This is Section 3  All of the questions in this section are about this short story: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty  (and the Elements of Literature in general). You were given this story before the test and it was read in class. You are not allotted time to read during this section. You may use the story as a resource.  *If you did NOT attend class, watch the recording, or read the story prior to the exam, it is advised that you leave this section until the end to avoid losing more time. “Part 3: Short Literature & Elements of Literature”   You may not use any aids or switch screens during this section – except to the text of the story, which may open in a different program. Check the value of the question (number of marks), questions with higher marks should be given extra time.

The secret in “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” is the private thoughts of the protagonist.

Match the following plot elements to their description.

The protagonist in “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” daydreams as

“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” is written in

“I’ve been looking all over this hotel for you,” is a motif in “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”. 

In “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”, overshoes are a symbol.

This is Section 1, the Academic Writing and Poetry section.  “Part 1: Poetry & Academic Writing”   You may not use any aids or switch screens during this section. Check the value of the question (number of marks), questions with higher marks should be given extra time.  When answering a writing question, ALWAYS use full sentences and full ideas, unless otherwise asked. 

“Walter Mitty began to wonder what the other thing was his wife had told him to get.” The narrator’s wife is never addressed by her own name in the story “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”, it is always “his wife” or “Mrs. Mitty”.

This is Section 4. *IMPORTANT – ALL of your answers in this section, should be constructed in the form of a well-developed, formal paragraph, unless otherwise stated.  All of the questions are about The Book Thief. “Part 4: The Book Thief”  There are 2 questions.   Check the value of the question (number of marks), questions with higher marks should be given extra time.  When answering a writing question, ALWAYS use full sentences and full ideas, unless otherwise asked.