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Section 1
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Which of the following happened to Sekhar as a direct result of telling the absolute truth?
He had to grade the test papers overnight.
Why does Sekhar decide not to tell anyone about his plan to tell the absolute truth for one day?
He is setting a challenge for himself to see if he can be truthful all day.
You can conclude that Harrison most likely decides to escape from jail because he
is angry about the handicaps imposed by the government
Which figurative language does the speaker use in "Exile" to convey the family's fear?
"some loss much larger than I understood/ more danger than the deep end of the pool."
What is Sekhar's main concern after he speaks the truth to his headmaster?
He may lose his job security.
What does imperative mean?
urgently necessary
Based on the number of handicaps Harrison wears, you can conclude he is
above average in many ways
To reiterate an idea is to
restate it
Collaborative means
with others
The speakers in both poems are alike because they
feel like outsiders
The very end of the story suggests that Sekhar
might plan another truth-telling day
What was the original mission of Apollo 13?
to land on the moon and return to Earth
An innovative person
creates new ideas
What can you infer about Sekhar from this description? "Sekhar said to himself: It must be about these horrible test papers. A hundred papers in the boys' scrawls; he had shirked this work for weeks."
He tends to procrastinate.
To live in apprehension means to live
in fear
If you replenish your water supply, you
fill it again
What goal does Sekhar set for the day?
to tell the truth
The man tries to tell the temperature by
spitting in the air
The only way to get the Apollo 13 astronauts back to Earth alive was to
direct the astronauts to pilot the spaceship's lunar excursion module back to Earth
What is a mandate?
an order
Which of the following lines adds an element of suspense to the author's account?
"Soon all radio contact with the crew was lost as intense heat enveloped the plunging craft."
Which of the following best describes how the headmaster feels after Sekhar's critique of the performance?
crushed to realize that he has no musical talent
Which story does the speaker describe in the poem "Crossing the Border"?
how a Native-American family travels from the U.S. to Canada for a powwow
The very end of this story suggests that the dog
knows what it needs to do to survive
Which of Sekhar's traits most influences the plot?
honesty
What does respite mean?
rest
The biggest conflict Harrison faces in the story is between
expressing his individuality versus accepting the rules of equality that the government has imposed
About how much time passes in "Exile"?
several weeks
Why does Hazel suggest to George that he lighten the bag of birdshot that is padlocked around his neck?
She is concerned that he is looking worn out and tired.
If Mission Control could not bring their spaceship back to Earth, the astronauts would
die when their oxygen supply ran out
After Sekhar tells the headmaster that he sings poorly, he worries about
Losing his job
An imperative appeal is
urgent
You can predict that the headmaster is a terrible singer because
Sekhar is a respected music critic who has vowed to tell the truth
When the headmaster asks Sekhar to listen to him sing, you can predict a problem for Sekhar because
Sekhar is a well-known music critic
A look of consternation is one of
confusion and fear
Which of the following is most likely to happen at breakfast the morning after the events of the story?
Sekhar's wife grudgingly serves breakfast to him.
An example of a conflagration is
a wildfire
Which of the following sentences provides an example of suspense?
"By now, more bad news from Odyssey. "
In what way are the two poems dissimilar?
"Exile" uses more figurative language than "Crossing the Border."
Who made the final decisions throughout the Apollo 13 crisis?
Eugene Kranz, flight director
Sekhar has the most difficult time telling the truth to
the headmaster
Conjectural assessment
involves guesswork
Which statement about Sekhar is best supported by the story?
He puts off doing unpleasant tasks.
The biggest problem after the explosion was
reduced air supply
Which quote best foreshadows what happens at the end of story?
"The old-timer had been very serious in laying down the law that no man must travel alone in the Klondike after fifty below."
What was the biggest problem the astronauts aboard Apollo 13 were facing?
a rapidly decreasing supply of oxygen
Which message does this story convey?
The truth can be harsh.
One way the author creates suspense in his retelling of events is by
raising questions about the outcome of the story
Which action helps you to predict a major event in the story?
The man gets his feet wet.
Which of the following caused the damage to Odyssey?
an exploding oxygen tank
Section 2
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Unlike the speaker in "The Gift," the speaker in "Those Winter Sundays,"
doesn't acknowledge his father's caring until he is an adult
Why does Anaya title his essay "A Celebration of Grandfathers" instead of "A Celebration of My Grandfather"?
He values respect for older people in general.
The phrase "final transformation" refers to
death
At the end of the essay, the author returns to his grandfather's community to
celebrate the founding of a church
The speaker in "Crossing the Border" is
the mother
What can you infer about the speaker in "Exile" from the description in lines 49-56?
