Forgiveness
What metaphor does the novel use to represent Mitsue’s role in her family?
a. Compares her to the branches, trunk, and roots of a tree.
b. Compares her to a kaleidoscope.
c. Compares her to a treasure box.
d. Compares her to a time capsule.
a. Compares her to the branches, trunk, and roots of a tree.
Why does Linda tell stories to Kamini?
a. To scare her into obedience.
b. To spark her imagination.
c. To soothe her sadness.
d. To reveal hard truths.
a. To scare her into obedience.
Bernard is what class of citizen?
a. Sigma
b. Epsilon
c. Alpha
d. Beta
c. Alpha
"And yet I am, and live—like vapours tossed" is an example of:
a. Simile
b. Alliteration
c. Dramatic irony
d. Oxymoron
a. Simile
(Invictus) “Under the bludgeonings of chance” is an example of:
a. Onomatopoeia
b. Dramatic irony
c. Oxymoron
d. Personification
d. Personification
What best characterizes Ralph’s initial reaction to seeing the Chinese couple who run a laundry shop in Charlottetown?
a. Violent and hateful.
b. Curious and in awe.
c. Apathetic and unimpressed.
d. Dismissive and uncomfortable.
b. Curious and in awe.
Which of the following characters does not function as one of Kamini's storytellers?
a. Linda Ayah
b. Dadda
c. Basheer Barber
d. Roopa
d. Roopa
Hypnopaedia is the process of…
a. Manipulating the minds of the citizens to perform certain tasks.
b. Suggestive learning that occurs in an infant's sleep.
c. Flashing data into someone's mind to teach them skills very quickly.
d. Hypnotising the lower-class workers into accepting their place in society.
b. Suggestive learning that occurs in an infant's sleep.
The speaker in “I Am!” by John Clare can best be characterized as:
a. Happy and content.
b. Paranoid and curious.
c. Isolated and wistful.
d. Callous and ambitious.
c. Isolated and wistful.
What is the attitude of the speaker in William Ernest Henley’s “Invictus” towards challenges in life?
a. Because of the difficulties the speaker has experienced, he no longer believes in the infallibility of his soul.
b. No matter what challenges life gives the speaker, he will overcome them and his spirit will not break.
c. The speaker believes that having strong interpersonal relationships and a sense of community is key to addressing issues.
d. The speaker believes that difficult circumstances can be insurmountable.
b. No matter what challenges life gives the speaker, he will overcome them and his spirit will not break.
What are Ralph’s reasons for joining the war?
a. He wants to escape his mundane life and take revenge for Douglas’ death.
b. He wants to live in a more affordable location to sustain his lifestyle.
c. He wants to make money to support his family.
d. He wants to become a war hero and fight for the honour of his country.
a. He wants to escape his mundane life and take revenge for Douglas’ death.
Why does Kamini not want to actually see Mrs. Bano's face?
a. She doesn't want her fantasy to end.
b. She doesn't want to be disrespectful.
c. She wants to keep the princess safe.
d. She doesn't want to get in trouble.
a. She doesn't want her fantasy to end.
What is the reasoning behind the Bokanovsky Process?
a. Less variation results in a more controllable population.
b. The world needs many more people to combat depopulation.
c. The Controller generates massive profits from the clones.
d. No reason but for the sake of science.
a. Less variation results in a more controllable population.
"But the vast shipwreck of my life’s esteems" is an example of:
a. Simile
b. Metaphor
c. Personification
d. Oxymoron
b. Metaphor
Whitman's "Song of Myself" emphasises…
a. The sadness of solitude.
b. The power of companionship.
c. The glorification of the self.
d. The necessity of restraint.
c. The glorification of the self.
What are Tomi and Yosuke’s reactions to the news that the Japanese centre has been burned down?
a. They are devastated and begin to sob uncontrollably.
b. They are resentful and verbally express their hatred for those who committed the crime.
c. They console Mitsue and themselves by emphasizing that they have relationships and dignity that will not be diminished by acts of discrimination.
d. They think nothing of it and brush it off as a regular occurrence that they have become desensitized towards.
c. They console Mitsue and themselves by emphasizing that they have relationships and dignity that will not be diminished by acts of discrimination.
How does Saroja react to Paul da Costa's death?
a. She becomes emotionally unresponsive.
b. She becomes irrationally angry.
c. She doesn't have a reaction.
d. She seems freed from a burden.
a. She becomes emotionally unresponsive.
Which comparison between Bernard and Helmholtz is false?
a. They have high intelligence.
b. They desire companionship.
c. They feel alienated from others.
d. Others see them as strange.
d. Others see them as strange.
What does the repetitive use of the phrase "I am" throughout the poem reveal?
a. The speaker has an established sense of his own identity.
b. The speaker feels a strong sense of connection to his community.
c. The speaker is stuck in the past and feels like he has no future.
d. The speaker feels a deep connection to the natural world.
a. The speaker has an established sense of his own identity.
(Corn Husker)
What does “And all her thoughts are with the days gone by, / Ere might's injustice banished from their lands” refer to?
a. The speaker has reclaimed the land her people lost in the past.
b. The speaker is describing an Indigenous creation story.
c. The decrease in the buffalo population.
d. The speaker is thinking of the time before her people were colonized and oppressed.
d. The speaker is thinking of the time before her people were colonized and oppressed.
What is the only thing Hideo asks Mr. Rutt to address?
a. The bedbug infestation in their mattresses.
b. The dirty grey water from the muddy bank.
c. The long hours of labouring in the fields.
d. The dangerously cold temperatures in the shack during winter.
d. The dangerously cold temperatures in the shack during winter.
Which line best represents Saroja's conflicting feelings towards her husband?
a. "What is so special about these trips that you cannot take us with you even once?"
b. "Ma cursed all of Dadda's sahib ways."
c. "Every time Dadda was promoted, Ma got something posh for the house."
d. "Why was she fighting for a life she spent so many years cursing?"
d. "Why was she fighting for a life she spent so many years cursing?"
Why is Bernard unable to assimilate into his society?
a. His unattractiveness makes him hate the men and women around him.
b. His inability to take soma alienates him from those who can.
c. Being a sleep-learning specialist has revealed the truth about his world.
d. His deviant views are exacerbated by his isolation from others.
d. His deviant views are exacerbated by his isolation from others.
Which of the following similes best conveys the speaker’s desolation that arises from his perception that he is living an insubstantial life?
a. “My friends forsake me like a memory lost:”
b. “And yet I am, and live—like vapours tossed // Into the nothingness of scorn and noise,”
c. “my woes— / They rise and vanish in oblivious host, / Like shadows in love’s frenzied stifled throes”
d. “And sleep as I in childhood sweetly slept,”
b. “And yet I am, and live—like vapours tossed // Into the nothingness of scorn and noise,”
The poem "Not Waving but Drowning" emphasizes…
a. The pain of not being understood.
b. The fine line between good and bad.
c. The dangers of swimming at night.
d. The struggle to find one's purpose.
a. The pain of not being understood.