Poverty 1
A student wants to determine the meaning of the word spectre in line 4. Which other word in the poem offers the BEST clue to the meaning of spectre?
A. grinding (line 1)
B. pinch (line 2)
C. haunted (line 3)
D. to-morrow (line 4)
C. haunted (line 3)
Which two words from the poem MOST convey a sense of desperation in the context of the poem?
A. grinding, everlasting
B. preacher, poet
C. heart, spirit
D. crime, error
A. grinding, everlasting
What does this information before the poem provide?
Lower New York City at noon hour
The setting of the poem to help readers engage with the text
In line 18, what is the meaning of the phrase “clasping remembered beauty”?
A imagining future events
B recalling past events
C creating current events
D forgetting past events
B recalling past events
What animal can hold its breath longer?
A. Sloth
B. Dolphin
A. Sloth
What is the meaning of the speaker’s words in lines 9–12?
A. Poor people are set in their ways.
B. Poor people do not want to improve their living conditions.
C. Poor people should not listen to those who are not poor.
D. Poor people should appreciate what they have.
C. Poor people should not listen to those who are not poor.
Which feature of the poem's structure MOST creates a feeling of tension?
A. concluding the text with the repeated phrase "The cause of half"
B. beginning each stanza with the repeated phrase "I hate"
C. the organization of the text into two equal stanzas
D. the formal rhyme scheme of ABAB
B. beginning each stanza with the repeated phrase "I hate"
What does the speaker achieve in the poem with her description of New York?
A She forges a connection with the audience’s sense of gratitude.
B She presents a stark contrast to the beauty of her homeland.
C She describes how to pass time during the hectic rush hour.
D She confesses her feelings of bitterness and
B She presents a stark contrast to the beauty of her homeland.
How has the speaker changed between the first and last stanzas of the poem?
A She is less meek after remembering beautiful moments from her days in Russia.
B She is even more overwhelmed by her hectic surroundings in New York City.
C She is more aggressive toward the other people in the street.
D She is now confidently intermixing with her fellow walkers.
A She is less meek after remembering beautiful moments from her days in Russia.
Where did Tiktok originate?
A. Russia
B. USA
C. Japan
D. China
Read lines 3 and 4 from the poem.
And be for ever haunted by / The spectre of to-morrow.
What is another word for spectre?
A. ghost
B. riches
C. promise
D. spectator
A. ghost
What can be inferred by the line below:
And be for ever haunted by The spectre of to-morrow.
A. Poverty causes people to curse their lives.
B. People living in poverty can never get away from it.
C. People living in poverty will eventually find resolve and relief.
D. There would be no crime if there were no poverty.
B. People living in poverty can never get away from it.
Lucky you, how old is Ms. Rose's son?
2
Virginia
Facebook was originally created to...
A. Connect people all over the world
B. Connect adolescents with their relatives
C. Share technology
D. Help business connect with consumers
A. Connect people all over the world
Which line from the poem BEST supports the inference that poverty affects even good, hard working people?
A. It crushes out his spirit,
B. Do what he will, do what he can,
C. However high his merit!
D. To blind the men who know it.
A. It crushes out his spirit,
How does the following line advance the theme?
The cant of those who know it not / To blind the men who know it.
A. It shows people who are not impoverished are shocked by how detrimental poverty really is.
B. It shows how poverty is portrayed by those who don't experience it firsthand actually invalidates its harmful effects.
C. It shows how people who witness poverty provide assistance to impoverished people.
D. It shows how those in poverty are not fully aware of how it negatively impacts their life.
B. It shows how poverty is portrayed by those who don't experience it firsthand actually invalidates its harmful effects.
How does the speaker’s cultural background affect her perception of the noon-time workers of New York?
A The speaker dislikes the country life and is energized by the people of New York.
B The speaker’s experiences in Russia lead her to expect New York workers to be wealthy and benevolent people.
C Because the speaker grew up in a large Russian city, she feels at home among the people of New York.
D The speaker’s rural Russian upbringing causes her to view the workers of New Yorkers as a herd of animals.
D The speaker’s rural Russian upbringing causes her to view the workers of New Yorkers as a herd of animals.
How does the speaker’s point of view affect her impression of the bustle of New York?
A The speaker feels welcomed and embraced by the citizens of New York.
B The speaker is excited by the differences between home and the new city.
C The speaker feels excluded in a strange and frightening place.
D The speaker is cautious and curious about life in a large, new city
C The speaker feels excluded in a strange and frightening place.
Which platform made more revenue in 2024?
A. Netflix
B. YouTube
B. YouTube