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HamletColumn 2

Mix Column 3Short Stories

Column 4Short Stories

Column 5Hamlet

Column 1

C1 $100

Who said this?

“A little more than kin and less than kind”

a) Hamletb) King Hamletc) Opheliad) Horatio

C1? $100

a) Hamlet

Who said this?“Neither borrower nor lender be”

a)Laertesb)Fortinbrasc) Poloniusd)Gertrude

C1 $200

c) Polonius

C1 $200

C1 $300

Who said this?“The serpent that did sting thy

father’s life now wears his crown”

a)Hamletb)King Hamletc) Laertesd)Ophelia

C1 $300

b) King Hamlet

Polonius forbade Ophelia from seeing Hamlet because he felt…

a)Hamlet was too good for herb)Ophelia would run away with

himc) Hamlet was only after “one

thing”d)Ophelia should marry Fortinbras

C1 $400

c) Hamlet is only after “one thing”

C1 $400

Timer

C1 500

Explain how Hamlet gets revenge upon Rosencrantz and

Guildenstern.

C1 500

Hamlet found a letter to the king of England asking to have Hamlet assassinated, which was being delivered by Rosencrantz and Guildenstern; Hamlet destroyed the letter and wrote a new one, ordering the assassination of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.

C2 $100

Polonius assumes Hamlet’s madness was caused by…

a)Hamlet’s love for Opheliab)Gertrude’s marriage to Claudiusc) Claudius’s pact with Laertesd)Hamlet’s feelings of loneliness

C2 $100

a) Hamlet’s love for Ophelia

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The players perform a play called…

a)The Death of the Kingb)The Murder of Gonzagoc) The Accusation of a Noblemand)The Death of Gonzales

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b) The Death of Gonzago

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Hamlet renames the play…

a)Search for a Killerb)The Murder Trapc) To Be or Not to Bed)The Mousetrap

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d) The Mousetrap

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What was Polonius’s trap to find out what is going on with Hamlet?

a)To have Horatio spy on himb)To have Ophelia randomly come

across Hamlet to start a conversation

c) To have Rosencrantz and Guildenstern break into Hamlet’s room.

C2 $400

b) To have Ophelia randomly come across

Hamlet to start a conversation

C2 $500

What is Hamlet’s plan to “catch the conscience” of the king?

a)Through watching a play in which actors act out the murder of King Hamlet

b)By spying on him when no one else is around

c) By snooping through his personal belongings and documents

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a)Through watching a play in which actors act out the murder of King Hamlet

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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern were…

a) Tricked by Hamletb) Spies for Claudiusc) Hamlet’s friends from schoold) All of the above

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d) All of the above

Before her death, Ophelia…

a) Tied rocks to her feetb) Wrote a final love letter to Hamletc) Wrapped herself in flowersd) All of the above

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b) Wrapped herself in flowers

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In “The Fall of the House of Usher,” which word best describes

the single effect created by the opening description of the house?

a. interestb. gloomc. enthusiasm

C3 $300

b. gloom

C3 $400Which choice below best restates this long sentence from

“The Fall of the House of Usher”?

Feeble beams of encrimsoned light made their way through the trellised panes, and served to render sufficiently distinct the more prominent objects around; the eye,

however, struggled in vain to reach the remoter angles of the chamber or the recesses of the vaulted and

fretted ceiling.

a. Not enough light came through the windowpanes, and I had trouble seeing even the larger objects in the room.

b. The light that came through the windows was so dim that it made everything in the room seem shadowy.

c. The dim light coming through the windows lit up the larger objects, but my eye could not see anything in the

corners of the room.

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c. The dim light coming through the windows lit up the larger objects, but my eye could not see anything in the corners of the room.

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In “The Fall of the House of Usher,” what does the narrator find to be the

explanation for his host's sad situation?

a. the condition of the old house

b. the unending gloomy weather

c. his sister's mortal illness

C3 $500

c. his sister's mortal illness

C4 $100Which passage best represents the

single effect of “The Fall of the House of Usher?”

a. “… I scanned more narrowly the real aspect of the building.”

b. “… with the first glimpse of the building, a sense of insufferable gloom

pervaded my spirit.”c. “… a light step on an adjoining staircase arrested my attention.”

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b.“… with the first glimpse of the building, a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit.”

C4 $200Which choice below best restates this long sentence from

“The Fall of the House of Usher”?

Oppressed, as I certainly was, upon the extraordinary coincidence, by a thousand conflicting sensations, in which

wonder and extreme terror were predominant, I still retained sufficient presence of mind to avoid exciting, by an

observation, the sensitive nervousness of my companion.

a. Though the coincidence overcame me with many feelings, including terror, I was careful to avoid upsetting my

friend.b. I was overcome by many difficult emotions and was

unable to avoid upsetting my friend.c. I felt many different responses, but realized that my

friend, had not observed it at all.

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a. Though the coincidence overcame me with many feelings, including terror, I was careful to

avoid upsetting my friend.

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Which detail early in “The Fall of the House of Usher” most clearly foreshadows, or hints at, the story's ending?

a. the narrator's memories of Roderick as a boyb. the narrator's fear of the tarn

c. the narrator's concern for Roderick and his sister

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b. the narrator's fear of the tarn

C4 $400Why does the narrator “start” when Roderick Usher mentions “the gradual yet certain condensation of an atmosphere … about the waters and the walls” of the House of Usher?

a. The narrator himself felt such an atmosphere when he approached the estate.b. Usher's idea is so incredible that it frightens the narrator.c. It gives the narrator his first inkling of his friend's instability.

C4 $400

a. The narrator himself felt such an atmosphere when he approached the estate.

C4 $500

What activity opens the story “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”?

a. A Southern spy is put on trial.

b. A man is about to be hanged.

c. Union soldiers are fixing a bridge.

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b. A man is about to be hanged.

C5 $100

What must readers figure out in order to understand “An

Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”?

a. how the characters actb. the setting and the mood

c. the order of the events

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c.the order of the events

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If Miriam were telling the story “The First Seven Years,” what might she say?

a. I wish Max would ask me out on a date.

b. I wish my father would let me live my own life.

c. I wish I could learn how to fix shoes.

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b. I wish my father would let me live my

own life.

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Why does Feld want Max to date Miriam?

a. Max is a peddler's son.b. Miriam has said she likes Max.

c. Max is a college student.

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c. Max is a college student.

C5 $400Which word best describes Sobel in

“The First Seven Years”?

a. charmingb. trustworthyc. handsome

C5 $400

b. trustworthy

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Which event happens first in the true sequence of events?

a. Farquhar stands on the Oak Creek bridge with his neck “in the hemp.”

b. Farquhar's wife brings the soldier water.

c. The rope breaks, causing Farquhar to fall into the water.

C5 $500

b. Farquhar's wife brings the soldier

water.

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