QUILT OF A COUNTRY
“A Quilt of a Country” is best described as a(n) ________________ text.ARGUMENTATIVE, FICTIONAL, AUTHOBIOGRAPHICAL
ARGUMENTATIVE
In the fairy tale, the husband and wife fear that ______________.
they will not be able to find trusted servants
their little boy will be shot at school
they will be attacked by people of another color
they will be attacked by people of another color
What is the “unfinished work” to which Lincoln refers in line 16?
a.winning the Civil War
b.consecrating a memorial
c.not dying in vain
winning the Civil War
Which literary device is the following quote?
a. symbolism b. irony c. parallelism
“The trusted housemaid and the itinerant gardener, whose “day” it was, came running, the first to see and to scream with him, and the itinerant gardener tore his hands trying to get at the little boy.”
b.irony
Which is an example of repetition?
a. The boss repeated his routine advice, “Don’t come late, don’t leave early, and don’t delay your work.”
b.Whether in class, at work, or at home, Shasta was always busy.
a. The boss repeated his routine advice, “Don’t come late, don’t leave early, and don’t delay your work.”
What point does Quindlen make by comparing present-day New York with Philadelphia in her father’s time?
a.Ethnic pride works against American unity.
b.Ethnic differences have always existed in America.
c.Ethnic divisions have gotten much worse in the past 50 years.
Ethnic differences have always existed in America.
The wife wants her housemaid to offer “bread and tea” to the unemployed people who linger on the street near the house. Why does the housemaid refuse?
-She thinks the people will be offended if they do not offer a complete lunch.
-She does not trust the people and fears they will break into the house
-She feels this task is beyond the scope of her duties as a housemaid.
She does not trust the people and fears they will break into the house.
What literary device is the following quote?
a. symbolism b. irony c. rhetorical question
“And it was true that from that day on the cat slept in the little boy’s bed and kept to the garden, never risking a try at breaching security.”
symbolism
What is an example of parallelismism?
a. The boss repeated his routine advice, “Don’t come late, don’t leave early, and don’t delay your work.”
b. The name of Britain’s biggest dog was “Tiny.”
a. The boss repeated his routine advice, “Don’t come late, don’t leave early, and don’t delay your work.”
In “A Quilt of a Country,” “slavery and sweatshops, the burning of crosses” illustrate America’s __________.
a.achievements
b.beginnings
c.prejudices
prejudices
What theme does Gordimer communicate through the ending of the fairy tale?
-Animals know how to protect themselves.
-Parents should not read fairy tales to their children.
-Actions motivated by extreme fear can be harmful.
Actions motivated by extreme fear can be harmful.
Which statement best describes the effect of the sentence “But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate—we cannot consecrate—we cannot hallow—this ground” (lines 10–11)?
a. It echoes a style that was popular among 19th-century lyric poets.
b.It builds forcefulness through repetition.
c.It ensures that every listener will understand.
It builds forcefulness through repetition.
Which literary device is the following question?
a. irony b. parallelism c. sybolism
..that this nation, under god, shall have a new birth of freedom--and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”
b. parallelism
What is an example of symbolism?
a. Blue represents peacefulness and calm.
b. “Who knows?”
a. Blue represents peacefulness and calm.
What conclusion do most Americans draw because of their “grudging fairness”?
a.Ethnic groups should celebrate their cultures.
b.Americans are the hardest working people on earth.
c.today’s immigrants are similar to earlier Americans.
today’s immigrants are similar to earlier Americans.
In the introduction to the fairy tale (lines 1–48), how does Gordimer compare herself to other white people in South Africa?
She takes more steps to protect herself.
She has the same fears as other white people.
She lives in a safer part of the country.
She has the same fears as other white people.
Lincoln ends by stating his commitment “that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” What ideal is he expressing?
a. equality
b. liberty
c.Democracy
Democracy
What is a rhetorical question?
a question that does not require an actual answer
ex. Why is the sky blue?
What is an example of irony?
a.The name of Britain’s biggest dog was “Tiny.”
b. If you think you can do it, you can do it.
a.The name of Britain’s biggest dog was “Tiny.”
In lines 54–56, Quindlen says there was concern after the cold war that “the left side of the hyphen . . . would overwhelm the right.” Which statement best summarizes this concern?
a.Ethnic identity would become more important than national identity.
b.No single ethnic group would form a clear majority (most) of the population.
c.Ethnic groups would strive (work) to create their own separate nations.
Ethnic identity would become more important than national identity.
This story contains all of the following classic elements of a fairy tale except _____________.
a. Good characters up against evil.
b. Magic and enchantment.
c.A lesson conveyed in the end.
b. Magic and enchantment.
Which literary device is the following quote:
irony, parallelism, or rhetorical question
What is the point of a nation in which Arab cabbies chauffeur Jewish passengers through the streets of New York--and in which Jewish cabbies chauffeur Arab passengers, too, and yet speak in theory of hatred, one for the other? ”
rhetorical question
What is paralleism?
the use of components in a sentence that are grammatically the same; or similar in their construction, sound, meaning, or meter.
Give your own example of irony
on your own