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100

Which response most clearly describes how a student who did not know the meaning of the word martial could infer its definition?



Responses

  • The student could think of the common phrase martial arts to infer that martial relates to fighting.The student could think of the common phrase , martial arts, to infer that , martial, relates to fighting.
  • The student could think of the word marital to infer that martial relates to being married.The student could think of the word , marital, to infer that , martial, relates to being married.
  • The student could think of the phrase marching band to infer that martial relates to being musical.The student could think of the phrase , marching band , to infer that , martial , relates to being musical.
  • The student could think of the word maritime to infer that martial relates to ocean travel.

The student could think of the common phrase martial arts to infer that martial relates to fighting.

100

Algernon. Lane’s views on marriage seem somewhat lax. Really, if the lower orders don’t set us a good example, what on earth is the use of them? They seem, as a class, to have absolutely no sense of moral responsibility.

Which response most effectively explains how the author uses character development through dialogue to create a specific tone?

The author creates a wry, satirical tone by demonstrating that Algernon is willing to cheat others but is a kind person in the end.The author creates a wry, satirical tone by demonstrating that Algernon is willing to cheat others but is a kind person in the end.

The author creates a tone of dispassionate observation of a ridiculous situation by showing that Algernon has a sense of moral responsibility.The author creates a tone of dispassionate observation of a ridiculous situation by showing that Algernon has a sense of moral responsibility.

The author creates a tone of dispassionate observation of a ridiculous situation by demonstrating that Lane is an honest and observant person.The author creates a tone of dispassionate observation of a ridiculous situation by demonstrating that Lane is an honest and observant person.

The author creates a wry, satirical tone by showing that Algernon is so judgmental and hypocritical that he is laughable.The author creates a wry, satirical tone by showing that Algernon is so judgmental and hypocritical that he is laughable.

The author creates a wry, satirical tone by showing that Algernon is so judgmental and hypocritical that he is laughable.

100

Read the lines from William Blake’s “The Chimney Sweeper” (Songs of Innocence).

And so Tom awoke, and we rose in the dark,
And got with our bags and our brushes to work.
Though the morning was cold, Tom was happy and warm:
So, if all do their duty, they need not fear harm.

Which option most accurately describes the literary device used in the lines?

“The Chimney Sweeper”: Two Versions



Responses

  • analogyanalogy
  • personificationpersonification
  • ironyirony
  • allusion

irony

100

Read the excerpt from the “General Prologue” of The Canterbury Tales, in which the host establishes how the pilgrimage will proceed.

“Draw lots before we travel farther, then,
And he who draws the shortest shall begin.
Sir Knight,” he said, “my master and my lord,
Now draw a lot, to keep with our accord.
Come here,” said he, “my Lady Prioress,
And you, Sir Student—quit your bashfulness.
And studies too. Lay hand to, everyone!”
And so the drawing was at once begun.
I’ll keep it short and tell you how it went:
Whether by chance or fate or accident,
The truth is that the lot fell to the Knight—
A fact in which the rest all took delight.

Which option most effectively explains how the characters’ dialogue and actions advance the plot in the excerpt?

The Canterbury Tales



Responses

  • The host asks all the pilgrims to draw straws to decide who among them will tell their tale first, so that all the pilgrims get to share and listen to the others’ stories during their journey.The host asks all the pilgrims to draw straws to decide who among them will tell their tale first, so that all the pilgrims get to share and listen to the others’ stories during their journey.
  • The host asks all the pilgrims to draw straws to assert his dominance over the pilgrims, so that all of them are aware that their stories have to be approved by him before they begin their journey.The host asks all the pilgrims to draw straws to assert his dominance over the pilgrims, so that all of them are aware that their stories have to be approved by him before they begin their journey.
  • The host asks all the pilgrims to draw straws to prohibit unnecessary chattering, so that all of them can tell their stories uninterrupted during their journey.The host asks all the pilgrims to draw straws to prohibit unnecessary chattering, so that all of them can tell their stories uninterrupted during their journey.
  • The host asks all the pilgrims to draw straws to resolve disputes among them, so that an order is established for all the pilgrims’ tales before they begin their journey.

The host asks all the pilgrims to draw straws to decide who among them will tell their tale first, so that all the pilgrims get to share and listen to the others’ stories during their journey.

