AP Classroom Study Test

Near the end of the second paragraph, "illustrated" most nearly means

decorated

Which of the following best paraphrases the meaning of line 36?

When nature has ceased to exist

The word "loomed" (final sentence of the passage) primarily suggests the narrator's feeling of

insignificance

In line 5, "Fired" is best interpreted as meaning

inspired

The narrator most likely includes the image of the "dark-red gables" in the description of the outdoors in the first paragraph to

introduce a contrast between the indoors and outdoors

The narrator uses the word "body" (seventh sentence) primarily to

reinforce a feeling of community

The mirrorlike quality of the granite walls allows the speaker to experience all of the following in the poem EXCEPT

self-respect

Lines 20-21 most strongly convey the speaker's

sense of how permanent is the fate of those named

The imagery in the passage suggests all of the following about Satan EXCEPT his

stupidity

In the fourth sentence, "patronized" is best interpreted to mean

supported

In the second sentence of the first paragraph, the narrator describes old Christmas' "imprisonment" as "sweet" to suggest that

the holiday provides a welcome break from the dreariness of winter

The imagery of the poem is characterized by

transformation and duality

In context, the expression "play the monkey" (paragraph 5) likely means to

act like a fool

In context, the word "end" (line 41) is best understood to refer to the

author's aim in a work

Lines 31-38 suggest that the appropriate way to appreciate a work of art is to consider its

balance and unity

In line 5, "perplexed" is best interpreted to mean

complicated

In line 15, "hurdled cotes" refers to

fenced enclosures

In line 23, "that malignant dull delight" refers to

finding faults

In lines 13-16 ("Though . . . alters"), the speaker is asserting that we

have all experienced loss and disappointment

The speaker implies that without "The dolphin's arc, the dove's return" (line 24), we would

have less understanding of ourselves and our lives

In the first sentence of the passage, what is the main purpose for exaggerating the condition of the "petrified" animals?

To emphasize the profound stillness of the winter scene

Which of the following best describes an effect of the repetition of the phrase "ask us" in line 33?

It provides a tone of imploring earnestness.

The books the narrator gets from the library van are significant to her because they

describe things and activities that are outside of her everyday experience