THE NECKLACE
At the beginning of the story, why is Madame Loisel constantly unhappy?
1. Her husband is unkind.
2. Her health is often poor.
3. She longs to be wealthy.
4. She longs for more friends.
3. She longs to be wealthy.
As shown in “Civil Peace,” what does Jonathan Iwegbu value most?
his family
According to the introductory paragraphs of “The Country of the Blind,” how did the mysterious mountain valley first become cut off from the rest of civilization?
1. A landslide blocked it in.
2. Disease kept people away.
3. Avalanches built a snow barrier.
4. The inhabitants walled themselves off.
1. A landslide blocked it in.
What is the most important reason that the author wrote “The Neglected Senses”?
1. to show how blind people can learn to live more independently
2. to help readers understand the life experience of two blind girls in Tibet
3. to demonstrate the challenges that face many blind people, regardless of where they live
4. to show readers how sighted people can miss out on things by ignoring their other senses
4. to show readers how sighted people can miss out on things by ignoring their other senses
According to the book, who was the first fireman?
Benjamin Franklin
At the beginning of the story, what is the most likely conclusion that readers can draw about Madame Loisel’s character, based on the life she desires?
1. She has simple needs.
2. She cares primarily about her husband.
3. She cares primarily about material things.
4. She enjoys working.
3. She cares primarily about material things.
How does Jonathan Iwegbu feel when he finds his house intact?
He feels as if he has won a valuable prize.
He is ashamed of his poor shelter.
He feels as if he has been punched in the stomach.
He wants to boast to his neighbors.
1. He feels as if he has won a valuable prize.
Why does the doctor believe that removing Nunez’s eyes is a good idea?
1. He wants Nunez to look like everyone else in the valley.
2. He is convinced that Nunez’s eyes are causing mental problems.
3. He knows that Nunez can see and is therefore has an advantage.
4. He believes that eyes are sinful and stand in the way of being human.
2. He is convinced that Nunez’s eyes are causing mental problems.
What is the main or central idea of “The Neglected Senses”?
1. To fully appreciate the world, we need to use all of our senses, not just sight.
2. Blindness is a serious limitation in navigating our world, but there are ways to get by.
3. Although sight is a useful sense, the other senses can give us more accurate information about the world.
4. Blind people cannot see, but by developing their other senses, they can get some limited information about the world.
1. To fully appreciate the world, we need to use all of our senses, not just sight.
What is the significance of the dandelion test Clarisse performs on Montag?
It predicts the weather.
It shows his intelligence.
It reveals his true age.
It is a test of love.
4. It is a test of love.
What does Monsieur Loisel’s treatment of his wife most clearly reveal about his character?
1. He cares far too much about material things.
2. He enjoys accompanying his wife to fancy receptions.
3. He cares deeply about his wife’s happiness.
4. He has grown tired of his wife’s complaints.
3. He cares deeply about his wife’s happiness.
How does Jonathan Iwegbu deal with his losses?
1. He focuses on the good things that remain.
2. He seeks revenge on those who caused his losses.
3. He spends his days feeling sorry for himself.
4. He turns to stealing from others to survive.
1. He focuses on the good things that remain.
What main conflict does Nunez have with the valley inhabitants in “The Country of the Blind”?
1. They will not allow him to speak to their women.
2. They refuse to help him get back up the mountain.
3. They are reluctant to teach an outsider about their culture.
4. They do not believe his descriptions of life beyond the valley.
4. They do not believe his descriptions of life beyond the valley.
According to the author of “The Neglected Senses,” why did students who were slightly sighted move more cautiously than those who were completely blind?
1. Their vision was so poor they could not see the obstacles that stood in their way.
2. They were more reluctant to accept the help of others in negotiating the hallways.
3. They were trying to use what vision they had instead of utilizing their other senses.
4. They did not acknowledge their blindness, so they did not benefit from the training offered to blind people.
3. They were trying to use what vision they had instead of utilizing their other senses.
How is the mechanical hound used by the firemen?
1. to detect fires
2. to transport books
3. to track down and punish dissenters
4. to provide companionship
3. to track down and punish dissenters
What long-term effects does the loss of the necklace have on the Loisels’ lives?
