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- 1. Multiple Choice
Read lines 44-47.
We paused, we seemed to breathe the smell Of limewash and of tar, Familiar as our daily breath, As though it were some strange scent of death:
What does the simile in lines 44-47 reveal to the reader about the speaker and his comrades?
It shows their apprehension despite the seemingly ordinary appearance of the lighthouse.
It shows their displeasure with the condition of the lighthouse in its current state of decline
It shows their sense of ease at the lighthouse having been there numerous times previously.
It shows their discovery of clues related to the disappearances of the lighthouse watchmen.
- 2. Multiple Choice
We hunted high, we hunted low; And soon ransacked the empty house; Then o’er the Island, to and fro, We ranged, to listen and to look
What does ransacked mean as it is used in line 72?
escaped
looted
observed
scoured
- 3. Multiple Choice
Read the sentence from paragraph 1.
She went by the name of Belisa Crepusculario, not because she had been baptized with that name or given to it by her mother, but because she had searched until she found the poetry of “beauty” and “twilight” and cloaked herself in it.
What does the personification in the sentence convey to the reader about Belisa?
It emphasizes that poetry is Belisa’s main form of written and verbal communication.
It illustrates that words are not just her profession but a part of Belisa’s identity.
It reveals that Belisa purports herself to be something that she is not.
It shows that Belisa desires to erase the people and memories associated with her past.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Read the sentence from paragraph 4.
But Charles remembered Daresbury Parsonage as a happy spot, an “island farm, ’midst seas of corn.”
How does the author use rhetoric to support his views about Dodgson?
The author uses personification to express Dodgson’s preference for solitude.
The author uses metaphor to illustrate Dodgson’s nostalgia for his family home.
The author uses irony to emphasize Dodgson’s ability to see the ordinary as exciting.
The author uses hyperbole to show Dodgson’s connection to nature.
- 5. Multiple Choice
He seems to have coped with the emotional discomforts of his life by presenting a cold, remote face to those he did not know well.
What does the author mean when he describes Dodgson as “presenting a cold, remote face to those he did not know well” in paragraph 10?
Dodgson refused to talk to anyone other than friends
Dodgson was disliked by most people.
Dodgson appeared aloof to strangers.
Dodgson preferred to be by himself.
- 6. Multiple Choice
1 Fats.
2 They’re the black-hatted bad guys of nutrition, the most demonized of all nutrients.…
3 But is fat really all that bad? Does it deserve to be so maligned?
4 This may come as a surprise to you, but fats are mostly good guys in nutrition. You need them to survive. In fact, there are a slew of “good” fats with astonishing powers to outwit disease and keep you healthy for a lifetime. Sure, there are some health-risky fats, but even some of those are needed in small amounts for good health. When you’re dealing with fats, the key is to control not only the amount you eat but also the kind of fat you eat.
5 To get a handle on how fats affect your heath, it helps to learn some basic facts about this most misunderstood of all nutrients.
How does the author use rhetoric in paragraphs 1-5 to establish the purpose of the passage?
The author uses formal scientific language to present information about fats.
The author uses irony to encourage increased consumption of fats.
The author uses satire to ridicule people who refuse to consume fats.
The author uses figurative language to clarify the misconceptions about fats.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Read paragraph 23.
Like two riders trying to hop into the same taxi, synthetic fats compete with essential fatty acids for entry into your metabolic pathways, with processed fats muscling essential fats out of the way most of the time. This metabolic mix-up undermines the healing powers of essential fatty acids.
What is the effect of the simile on the overall passage?
It draws a connection between the nutritional values of synthetic fats and essential fatty acids.
It highlights that synthetic fats are more prevalent and accessible than most essential fatty acids.
It poses a topic for future scientific inquiry about the relationships between synthetic fats and essential fatty acids.
It expresses the scientific point that consuming synthetic fats leaves little room for the nourishment provided by essential fatty acids.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Read the excerpt from paragraph 1.
