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Characterization, Theme, and Irony in "The Gift of the Magi" — Unit test Answers

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Read the excerpt from Act V, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet.Capulet: O brother Montague! give me thy hand:This is my daughter’s jointure, for no moreCan I demand.Montague: But I can give thee more; For I will raise her statue in pure gold;

A
a misunderstanding
B
a flawed hero
C
an emotional release
D
a catastrophe
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Which line best adds to a threatening mood in Act II, scene ii of Romeo and Juliet?

A
What’s Montague? It is nor hand, nor foot,
B
Call me but love, and I’ll be new baptiz’d;
C
Thou know’st the mask of night is on my face,
D
If they do see thee they will murder thee.
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Which words best help the reader understand the tone of the play’s conclusion? Select four options.

A
sad
B
woe
C
glooming
D
pardon’d
E
sorrow
F
morning
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Which is an example of dramatic irony in Act V, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet?

A
Romeo thought Juliet was dead when he poisoned himself, but the audience knew she was alive.
B
Balthasar agreed to deliver Romeo’s letter, and the audience knew the contents of the letter.
C
Juliet knew Romeo was dead when she awakened, and the audience knew that she was correct.
D
Friar Laurence thought his plan would help Romeo and Juliet, but the audience knew he had evil intentions.
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Read Friar Laurence’s dialogue from Act V, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet.But he which bore my letter, Friar John,Was stay’d by accident, and yesternightReturn’d my letter back.

A
He delivered Friar Laurence’s letter to the wrong person.
B
He continually forgot to deliver Friar Laurence’s letter.
C
He made the choice not to deliver Friar Laurence’s letter.
D
He was prevented from delivering Friar Laurence’s letter.
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Read the excerpt from Act V, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet.Montague: Alas! my liege, my wife is dead to-night;Grief of my son’s exile hath stopp’d her breath.What further woe conspires against mine age?

A
What other pain must I suffer through as I get older?
B
What is the reason only older people experience pain?
C
What does getting older have to do with suffering?
D
What has caused me to feel as if I am getting older?
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Which element of a Shakespearean tragedy does Romeo represent in Act V, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet?

A
a flawed hero
B
a devious trickster
C
a wise mentor
D
a violent foil
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In Act V, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet, how does Romeo react when he hears someone in Juliet’s tomb?

A
He tries to discover the intruder’s identity.
B
He attempts to greet the intruder.
C
He kills the intruder immediately.
D
He begs the intruder to leave.
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Which phrases from the passage are oxymorons? Select 2 options.

A
true love’s hand
B
happy dagger
C
good Juliet
D
lips are warm
E
timeless end
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Which excerpt from Act V, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet best reflects the play’s overall theme?

A
Lady Capulet: O me! this sight of death is as a bell,That warns my old age to a sepulchre.
B
Prince: See what a scourge is laid upon your hate,That heaven finds means to kill your joys with love;
C
Romeo: Hold, take this letter; early in the morningSee thou deliver it to my lord and father.
D
Montague: O thou untaught! what manners is in this,To press before thy father to a grave?
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Read the excerpt from Act I, scene i of Romeo and Juliet.If ever you disturb our streets againYour lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace.

A
Romeo and Juliet meeting at a wild party
B
Romeo and Juliet disobeying their parents
C
Romeo and Juliet’s secret wedding
D
Romeo and Juliet’s tragic deaths
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Read the excerpt from Act I, scene i of Romeo and Juliet.Tybalt: What! art thou drawn among these heartless hinds?Turn thee, Benvolio, look upon thy death.Benvolio: I do but keep the peace: put up thy sword,Or manage it to part these men with me.Tybalt: What! drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word,As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee.Have at thee, coward! [They fight.]

A
thoughtful
B
aggressive
C
careful
D
disloyal
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A
loyal friend
B
star-crossed lover
C
honorable mentor
D
gentle caretaker
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Read the excerpt from Act I, scene i of Romeo and Juliet.Yet tell me not, for I have heard it all.Here’s much to do with hate, but more with love:Why then, O brawling love! O loving hate!O any thing! of nothing first create.O heavy lightness! serious vanity!Mis-shapen chaos of well-seeming forms!Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health!Still-waking sleep, that is not what it is!This love feel I, that feel no love in this.Dost thou not laugh?

A
the anger he feels toward a certain woman.
B
his certainty about his romantic fate.
C
the extreme emotions that he is feeling.
D
his confusion about Benvolio’s advice.
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Read the excerpt from Act I, scene i of Romeo and Juliet.Romeo: Well, in that hit you miss: she’ll not be hit With Cupid’s arrow; she hath Dian’s wit;And, in strong proof of chastity well arm’d,From love’s weak childish bow she lives unharm’d.

A
longing for the woman he is describing.
B
disdain for Benvolio’s intrusive questions.
C
wish that Benvolio could also experience love.
D
skepticism about the idea of being in love.
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What is the purpose of the prologue of Romeo and Juliet? Select 3 options.

A
to introduce the audience to important characters
B
to inform the audience where the story takes place
C
to set up the central conflict between the families
D
to invoke feelings of sympathy in the audience
E
to lay out specific details about different plot points
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Read the excerpt from Act I, scene I of Romeo and Juliet.Romeo: Well, in that hit you miss: she’ll not be hitWith Cupid’s arrow; she hath Dian’s wit;And, in strong proof of chastity well arm’d,From love’s weak childish bow she lives unharm’d.She will not stay the siege of loving terms,

A
She loves Romeo but does not want to marry him.
B
She believes Romeo does not really love her.
C
She does not want to fall in love with anyone.
D
She is too young to understand the meaning of love.
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Read the excerpt from Act I, scene i of Romeo and Juliet.Capulet: What noise is this? Give me my long sword, ho!Lady Capulet: A crutch, a crutch! Why call you for a sword?Capulet: My sword, I say! Old Montague is come,And flourishes his blade in spite of me.

A
to foreshadow a love scene
B
to describe the setting
C
to help build suspense
D
to provide comic relief
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Read Capulet’s lines directed at Nurse from Act IV, scene iv of Romeo and Juliet.Go waken Juliet, go and trim her up;I’ll go and chat with Paris. Hie, make haste,Make haste; the bridegroom he is come already:Make haste, I say. [Exeunt.]

A
keep up
B
be quiet
C
hurry up
D
be careful
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Read the excerpt from Act IV, scene v of Romeo and Juliet.Paris: Have I thought long to see this morning’s face,And doth it give me such a sight as this?

A
He’s angry that the friar gave her poison.
B
He’s relieved that the wedding is canceled.
C
He’s sympathetic toward her parents.
D
He’s devastated that he cannot marry her.

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