100


Which lines from “Piano” most effectively use tone to demonstrate that the speaker has been unwilling to relive memories of the past?

“Piano”



Responses

  • So now it is vain for the singer to burst into clamour
    With the great black piano appassionatoSo now it is vain for the singer to burst into clamour, , With the great black piano appassionato
  • In spite of myself, the insidious mastery of song
    Betrays me backIn spite of myself, the insidious mastery of song, , Betrays me back
  • Softly, in the dusk, a woman is singing to me;
    Taking me back down the vista of yearsSoftly, in the dusk, a woman is singing to me;, , Taking me back down the vista of years
  • The glamour
    Of childish days is upon me, my manhood is cast
    Down in the flood of remembrance

In spite of myself, the insidious mastery of song
Betrays me back

200

Which response correctly uses the word enmity?



Responses

  • Be careful not to make an enmity of people you meet; you may cross paths with them again and wish you had been kinder!Be careful not to make an , enmity, of people you meet; you may cross paths with them again and wish you had been kinder!
  • Politicians are debating extending enmity to some of the people in this country who have not earned citizenship, so that they can begin to become citizens.Politicians are debating extending , enmity, to some of the people in this country who have not earned citizenship, so that they can begin to become citizens.
  • Ever since I called her out for copying my speech, Cammy won’t talk to me and glares at me with complete enmity whenever she sees me.Ever since I called her out for copying my speech, Cammy won’t talk to me and glares at me with complete , enmity, whenever she sees me.
  • I’m so grateful to your whole family for the enmity and friendship you showed us by bringing us that casserole when Martina was sick.

Ever since I called her out for copying my speech, Cammy won’t talk to me and glares at me with complete enmity whenever she sees me.

200

Read the passage from The Faerie Queene.

He cried, as raging seas are wont to roar,
When wintry storm his wrathful wreck does threat
The roaring billows beat the ragged shore,
As they the earth would shoulder from her seat,
And greedy gulf does gape, as he would eat
His neighbor element in his revenge:

Which response correctly identifies the type of figurative language used to describe the sound of the dragon’s cry?

The Faerie Queene



Responses

  • a simile, comparing the dragon’s cry to an ocean’s roara simile, comparing the dragon’s cry to an ocean’s roar
  • a metaphor, describing the ocean’s roar so the reader will infer the sound of the dragon’s crya metaphor, describing the ocean’s roar so the reader will infer the sound of the dragon’s cry
  • onomatopoeia, incorporating words about the ocean’s roar that sound like the dragon’s cryonomatopoeia, incorporating words about the ocean’s roar that sound like the dragon’s cry
  • an idiom, using a common colloquial phrase about the ocean’s roar to emphasize the dragon’s cry

a simile, comparing the dragon’s cry to an ocean’s roar

200

Which lines from the poem most clearly situate the speaker in the poem’s recollected setting?

“Piano”



Responses

  • A child sitting under the piano, in the boom of the tingling strings
    And pressing the small, poised feet of a mother who smiles as she singsA child sitting under the piano, in the boom of the tingling strings, , And pressing the small, poised feet of a mother who smiles as she sings
  • In spite of myself, the insidious mastery of song
    Betrays me backIn spite of myself, the insidious mastery of song, , Betrays me back
  • The glamour
    Of childish days is upon me, my manhood is cast
    Down in the flood of remembranceThe glamour, , Of childish days is upon me, my manhood is cast, , Down in the flood of remembrance
  • So now it is vain for the singer to burst into clamour
    With the great black piano appassionato

A child sitting under the piano, in the boom of the tingling strings
And pressing the small, poised feet of a mother who smiles as she sings

200

Which excerpt from the play The Importance of Being Earnest most accurately supports the theme that people often reveal different aspects of their personalities in different settings? 

