Ames English 10 Final Exam Review
To succeed on the English 10 Final Exam, you need to understand these skills, concepts,
and terms.
Grammar:
 Comma usage
 Semi-colon/colon usage
 Active / Passive Voice
 Parallel sentence structure
 Use of transitions in writing
Short Stories / Literary Elements
 Internal/external conflict
 Static/dynamic characters
 Irony
 Plot structure (the plot map and its steps)
 Symbolism
 Antagonist/protagonist
 Theme
 Point of view
 Allusion
Into the Wild
 Basic story of Chris McCandless’s life: Why did he go into the wild? What did
he do before he went to Alaska? Why did he break from his parents? What was
his philosophy? What did he learn, if anything, through the course of his life?
 Characters and figures: Ronald Franz, Wayne Westerberg, Jan and Bob, Mrs.
Westerberg, Billie and Walt McCandless, Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo
Emerson, Leo Tolstoy, Jack London, Jim Gallien…others?
Vocabulary
“By the Waters of Babylon”
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Bade
Perplexed
Impending
Tedious
Smug
“On the Rainy River”
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Acquiescence
Imperative
Platitude
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Cryptic
Reticence
Impassive
Fathom
Pretense
Into the Wild
 Author's Note: Transcendent, Convoluted
 Chapter 1: Dissuade
 Chapter 2: Amalgam, Anomaly
 Chapter 3: Convivial, Severance
 Chapter 4: Flout, Austerity
 Chapter 5: Oxymoron, Primordial
 Chapter 6: Brash, Vagabond
 Chapter 7: Maw
 Chapter 8: Harrowing, Lucrative
 Chapter 9: Defile, Insolence
 Chapter 11: Mercurial, Inherent
 Chapter 12: Philanderer, Lambast
 Chapter 13: Bereavement
 Chapter 14: Emanate
 Chapter 15: Volatile, Rueful
 Chapter 16: Gauntlet
 Chapter 17: Malevolent, Demean
 Chapter 18: Precarious
 Epilogue: Solace