English | Graded Assignment | Semester Test, Part 2 Name: Date: Graded Assignment Semester Test, Part 2 Read each question carefully. Answer in the space provided. Total score: ____ of 75 points (Score for Question 1: ___ of 5 points) 1. Two of the short stories you read this semester are “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” and “After Twenty Years.” Choose one of these stories. State the theme in a complete sentence. Then briefly explain why it is a valid theme of the story. Answer: Type your answer here. (Score for Question 2: ___ of 10 points) 2. Both “The Story of an Hour” and “The Lottery” are set in a particular time and place. In a different setting, the events of the plot might have been very different. Choose either of these stories. Explain how the setting of this story is important. Cite specific aspects of the plot. Answer: Type your answer here. (Score for Question 3: ___ of 10 points) 3. You read several memoirs, including Barrio Boy by Ernesto Galarza and “No Gumption” by Russell Baker. How are these two memoirs similar? How are they different? How do the authors’ experiences affect the choices each makes in his writing style? Answer: Type your answer here. (Score for Question 4: ___ of 50 points) 4. This semester you read To Kill a Mockingbird. (If you did not read To Kill a Mockingbird, you read A Separate Peace). Write an essay of at least three paragraphs that states an important theme of the novel you read this semester. Analyze how the events of the plot, and the main character’s responses to those events, helped convey that theme. Answer: Type your answer here. © 2015 K12 Inc. All rights reserved. Copying or distributing without K12’s written consent is prohibited. Page 1 of 1