She is concerned because she does not look like her idea of a typical American girl.
Which word would the speaker in "The Gift" use to describe his father?
loving
In "Crossing the Border." how does the story end?
The family enters Canada.
A usurper takes something
wrongfully
From the perspective of a professional writer years later, Anaya explains that he better understands his grandfather's value of
nurturing
When Anaya's grandfather says, "Know where you stand," which of the following is his underlying message?
Be aware of what is going on around you.
The author feels that "the pain of transformation into old age" is
necessary
Which of the following does the author appear to value most?
simple truths
You can tell that "Exile" is a narrative poem because
it tells a story
In "Crossing the Border," what does the speaker mean by the line "We looked the part"?
They look like the old-fashioned stereotype of Native Americans.
What does the speaker in "Those Winter Sundays" mean by the phrase "love's austere and lonely offices" in line 14?
Ordinary acts of caring often go unnoticed.
With which statement would the author most likely agree?
Young people should spend time with seniors.
After Lomov asks to marry Natalia, the extreme character trait Tschubukov displays is that he is
joyful
You can infer from the poem "Those Winter Sundays" that as an adult, the speake
comes to understand his father's caring
Which phrase from "Those Winter Sundays" shows the father taking care of his family?
"him, who had driven out the cold"
In "Those Winter Sundays," the change from cold to warmth best symbolizes a change in the speaker's
Appreciation of his fathers actions
These poems were likely paired together because they
share a similar topic
The phrase "I watched his lovely face and not the blade" in line 3 of "The Gift" suggests that the boy
has complete trust in his father
From which of the following lines in "The Gift" can you infer that the speaker was not always happy with his father?
"the flames of discipline / he raised above my head."
In "Those Winter Sunday," you can tell from the phrase "cracked hands that ached from labor in the weekday weather" in lines 3-4 that the father
probably earns his living by working outside
What does contrary mean?
not cooperative
Which of the following best describes where the author's grandfather lived?
a small, rural community
In "Crossing the Border," the guard asks: "Any liquor or firearms?" What can you infer about the guard from this question?
He has a prejudiced image of Native Americans.
You can infer from the last three lines of "The Gift" that the speaker was
grateful to his father for being so loving and caring
The author believes that the greatest threat to old values is that young people will
lose ties with the elderly
In "Those Winter Sundays" the phrase "Speaking indifferently to him," in line 10 suggests that the speaker
does not appreciate his father's actions
Which of the following does this description reveal about the author's grandfather? "One click of his tongue and the horses obeyed, stopped or turned as he wished. He never raised his whip."
He is an expert horse trainer
In "Those Winter Sundays," you can infer from the phrase "Sundays too my father got up early" in line 1 that
it is not unusual for the father to get up early every day
What does the speaker in "The Gift" mean when he describes his father's voice as a "well of dark water"?
His voice sounds deep and soulful.
The speaker in "Exile" is
a young girl
His grandfather encouraged the author to learn
English
In "Exile," why does Papi tell his daughter that they are going to the beach?
He does not want her to worry or get upset.
Left alone on the stage, Lomov makes a lengthy speech about the state of his health. This dramatic device is
a monologue that reveals Lomov's private thoughts
The purpose of Lomov's visit is to
ask Natalia to marry him
How are the settings similar in both poems?
Both are set partly in America.
What does the stage direction in this line describe? "Tschubukov (mimicking him). I remember something, too! What do you remember?"
how to speak
What does the father do with the splinter he removes from his son's palm in "The Gift"?
gives it to his son to hold
After Lomov returns, he tells Natalia , "The property isn't worth much to me, but the principle is worth a great deal." Lomov is referring to the principle of
honor
An aside is a short speech that
reveals a character's private thoughts
Which of the following does the aside in this speech from the play reveal about Lomov? "Lomov (excited). You see, my dear Natalia Stepanovna—it's simply this: I have decided to ask you to listen to me—of course it will be a surprise, and indeed you'll be angry but!— (aside) How fearfully cold it is!"
He is nervous about proposing.
According to the essay, which lesson did Anaya learn from his grandfather?
Respect others and share what you have.
Which does this description about the life of Anaya's grandfather reveal about Anaya's perspective? "He helped the neighbors; they helped him. He married, raised children. Small legends, the kind that make up every man's life."
For him, his grandfather represents all of humanity.
The author remembers his grandfather most for his
silence
Which of the following best identifies this play as a farce?
the characters have only one trait
You can infer that the speaker in "Those Winter Sundays"
doesn't like to get out of bed
Section 3
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The narrator feels guilty because he
ran away from the approaching wave instead of going back to save K.
