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- 1. Multiple Choice
The narrator suggests that agreeing with Touchwood on a given subject is a way to
achieve a kind of victory over him
change his grouchiness to good humor
earn his grudging intellectual respect
throw him into confusion and embarrassment
cause him to alter his original approach
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is true of the adjective "superfluous" as it is used in line 5?
It reflects Touchwood's point of view
It exposes the narrator as unreliable
It undermines a previous assertion
It creates a solemn tone in the sentence
It conjures a specific image
- 3. Multiple Choice
In the context, Touchwood's reaction to "An invitation" (lines 6-7) is best described as
justifiable
spontaneous
self-serving
sadistic
perverse
- 4. Multiple Choice
According to the narrator, when is Touchwood LEAST contented?
When he fails to agree with an opponent
When a tradesman present him with a bill
When he fails to get a peaceful night's sleep
When he lacks a specific object to challenge
When he is unable to achieve a benevolent end
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is most likely reason that Touchwood "is inclined to make the tradesman wait for the money" (lines 16-17)?
He enjoys doing harm to other people
He fears for his own financial security
He refuses to respond to another's prompting
He is extremely wary of being cheated
He is uncertain about the legitimacy of other's demands
- 6. Multiple Choice
The use of the seconds person ("you") starting in line 24 has which of the following effects?
It offers the reader insight into the Touchwood's personality
It allows the reader to take Touchwood's side
It involves the reader more intimately in the passage
It confronts the reader with his or her own personal failings
It allos the speaker to mask his or her personal feelings
- 7. Multiple Choice
Lines 27-29 ("Impossible...fault") primarily serve to
offer feeble excuses
present contradictory explanations
acknowledge personal responsibility
imagine and reject possible provocations
describe and deny public allegations
- 8. Multiple Choice
In lines 30-31, the narrator uses "any reference to the weather" as an example of
an inoffensive remark
a curious inquiry
an ironic comment
an indirect challenge
a fatuous joke
- 9. Multiple Choice
In lines 40-51 ("If Touchwood's...against retort"), the narrator primarily makes use of which of the following?
A hypothetical scenario
An extended metaphor
A personal anecdote
An objective analysis
An ironic digression
- 10. Multiple Choice
At the end of the passage, the narrator suggests that the person who has had the "accident" (line 46) will
become Touchwood's friend for life
be reluctant to respond to verbal attacks from Touchwood
tend to avoid Touchwood's company at any cost
have only kindly feelings toward Touchwood's
have a lower opinion of Touchwood's than before the accident
- 11. Multiple Choice
In the passage as a whole, the speaker's tone can best be described as one of
scholarly seriousness
weary compliance
lofty condescension
reluctant disapproval
wry amusement
- 12. Multiple Choice
With regard to genre, the passage can best be classified as a
personal narrative
political satire
case histroy
character sketch
cultural commentary
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