Cumulative exam review

What can readers infer about Hurston from her voice in Their Eyes Were Watching God? She has experience in political activism. She speaks in a regional dialect. She values certain cultures above others. She appreciates history and culture.

She appreciates history and culture.

Choose the correct version of the sentence. Top athletes train long hours, eating healthy diets and dedicate themselves to their sports. Top athletes train long hours, eat healthy diets, and dedicate themselves to their sports. Top athletes train long hours, eat healthy diets, and dedicating themselves to their sports. Top athletes training long hours, eating healthy diets and dedicate themselves to their sports.

Top athletes train long hours, eat healthy diets, and dedicate themselves to their sports.

Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail."I have earnestly opposed violent tension, but there is a type of constructive, nonviolent tension which is necessary for growth. How does King support this claim in the rest of his letter? by providing examples of recent nonviolent sit-ins by quoting Socrates and establishing historical precedent by chronicling the history of violent tension throughout the South by presenting a visual image of a world in which equality reigns

by quoting Socrates and establishing historical precedent

Read the sentence from an argumentative essay about chemical waste. The chemical waste produced by factories is out of hand, and factory owners should get in trouble.Which revision offers the most improvement in word choice? The chemical waste produced by factories is insane, and factory owners should be punished. The chemical waste produced by factories is dangerous, and factory owners should be held accountable. The chemical waste produced by factories is huge, and factory owners should get it under control. The chemical waste produced by factories is manageable, and factory owners deserve blame.

The chemical waste produced by factories is dangerous, and factory owners should be held accountable.

Which citation format is correct if a student is quoting from an article entitled "Making Healthier Food Choices" that appears on a website and is written by author Lindsay Metcalf? (Metcalf) (Metcalf, website) ("Making Healthier Food Choices") (Metcalf, "Making Healtheir Food Choices")

(Metcalf)

How is the author's use of a climactic structure reflected in the time that elapses in part two of King Arthur's Socks: A Comedy in One Act? A long time elapses, allowing events to unfold slowly. A long time elapses, allowing characters' emotions to cool. A short time elapses, and the situations do not evolve far. A short time elapses, but the situations are reversed.

A short time elapses, and the situations do not evolve far.

Which excerpt from Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique contains underlined keywords that reflect mainstream society's view of a woman's role in the 1950s and '60s? The problem lay buried, unspoken, for many years in the minds of American women. They were taught to pity the neurotic, unfeminine, unhappy women who wanted to be poets or physicists or presidents. Some women, in their forties and fifties, still remembered painfully giving up those dreams, but most of the younger women no longer even thought about them. All they had to do was devote their lives from earliest girlhood to finding a husband and bearing children.

All they had to do was devote their lives from earliest girlhood to finding a husband and bearing children.

Which excerpt from "Harrison Bergeron" best illustrates irony? Hazel had a perfectly average intelligence, which meant she couldn't think about anything except in short bursts. There were tears on Hazel's cheeks, but she'd forgotten for the moment what they were about. And she had to apologize at once for her voice, which was a very unfair voice for a woman to use. Her voice was a warm, luminous, timeless melody. A buzzer sounded in George's head. His thoughts fled in panic, like bandits from a burglar alarm.

And she had to apologize at once for her voice, which was a very unfair voice for a woman to use. Her voice was a warm, luminous, timeless melody.

Which sentence is written correctly? Chicken a lean protein, can by prepared, in many healthy ways. Chicken a lean protein can be prepared, in many healthy ways. Chicken, a lean protein, can be prepared in many healthy ways. Chicken, a lean, protein can be prepared in many healthy ways.

Chicken, a lean protein, can be prepared in many healthy ways.

Read the excerpt from Wiesel's All Rivers Run to the Sea.No, let us go no further. Decency and custom forbid it. I said it earlier, when speaking of my grandfather: In Jewish tradition a man's death belongs to him alone. Let the gas chambers remain closed to prying eyes, and to the imagination. We will never know all that happened behind those doors of steel.Read the text and study the images from Spiegelman's Maus. Which theme is addressed in both excerpts? Inexperience can sometimes lead to misunderstanding. It's important to follow tradition regardless of circumstance. Some truths are too difficult to fathom if one has not experienced them. There are times when one must be able to see in order to believe.

Some truths are too difficult to fathom if one has not experienced them.

Read the excerpt from "Mother Tongue."Those tests were constructed around items like fill-in-the-blank sentence completion, such as "Even though Tom was ______, Mary thought he was _____." And the correct answer always seemed to be the most bland combinations of thoughts, for example, "Even though Tom was foolish, Mary thought he was ridiculous." Well, according to my mother, there were very few limitations as to what Tom could have been and what Mary might have thought of him. So I never did well on tests like that. Which information from the excerpt best supports the inference that achievement tests ignore imagination as an element of language ability? Tan's mother would not be able to answer a question like the one described in the excerpt. Tan's mother could think of several ways to answer a question like the one described in the excerpt. Tan's mother did not allow her to take tests with questions like the one described in the excerpt. Tan's mother was disappointed that Tan did poorly on tests with questions like the one described in the excerpt.

Tan's mother could think of several ways to answer a question like the one described in the excerpt.

Read the excerpt from Infinite Jest.'You are Harold Incandenza, eighteen, date of secondary-school graduation approximately one month from now, attending the Enfield Tennis Academy, Enfield, Massachusetts, a boarding school, where you reside.' His reading glasses are rectangular, court-shaped, the sidelines at top and bottom. 'You are, according to Coach White and Dean [unintelligible], a regionally, nationally, and continentally ranked junior tennis player, a potential O.N.A.N.C.A.A. athlete of substantial promise, recruited by Coach White via correspondence with Dr. Tavis here commencing . . . February of this year.' The top page is removed and brought around neatly to the bottom of the sheaf, at intervals. 'You have been in residence at the Enfield Tennis Academy since age seven.'Based on this excerpt, which of the following statements is implicit? The university interview process is quite lengthy. Harold is an eighteen-year-old student. Harold is an accomplished tennis player. The Enfield Tennis Academy is located in Massachusetts.

