- He is unwilling to experiment on himself
- He admits to finding amusement in his study
- His chamber is dark, dusty, and full of cobwebs
- All options are correct
_____ 9. After the experiment begins, what happens to the doctor’s guests?
- They begin to mock the appearances of elderly people
- They transform into even older versions of themselves
- They become concerned about the doctor’s intentions
- They beg and bribe the doctor to do more studies on them
_____ 10. What is TRUE about Dr. Heidegger’s experiment?
- It is not as effective as the doctor intended
- It results in side effects the doctor did not anticipate
- Its effects are only temporary
- It helps the doctor’s guests acknowledge their foolishness
_____ 11. What causes the table to overturn?
- Dr. Heidegger, angry at his guests, flips the table
- A violent, mysterious quake strikes
- The three male visitors get into a physical fight
- Dr. Heidegger’s time-travel machine emits a sonic boom
_____ 12. In the resolution, what information is revealed?
- The doctor later married the Widow Wycherly
- The doctor’s guests soon died, anguished and lonely
- The doctor earned millions of dollars thanks to his studies
- The doctor’s guests moved to Florida
MS B
“The Pit and the Pendulum” Multiple Choice Quiz
Part 1: Multiple Choice: questions on plot.
- This short story is told from the perspective of an unnamed narrator; it is written in the ________ person point of view.
- first b. second c. third d. none of these
- The setting is in Toledo, Spain during the Spanish Inquisition (15th & 16th centuries). During this period in history the Spanish Catholic government persecuted and prosecuted _________.
- Protestants b. heretical Catholics c. Jews & Muslims d. all of these
- The narrator is sentenced to _________.
- 25 years b. 50 years c. life in prison d. death
- At the severity of his sentence, the narrator swoons and then passes out. Most victims of the Inquisition would receive auto-da-fé [literally: “act of faith,” the ceremony for pronouncing judgment by the Inquisition, usually immediately followed by execution] as their fate, but this is not the case for the narrator. Initially, after he wakes up, the narrator thinks he may be locked in a tomb, but his cell is too big to be a burial vault. He must explore his surroundings very carefully; he cannot see anything because he is ________.
- temporarily blind b. blindfolded c. in total darkness d. tied to the wall with a long rope
- The narrator decides to walk the perimeter of this cell and count his steps to measure the circumference. Because he cannot see, he rips off a piece of the hem from his robe to mark his starting place. He wants to use his _______ as the marker and stick it in a chink in the wall, but that item has been confiscated.
- knife b. nail file c. quill pen d. silver dollar
- The narrator stumbles, falls, and then falls asleep. When he awakens, he finds _______ and _______ and consumes them ravenously. He is too tired to think about how they got there.
- wine & cheese b. coffee & toast c. tea & a sandwich d. water & bread
- After eating, the narrator continues his calculations to determine the size of his cell. Before falling down and going to sleep, he counts 52 paces; upon waking and resuming his computation, he adds 48 more. With two paces to the yard, he presumes “the dungeon to be ______ yards in circuit.”
- 50 b. 100 c. 104 d. 96
- The narrator decides to walk across his enclosure, instead of staying on the outside wall. This is dangerous because he cannot see, and because “the floor, seemingly of solid material, was treacherous with ______.”
- scattered stones b. loose nails c. ropes d. slime
- Even though he is afraid to leave the outside wall, the narrator takes courage and begins to walk across the cell. He takes about ten or twelve steps and then trips on a piece of _______.
- stone b. dirt c. cloth d. leather
- He “falls violently” on his face. Lying flat on the floor, he realizes the top half of his head is ________.
- unsupported b. numb c. bleeding d. muddy
Bsic English
“One Thousand Dollars”
Name:_________________________________Date:_________
1. Why isn’t Gillian happy about inheriting $1,000 from his uncle?
a. He already had a job and didn’t need the money.
b. He wanted nothing at all from his uncle.
c. It was too much to spend easily and not enough to make him rich.
d. It felt like his uncle was trying to control him.
2. How much money did Gillian’s uncle have before he died?
a. $5,000,000
b. $500,000
c. $100,000
d. $1,000
3. What rule does Gillian have to follow when he decides how to spend the money?
a. He has to spend it all on himself.
b. He has to pay for his uncle’s funeral.
c. He has to pay off his old debts.
d. He has to tell the lawyers exactly how he spent all of it.
4. What question does Gillian ask of multiple people?
a. “Did you know my uncle?”
b. “What would you do with a thousand dollars?”
c. “What is the hardest challenge of being poor?”
d. “Was my uncle’s will legal?”
5. How does Old Bryson feel about Gillian?
a. He thinks that Gillian is spoiled and irresponsible.
b. He thinks that Gillian is a perfect example of manhood.
c. He thinks that Gillian should marry his daughter.
d. He thinks that Gillian is a criminal.
6. Bobby Gillian initially planned to buy a pendant necklace for Miss Lotta Lauriere with
the inheritance. Something she says causes him to change his mind and leave. What
did she say?
a. She said that he should find a better way to spend his money.
b. She said that she wanted a more expensive one that she saw on Della Stacey.
c. She said that she’d rather have new outfits and manicures for her stage
performances at the Columbine Theatre.
d. She said that she wanted an engagement ring instead.
7. What does the blind pencil selling man show Gillian?
a. A collection of brand new pencils.
b. A receipt from Miss Lotta Lauriere’s show.
c. A checkbook with a $1,785 balance.
d. A seal ring and $10.
8. Which event listed below would be identified as the climax (or turning point) of the
story?
a. When his uncle’s will is read at the lawyer’s office.
b. When Old Bryson tells him how he should spend the money.
c. When Gillian gets the envelope before the lawyer does and tears it to pieces.
d. When he tells the lawyers he lost all the money on bets at the horse races.
9. What does Gillian do after he learns that Miss Hayden was left nothing?
a. He gives all of the money to her.
b. He proposes marriage.
c. He offers her a job as his housekeeper.
d. He sets her up with the his uncle’s lawyer.
10. What was supposed to happen if Gillian used the $1,000 unselfishly?
a. He would receive another $1,000.
b. Nothing. One Thousand dollars was all he could receive.
c. He would receive all of his uncle’s real estate properties.
d. He would receive $50,000.
11. Why did Gillian tear up the note before the lawyer could read it?
a. He was too embarrassed to show them his gambling problem.
b. He wanted to fix all of his grammar and spelling errors.
c. He wanted Miss Hayden to receive the $50,000.
d. He had a nervous habit of tearing paper in stressful situations.
12. Who is the author of “One Thousand Dollars”?
a. Ray Bradbury
b. Mark Twain
c. O. Henry
d. Edgar Allan Poe
13. What is the setting of this short story?
a. New York City around 1900
b. Los Angeles around 1850
c. New Orleans around 1900
d. San Antonio around 1850
14. In a paragraph of FIVE to SEVEN complete sentences, describe the character of
Bobby Gillian. What kind of person is he? Do his words and actions match what other
people (like his uncle or Old Bryson) think about him? Use DETAILS and EVENTS
from the story to support your opinion.
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