After reading the opening of the story, which of the following strategies would help you monitor your understanding of the story?
Ask yourself why the narrator chooses to tell this tale.
The author says that as a concession to the presence of Haitian students, all of the students were "forced to sing Negro spirituals" in music class. This concession is ironic because
these songs have nothing to do with the author's heritage
An eccentric person is
strange
Which detail from the story supports the inference that Sauvage is a cheerful character?
"And it was here, every Sunday, that he met a tubby, jolly little man by the name of Sauvage."
Which of the following is a characteristic of a reflective essay?
connections that link personal observations and universal ideas
The author respects the "man in the water" because he
represents the best human qualities
The author's use of the second-person point of view helps readers
put themselves in her place
Natalia's extreme character trait is that she is
disagreeable
You can infer from the story that the Prussian officer is
clever
The "man in the water" ended up in the Potomac River because he
fell in when the plane crashed
The narrator gets over his feelings about K.'s death when he
returns to his hometown
Which word best describes the "man in the water"?
brave
What is the main idea of this essay?
the triumph of human character over the elements of nature
The story begins when the seventh man speaks. The majority of the story he relates is
an example of a flashback
Someone who sits dejectedly is
depressed
Where was the "man in the water" when the plane crashed?
seated on the plane
How does Roger Rosenblatt characterize the crash of Flight 90?
a tragedy, but not the only crash of its kind
You can infer that Morissot and Sauvage go fishing because they
do not realize how dangerous it is
Rejuvenated means made
made young again
What does the Prussian do with the fish that Morissot and Sauvage caught?
orders them to be cooked
What is a delirium?
state of confusion
What does unperturbed mean?
calm and serene
What does sublime mean?
splendid
What does the house do in the evening?
It reads a favorite poem aloud.
Why was "the man in the water" a hero?
He saved others who were in danger.
Someone who is oblivious is
paying no attention
What does chaotic mean?
extremely confused
What is an atrocity?
cruel act
A glutton is a person who
eats too much
What does tremulous mean?
trembling
Rosenblatt suggests that the "man in the water" became a symbol of our
compassion for other people
According to the seventh man, what was K. like?
frail
What does fishing symbolize in this story?
friendship
Which of the following does the "blood-red" sky symbolize?
war
A premonition is a
feeling about the future
The author uses the phrase "the autumn towards the close of day" (line 34) as a symbol of
death
The author decides she can help people better understand the challenges she faced growing up by
becoming a writer and putting her life into stories
Which of the following sentences from the essay shows the second-person point of view?
"You want to say to them that you are Haiti, too."
What is "Boston Haiti"?
a neighborhood of Haitians living in Boston
What do the fish in the quote symbolize? "A ray of sunlight fell on the heap of glittering fish, which were still quivering with life."
the fishermen's struggle to survive
The end of the story suggests that
the Prussian officer has no mercy
What does manipulate mean?
move
Which character trait best describes Natalia?
stubborn
What causes the final destruction of the house?
A fire starts after a tree crashes through a window.
Which of the following best describes Lomov at the beginning of the play?
nervous
What is a sentiment?
a feeling
Which event happens last?
The house burns in a fire
Which inference can you make about Morissot and Sauvage from the fact that they go fishing during the war?
They do not understand the danger.
To meditate is to
consider
Section 4
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Why does Forster say that it takes imagination to be tolerant?
You have to put yourself in someone else's place
The speaker in "Do not weep, maiden, for war is kind" is
an unnamed narrator
What had the National Weather Service predicted less than 24 hours before the blowup?
gusty winds and a cold front
In comparing the virtues of love and tolerance, Forster makes the point that love
is not a practical way to rebuild after a war
The tone of "the sonnet-ballad" is best described as
mournful
The idea that nations should love one another is
unrealistic
Forster states that he disagrees with people who
support love over tolerance
Which phrase is ironic in "Do not weep, maiden, for war is kind"?
"the virtue of slaughter"
The theme of "Song of P'eng-ya" is
friendship and love ease hardship
What is the purpose of war according to the poem "Do not weep, maiden, for war is kind"?
glory
Which quote from "Song of P'eng-ya" shows desperation?
"I hugged her to my chest, muffling her mouth,"
Why did the Bureau of Land Management wait three days before sending firefighters to Storm King Mountain?
It was one of many small fires started by lightning that day.
Which reason was most responsible for changing a manageable fire into a deadly one?
A cold front moved in and the wind picked up suddenly.