  • Algernon. You have always told me it was Ernest. I have introduced you to every one as Ernest. You answer to the name of Ernest. You look as if your name was Ernest. You are the most earnest-looking person I ever saw in my life. It is perfectly absurd your saying that your name isn’t Ernest. It’s on your cards. Here is one of them. [Taking it from case.] ‘Mr. Ernest Worthing, B. 4, The Albany.’ I’ll keep this as a proof that your name is Ernest if ever you attempt to deny it to me, or to Gwendolen, or to any one else. Algernon., You have always told me it was Ernest. I have introduced you to every one as Ernest. You answer to the name of Ernest. You look as if your name was Ernest. You are the most earnest-looking person I ever saw in my life. It is perfectly absurd your saying that your name isn’t Ernest. It’s on your cards. Here is one of them. [Taking it from case.] ‘Mr. Ernest Worthing, B. 4, The Albany.’ I’ll keep this as a proof that your name is Ernest if ever you attempt to deny it to me, or to Gwendolen, or to any one else. 
  • Jack. My dear fellow, there is nothing improbable about my explanation at all. In fact it’s perfectly ordinary. Old Mr. Thomas Cardew, who adopted me when I was a little boy, made me in his will guardian to his grand-daughter, Miss Cecily Cardew. Cecily, who addresses me as her uncle from motives of respect that you could not possibly appreciate, lives at my place in the country under the charge of her admirable governess, Miss Prism.Jack., My dear fellow, there is nothing improbable about my explanation at all. In fact it’s perfectly ordinary. Old Mr. Thomas Cardew, who adopted me when I was a little boy, made me in his will guardian to his grand-daughter, Miss Cecily Cardew. Cecily, who addresses me as her uncle from motives of respect that you could not possibly appreciate, lives at my place in the country under the charge of her admirable governess, Miss Prism.
  • Algernon. I haven’t the smallest intention of doing anything of the kind. To begin with, I dined there on Monday, and once a week is quite enough to dine with one’s own relations. In the second place, whenever I do dine there I am always treated as a member of the family, and sent down with either no woman at all, or two. In the third place, I know perfectly well whom she will place me next to, to-night. She will place me next Mary Farquhar, who always flirts with her own husband across the dinner-table. Algernon., I haven’t the smallest intention of doing anything of the kind. To begin with, I dined there on Monday, and once a week is quite enough to dine with one’s own relations. In the second place, whenever I do dine there I am always treated as a member of the family, and sent down with either no woman at all, or two. In the third place, I know perfectly well whom she will place me next to, to-night. She will place me next Mary Farquhar, who always flirts with her own husband across the dinner-table. 
  • Jack. My dear Algy, I don’t know whether you will be able to understand my real motives. You are hardly serious enough. When one is placed in the position of guardian, one has to adopt a very high moral tone on all subjects. It’s one’s duty to do so. And as a high moral tone can hardly be said to conduce very much to either one’s health or one’s happiness, in order to get up to town I have always pretended to have a younger brother of the name of Ernest, who lives in the Albany, and gets into the most dreadful scrapes.

Jack. My dear Algy, I don’t know whether you will be able to understand my real motives. You are hardly serious enough. When one is placed in the position of guardian, one has to adopt a very high moral tone on all subjects. It’s one’s duty to do so. And as a high moral tone can hardly be said to conduce very much to either one’s health or one’s happiness, in order to get up to town I have always pretended to have a younger brother of the name of Ernest, who lives in the Albany, and gets into the most dreadful scrape

200

Which response effectively describes how two prominent central ideas in The Canterbury Tales interact to convey a complex theme?

The Canterbury Tales



Responses

  • The pilgrims are given the freedom to express their profound life stories despite differences in social status. This allows them to feel superior to the members of the higher social ranks, who never pay attention to the lower-ranking population.The pilgrims are given the freedom to express their profound life stories despite differences in social status. This allows them to feel superior to the members of the higher social ranks, who never pay attention to the lower-ranking population.
  • While on the pilgrimage, the travelers are given a task to share the stories about their interactions with and observations of people belonging to different social ranks. This task allows them to freely present their opinions of the social inequality that is prevalent in their society.While on the pilgrimage, the travelers are given a task to share the stories about their interactions with and observations of people belonging to different social ranks. This task allows them to freely present their opinions of the social inequality that is prevalent in their society.
  • The pilgrims are given the autonomy to embellish their insightful life stories to imagine a higher social status. This allows them to fantasize about living in ways that they have not been able to because of differences in social status.The pilgrims are given the autonomy to embellish their insightful life stories to imagine a higher social status. This allows them to fantasize about living in ways that they have not been able to because of differences in social status.
  • While on the pilgrimage, the travelers are given an opportunity to share their stories among people of all social ranks. This temporary social equality allows all the pilgrims to feel valued and accepted as members of the otherwise segregated society.

