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d. People of all colors are essentially made of the same human characteristics. On the ground before you is the jumble it held—so much like the jumble in the bags, could they be emptied, that all might be dumped in a single heap and the bags refilled without altering the content of any greatly. A bit of colored glass more or less would not matter.

Based on Hurston's metaphor of the bags of miscellany, the reader can infer which statement? Select one: a. Each person is unique, regardless of his or her color. b. A person's racial identity is made up of several competing factors. c. Every person has complex feelings about his or her own racial identity. d. People of all colors are essentially made of the same human characteristics.

b. the author values jazz as a part of her cultural heritage. She writes, "I am in the jungle and living in the jungle way. My face is painted red and yellow and my body is painted blue. My pulse is throbbing like a war drum...But the piece ends... I creep back slowly to the veneer we call civilization with the last tone..."

From the description of the performance at the jazz club, the reader can infer that Select one: a. the New World Cabaret does not have many white patrons. b. the author values jazz as a part of her cultural heritage. c. the musicians in the orchestra are African American. d. the white friend did not enjoy the performance.

c. She engages the reader by using the second person.

How does Hurston craft an effective conclusion? Select one: a. She restates her claim and reasons. b. She identifies and refutes a counterargument. c. She engages the reader by using the second person. d. She introduces convincing evidence to support her main points.

c. Looking out over the ocean, we practiced a new song composed during the trip.

How might you rewrite sentence 16 to show the correct punctuation of a participle? Select one: a. Looking out over the ocean we practiced a new song composed during the trip. b. Looking out over the ocean we practiced a new song, composed during the trip. c. Looking out over the ocean, we practiced a new song composed during the trip. d. Looking out over the ocean; we practiced a new song, composed during the trip.

d. There in my guitar case were the keys.

How might you rewrite sentence 27? Select one: a. There, in my guitar case, is the keys. b. There in my guitar case are the keys. c. There, in my guitar case, was the keys. d. There in my guitar case were the keys.

d. Often siblings share the same facial features-eyes, noses, or smiles.

How might you rewrite sentence 3 to show correct use of punctuation? Select one: a. Often; siblings share the same facial features (eyes, noses, or smiles). b. Often-siblings share the same facial features (eyes, noses, or smiles). c. Often siblings share the same facial features, eyes, noses, or smiles. d. Often siblings share the same facial features-eyes, noses, or smiles.

a. Smiling, Annabelle followed the coach's instructions without correcting him.

How might you rewrite sentence 5 to show correct use of punctuation? Select one: a. Smiling, Annabelle followed the coach's instructions without correcting him. b. Smiling, Annabelle followed the coach's instructions, without correcting him. c. Smiling; Annabelle followed the coach's instructions, without correcting him. d. Smiling; Annabelle followed the coach's instructions without correcting him.

d. Our coach, wrapped up in the demonstration he was giving, did not even notice his mistake.

How should sentence 6 be rewritten? Select one: a. Wrapped up in the demonstration he was giving our coach did not even notice his mistake. b. Our coach was wrapped up in the demonstration he was giving did not even notice his mistake. c. Our coach did not even notice his mistake wrapped up in the demonstration he was giving. d. Our coach, wrapped up in the demonstration he was giving, did not even notice his mistake.

a. - A dash is used to show an unfinished sentence.

How should you fill in the punctuation missing from sentence 20? Select one: a. - b. : c. ! d. ?

d. To celebrate, we decided to take one last swim before we started our long drive home-after all, who knows when we'd see the ocean again?

How should you punctuate sentence 18? Select one: a. To celebrate: we decided to take one last swim before we started our long drive home; after all-who knows when we'd see the ocean again? b. To celebrate, we decided to take one last swim before we started our long drive home; after all, who knows when we'd see the ocean again. c. To celebrate we decided to take one last swim before we started our long drive home: after all, who knows when we'd see the ocean again! d. To celebrate, we decided to take one last swim before we started our long drive home-after all, who knows when we'd see the ocean again?

d. But more than anything else, we love going on long road trips - we drove all the way from Chicago to Miami one summer.

How should you rewrite sentence 13 to show correct use of punctuation? Select one: a. But; more than anything else, we love going on long road trips, we drove all the way from Chicago to Miami one summer. b. But more than anything else; we love going on long road trips; we drove all the way from Chicago to Miami one summer. c. But more than anything else-we love going on long road trips, we drove all the way from Chicago to Miami one summer. d. But more than anything else, we love going on long road trips - we drove all the way from Chicago to Miami one summer.

d. convey a realistic depiction of how she spoke. She is describing her own speech - fast

The author does not include standard English punctuation in the phrase "Howdy-do-well-I-thank-you-where-you-goin'?" in paragraph 3 in order to Select one: a. poke fun at her own dialect. b. demonstrate regional speech patterns. c. contrast her speech with that of the tourists. d. convey a realistic depiction of how she spoke.

c. Social context influences how she feels about her racial identity.