In "Do not weep, maiden, for war is kind," which image conveys the message of the poem?
"A field where a thousand corpses lie"
What theme do the two poems have in common?
war is cruel and unfair
Conspire means to plan
secretly
Which quotation from the essay defines tolerance?
"It means merely putting up with people ..."
Which sentence best supports Forster's thesis?
The world would be a better place if people could get along with each other.
Which of the following does the author repeat in "the sonnet-ballad"?
"where is happiness?"
The narrator in "Song of P'eng-ya" finds a safe place to stay
at a friend's home
What is the message in the following sentence from "Letter to a Young Refugee from Another"? "The food line is always long and no matter how early you are there, there will always be a line." You have to fight for a place in line.
People never have enough to eat.
Which is the author's message?
People must be tolerant of each other.
What is the author's final piece of advice in "Letter to a Young Refugee from Another"?
Tell people what happened.
The authors of both poems view war as
cruel
Why has no one raised a statue to tolerance, as Forster claims?
Tolerance is not popular.
Which image in "Do not weep, maiden, for war is kind" helps to convey the theme?
"Raged at his breast, gulped and died"
The author presents evidence that tolerance
continues when love ends
Forster presents the thesis that people need to
be patient with each other
Which quote from "Letter to a Young Refugee from another" shows Lam's message that you must be fierce to survive?
"Arm yourself, if you can, with a knife or a stone, and guard your family..."
What is the meaning of the following sentence from "Letter to a Young Refugee from Another"? "Throughout the green tent city that flapped incessantly in the wind was the music of sorrow and grief
The sounds of grieving filled the air.
The overall feeling of "the sonnet-ballad" is
sad
The author thinks we can make the world a better place by
putting ourselves in someone else's place
Which phrase is repeated in "Do not weep, maiden, for war is kind"?
"War is kind"
In "Letter to a Young Refugee from Another," what is the author's message in lines 54-55?
Have hope.
In "Letter to a Young Refugee from Another," Andrew Lam is addressing
a young Albanian child
In this essay, the author's purpose is to
persuade
The reason the author lost faith in positive militant ideals is because they
are difficult to carry out
What moved the author to write "Letter to a Young Refugee from Another"?
an image on television
The author uses "tolerance" to mean
putting up with others
In "Letter to a Young Refugee from Another," the author is speaking to
another refugee
What became of the lover in "Do not weep, maiden, for war is kind"?
He died and fell off his horse.
What does deflect mean?
turn aside
A reasonable purpose for reading "Letter to a Young Refugee from Another" is to
understand an experience
The narrators in both selections are
refugees
E. M. Forster's essay states that the only foundation for a civilization is
tolerance as a state of mind
Which word describes the overall feeling of "Do not weep, maiden, for war is kind"?
bitter
The speaker of "the sonnet-ballad" is a soldier's
lover
These works are similar because they
share a message about overcoming hardship
The soldier in "the sonnet-ballad"
died in the war
The narrator in "Song of P'eng-ya" is traveling with
family
Section 5
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On a transit map, use a scale to
figure out the distance from one point to another
Fortitude is best defined as
courage
What does conceivably mean?
possibly
What does tenacity mean?
firm determination
Someone in a stupor is
numb
The main conflict in this example of narrative nonfiction is between
the firefighters and the fire
Which of the following best describes rigorous training?
strict
Which of the following events does Rolf Carlé remember during the time he spends with Azucena?
the death of his sister Katharina
In "Lady Freedom Among Us," what is the author's purpose in using the images "thick skin," "gritted exhaust," and "sunscorch and blear" in lines 22-23?
suggest that city living is often very challenging
At the end of the story, the author's perspective on Rolf Carlé is that she believes he
will need some time before his emotional wounds heal
In Junger's narrative, which of the following happened first?
A lightning strike ignited the South Canyon fire.
On a transit map, the legend
explains what the symbols mean
According to the author, which of the following made the fire at Storm King Mountain unusual?
the speed at which the fire spread
In "Lady Freedom Among Us," who is being described in lines 8-16?
an old homeless woman who is on the street
In "Lady Freedom Among Us," what can you infer about the poet's beliefs from lines 31-32?
She thinks that freedom involves idealism and responsibility.
What does resignation mean?
passive acceptance
Both Pat Mora and Rita Dove would probably agree that many people need more
compassion
In "Lady Freedom Among Us," the poet compares a statue to
a homeless woman
Which of the following conclusions does Junger draw about the blowup and the deaths of the firefighters?
The lessons of the Battlement Mesa fire had not been learned.
