The Final!

You will have 50 multiple choice questions and one essay to write.

Here are the possible topics. You may use your book and notes for this portion of the exam.

1. Compare and/or contrast Smith’s ambivalent account of the Indians in Virginia with Cooper’s presentation of the Hurons in Deerslayer.
2. Compare and/or contrast the persuasive styles (techniques, tone) of Thomas Paine and Patrick Henry.
3. Show how sound devices—rhyme, rhythm, alliteration, repetition, etc.—increase the emotional effect of Poe’s poem “The Raven.”
4. Compare and/or contrast Poe’s story “The Fall of the House of Usher” with Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds.” You may consider mood, character, plot, theme, and setting.