The university interview process is quite lengthy.

Read the excerpt from Their Eyes Were Watching God.Mrs. Turner was a milky sort of a woman that belonged to child-bed. Her shoulders rounded a little, and she must have been conscious of her pelvis because she kept it stuck out in front of her so she could always see it. Which phrase from the excerpt is the best example of dialect in this excerpt? sort of a woman belonged to child-bed shoulders rounded a little so she could always see it

belonged to child-bed

According to The Feminine Mystique, many women of the 1950s and '60s felt trapped by society's expectations. Which excerpt contains keywords that best describe their feelings? Other women were satisfied with their lives, she thought. What kind of a woman was she if she did not feel this mysterious fulfillment waxing the kitchen floor? When a woman went to a psychiatrist for help, as many women did, she would say, "I'm so ashamed," or "I must be hopelessly neurotic." "There's nothing wrong really," they kept telling themselves.

When a woman went to a psychiatrist for help, as many women did, she would say, "I'm so ashamed," or "I must be hopelessly neurotic."

Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail."Sometimes a law is just on its face and unjust in its application.How does King support this claim? by citing the 1954 Supreme court decision by describing the fairness of moral laws by describing a law about parade permits by defining illegal segregation statutes

by describing a law about parade permits

Read the paragraph from a student's literary essay comparing two different works.(1) Sandra Cisneros's "Mericans" is about a young American girl of Mexican descent who is struggling to find her own cultural identity. (2) Cisneros illustrates this through a number of images and ideas. (3) For example, the speaker, Micaela, calls her grandmother "awful," and seems to resent the woman's strict views and religious ideals. (4) The speaker also mentions how she and her brother emulate characters from popular American television programs when they play make-believe. (5) Lastly, she describes physically standing outside her family's church, an act that symbolizes the fact that she feels like an outsider to Mexican culture. (6) Although Micaela is of Mexican descent, she seems to feel a stronger connection to the United States. Which best describes this paragraph? the introduction to the essay a body paragraph of the essay the thesis of the essay the conclusion of the essay

a body paragraph of the essay

Having a counterclaim in an argumentative essay allows the author of the essay to provide background information on the topic. support his or her claim with evidence. state his or her opinion on the topic. address any opposition to his or her claim.

address any opposition to his or her claim

How does Michio Kaku develop the idea of an impending scientific revolution in "Choreographers of Matter, Life, and Intelligence"? by praising the efficiency of modern-day Internet research by providing quantitative proof of recent scientific progress by comparing scientific knowledge to grains of sand on a beach by providing the names and contributions of modern scientists

by providing quantitative proof of recent scientific progress

What feeling is conveyed in both "Ambush" and "Facing It"? confusion fear anger hatred

confusion

According to Objectivism, man exists to succeed and gain wealth. to serve a higher power. for his own sake. for no reason at all.

for his own sake

Use the following definitions to answer the question.emanate:1. (verb) to come from, originateeminent:1. (adjective) of high standing, well-knownimmanent:1. (adjective) within something, innateimminent:1. (adjective) about to occur, pendingRead the sentence.The fire burning out of control put the neighborhood in __________ danger.Which word best completes the sentence? emanate immanent eminent imminent

imminent

Read the excerpt from the interview with E.Y. (Yip) Harburg.I was relieved when the Crash came. I was released. Being in business was something I detested. When I found that I could sell a song or a poem, I became me, I became alive. Other people didn't see it that way. They were throwing themselves out of windows.Harburg was relieved when the crash occurred because it allowed him to become a man of leisure who did not have to work anymore. it forced him out of his comfort zone and into a brand new environment. it was easier to write songs about the Depression than about prosperity. it gave him the opportunity to develop and profit from his creativity.

it gave him the opportunity to develop and profit from his creativity.

Read the following excerpt from Levitt and Dubner's Freakonomics.There is a tale, "The Ring of Gyges," that Feldman sometimes tells his economist friends. It comes from Plato's Republic. A student named Glaucon offered the story in response to a lesson by Socrates—who, like Adam Smith, argued that people are generally good even without enforcement. Glaucon, like Feldman's economist friends, disagreed. He told of a shepherd named Gyges who stumbled upon a secret cavern with a corpse inside that wore a ring. When Gyges put on the ring, he found that it made him invisible. With no one able to monitor his behavior, Gyges proceeded to do woeful things—seduce the queen, murder the king, and so on. Glaucon's story posed a moral question: could any man resist the temptation of evil if he knew his acts could not be witnessed? Glaucon seemed to think the answer was no. But Paul Feldman sides with Socrates and Adam Smith—for he knows the answer, at least 87 percent of the time, is yes.Feldman reaches the conclusion that most people are honest without receiving an incentive by making a claim about his individual experiences and looking for evidence. making a broad generalization about morality and looking for evidence. studying his individual experiences and arriving at a broad generalization. studying a counterclaim about morality and arriving at a broad generalization.

studying his individual experiences and arriving at a broad generalization.

Which event is described in both "Ambush" and "Facing It"? a visit to a memorial a discussion with a child an interaction with the enemy the death of a soldier

the death of a soldier

Read the excerpt from Flannery O'Connor's "The Life You Save May Be Your Own.""A body and a spirit," he repeated. "The body, lady, is like a house: it don't go anywhere; but the spirit, lady, is like a automobile: always on the move, always . . ."This excerpt contains one simile. two metaphors. two similes. one case of irony.

two similes.