While on the pilgrimage, the travelers are given an opportunity to share their stories among people of all social ranks. This temporary social equality allows all the pilgrims to feel valued and accepted as members of the otherwise segregated society.

300

Which sentence uses the word insidious correctly?



Responses

  • Mike could not contain his insidious feelings of enthusiasm when he found out he had won a fortune playing the lottery.Mike could not contain his , insidious , feelings of enthusiasm when he found out he had won a fortune playing the lottery.
  • The VIP tour before the concert gave us an insidious view of what goes on backstage during a live performance.The VIP tour before the concert gave us an , insidious, view of what goes on backstage during a live performance.
  • Insidious rumors about the presidential candidate’s personal problems began to spread slowly through the news media.Insidious, rumors about the presidential candidate’s personal problems began to spread slowly through the news media.
  • During class, the student made some insidious statements that were clearly intended to shock and offend the others.

insidious rumors about the presidential candidate’s personal problems began to spread slowly through the news media.

300

Which excerpt from Robinson Crusoe most clearly depicts the beginning of the transition in the plot from an account of external events to a description of internal events?

Robinson Crusoe



Responses

  • I had, alas! no divine knowledge. What I had received by the good instruction of my father was then worn out by an uninterrupted series, for eight years, of seafaring wickedness, and a constant conversation with none but such as were, like myself, wicked and profane to the last degree.I had, alas! no divine knowledge. What I had received by the good instruction of my father was then worn out by an uninterrupted series, for eight years, of seafaring wickedness, and a constant conversation with none but such as were, like myself, wicked and profane to the last degree.
  • When I was on the desperate expedition on the desert shores of Africa, I never had so much as one thought of what would become of me, or one wish to God to direct me whither I should go, or to keep me from the danger which apparently surrounded me, as well from voracious creatures as cruel savages. But I was merely thoughtless of a God or a Providence, acted like a mere brute, from the principles of nature, and by the dictates of common sense only, and, indeed, hardly that.When I was on the desperate expedition on the desert shores of Africa, I never had so much as one thought of what would become of me, or one wish to God to direct me whither I should go, or to keep me from the danger which apparently surrounded me, as well from voracious creatures as cruel savages. But I was merely thoughtless of a God or a Providence, acted like a mere brute, from the principles of nature, and by the dictates of common sense only, and, indeed, hardly that.
  • In the relating what is already past of my story, this will be the more easily believed when I shall add, that through all the variety of miseries that had to this day befallen me, I never had so much as one thought of it being the hand of God, or that it was a just punishment for my sin—my rebellious behaviour against my father—or my present sins, which were great—or so much as a punishment for the general course of my wicked life.In the relating what is already past of my story, this will be the more easily believed when I shall add, that through all the variety of miseries that had to this day befallen me, I never had so much as one thought of it being the hand of God, or that it was a just punishment for my sin—my rebellious behaviour against my father—or my present sins, which were great—or so much as a punishment for the general course of my wicked life.
  • In this second sleep I had this terrible dream: I thought that I was sitting on the ground, on the outside of my wall, where I sat when the storm blew after the earthquake, and that I saw a man descend from a great black cloud, in a bright flame of fire, and light upon the ground. He was all over as bright as a flame, so that I could but just bear to look towards him; his countenance was most inexpressibly dreadful, impossible for words to describe.

In this second sleep I had this terrible dream: I thought that I was sitting on the ground, on the outside of my wall, where I sat when the storm blew after the earthquake, and that I saw a man descend from a great black cloud, in a bright flame of fire, and light upon the ground. He was all over as bright as a flame, so that I could but just bear to look towards him; his countenance was most inexpressibly dreadful, impossible for words to describe.


300

Read the lines from the play The Importance of Being Earnest.

Jack. [Nervously.] Miss Fairfax, ever since I met you I have admired you more than any girl ... I have ever met since ... I met you.

Gwendolen. Yes, I am quite well aware of the fact. And I often wish that in public, at any rate, you had been more demonstrative.

Which response clearly shows a way that a student could determine the meaning of demonstrative?

The student could connect demonstrative to demonstrate, and infer that demonstrative relates to the word show.