What was the location of the blowup?
a mountainside in Colorado
You could transfer from bus 26 to bus 297 at the TMC Transit Center.
True
What section of Houston does the detail map portray?
the Texas Medical Center area
From the description of the Peruvian child and the doll in lines 6-13, you can infer that
the child is poor and loves the doll very much
If you arrive at the Transit Center for the Texas Medical Center Area, you can easily get the bus on route
326
Which disaster leads to Azucena becoming trapped?
a volcano erupts near her town
Many events in the selection are narrated from the point of view of
Brad Haugh
Using the Texas Medical Center Area map, you can find the way to
the Houston Zoo
Rolf Carlé helps comfort Azucena during her struggle by
staying by her side from the moment he meets her
Which character played the most important role at Storm King Mountain?
Brad Haugh
How much time will it take to get from the downtown station to the Museum District?
15 minutes
According to Rita Dove, what has Lady Freedom brought back into the streets?
mercy
Where does the story say Rolf Carlé spent part of his childhood?
in a concentration camp
What does rigorous mean?
strict
Which two characters are at the center of the story?
a journalist and a young girl
In "Peruvian Child," which can you infer about the speaker?
She is listening to a tour guide.
In "Peruvian Child," why does the poet use the phrase "as usual" in line 17?
to imply that people are often not sensitive to the misery of others
What information is NOT included in the Metrorail Rider Guide?
the location of the fire department
Where is the statue of Lady Freedom located in Washington, D.C.?
atop the Capitol Building
Azucena becomes the symbol of the tragedy because she
stubbornly clings to life
Which of the following best identifies the topic that both poems address?
engaging in social responsibility
What does embody mean?
to represent
How much time will it take to get from the Main Street Square to the Houston Zoo?
16 minutes
To understand the author's perspective it helps to know that she is a former
journalist
Which of the following items arrives too late to save Azucena?
a pump to drain the water around her
In lines 2-4 of "Peruvian Child," the speaker compares the child to
women selling goods at a market
In "Peruvian Child," which of the following statements can you infer from lines 1-2?
The speaker still thinks about the child she saw.
To appreciate the author's perspective in the story, it is helpful to know that Isabel Allende
was a highly respected journalist in her native land
In "Peruvian Child," you can infer that the child described in lines 9-14 is
poor
The closest bus route to the hospital is
326
In "Peruvian Child," the imagery in line 6 appeals to the senses of
sight and hearing
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The skipper
knows the value of the blue stones
What does disparage mean?
speak insultingly
What would the wife have done to show her remorse?
return the jewels to the figurehead
Which paraphrase is closest in meaning to "still the wife could not stop fretting about the blue stones"?
The wife continued to think about the stones.
What kind of statement is Sagan's, "Everywhere on earth is a potential battlefield now"?
an overgeneralization
The author believes that anyone who works with laboratory animals should
learn about their natural behavior
In "Ballad," Mistral expands the traditional ballad form when she
chooses not to use a rhyme scheme
Which theme does the New Testament excerpt share with the story?
Be happy with what you have.
What does the speaker in "Midwinter Blues" say about her love for her man?
She will love him until she dies.
What do the blue stones symbolize?
the ability to see
Which statement summarizes what the author saw in the first lab?
one long hallway after another
What does forbear mean?
restrain oneself
A boisterous child is
noisy
What happens to the wife's eyes?
The wife has a disease that causes her to go blind.
On which point does Jane Goodall challenge the beliefs of animal-rights activists?
Animal research does not advance medical knowledge and treatment.
Pakhom's first plot of land seems different to him after the purchase because it
now belongs to him
The skipper
honors his wife with the beautiful figurehead
If two people are contending, they are
struggling in rivalry
What is complicity?
partnership in a crime
When there is discord between people, they lack
harmony
At the beginning of the story, Pakhom listens to his wife and her sister argue about which one has the best
lifestyle
Which paraphrase is closest in meaning to "he had the figurehead of it beautifully carved, just like her, and the hair of gilt"?
A skipper carved a figurehead to look like his wife.
The moral of this story is taught when Pakhom
tries to walk farther than he knew he could
What does the wife feel toward the figurehead?
jealousy
Which of the following is the story's moral message?
Take only as much as you need.
A speech given stridently is
harsh
Why does Pakhom want to buy land at first?
so he won't have to worry about fines
The skipper acquired the blue stones from
an old king
The speaker in "Ballad" feels
heartbroken
Which of the following sums up the themes of both selections?
It's always best to take only as much as you need.
The ship
is named for the skipper's wife
Which paraphrase is closest in meaning to "when I want a kiss I come home to Elsinore"?
