Muhzik
What can be inferred from the fact that both Officials returned "with empty hands" in paragraphs 16-21?
A: They did not have the necessary skills to obtain anything to eat
What can be inferred from the last sentences of paragraph 45 in the text?
D: The Officials are still preoccupied with activities happening in the government.
What is being compared in the metaphor in line 1?
People to cattle or animals (herd)
In line 18, what is the meaning of the phrase "clasping remembered beauty?
B: recalling past events
How does referring to the men as "Officials" and "Your Excellency" develop the theme of the text?
A: It provides a description of the two men that is comical since neither still works in the Government Department.
Why does the author include the quote, "With assurances of the highest esteem, I am your humble servant" in paragraph 2?
D: to create irony, because the men are unable to do any physical labor to survive.
Which lines from the poem support the theme?
D: "Here in this alien crowd I walk apart/Clasping remembered beauty to my heart"
A frightened bird
Which quote from the text supports the development of the theme?
C: "' To be sure,' rejoined the other Official. 'I, too, must admit that I had imagined that our breakfast rolls came into the world just as they appear on the table.'"
How does the text reflect the author's cultural experience?
C: It mocks people who are too attached to their government jobs.
What would be the first sentence of this constructed response question: How does the word choice in stanza two indicate the narrator's feelings toward Russia?
The word choice in stanza two indicates that the narrator loves Russia.
How does the author's use of rhyme scheme enhance the theme of the poem?
A: The rhyming couplets in the stanzas about Russia are rhythmic and soothing.
In what way does the interaction between the two Officials develop the theme of the text?
C: It shows the ways in which accomplished men can lack basic knowledge about how the world around them functions.
Based on paragraphs 4-9, what causes the Officials to realize the events are not a dream?
D: They are experiencing the same things together.
How has the speaker changed between the first and the last stanzas of the poem?
A: She is less meek after remembering beautiful moments from her days in Russia
How does the speaker's cultural background affect her perception of the noon-time workers of New York?
What does pabulum mean in the sentences below from paragraphs 23 and 24? "The human pabulum in its original form flies, swims, and grows on trees. Who would have thought it your Excellency?" said the one Official." "To be sure," rejoined the other Official. "I, too, must admit that I had imagined that our breakfast rolls came into the world just as they appear on the table."
B: Food
What would be the first sentence of this constructed response question: How does the character's final action at the end of the story help develop the theme?
What does the speaker achieve in the poem with her description of New York?
B: She presents a stark contrast to the beauty of her homeland
How does the speaker's point of view affect her impression of the bustle of New York?
C: The speaker feels excluded in a strange and frightening place