300

Which lines from “Piano” most effectively use tone to demonstrate that the speaker has been unwilling to relive memories of the past?

  • So now it is vain for the singer to burst into clamour
    With the great black piano appassionatoSo now it is vain for the singer to burst into clamour, , With the great black piano appassionato
  • In spite of myself, the insidious mastery of song
    Betrays me backIn spite of myself, the insidious mastery of song, , Betrays me back
  • Softly, in the dusk, a woman is singing to me;
    Taking me back down the vista of yearsSoftly, in the dusk, a woman is singing to me;, , Taking me back down the vista of years
  • The glamour
    Of childish days is upon me, my manhood is cast
    Down in the flood of remembrance
300

Which quotation most clearly demonstrates Shakespeare’s use of an emotionally intense tone in Prospero’s conversation with Miranda to propel the plot of The Tempest?

The Tempest



Responses

  • PROSPERO.
    The hour’s now come;
    The very minute bids thee ope thine ear;
    Obey, and be attentive.PROSPERO., , The hour’s now come;, , The very minute bids thee ope thine ear;, , Obey, and be attentive.
  • MIRANDA.
    O, my heart bleeds
    To think o’th’ teen that I have turned you to,
    Which is from my remembrance! Please you, farther.MIRANDA., , O, my heart bleeds, , To think o’th’ teen that I have turned you to,, , Which is from my remembrance! Please you, farther.
  • MIRANDA.
    You have often
    Begun to tell me what I am; but stopp’d,
    And left me to a bootless inquisition,
    Concluding “Stay: not yet.”MIRANDA., , You have often, , Begun to tell me what I am; but stopp’d,, , And left me to a bootless inquisition,, , Concluding “Stay: not yet.”
  • PROSPERO.
    ’Tis time
    I should inform thee farther. Lend thy hand,
    And pluck my magic garment from me.PROSPERO., , ’Tis time, , I should inform thee farther. Lend thy hand,, , And pluck my magic garment from me.

MIRANDA.
O, my heart bleeds
To think o’th’ teen that I have turned you to,
Which is from my remembrance! Please you, farther.

400

Which response most accurately defines pacing?



Responses

  • manipulation of time and tone throughout the storymanipulation of time and tone throughout the story
  • portrayal of the passage of time and framing throughout the storyportrayal of the passage of time and framing throughout the story
  • manipulation of time and setting throughout the storymanipulation of time and setting throughout the story
  • portrayal of the passage of time and character actions throughout the story

portrayal of the passage of time and framing throughout the story

400

Which lines from the poem most clearly situate the speaker in the poem’s recollected setting?

“Piano”



Responses

  • A child sitting under the piano, in the boom of the tingling strings
    And pressing the small, poised feet of a mother who smiles as she singsA child sitting under the piano, in the boom of the tingling strings, , And pressing the small, poised feet of a mother who smiles as she sings
  • In spite of myself, the insidious mastery of song
    Betrays me backIn spite of myself, the insidious mastery of song, , Betrays me back
  • The glamour
    Of childish days is upon me, my manhood is cast
    Down in the flood of remembranceThe glamour, , Of childish days is upon me, my manhood is cast, , Down in the flood of remembrance
  • So now it is vain for the singer to burst into clamour
    With the great black piano appassionato

A child sitting under the piano, in the boom of the tingling strings
And pressing the small, poised feet of a mother who smiles as she sings

400

Which lines from Robinson Crusoe most effectively suggest that Crusoe’s relationship with his father mirrors his relationship with God?

