Fiction
What is the mood?
"I stole glances at her in the dark theater. ... She heard my fingers rustling against the bucket. She smiled. It was just the two of us. All the time."
A) Tense
B) Indifferent
C) Nostalgic
C) Nostalgic
Which of the following best describes the poem's theme?
(1) People care about time more as they get older.
(2) Children often feel like they will never get old.
(3) People are afraid of death their entire lives.
(1) People care about time more as they get older.
What does the term "Holocaust" refer to in the context of this passage?
a) A natural disaster that affected Europe
b) A campaign to destroy the Jewish population
c) The rebuilding of Europe post-World War II
b) A campaign to destroy the Jewish population
True
Words like "forgiveness, courage, or selfishness" are examples of:
a) the central idea of a story
b) the writing strategies that an author might use
c) the power paragraph
a) the central idea of a story
The phrase, "my heart would skip a couple of beats," suggests:
a) excitement
b) boredom
c) fear
a) excitement
What does the phrase "For my days are as many as smiles" suggest about the child's outlook on life?
1) The child is content and carefree.
2) The child is anxious about growing older.
3) The child is pessimistic about the future.
1) The child is content and carefree.
What does the phrase "rounded up" mean as it is used in paragraph 3?
a) adding more numbers
b) moving to a new place
c) taken by force
c) taken by force
How many sources must you use to write an argument essay?
At least 3 sources.
Conflict, characterization, or setting are all examples of:
a) the central ideas of a story.
b) writing strategies a writer can use in a story
c) one of the paragraphs in a text-analysis response
b) writing strategies a writer can use in a story
What literary device is evident in the phrase "my soul would sing"?
a) hyperbole
b) metaphor
c) personification
c) personification
In the line, "For my days are as many as smiles," the author uses what writing strategy?
1) personification
2) simile
3) hyperbole
2) simile
Mr. Frank honored his daughter by —
a) sharing Anne's experience with the world.
b) helping to destroy the Bergen-Belsen camp.
c) keeping Anne's diary to himself.
a) sharing Anne's experience with the world.
When you write "some people argue," you're introducing
a) your claim
b) the counterclaim
c) the topic
b) the counterclaim
"Then she’d look at me. Her golden hair aflame with sunlight, a tendril fluttering with the breeze, dancing across her eyelashes, framing her cerulean eyes."
In this passage, the main writing strategy is
a) metaphor
b) imagery
c) conflict
b) imagery
What is the effect of the author's use of first-person narration?
a) It confuses the reader
b) It provides a distant and objective perspective.
c) It offers a personal and intimate insight.
c) It offers a personal and intimate insight.
What does the clock man represent in the poem?
1) death
2) money
3) time
4) living forever
3) time
What is the main idea of the text?
1) Jewish people had to leave the Netherlands to get away from the Nazis.
2) Anne Frank was a teenage girl who was forced to hide from the Nazis.
3) World War II began in 1940 with Germany's takeover of the Netherlands.
2) Anne Frank was a teenage girl who was forced to hide from the Nazis.
a) a claim
b) the evidence
c) the explanation
c) the explanation
Then father told them, “You three broke the single stick so easily, but you couldn't break the bundle of sticks because they were united together.”
The central idea of this passage is about
a) teamwork
b) selfishness
c) scuffle
a) teamwork
What emotion does the narrator express when they ask, "Why would someone need to include you if you're already present?"
1) Confusion
2) Anger
3) Sadness
3) Sadness
How does the poet's feeling about time change throughout the poem?
1) He is satisfied with the time he has left.
2) He feels angry that he cannot buy any more time.
3) He values time more than he did as a child.
3) He values time more than he did as a child.
Anne Frank's quote: "In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart," conveys her
a) acceptance of the Holocaust
b) disbelief in humanity
c) enduring optimism and hope
c) enduring optimism and hope
In an argument essay, the word "however" means you
a) agree with what was said before.
b) are ready to present the counterclaim
c) disagree with what was said before
c) disagree with what was said before
"The three sons did not like each other, and they were always fighting with each other." In this sentence, the author uses the writing strategy:
a) irony
b) characterization
c) mood
b) characterization