I return home when I want the affection I can't get from a wooden boat ornament.
According to the excerpt from the New Testament, how should the rich conduct themselves?
by acting generously toward others
In "Midwinter Blues," the speaker says that her man told her that
he loved her
Which of the following would Jane Goodall consider ideal?
no chimpanzees to be used in medical research
How does Sagan feel about the present and future leaders of the nuclear powers?
He does not trust them.
Which reason is NOT why the wife wants the stones?
to flaunt in front of the townspeople
The wife wants the stones to use as
earrings
What is the main reason Pakhom has trouble with people in his communes?
He does not wish to share land
The author supports his claim "everywhere on earth is a potential battlefield" by
stating that today's weapons can reach anyplace
To annihilate is to
destroy
The younger sister says that the life of a peasant is
hard but worry-free
What does precursor mean?
one who came before
Sagan mentions Jennie Wade to illustrate his point that
war today will not only kill trained soldiers
Which reason leads Pakhom to negotiate the purchase of his first plot of land from the lady landowner?
The steward has taken to levying fines which Pakhom is tired of paying
The author repeats the phrase "we make mistakes" to show that
people are careless
The speaker in "Midwinter Blues" believes that her man does not love her because he left
when the coal was low
Which phrase best describes Pakhom?
never satisfied
The ship was named after
the skipper's wife
The literal meaning of the blue stones is
the man and his wife value the stones for different reasons
Section 7
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The sensory details in lines 7-8 of "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer" are effective because they
contrast with the dullness surrounding the lecture
Pervading means
spreading throughout
Why does the speaker leave the lecture in "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer"?
The astronomer ignores the stars' mystery.
What aspect of "Ballad" links it to the traditional characteristics of a song?
repetition of lines
How does the speaker in "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer" feel while listening to the astronomer?
tired.
What does the speaker say about the chief-gunner in "The Artilleryman's Vision"?
The chief-gunner carefully completes his job.
Indeterminate means
not precisely known
What is the wheelbarrow in "The Red Wheelbarrow" probably used for?
working on a farm
Both of Poe's selections create a sense of horror through descriptions of
enveloping darkness
The sensory details in line 16 of "The Artilleryman's Vision" appeal to
smell.
Reread lines 21-24 of "The Artilleryman's Vision." The sensory details in these lines are effective because they
show the confusion and fear the soldier experienced
How does Poe's style help you understand the meaning of the sentence that begins on line 277 of "The Pit and the Pendulum"?
Repeated words add to the narrator's sense of desperation.
What time of day is it in "The Pond"?
twilight
Which of the following identifies a situation common to all three poems?
a betrayal of love
Who poisons Lord Randall?
his true love
What has the speaker seen that is upsetting in lines 1-6 of "Ballad"?
the man walking by with another love
What is the speaker's vision mainly about in "The Artilleryman's Vision"?
the experience of a battle
What does the poet use to convey the rhythm of the fireworks in lines 6-9 of "Fourth of July Night"?
short phrases
The speaker in "Birches" says that when birch trees are bent low by ice for too long, they
stay in that position forever
What is the wall's purpose in "Mending Wall"?
separate two pieces of property
In both poems, the poet wants to
help you understand the speakers
Which of the following do all three of the ballads have?
repetition
What sound is described in "The Pond"?
frogs croaking
Lines 17-18 of "Ballad" suggest that the speaker's emotional pain
is insignificant to others
Lines 30-31 of "Mending Wall" demonstrate Frost's style of using
realistic dialogue
What is the astronomer discussing at the beginning of "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer?"
scientific measurements
In "The Pit and the Pendulum," why do the torturers put out food and water when the narrator first succumbs to fatigue?
to prolong the torture
What tragic incident is the focus of the ballad "Lord Randall"?
the poisoning of Lord Randall
If you confound people, you
confuse them
"Lord Randall" is structured as a conversation between Lord Randall and his
mother
In both poems, the speakers
are sensitive to their surroundings
Reread lines 5-9 of "Mending Wall." Frost's style of using a mocking tone reveals the speaker's disdain for
hunters
Which phrase from Frost's poems is an example of his style of using conversational language?
"Oh, just another kind of outdoor game"
In "The Lake," what does the speaker claim to have felt when darkness came to the lake?
delight
What does the astronomer most likely encourage the audience to do in "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer"?
analyze nature
The narrator in "The Pit and the Pendulum" examines his surroundings by
feeling his way around the wall
What does insuperable mean?
impossible to overcome
Reread line 9 of "The Artilleryman's Vision." Which stylistic device does Whitman use to convey the sound of war effectively?
onomatopoeia
What is voracity?
greed for food
What does eloquent mean?
emotionally expressive
Why is it unusual that the speaker in Poe's poem seems to have taken solace in the lake?
