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15 Cards in this Set
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1. In “Fear,” the speaker fears the loss of her
a. child’s life. b. child’s happiness. c. closeness with her child. d. independence from her child. |
c. closeness with her child.
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2. In “Fear,” the images of what the speaker longs for with her child are primarily related to the sense of ______.
a. sight b. hearing c. smell d. touch |
d. touch
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3. Which of the following words describes the tone of “Fear”?
a. humble b. ironic c. anguished d. fierce |
a. humble
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4. In “Fear,” the image of the child in “tiny golden slippers” appeals primarily to the
sense of ______. a. touch b. irony c. sight d. humor |
c. sight
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5. The speaker in “Fear” doesn’t want her daughter to grow up to be a queen because
a. of the pressures rulers face. b. she is of humble origin. c. she fears the queen would be harmed. d. she could no longer see her daughter easily. |
d. she could no longer see her daughter easily.
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6. In “The street,” the line “Everything dark and doorless” suggests that
a. there are numerous people pursuing the speaker. b. there is nobody who can help the speaker. c. the speaker is describing things accurately. d. the speaker is running through the countryside. |
b. there is nobody who can help the speaker.
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7. What is the theme of Octavio Paz’s “The street”?
a. the terror of not knowing who or where you are b. the relief of turning from the hunted to the hunter c. the experience of directly confronting your worst fear d. the sadness of realizing you are a failure in life |
a. the terror of not knowing who or where you are
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8. In which line from “The street” does the rhythm best convey a state of frenzied
panic? a. “A long and silent street . . .” b. “. . . stepping on silent stones and dry leaves.” c. “. . . if I run, he runs. I turn: nobody.” d. “. . . where I pursue a man who stumbles . . .” |
c. “. . . if I run, he runs. I turn: nobody.”
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9. What feeling do you get when the man the speaker pursues says “nobody” in the
final line of “The street”? a. peaceful b. eerie c. humorous d. melancholy |
b. eerie
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10. The dominant imagery of “Spring and All” is ______.
a. pessimistic b. visual c. darkness d. bright and sunny |
b. visual
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11. The theme of “Spring and All” is
a. the struggle of living things against disease. b. the hardiness of life in the bleakness of nature. c. the shock of explosive growth. d. the contrast between human life and plant development. |
b. the hardiness of life in the bleakness of nature.
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12. Identify the coordinate adjectives in the following sentence.
Along the road to the contagious hospital, we saw broad muddy fields, tall evergreen trees, dry autumn leaves, and patches of standing gray water. a. standing, gray b. tall, evergreen c. broad, muddy d. dry, autumn |
c. broad, muddy
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13. In which phrase is the comma unnecessary?
a. dark, doorless road b. dry, prickly grass c. long, silent street d. bare, winter trees |
d. bare, winter trees
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14. Something that is contagious is __________ .
a. deadly b. spread by direct or indirect contact c. bound by a legal document d. the opposite of something else |
b. spread by direct or indirect contact
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15. If your bedroom were stark, it would be __________ .
a. cluttered b. dirty c. dimly lit d. bare |
d. bare
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