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NC English II EOC reading literary texts overview quiz quiz

14questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. What is the difference between a topic and a theme?

  2. On the NC English II EOC, what is the fastest reliable way to find a theme?

  3. A character battles both her own self-doubt and her parents' expectations. What kind of conflict is this?

  4. What is the climax of a plot?

  5. A writer opens at the climax, then uses a flashback. What is the main effect?

  6. A character says little but returns a lost wallet and helps someone who mocked him. This is an example of:

  7. A story is told in first person. How does this point of view shape what the reader knows?

  8. 'The streets yawned and stretched as the buses groaned awake.' Which device is this?

  9. On the EOC, naming a literary device earns little on its own. What earns the marks?

  10. A recurring locked gate in a passage most likely functions as:

  11. What is the difference between tone and mood?

  12. A narrator describes a town as 'shuttered, gray, and waiting.' The best word for the tone is:

  13. When reading a poem on the EOC, what should you do first?

  14. In a scene, the audience knows a letter is forged but the character reading it does not. This is: