Final Exam Review

Read the sentence.Jalen picked up his camera and began taking pictures of the majestic mountains and the magnificent sunset.Which elements of this sentence are parallel? "mountains" and "magnificent" "camera" and "taking pictures" "picked up" and "taking" "majestic mountains" and "magnificent sunset"

"majestic mountains" and "magnificent sunset"

Which citation format is correct if a student is quoting a line on page 45 of a book titled Prison by Horace Gardener? (Gardener 45) (Gardener, p.45) (Gardener, Prison, p.45) (Prison 45)

(Gardener 45)

Which of the following sentences contains a dangling modifier? After walking to school, the bus slowly passed by. The school bus has a morning and afternoon route. Several students walk home together in the evening. While waiting for the bus, Egypt ate her breakfast.

After walking to school, the bus slowly passed by.

Which is the best example of a thesis statement for an argumentative essay about zoos and animal welfare? Although many people feel that keeping animals captive in zoos is cruel, zoos are necessary for animal conservation and research. Zoos have been around for thousands of years, and each year they draw millions of people to see the variety of animals they house. Many animals die prematurely in zoos because they are exposed to infectious diseases. Animals can be bred at zoos to increase their population and to combat extinction.

Although many people feel that keeping animals captive in zoos is cruel, zoos are necessary for animal conservation and research.

Read the sentence.The audience rose up and graciously applauded the guest speaker with a standing ovation.What is the best way to revise this sentence to eliminate wordiness? Graciously, the audience rose up and applauded the guest speaker. The audience rose and graciously gave the guest speaker a standing ovation. Applauding the guest speaker with a standing ovation, the audience rose. The sentence is correct as written.

Graciously, the audience rose up and applauded the guest speaker.

Read the excerpt from David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest.I am seated in an office, surrounded by heads and bodies. My posture is consciously congruent to the shape of my hard chair. This is a cold room in University Administration, wood-walled, Remington-hung, double-windowed against the November heat, insulated from Administrative sounds by the reception area outside, at which Uncle Charles, Mr. deLint and I were lately received.I am in here.Which is an explicit detail from this passage? Hal feels uncomfortable in this room. Hal does not want to participate in this interview. Hal is sitting on a hard chair in a cold room. Hal feels intimidated by the three deans.

Hal is sitting on a hard chair in a cold room.

Which sentence best uses academic vocabulary? In the last stanza of the poem, the elderly woman expresses anxiety about her family members who live far away. In the last stanza of the poem, the old woman seems upset about her family, who live in a faraway land. In the last stanza of the poem, the elderly woman worries about her family members who live pretty far away. In the last stanza of the poem, the old woman seems to care about her family who don't live nearby.

In the last stanza of the poem, the elderly woman expresses anxiety about her family members who live far away.

Read the excerpt from the article "Prominent Farmer Robbed and Killed."A farmer named Hossack was struck over the head and killed by unknown parties, at his home a few miles out from Bedford.Which most supports the idea that the excerpt is factual? It suggests that the killer is unidentified. It contains judgmental words and ideas. It is presented as merely a hypothesis. It can be proven using objective evidence.

It can be proven using objective evidence.

Read the excerpt from "The Weary Blues." Ain't got nobody in all this world,Ain't got nobody but ma self.I's gwine to quit ma frownin'And put ma troubles on the shelf.What is the effect of repeating the phrase "ain't got nobody" in the poem? It emphasizes the theme of sorrow and melancholy in the poem. It illustrates the singer's reluctance to perform the blues. It shows the singer's desire to connect to other musicians. It personifies the singer's thoughts and emotions.

It emphasizes the theme of sorrow and melancholy in the poem.

Which sentence is written correctly? Mrs. Ellis, a petite woman, wore the finest dresses from Paris. Mrs. Ellis a petite woman, wore the finest dresses from Paris. Mrs. Ellis, a petite woman wore the finest dresses from Paris. Mrs. Ellis a petite woman wore the finest dresses from Paris.

Mrs. Ellis, a petite woman, wore the finest dresses from Paris.

Which sentence is written correctly? My garden has green peppers, carrots, and three different kinds of tomatoes. My garden has—green peppers, carrots, and three different kinds of tomatoes. My garden has green peppers carrots and three different kinds of tomatoes. My garden has green peppers, carrots (and three different kinds of tomatoes).

My garden has green peppers, carrots, and three different kinds of tomatoes.

In what way are the lines of "The Weary Blues" similar to the lyrics of a blues song? The poem uses repetition to create meaning. The poem uses a standard rhyme scheme. The poem does not use figurative language. The poem does not offer insight into emotions.