Robinson Crusoe



Responses

  • In the relating what is already past of my story, this will be the more easily believed when I shall add, that through all the variety of miseries that had to this day befallen me, I never had so much as one thought of it being the hand of God, or that it was a just punishment for my sin—my rebellious behaviour against my father—or my present sins, which were great—or so much as a punishment for the general course of my wicked life.In the relating what is already past of my story, this will be the more easily believed when I shall add, that through all the variety of miseries that had to this day befallen me, I never had so much as one thought of it being the hand of God, or that it was a just punishment for my sin—my rebellious behaviour against my father—or my present sins, which were great—or so much as a punishment for the general course of my wicked life.
  • But I was merely thoughtless of a God or a Providence, acted like a mere brute, from the principles of nature, and by the dictates of common sense only, and, indeed, hardly that. When I was delivered and taken up at sea by the Portugal captain, well used, and dealt justly and honourably with, as well as charitably, I had not the least thankfulness in my thoughts.But I was merely thoughtless of a God or a Providence, acted like a mere brute, from the principles of nature, and by the dictates of common sense only, and, indeed, hardly that. When I was delivered and taken up at sea by the Portugal captain, well used, and dealt justly and honourably with, as well as charitably, I had not the least thankfulness in my thoughts.
  • In this interval the good advice of my father came to my mind, and presently his prediction, which I mentioned at the beginning of this story—viz. that if I did take this foolish step, God would not bless me, and I would have leisure hereafter to reflect upon having neglected his counsel when there might be none to assist in my recovery. “Now,” said I, aloud, “my dear father’s words are come to pass; God’s justice has overtaken me, and I have none to help or hear me.”In this interval the good advice of my father came to my mind, and presently his prediction, which I mentioned at the beginning of this story—viz. that if I did take this foolish step, God would not bless me, and I would have leisure hereafter to reflect upon having neglected his counsel when there might be none to assist in my recovery. “Now,” said I, aloud, “my dear father’s words are come to pass; God’s justice has overtaken me, and I have none to help or hear me.”
  • What I had received by the good instruction of my father was then worn out by an uninterrupted series, for eight years, of seafaring wickedness, and a constant conversation with none but such as were, like myself, wicked and profane to the last degree. I do not remember that I had, in all that time, one thought that so much as tended either to looking upwards towards God, or inwards towards a reflection upon my own ways; but a certain stupidity of soul, without desire of good, or conscience of evil, had entirely overwhelmed me.

In this interval the good advice of my father came to my mind, and presently his prediction, which I mentioned at the beginning of this story—viz. that if I did take this foolish step, God would not bless me, and I would have leisure hereafter to reflect upon having neglected his counsel when there might be none to assist in my recovery. “Now,” said I, aloud, “my dear father’s words are come to pass; God’s justice has overtaken me, and I have none to help or hear me.”

400

Which lines from “The Chimney Sweeper” (Songs of Experience) most effectively imply the author’s perspective that the child is being exploited?

(Select all that apply.)

“The Chimney Sweeper”: Two Versions



Responses

  • A little black thing among the snow,
    Crying! ‘weep! weep!’ in notes of woe!A little black thing among the snow,, , Crying! ‘weep! weep!’ in notes of woe!
  • ‘Because I was happy upon the heath,
    And smiled among the winter’s snow, …’‘Because I was happy upon the heath,, , And smiled among the winter’s snow, …’
  • ‘Where are thy father and mother?  Say!’—
    ‘They are both gone up to the church to pray.’

  • A little black thing among the snow,
    Crying! ‘weep! weep!’ in notes of woe!
400

What type of figurative language is used in the words “his head, That curled like a lamb’s back” in William Blake’s “The Chimney Sweeper” (Songs of Innocence)?

“The Chimney Sweeper”: Two Versions



Responses

  • hyperbolehyperbole
  • similesimile
  • idiomidiom
  • personification

simile

500

Read the lines from the play The Importance of Being Earnest.

Lady Bracknell. In what locality did this Mr. James, or Thomas, Cardew come across this ordinary hand-bag?

Jack. In the cloak-room at Victoria Station. It was given to him in mistake for his own.

Lady Bracknell. The cloak-room at Victoria Station?

Jack. Yes. The Brighton line.

Lady Bracknell. The line is immaterial. Mr. Worthing, I confess I feel somewhat bewildered by what you have just told me. To be born, or at any rate bred, in a hand-bag, whether it had handles or not, seems to me to display a contempt for the ordinary decencies of family life that reminds one of the worst excesses of the French Revolution.

Which response most clearly states the definition of immaterial, as used in this context?

The Importance of Being Earnest



Responses

  • rude or impertinentrude or impertinent
  • unimportant or irrelevantunimportant or irrelevant
  • abstract or theoreticalabstract or theoretical
  • false or fake

unimportant or irrelevant

500

Read the excerpt from The Fellowship of the Ring.