What central idea does Hurston emphasize with the phase "became colored" in paragraph 2? Select one: a. Race is not the foundation of her identity. b. Her skin color changed when she turned thirteen. c. Social context influences how she feels about her racial identity. d. She did not always feel discriminated against because of her color.

b. He merely says the music is "good." His statement is clear evidence supporting the claim that he was not as affected as she was by the music at the jazz club.

What evidence does Hurston give to support her claim that her white friend was not as affected as she was by the music at the jazz club? Select one: a. He remains motionless as the orchestra plays. b. He merely says the music is "good." c. He looks disinterested. d. He turns pale.

a. Hurston's color eclipsed other parts of her identity. She writes, "I was not Zora of Orange County any more. I was now a little colored girl."

What inference can readers make based on the details of paragraph 5? Select one: a. Hurston's color eclipsed other parts of her identity. b. Hurston was discriminated against because of her color. c. The population of Jacksonville was predominately white. d. As a thirteen-year-old, Hurston did not like her new school.

b. Hurston's own identity remains intact despite external circumstances. "I am surged upon and overswept, but through it all, I remain myself."

What point does Hurston make with the metaphor she develops in paragraph 10? Select one: a. Hurston sometimes feels overwhelmed by the way others see her. b. Hurston's own identity remains intact despite external circumstances. c. Hurston fears that her racial identity will be eroded by her surroundings. d. Hurston's feelings about her color cannot be easily washed away by outside forces.

c. "No one on earth ever had a greater chance for glory." This reason BEST supports the claim.

Which reason in paragraph 7 best supports Hurston's claim that she is not "tragically colored" (paragraph 6)? Select one: a. "There is no great sorrow damned up in my soul, nor lurking behind my eyes." b. "Slavery is sixty years in the past." c. "No one on earth ever had a greater chance for glory." d. "... I shall get twice as much praise or twice as much blame."

a. There are several markers that contribute to Hurston's perception of self.

Which sentence best summarizes the ideas in paragraphs 14-16? Select one: a. There are several markers that contribute to Hurston's perception of self. b. Sometimes Hurston defines herself by her gender more than her race. c. Hurston feels the same way about her race and her nationality. d. When Hurston is discriminated against, she takes it personally.

d. "My pulse is throbbing like a war drum." This line describes something physical taking place in the writer's body as she listens to the music.

Which sentence in paragraph 11 most effectively expresses Hurston's physical connection with the music at The New World Cabaret? Select one: a. "It constricts the throat and splits the heart with its tempos and narcotic harmonies." b. "I hurl it true to the mark yeeeooww!" c. "I am in the jungle and living in the jungle way." d. "My pulse is throbbing like a war drum."

c. "I was the first 'welcome-to-our-state' Floridian ... " (paragraph 3)

Which stylized phrase in paragraphs 3-4 most effectively captures Hurston's feelings about her interactions with the tourists who passed through her childhood town? Select one: a. "Proscenium box for a born first-nighter." (paragraph 3) b. "If one of my family happened to come to the front in time to see me, of course negotiations would be rudely broken off." (paragraph 3) c. "I was the first 'welcome-to-our-state' Floridian ... " (paragraph 3) d. "They liked to hear me "speak pieces" and sing and wanted to see me dance the parse-me-la, and gave me generously of their small silver for doing these things ..." (paragraph 4)

a. is

Which word correctly fills in the blank in sentence 11? Select one: a. is b. are c. was d. were

b. Astonished

Which word correctly fills in the blank in sentence 28? Select one: a. Astonish b. Astonished c. Astonishes d. Astonishing

c. looks

Which word correctly fills in the blank in sentence 4? Select one: a. looking b. looked c. looks d. look

b. have

Which word correctly fills in the blank in sentence 8? Select one: a. haven't b. have c. had d. has

appreciation

recognition of the quality, significance, or value of someone or something

persistence

the act or quality of holding firmly to a purpose or task in spite of obstacles

conform

to be similar to or match something or someone; to act or be in accord or agreement

accumulate

to gather or pile up

reinforce

to strengthen; to give more force to