1. G RADE 9 R EVIEW FOR F INAL E XAM December 2009

2. 12 O LYMPIAN G ODS (23 POINTS ) Who are the 12 Olympian Gods? Know their Title, Greek name, Roman name RealmGreek NameRoman name

3. G REEK AND L ATIN R OOTS (40 POINTS ) Know the roots from ACT-MOUNT and one word to go with each one WordDefinitionExample Word ACT ANIMA

4. I MPORTANT C HARACTERS FROM THE O DYSSEY (14 POINTS ) Refresh your memory on the main characters from The Odyssey ____ Odysseus _____ Ithaca a. Odysseus’ home island b. the protagonist of the epic novel The Odyssey

5. M ORE ON THE O DYSSEY : Multiple Choice Section (16 points) 1. The Odyssey is... a. an epic novel b. an epic poem c. a long, boring book d. a short story

6. L ITERARY T ERMS FROM T HE O DYSSEY Matching (15 points) 1. epithet______ a. the giant-killer handed over the magic herb

7. G ENERAL L ITERARY T ERMS Matching (21 points) _____ theme a. The central idea or author’s message about life in a piece of literature

8. S HORT S TORIES Fill in the Blank (17 points) The ____________ is the character in the story facing the main conflict; sometimes they are called the main character.

9. S HORT S TORIES Define the following terms (10 points) a) plot

10. S HORT S TORIES Point of View (4 points) a) The narrator is a character in the story...

11. S HORT S TORIES ( CON ’ T ) Applying Knowledge to Stories Studied (24 points) Choose any THREE of the five literary terms for the short story unit listed below. Write your responses neatly in the boxes provided.

12. PART TWO