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- 1. Multiple ChoiceRead the excerpt from "Binding Memories:
”"Ah, the romantic soul!”
said my parents skeptically,
worried that my business would fail,
that I was behind the times.
Based on this stanza, how do the speaker’s parents feel about her decision to pursue book publishing?They wish the speaker did not have such an active imagination.They want the speaker to build a large and successful company.They want the speaker to help her family through her work.They wish the speaker would choose a more reliable profession. - 2. Multiple ChoiceThe author’s purpose isthe primary reason the author wrote the text.the feelings the author has about the text.the thoughts the author has about the text.the conclusions the author draws in the text.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceRead the excerpt from "Dorothea Lange":
When she graduated high school in 1912, she told her mother she wanted to be a photographer, and soon after, she began training with Arnold Genthe, a photographer famous for his portraits.
Based on Lange’s actions in this excerpt, it is reasonable to infer that she wasdetermined to reach her goals.unwilling to listen to her parents.indifferent about her future.driven to become well known. - 4. Multiple ChoiceTRUE OR FALSE?
An author's viewpoint is the way that the reader thinks and feels about the topic of the text.TRUEFALSE - 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat should the reader NOT study to make inferences about the personality traits of people in a text?settingwordsthoughtsactions
- 6. Multiple ChoiceIn I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, author Maya Angelou’s purpose is to tell about her childhood, while her___________________shows how she thinks and feels about her childhood.ViewpointPurposeMoodsarcasm
- 7. Multiple Choice________________ is the way that the author thinks and feels about the topic of the text.Narrator's PerspectiveAuthor's View PointAuthor's PerspectiveAuthor's Purpose
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