Pippin subsided; but Sam was not daunted, and he still eyed Strider dubiously. “How do we know you are the Strider that Gandalf speaks about?” he demanded. “You never mentioned Gandalf, till this letter came out. You might be a play-acting spy, for all I can see, trying to get us to go with you. You might have done in the real Strider and took his clothes. What have you to say to that?”

“That you are a stout fellow,” answered Strider; “but I am afraid my only answer to you, Sam Gamgee, is this. If I had killed the real Strider, I could kill you. And I should have killed you already without so much talk. If I was after the Ring, I could have it—now!”

He stood up, and seemed suddenly to grow taller. In his eyes gleamed a light, keen and commanding. Throwing back his cloak, he laid his hand on the hilt of a sword that had hung concealed by his side. They did not dare to move. Sam sat wide-mouthed staring at him dumbly.

Which option most effectively explains how Sam’s character is revealed through his interaction with Strider?

The Fellowship of the Ring



Responses

  • Sam’s persistence in questioning Strider shows his courage and loyalty to his friends.Sam’s persistence in questioning Strider shows his courage and loyalty to his friends.
  • Sam’s fear of Strider’s strength and size shows his cowardice in the face of danger.Sam’s fear of Strider’s strength and size shows his cowardice in the face of danger.
  • Sam’s silence in the face of Strider’s challenge shows him to possess wisdom and good sense.Sam’s silence in the face of Strider’s challenge shows him to possess wisdom and good sense.
  • Sam’s doubt of Strider’s true identity shows him to be a bad judge of character.

Sam’s persistence in questioning Strider shows his courage and loyalty to his friends.

500

Which response most accurately explains the purpose of parallel plots within a work of fiction?



Responses

  • to present two or more character narratives that are independent of one anotherto present two or more character narratives that are independent of one another
  • to present two or more plots or subplots that are usually developed by other authors or charactersto present two or more plots or subplots that are usually developed by other authors or characters
  • to present two or more plots or subplots that are usually connected by a character or a themeto present two or more plots or subplots that are usually connected by a character or a theme
  • to present two or more character narratives that are identical to one another

to present two or more plots or subplots that are usually connected by a character or a theme


500


Which excerpt from Robinson Crusoe most effectively demonstrates how the solitude of the island setting advances the plot?

Robinson Crusoe



Responses

  • It is true, when I got on shore first here, and found all my ship’s crew drowned and myself spared, I was surprised with a kind of ecstasy, and some transports of soul, which, had the grace of God assisted, might have come up to true thankfulness; but it ended where it began, in a mere common flight of joy, or, as I may say, being glad I was alive, without the least reflection upon the distinguished goodness of the hand which had preserved me, and had singled me out to be preserved when all the rest were destroyed, or an inquiry why Providence had been thus merciful unto me.It is true, when I got on shore first here, and found all my ship’s crew drowned and myself spared, I was surprised with a kind of ecstasy, and some transports of soul, which, had the grace of God assisted, might have come up to true thankfulness; but it ended where it began, in a mere common flight of joy, or, as I may say, being glad I was alive, without the least reflection upon the distinguished goodness of the hand which had preserved me, and had singled me out to be preserved when all the rest were destroyed, or an inquiry why Providence had been thus merciful unto me.
  • Even when I was afterwards, on due consideration, made sensible of my condition, how I was cast on this dreadful place, out of the reach of human kind, out of all hope of relief, or prospect of redemption, as soon as I saw but a prospect of living and that I should not starve and perish for hunger, all the sense of my affliction wore off; and I began to be very easy, applied myself to the works proper for my preservation and supply, and was far enough from being afflicted at my condition, as a judgment from heaven, or as the hand of God against me: these were thoughts which very seldom entered my head.Even when I was afterwards, on due consideration, made sensible of my condition, how I was cast on this dreadful place, out of the reach of human kind, out of all hope of relief, or prospect of redemption, as soon as I saw but a prospect of living and that I should not starve and perish for hunger, all the sense of my affliction wore off; and I began to be very easy, applied myself to the works proper for my preservation and supply, and was far enough from being afflicted at my condition, as a judgment from heaven, or as the hand of God against me: these were thoughts which very seldom entered my head.
  • When I was on the desperate expedition on the desert shores of Africa, I never had so much as one thought of what would become of me, or one wish to God to direct me whither I should go, or to keep me from the danger which apparently surrounded me, as well from voracious creatures as cruel savages. But I was merely thoughtless of a God or a Providence, acted like a mere brute, from the principles of nature, and by the dictates of common sense only, and, indeed, hardly that.When I was on the desperate expedition on the desert shores of Africa, I never had so much as one thought of what would become of me, or one wish to God to direct me whither I should go, or to keep me from the danger which apparently surrounded me, as well from voracious creatures as cruel savages. But I was merely thoughtless of a God or a Providence, acted like a mere brute, from the principles of nature, and by the dictates of common sense only, and, indeed, hardly that.
  • Even the earthquake, though nothing could be more terrible in its nature, or more immediately directing to the invisible Power which alone directs such things, yet no sooner was the first fright over, but the impression it had made went off also. I had no more sense of God or His judgments—much less of the present affliction of my circumstances being from His hand—than if I had been in the most prosperous condition of life.