1. The loss of the necklace causes the Loisels to fight, separate, and seek a divorce.
2. The loss of the necklace causes the Loisels to go into debt, live in poverty, and work at multiple jobs.
3. The loss of the necklace brings the Loisels closer together and makes their marriage stronger.
4. The loss of the necklace causes the Loisels to adopt a life of crime in order to repay their debts.
2. The loss of the necklace causes the Loisels to go into debt, live in poverty, and work at multiple jobs.
Which statement best explains the meaning of the expression “Nothing puzzles God”?
God will punish those who fought in the war.
God does not like things that do not make sense.
People should have faith in themselves.
4. People should have faith in God’s plan.
Read this excerpt from “The Country of the Blind.”
At that he stood up smiling. He would show these people once and for all what sight would do for a man. They would seek him, but not find him.
“You move not, Bogota,” said the voice.
He laughed noiselessly, and made two stealthy steps aside from the path.
“Trample not on the grass, Bogota; that is not allowed.”
Nunez had scarcely heard the sound he made himself. He stopped amazed.
Question: Why is Nunez (Bogota) so amazed?
1. The villagers will not leave him alone.
2. The villagers learn quickly about sight.
3. The villagers possess remarkable hearing.
4. The villagers have strict rules about everything.
3. The villagers possess remarkable hearing.
Choden tells the author that she is blind because a cow kicked her mother in the stomach while she was pregnant with Choden. According to “The Neglected Senses,” how does the author view this explanation?
1. She thinks Choden’s blindness is a result of an illness she contracted while still an infant.
2. She thinks Choden believes the blindness is a result of karmic retribution, or something she did in a previous life.
3. She thinks Choden’s blindness was more likely the result of some accident after Choden was born.
4. She thinks the kick damaged the visual network of the unborn child at a time when it was most vulnerable.
2. She thinks Choden believes the blindness is a result of karmic retribution, or something she did in a previous life.
Who or what does the author imply is outside Montag's door through the description "... a slow, probing sniff, an exhalation of electric steam."?
the mechanical hound
Read this excerpt from “The Necklace.” This episode occurs as the Loisels get ready to leave the party.
He brought her wraps so that they could leave and put them around her shoulders—the plain wraps from her everyday life whose shabbiness jarred with the elegance of her evening dress.
She felt this and wanted to escape quickly so that the other women, who were enveloping themselves in their rich furs, wouldn’t see her.
Loisel held her back.
“Wait a minute. You’ll catch a cold out there. I’m going to call a cab.”
But she wouldn’t listen to him and went hastily downstairs.
Question: What underlying meaning does the coat most likely represent in this story?
1. Madame Loisel’s embarrassment over her situation in life.
2. Madame Loisel’s failure to appreciate the good things in life.
3. Madame Loisel’s indifference to her own health and well-being.
4. Madame Loisel’s ecstatic enjoyment of the good things in life.
1. Madame Loisel’s embarrassment over her situation in life.
Which of the following sentences best states a major theme of “Civil Peace”?
1. Problems can be solved if people take action.
2. Crime must be stopped regardless of the cost.
3. Money is necessary for survival.
4. Poverty cannot be avoided after a war.
1. Problems can be solved if people take action.
Which word best describes the mood established by this passage from “The Country of the Blind”?
They led a simple, laborious life, these people, with all the elements of virtue and happiness, as these things can be understood by men. They toiled, but not oppressively; they had food and clothing sufficient for their needs; they had days and seasons of rest; they made much of music and singing, and there was love among them, and little children.
1. Pleasant
2. Troubling
3. Melancholy
4. Suspenseful
1. Pleasant
What does the author of “The Neglected Senses” expect to learn by blindfolding herself for a walk through Lhasa?
1. She expects to learn how the people of Lhasa react to the blind students.
2. She expects to learn how the blind students navigate the city so confidently.
3. She expects to learn what Yangchen and Choden did when they were not in school.
4. She expects to learn why Yangchen and Choden seemed to enjoy walking through Lhasa.
2. She expects to learn how the blind students navigate the city so confidently.
Why is Montag unable to memorize part of the Bible while on the subway?
1. He dropped the Bible on his way to the subway, so he has to recall it without aid.
2. "Denham's Dentrifrice" and other such commercials are blaring, making it impossible to focus.
3. He realizes his feeble brain is incapable of such a large endeavor.
4. He is too fearful to open the Bible long enough in front of so many onlookers.
2. "Denham's Dentrifrice" and other such commercials are blaring, making it impossible to focus.