Change I had known before, and it had been gradual. My father had been a headman once, a person of consequence in our village: I had lived to see him relinquish this importance, but the alteration was so slow that we hardly knew when it came.
I had seen both my parents sink into old age and death, and here too there was no violence. But the change that now came into my life, into all our lives, blasting its way into our village, seemed wrought in the twinkling of an eye.
How does the author use figurative language to contribute to the meaning of the passage?
by illustrating the close relationship between the narrator and her parents
by highlighting the contrast between slow and abrupt changes
by describing the destruction inflicted upon the village
by summarizing the important experiences that shaped the narrator’s life
- 9. Multiple Choice
All Nature seems at work. Slugs leave their lair—
The bees are stirring—birds are on the wing—
And Winter slumbering in the open air,
Wears on his smiling face a dream of Spring!
5 And I, the while, the sole unbusy thing, Nor honey make, nor pair, nor build, nor sing.
What is the purpose of the personification of Winter in lines 3-4?
to illustrate the positive effect of having a goal
to provide visual imagery of the speaker’s surroundings
to reinforce the overall whimsical tone of the poem
to relay a natural phenomenon using a poetic device
- 10. Multiple Choice
It was a bitter and cruel experience, and it plunged them into an agony of despair. Such a time, of all times, for them to have it, when their hearts were made tender! Such a pitiful beginning it was for their married life; they loved each other so, and they could not have the briefest respite! It was a time when everything cried out to them that they ought to be happy; when wonder burned in their hearts, and leaped into flame at the slightest breath. They were shaken to the depths of them, with the awe of love realized—and was it so very weak of them that they cried out for a little peace? They had opened their hearts, like flowers to the springtime, and the merciless winter had fallen upon them
Read this sentence from paragraph 2.
They had opened their hearts, like flowers to the springtime, and the merciless winter had fallen upon them.
How does the author use figurative language in the sentence to contribute to the meaning of the passage?
to convey a sense of beauty about the couple’s relationship
to emphasize the short time the couple experienced together
to illustrate how nature played a part in the couple’s relationship
to contrast the expectations of the couple with the reality they experience
- 11. Multiple Choice
Read this sentence from paragraph 3.
All that day he stood at his lard machine, rocking unsteadily, his eyes closing in spite of him ; and he all but lost his place even so, for the foreman booted him twice to waken him.
What does the phrase his eyes closing in spite of him mean?
It implies that he is ill.
It describes that he is bored at work.
It shows his efforts to fight exhaustion.
It illustrates how he is pushed at work.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Over them, relentless and savage, there cracked the lash of want; the morning after the wedding it sought them as they slept, and drove them out before daybreak to work. Ona was scarcely able to stand with exhaustion; but if she were to lose her place they would be ruined, and she would surely lose it if she were not on time that day. They all had to go, even little Stanislovas, who was ill from overindulgence in sausages and sarsaparilla. All that day he stood at his lard machine, rocking unsteadily, his eyes closing in spite of him; and he all but lost his place even so, for the foreman booted him twice to waken him.
Read this sentence from paragraph 3.
Over them, relentless and savage, there cracked the lash of want; the morning after the wedding it sought them as they slept, and drove them out before daybreak to work.
How does the figurative language in this sentence help the reader understand the reality the characters face in the excerpt?
It reveals the couple’s lack of control over their environment.
It portrays the couple’s physical pains from their labors both day and night.
It describes the couple’s inability to spend any time with each other.
It establishes the couple’s desire to pay back the debt caused by their wedding.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Read the sentence from paragraph 3 of the excerpt from Walden .
I have a great deal of company in my house; especially in the morning, when nobody calls.
Let me suggest a few comparisons, that some one may convey an idea of my situation. I am no more lonely than the loon in the pond that laughs so loud, or than Walden Pond itself.
How does the author use rhetoric to support his view on solitude in this sentence?
He uses irony to emphasize his preference for solitude.
He uses a metaphor to reinforce the solitude of his house.
He uses hyperbole to embellish the loneliness of this solitude.
He uses an allusion to emptiness to express his feelings of solitude.
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