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English
11th
grade
Brent Staples, Just Walk On By: Black Men and Public Space
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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the purpose of the opening paragraph?
a. to state the thesis of the essay
b. to shock the reader by disclosing the writer's guilt
c. to provide an example that will frame the essay
d. to evoke an emotional response from the reader
e. to mock the response of the woman being described
- 2. Multiple Choice
Paragraph 2 contains all of the following Except
a. vivid description
b. an abstract statement
c. figurative language
d. parallel syntax
e. understatement
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is the primary rhetorical function of the sentence "I understand, of course, that the danger they perceive is not a hallucination" (par. 5)?
a. to provide an example that is the exception to the rule
b. to acknowledge a counterargument
c. to present a misconception that Staples will correct
d. to concede that Staples might be mistaken
e. to introduce another of Staple's personal experiences
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is the purpose of paragraph 10?
a. to broaden Staple's point beyond personal experience
b. to demonstrate that Staples is more fortunate than most other black men
c. to suggest a solution to the problem Staples raised in previous paragraphs
d. to introduce a new issue that complicates Stple's argument
e. to signal that Staples is ready to draw his conclusion
- 5. Multiple Choice
All of the following are examples of irony Except
a. "menacingly" (par. 1)
b. "unwieldy inheritance" (par. 2)
c. "as though bracing themselves against being tackled" (par. 5)
d. "lethality nighttime pedestrians attributed to me" (par. 6)
e. "smother the rage" (par. 11)
- 6. Multiple Choice
The last sentence of the essay is an example of
I. irony
II. paradox
III. analogy
a. I only
b. II only
c. III only
d. I and II only
e. I, II, and III
- 7. Multiple Choice
Staples cites the example of "melodies from Beethoven and Vivaldi and the more popular classical composers" (par. 12) to do which of the following?
a. demonstrate his impressive knowledge of classical music
b. defy the stereotypes of what black men are assumed to know
c. include black composers who understand the indignities he has experienced
d. allude to music with which his audience is likely to be familiar
e. describe music that is known to have a calming effect
- 8. Multiple Choice
The speaker's attitude toward the experiences he relates is a combination of
a. contempt, cynicism, and fear
b. confusion, concern, and bitterness
c. anger, irony, and reason
d. detachment, disdain, and reproach
e. remorse, anxiety, and sympathy
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