The poem uses repetition to create meaning

After WW1, many young American writers took up residence in Paris and

abandoned traditional values

Read the excerpt from Brown v. Board of Education.This discussion and our own investigation convince us that, although these sources cast some light, it is not enough to resolve the problem with which we are faced. At best, they are inconclusive. . . .[T]here are findings below that the Negro and white schools involved have been equalized, or are being equalized . . .This excerpt suggests that the Supreme Court Justices

cannot find a conclusive reason to uphold separate systems of education

Read the passage.A play by Langston Hughes, Tambourines to Glory, was considered a failure. Some reviewers accused Hughes of creating caricatures of black life, with one-dimensional characters and too much humor.In this context, what is the meaning of "caricatures"? comments portrayals criticisms cartoons

cartoons

According to "Introduction to the Harlem Renaissance and the Civil Rights Movement," the 1954 ruling in Brown v. Board of Education marked the beginning of the Great Depression. civil rights movement. Great Migration. Harlem Renaissance.

civil rights movement

In a subject-by-subject comparison essay, a thesis statement must show how the theme is developed in both works. sum up all of the major points. compare and contrast the theme in both works. clearly explain the essay's topic and viewpoint.

clearly explain the essay's topic and viewpoint.

Which condition is considered most dangerous by George and Hazel Bergeron in "Harrison Bergeron"? conformity handicap equality competition

competition

Read the excerpt from A Rumor of War. The tedium was occasionally relieved by a large-scale search-and-destroy operation, but the exhilaration of riding the lead helicopter into a landing zone was usually followed by more of the same hot walking, with the mud sucking at our boots and the sun thudding against our helmets while an invisible enemy shot at us from distant tree lines. The paradox in the excerpt illustrates the idea that danger could alleviate the monotony of war. walking was often necessary after flying. the soldiers could not see their enemies. the heat was more difficult to overcome than the enemy.

danger could alleviate the monotony of war.

Which movement followed the Brown v. Board of Education decision? equality suffrage emancipation desegregation

desegregation

Read the excerpt from Their Eyes Were Watching God.Finally she was gone and Janie hurried to her kitchen to put on supper and found Tea Cake sitting in there with his head between his hands."Tea Cake! Ah didn't know you wuz home.""Ah know yuh didn't. Ah been heah uh long time listenin' to dat heifer run me down tuh de dawgs uh try tuh tole you off from me.""So dat whut she wuz up to? Ah didn't know.""Course she is. She got some no-count brother she wants yuh tuh hook up wid and take keer of Ah reckon.""Shucks! If dat's her notion she's barkin' up de wrong tree. Mah hands is full already."Through Janie's dialogue in this excerpt, it is reasonable to infer that she is secretly flattered by Mrs. Turner's suggestion. questioning her relationship with Mrs. Turner. devoted to Tea Cake and unaffected by Mrs. Turner's opinions. angry at Tea Cake for secretly listening in on her conversation.

devoted to Tea Cake and unaffected by Mrs. Turner's opinions.

Read the excerpt from Thomas Paine's work Common Sense.O ye that love mankind! Ye that dare oppose, not only the tyranny, but the tyrant, stand forth! Every spot of the old world is overrun with oppression. Freedom hath been hunted round the globe. Asia, and Africa, have long expelled her—Europe regards her like a stranger, and England hath given her warning to depart. O! receive the fugitive, and prepare in time an asylum for mankind.Which best describes the tone of this excerpt? emotional and passionate neutral and indifferent logical and matter-of-fact calm and soothing

emotional and passionate

In Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston uses dialect when Tea Cake speaks in order to illustrate his religious beliefs. emphasize his cultural background. make his character more universal. highlight his shyness around others.

emphasize his cultural background.

An essay that effectively compares two editorials must assess the writing quality of both pieces. evaluate the argument of each piece. summarize a variety of experts' opinions. use all three rhetorical appeals.

evaluate the argument of each piece.

Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail."Of course, there is nothing new about this kind of civil disobedience. It was evidenced sublimely in the refusal of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego to obey the laws of Nebuchadnezzar, on the ground that a higher moral law was at stake.King uses this allusion to retell an important historical tale. describe a governmental struggle in a foreign land. explain the reason for his peaceful approach. forge a connection with familiar figures of faith.

forge a connection with familiar figures of faith.

Both Wiesel's All Rivers Run to the Sea and Spiegelman's Maus relate events of the Holocaust from a Jewish survivor's perspective. using the third-person point of view. by retelling the experiences of friends. through the eyes of their fathers.

from a Jewish survivor's perspective.

Read this line from "Harlem." Or does it explode?Read this line from "The Weary Blues."Thump, thump, thump, went his foot on the floor.Both lines of poetry appeal to the sense of touch sight hearing smell

hearing

Read the text and study the image from Art Spiegelman's Maus. The author most likely includes the panel to share an emotional moment before the action at the stadium. hint at the strong bonds among his family members. slowly build to the main action of the story. express the lasting impact of the Holocaust

hint at the strong bonds among his family members.

A sentimental drama with stereotypical characters is known as realistic. melodrama. participatory. experimental.

melodrama.