Even when I was afterwards, on due consideration, made sensible of my condition, how I was cast on this dreadful place, out of the reach of human kind, out of all hope of relief, or prospect of redemption, as soon as I saw but a prospect of living and that I should not starve and perish for hunger, all the sense of my affliction wore off; and I began to be very easy, applied myself to the works proper for my preservation and supply, and was far enough from being afflicted at my condition, as a judgment from heaven, or as the hand of God against me: these were thoughts which very seldom entered my head.

500

In The Canterbury Tales, all the pilgrims share their stories, which describe some form of conflict. In “The Wife of Bath’s Tale,” the Knight faces many conflicts as he attempts to make up for assaulting a young woman.

Which excerpt most effectively reveals the main conflict in the Knight’s story?

The Canterbury Tales



Responses

  • Now there are some men who might say perhaps
    That it’s my negligence or else a lapse
    That I don’t tell you of the joyous way
    In which the feast took place that very day.
    I’ll answer briefly should the question fall:
    There wasn’t any joy or feast at all,
    Just lots of sorrow, things went grievously.
    He married her that morning privately
    Then all that day he hid just like an owl,
    So woeful, for his wife looked really foul.Now there are some men who might say perhaps, , That it’s my negligence or else a lapse, , That I don’t tell you of the joyous way, , In which the feast took place that very day., , I’ll answer briefly should the question fall:, , There wasn’t any joy or feast at all,, , Just lots of sorrow, things went grievously., , He married her that morning privately, , Then all that day he hid just like an owl,, , So woeful, for his wife looked really foul.
  • And in this woeful state he chanced to ride
    While on his way along a forest side,
    And there he saw upon the forest floor
    Some ladies dancing, twenty-four or more.
    Toward these dancers he was quick to turn
    In hope that of some wisdom he might learn;
    But all at once, before he’d gotten there,
    The dancers disappeared, he knew not where.And in this woeful state he chanced to ride, , While on his way along a forest side,, , And there he saw upon the forest floor, , Some ladies dancing, twenty-four or more., , Toward these dancers he was quick to turn, , In hope that of some wisdom he might learn;, , But all at once, before he’d gotten there,, , The dancers disappeared, he knew not where.
  • “Spouse,
    I am your own true love and I’m your wife
    And I’m the one as well who saved your life,
    And I have never done you wrong or spite.
    Why do you treat me so on our first night?
    You act just like a man who’s lost his wit.
    What is my guilt? For God’s love, tell me it,
    And it shall be amended if I may.”“Spouse,, , I am your own true love and I’m your wife, , And I’m the one as well who saved your life,, , And I have never done you wrong or spite., , Why do you treat me so on our first night?, , You act just like a man who’s lost his wit., , What is my guilt? For God’s love, tell me it,, , And it shall be amended if I may.”
  • “You can’t be sure if you’re to live or not.
    I’ll grant you life if you can tell me what
    It is that women most desire. Beware
    The iron ax, your neckbone now to spare!
    And if you cannot tell me right away,
    I’ll give you leave, a twelvemonth and a day,
    That you may go to seek, that you might find
    An answer that is of sufficient kind.”

You can’t be sure if you’re to live or not.
I’ll grant you life if you can tell me what
It is that women most desire. Beware
The iron ax, your neckbone now to spare!
And if you cannot tell me right away,
I’ll give you leave, a twelvemonth and a day,
That you may go to seek, that you might find
An answer that is of sufficient kind.”