Theme RL 10.2
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What is the definition of " refine "?
Improve by making small changes
43. How does the narrator change over the course of the passage?
D She grows accustomed to being treated like a servant by the family.
42. How does the description of the narrator’s first days as a governess for the Murrays develop the theme of the passage?
D It illustrates the isolation one feels when treated as nothing more than an employee.
48. Read the excerpt from paragraph 4.
…if he passed near enough to speak, an unceremonious nod, accompanied by a “Morning, Miss Grey,” or some such brief salutation…
What does salutation mean in the excerpt from paragraph 4?
B greeting
Part A
46. How does the author develop tension in the passage?
B by contrasting the Murrays’ concerns for the welfare of their children with the disregard they show for the narrator
49. Read the excerpt from paragraph 6.
After this she looked in upon me once or twice, during the absence of my pupils, to enlighten me concerning my duties towards them. For the girls she seemed anxious only to render them as superficially attractive and showily accomplished as they could possibly be made, without present trouble or discomfort to themselves; and I was to act accordingly—to study and strive to amuse and oblige, instruct, refine, and polish, with the least possible exertion on their part, and no exercise of authority on mine.
What does the excerpt reveal about the interactions between the narrator and the Murrays?
A The narrator is expected to work hard while little effort is expected of the Murrays.
45. Read the excerpt from paragraph 3.
It seemed to me a chilling and unnatural piece of punctilio between the children of a family and their instructor and daily companion; especially where the former were in their early childhood, as at Wellwood House; but even there, my calling the little Bloomfields by their simple names had been regarded as an offensive liberty: as their parents had taken care to show me, by carefully designating them MASTER and MISS Bloomfield in speaking to me.
In this excerpt, what is the phrase “offensive liberty” meant to convey about relationships between governesses and families?
A Close connections were discouraged.
Part B
47. Which quotation supports the answer in Part A?
D “I observed that while Mrs. Murray was so extremely solicitous for the comfort and happiness of her children, and continually talking about it, she never once mentioned mine; though they were at home, surrounded by friends, and I an alien among strangers…” (paragraph 8)
41. Select three sentences that belong in an accurate summary of the passage.
B The narrator views her new position with reluctant uncertainty.
D Mrs. Murray is a concerned mother but puts her own interests first and foremost.
E The narrator is tasked with providing the children with educations befitting the gender expectations of the time.
44. Read the excerpt from paragraph 1.
…I awoke the next morning; feeling like one whirled away by enchantment, and suddenly dropped from the clouds into a remote and unknown land, widely and completely isolated from all he had ever seen or known before; or like a thistle-seed borne on the wind to some strange nook of uncongenial soil, where it must lie long enough before it can take root…extracting nourishment from what appears so alien to its nature: if, indeed, it ever can.
How does the figurative language in the excerpt impact the passage?
C by highlighting the narrator’s feelings of estrangement in a foreign place
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What is the definition of rhetoric?
The act of persuasive storytelling or writing
Authors Purpose
50. How does the use of first-person point of view affect the reader’s understanding of the narrator’s internal conflict?
D It creates sympathy for the narrator that she is forced to obey employers who neither welcome nor respect her.