Readings
In "My Brother's Keeper," what does Ted want Jamie to do for him?
A- give him an alibi in court
B- forge some documents
C- borrow money from Uncle Harry
D- go out with his old girlfriend
give him an alibi in court
What is the author's choice of words?
diction
Wilson became infuriated when he heard the results of the recent election.
A- awfully sad
B-exceedingly overjoyed
C-extremely happy
D-very angry
very angry
Prestigious:
A- hopeless; depressing
B- graceful; agile
C- not giving up
D- highly respected
D- highly respected
In “Hanging Fire,” the recurring line “and momma’s in the bedroom with the door closed” creates the feeling of
A- confidence
B- connection
C- isolation
D- poverty
isolation
The author creates a tone of regret in the poem “On Turning Ten.” Which line best demonstrates the tone of regret? Select all that apply.
A- “Disfiguring chicken pox of the soul”
B- “The perfect simplicity of being one”
C- “But now I am mostly at the window"
D- “You tell me it is too early to be looking back”
D- "You tell me it is too early to be looking back"
Susan’s mother refused to buy her more candy, so Susan walked away sullenly.
A-happy
B-relieved
C-resentfully
D-surprised
resentfully
After about an hour, the rain began to abate, and we could go back to playing our baseball game.
A- grow warmer
B- change directions
C- strengthen its power
D- become less intense
D- become less intense
The narrator of “The Scarlet Ibis” was uncomfortable about teaching Doodle to walk because
A- he hurt him in the process
B- he hadn’t asked his parents’ permission
C- he was embarrassed by Doodle’s disability
D- he only did it because of a dare from his friends.
he was embarrassed by Doodle’s disability.
In “The Scarlet Ibis,” the brother struggles between his love for his brother and his own self-pride. Which line from the story best supports this theme?
A- “For the first time, he became one of us.”
B- “They didn’t know that I did it for myself . . . that Doodle walked only because I was ashamed of having a crippled brother."
C- “Sometimes we descended into the cool greenness of Old Woman Swamp and climbed the rope vines or boxed scientifically beneath the pine where he learned to walk.”
D- “Doodle was both tired and frightened, and when he stepped from the skiff he collapsed onto the mud, sending an armada of fiddler crabs rustling off into the marsh grass.”
B- “They didn’t know that I did it for myself . . . that Doodle walked only because I was ashamed of having a crippled brother.”
insistent:
Lithe:
A- hopeless/depressing + graceful; agile
B- highly respected + graceful; agile
C- not giving up + graceful; agile
D- threatening + highly respected
C- not giving up + graceful; agile
Mrs. Whitney did not look pleased with the present of mole entrails her cat left on the front step.
A- feathers
B- rodents
C- inner organs
D- balls of string
C- inner organs
In I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, the speaker states she felt like crying when she heard the lines “I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul.” What did she feel was keeping her from being the master of her fate?
A- growing up in the South
B- the prejudice against her race
C- being outperformed by Henry Reed
D- dropping out of school in the eighth grade
the prejudice against her race
In "My Brother's Keeper," Ted and Jamie are developed in contrast to one another by describing their
A- fears of the unknown
B- emotional reactions
C- interactions with their parents
D- distrust of one another.
B- emotional reactions
The ugliness they left was palpable:
A- able to be felt
B- strange
C-hurtful
D-imagined
able to be felt
The seashells were iridescent in the sunlight.
A- cloudy
B- drying out
C- breaking into pieces
D- shimmering with colors
D- shimmering with colors
Narguesse, in My Forbidden Face, starts a rebellion among the women. What kept the guards from killing her?
A- Her brother testified in her defense
B- The company vouched for her helping build profits
C- The other women took off their chadri and refused to leave
D- They punished her by beating her and pushing her into barbed wire.
C- the other women took off their chadri and refused to leave
In "The Scarlet Ibis", what is the symbol in the story and what does it symbolise?
The symbol is the scarlet ibis and it symbolises doodle's death and his disability.
menacing:
bleak:
A- threatening + not giving up
B- threatening + hopeless; depressing
C- hopeless; depressing + threatening
D- hopeless; depressing + graceful; agile
B- threatening + hopeless; depressing
What is the key difference between adverbs and prepositions?
prepositions precede a noun or pronoun!