The lake was a lonely, wild, and eerie place.
Which of the following is the meaning of the dialect "'For I'm weary wi' hunting'" from line 4 of "Lord Randall"?
I am tired from hunting.
In both selections, Whitman's style of using free verse
helps convey the speaker's experiences
Reread line 3 of "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer." Which element of Whitman's style does the line include?
a catalog
The imagist poem "The Pond" recreates the experience of
being near a pond at dusk
Both the short story and the poem create a sense of
horror
What aspect of Poe's style helps you understand the narrator's feelings in the sentence on lines 179-182 of "The Pit and the Pendulum"?
first-person point of view
What characteristic of a ballad can you find at the beginnings and ends of the first three stanzas of "Ballad"?
repetition
Pertinacity is
unyielding persistence
"The Artilleryman's Vision" is a poem explaining the
details of a soldier's war experience
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The new colossus is
the Statue of Liberty
Why might the new colossus tell ancient lands to keep their "storied pomp"?
Immigrants will create a new history in a new land.
Read the following excerpt from the story. What most likely influenced the author's perspective? "I was too good for this war. Too smart, too compassionate, too everything."
a college education
Reticence is the quality of
keeping silent
The Rainy River is important in the story because it
marks the border between Minnesota and Canada
What does the narrator believe about war?
A country should know why it is going to war.
What was the "gift" that the SS gave the prisoners for New Year's?
a chance at selection
A boycott is a
form of protest
Why did Wiesel's father want to give his son his knife and spoon?
Wiesel's father thought he was going to die.
The "golden door" in the last line of "The New Colossus" is the door
to new opportunity
Read the following excerpt from the story. What do these lines reveal about the author's perspective? "Certain blood was being shed for uncertain reasons. I saw no unity of purpose, no consensus on matters of philosophy or history or law."
He believes that a country should know why it is going to war.
In "Who Makes the Journey," the poet shows that she is part of a contemporary literary period by
using a relaxed attitude toward an elder
What does preoccupied mean?
distracted
The Kings were up at 5:30 Monday morning to
see the first bus go past their house
The sensory details in lines 38-42 of "Who Makes the Journey" suggest that the old woman is
alert
Which element of "Who Makes the Journey" tells you that the poem is from a contemporary literary period?
informal language
What does the narrator realize when he sees the "EMERGENCY FUND" envelope?
Elroy knows that the narrator has been drafted.
Which statement applies exclusively to one of the poems because of the literary period in which it was written?
"Who Makes the Journey" has a conversational tone.
The narrator has been afraid for 20 years to tell his story because he
thinks it will cause embarrassment for him and his family
The narrator had taken only modest action against the war during college because he
felt removed from the reality of the war
Stature is
height
The sensory details in lines 38-41 of "Who Makes the Journey" suggest that the old woman is
aware of her surroundings
What does din mean?
loud noise
The new colossus lifts a lamp beside the "golden door" in line 14 to
light the way to new opportunity and hope
From the description of historical events in this memoir, you learn that
city buses were nearly empty on the first day of the Montgomery boycott
After reading "Mending Wall," you can infer that the speaker
questions the way things are
What can you infer about how the speaker in "Birches" feels when he dreams of playing again in the birch trees?
The speaker sometimes feels as though the stresses of life will overwhelm him.
What insight do you gain from the memoir when Wiesel describes his hatred of the bells?
Their noise reminded the prisoners that they had little control over their own lives.
Wiesel wanted his father to keep the knife and spoon because Wiesel
wanted to believe that his father would survive
Censure is
harsh criticism
"The Red Wheelbarrow" is different from the other imagist poems because it has
a repetitive stanza structure
In each poem, Frost's style of using a playful tone contrasts with
the deeper meaning of the poem
Which detail from the memoir is an opinion rather than a fact?
