Dr. King's objective in "I Have a Dream" is to
a. persuade
b. entertain
c. inform
What is to persuade.
100
From what point-of-view is "New Directions" written?
What is the third-person.
100
What type of non-fiction is "On Summer"?
What is reflective and persuasive.
100
True or false? The author barely remembers his elders and details about their lives.
What is false.
100
Why does the author like to walk in the woods with children?
What is to help them discover the natural world.
200
What is Dr. King's tone in "I Have a Dream"?
a. apathetic
b. serious
c. humorous
What is serious.
200
Figurative language is often used to
a. create abstract comparisons between concepts to confuse
b. creative expressions through comparison of dissimilar things.
c. create impressions by introducing contrasts of dissimilar things.
What is B!
200
The author would agree with which statement?
a. Rural areas are better than cities to raise children
b. The perceptions of children are inaccurate
c. People become less concerned about weather as they grow older
d. People should not be afraid to revise their opinions
What is D.
200
True or false? Anaya includes a passage of his novel to give an example to support the ideas he is discussing in his essay.
What is true.
200
A persuasive appeal is an urgent appeal or warning that aims to:
a. scare the pants off readers
b. make readers think indifferently about a subject
c. convince readers to think or act in a certain way
What is C.
300
Dr. King delivered his speech in which city?
What is Washington, D.C.
300
In the essay, "life" is represented by a what?
What is a road.
300
What is the main point of "On Summer"?
What is that people should live life to the fullest.
300
What is the most important subject of "Celebration of Grandfathers"?
a. his grandfather's education
b. the importance of respecting our elders
c. the problems faced by farmers
d. the difficulty of being a writer
What is B.
300
What sense does this appeal to?
"Kneeling on a mud bar by the footprints of a heron."
What is sight or touch.
400
Define the word "creed"
a. religion
b. race
c. belief
What is belief.
400
From "New Directions," we learn that life affords us many _____ for success or failure.
a. money
b. education
c. choices
d. prayers
What is choices.
400
Which of the following best describes the old woman our narrator meets?
a. bitter and resigned
b. harsh and cynical
c. forceful and unyielding
d. confident and contented
What is D.
400
In the "Celebration of Grandfathers," what does the expression "the autumn of life" refer to?
What is old age.
400
What sense does this appeal to?
"I stopped suddenly, caught by a pattern of sunlight..."
What is sight.
500
In his speech, Dr. King is on a mission against
a. corruption
b. oppression
c. mass media
What is oppression.
500
Why does the author use the description of a road to represent life?
What is to show readers that life, like a road or path, must be lived or traveled despite the obstacles that may block one's way.
500
Where does the woman live that the narrator meets?
What is Maine.
500
What is the author's attitude toward the values of young people in the modern world?
What is they made a harmful break with past values and traditions.
500
Which of the following is evidence for the generalization "the author enjoys spending time with the children."
a. the author examines the jaw bone by himself
b. the author examines the jaw with two children
c. the jaw contains three teeth intact
d. the author finds part of a raccoon's jaw