Rosa Parks was a charming person with a radiant personality
What does compassionate mean?
feeling other people's suffering
The speaker in "Who Makes the Journey" is speaking to "you." Where are "you" in the poem?
in a car
What does militant mean?
aggressive
According to lines 10-13 of "The New Colossus," what does the new colossus want the ancient lands to do?
send their neediest people
In "Birches," the birch trees remind the speaker of childhood games because they
are bent
Reread line 7 of "The New Colossus." The sensory details in this line appeal to the sense of
sight
A tactic is
a planned action to reach a goal
What does acquiescence mean?
passive agreement
The "ghost child" in line 17 of "Who Makes the Journey" is the
grown woman
Wiesel called his father's knife and spoon "the inheritance" because they were
the only thing of value that his father had
Naive means
unsophisticated
What aspect of the historical context of the story influences the narrator's vision of crowds on both sides of the river?
the country's divided feelings about the war
The old woman in "Who Makes the Journey" has traveled to
live with her daughter
The most important quality of the new colossus to immigrants is its
welcoming nature
The narrator's decision is difficult because the historical context of the story shows that people are
divided about the Vietnam War
What was a Kapo?
a prisoner who acted as foreman
As Wiesel went in front of the doctors, he tried to hide his
camp number
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Why does Disch call Julius Caesar a dull play in "Review of Julius Caesar"?
The play is stripped of dramatic content.
To justify her actions, Antigone argues with Creon that she is abiding by
the wishes of her family
An affable person is
friendly
Oliver says in "Hail, Caesar!" that Edward Herrmann changed her impression of Cassius because he
made Cassius seem to be the focus of the play
Portia kills herself because
she is worried about Brutus
Reread Scene 3, lines 157-160. The conspirators want Brutus to join them because Brutus
is known as an honorable man
Why is Don Quixote excited at the end of the excerpt from Man of La Mancha?
He sees a "castle" where he may be knighted.
To burnish means to
polish
What does fictitious mean?
created by the imagination
What does the author of "Hail, Caesar!" describe to support her opinion of John McMartin's performance as Caesar?
the way McMartin said the line "Et tu, Brute!"
Which of the following words best describes the author's tone in her review "Hail, Caesar!"?
enthusiastic
Whom does Creon refuse to bury?
Polyneices
How is visual humor used as a technique of parody in the musical play but not in the novel?
The animals in the story are actually people.
Lamentation means
an expression of grief
To defile something is to
make it dirty
The author of "Hail, Caesar!" says that she enjoyed Pacino's performance as Mark Antony because he
seemed so obviously sinister
According to the choragus, Antigone and her father's shared tragic flaw is that they
act stubbornly
The sidenote for line 148 from Scene 3 helps you understand that
the news of Portia's death hurts Cassius
A person who shows enmity acts with
hostility
The sidenotes for lines 66-78 of Scene 2 explain that Cassius is trying to
prove that he is a good friend to Brutus
What does hapless mean?
pitiful
Oliver's review is broader than Disch's review because Oliver includes opinions about
the set, lighting, and costumes
You can determine from Oliver's comments in "Hail, Caesar!" that one of her criteria for a director is the ability to
create an understandable, interesting production
Caesar reveals that his tragic flaw may be to ignore warnings when he
dismisses the soothsayer
What does Cassius claim that he does better than Brutus?
be a soldier
Haemon argues that Creon should free Antigone because
others believe that Antigone is innocent
What does contempt mean?
belief that someone is inferior
Why does Cassius have the Pindurus kill him?
He thinks that his friend is dead.
The main character from Don Quixote is convinced that he is a
heroic knight
Which character in Don Quixote is Don Quixote's enemy
a magician
In Man of La Mancha, Wasserman reveals Sancho's humor through his
proverbs for Don Quixote
Reread the following comments from the sentry in Scene 1. What do the comments help you infer about Creon? "I did not do it. I did not see who did it. You must not punish me for what someone else has done."
He acts without fairness.
When Brutus' army moves down out of the hills, Antony thinks that the army
is trying to show courage
What prophecy does Teiresias reveal?
Creon's family members will die if he refuses to appease the gods.
What does reverence mean?
respect
What angers Antigone at the beginning of the play?
Ismene refuses to help bury Polyneices.
What is insolence?
rudeness
Which event leads to the final downfall of the tragic hero Brutus?
his defeat in battle
What is a cavalcade?
a procession of people on horses
In both selections, Don Quixote battles
windmills
Impassively means
without emotion
An anarchist
favors the overthrow of a government
While in his tent, Brutus accuses Cassius of
taking bribes
How does the author of "Review of Julius Caesar" feel about the theater's attempt to perform all of Shakespeare's plays?
annoyed
In their parodies, both authors create comic imitations of
chivalric heroes and battles
To resurrect means to
bring back to life
In Man of La Mancha, the character of Cervantes explains that Don Quixote hopes to
right all wrongs
Antony shows Caesar's wounds during the funeral to
anger the people against the conspirators
Auspicious means
favorable
Caesar orders Antony to touch Calpurnia during the race so that
Calpurnia will conceive a child
Section 10
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