Read the sentence.There were a finite number of tickets to the game, as the stadium could only hold 20,000 people.Which word is closest in meaning to the underlined word? special reserved pricey limited

limited

Read the sentence.Nia, my best friend, scored the winning goal.Which is the best revision of the sentence? Nia my best friend scored the winning goal. Nia, my best friend scored the winning goal. Nia my best friend, scored the winning goal. no change

no change

Read the passage from "First Joint Debate Ottawa," a speech by Abraham Lincoln.My Fellow-Citizens: When a man hears himself somewhat misrepresented, it provokes him,—at least, I find it so with myself; but when misrepresentation becomes very gross and palpable, it is more apt to amuse him. What is the closest meaning of the underlined phrase as it used in the excerpt? widely accepted emotionally disturbing obviously exaggerated extremely humorous

obviously exaggerated

Read this excerpt from "Why No Policeman on the Block?"Only in the last decade, with the ending of the Cold War, have these technologies finally been fully released to the public domain.What is the meaning of the underlined term? civilian researchers open society mass media unlicensed users

open society

Read the excerpt from "The Railroad Earth."O well anyway I'll be learning eventually to like the railroad and Sherman will like me some day, and anyway another day another dollar.The narrator of this excerpt can best be described as friendly. optimistic. wealthy. intelligent.

optimistic.

Read the excerpt from the Declaration of Independence.We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. —That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, —That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government.Which best describes the language in this excerpt? objective and timid personal and casual complex and intellectual passionate and logical

passionate and logical

Read the excerpt from "In Response to Executive Order 9066".My best friend is a white girl named Denise—we look at boys together. She sat in front of meall through grade school because of our names:O'Connor, Ozawa.In the excerpt, Okita reveals significant details about religion and culture. race and friendship. internment and prison. youth and love.

race and friendship.

A drama in which the characters and setting are presented in typical and real-world ways is known as realistic. melodrama. participatory. experimental.

realistic.

Which value was emphasized in the writings of the lost generation

rebellion

In the conclusion of an argumentative essay, the author should include a "hook" to capture the reader's attention. add details, facts, examples, and statistics. restate main ideas and summarize how they support the claim. present counter arguments and explain how they are flawed.

restate main ideas and summarize how they support the claim.

Read the passage from "Child of the Americas."I am Caribeña, island grown. Spanish is in my flesh, ripples from my tongue, lodges in my hips:the language of garlic and mangoes, the singing in my poetry, the flying gestures of my hands. The words "garlic and mangoes" in this passage are sensory images illustrating the speaker's island heritage. sensory images depicting a foreign and unknown culture. allusions to a well-known Spanish poem. allusions to common household items.

sensory images illustrating the speaker's island heritage.

Read the introduction to a student's essay about space exploration.(1) Space: the final frontier! (2) Many people see space as a true frontier. (3) They are excited by both the exploration of space and the potential of space. (4) Not everyone agrees with this. (5) Some people think that the money would be better spent solving Earth's problems. (6) However, the truth is that the money spent on space exploration is critical to solving our problems on Earth. Which of the following is the thesis statement? sentence 2 sentence 3 sentence 5 sentence 6

sentence 6

Which policy do the plaintiffs disagree with in Brown v. Board of Education? separate but equal equal protection under the law the Dred Scott decision the Emancipation Proclamation

separate but equal

Read the excerpt below.The mission of the Blanche Anti-Bullying Organization is to promote integrity, self-esteem, and respect for all people; therefore, as we pursue our mission, we the founders do respectfully promise to uphold these values for ourselves and all of our participating members.What is the tone of the passage? sincere casual humorous critical

sincere

Read the excerpt from Notes of a Native Son.A few hours after my father's funeral, while he lay in state in the undertaker's chapel, a race riot broke out in Harlem. On the morning of the 3rd of August, we drove my father to the graveyard through a wilderness of smashed plate glass.Baldwin describes a personal event taking place amid a race riot to symbolize his detachment from the racial prejudice existing in society. emphasize his amazement with the events taking place around him. symbolize the destructive impact racial prejudice has on individual lives. emphasize the contrast between his father's experiences and his own.

symbolize the destructive impact racial prejudice has on individual lives.

Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.I wanted to tell her she shouldn't be playing Scrabble yet. Or looking in the mirror. Or turning the stereo any louder than what you needed just to hear it.What assumption does the narrator make in this excerpt? that his mother's activities suggest an end to her grief that his mother's activities are adversely affecting her work that his mother's attention to the mirror suggests vanity that his mother's game-playing detracts from her time with him

that his mother's activities suggest an end to her grief

What led Harburg to write the song, "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" the biggest bread line in New York City, which was owned and operated by William Randolph Hearst the realization that the prosperity of the past was completely gone and very unlikely to return the able-bodied men he saw begging for money and standing in bread lines in the streets of New York the request President Roosevelt made to Harburg for a catchy and poignant campaign song

the able-bodied men he saw begging for money and standing in bread lines in the streets of New York

Read the excerpt from A Rumor of War. Weeks of bottled-up tensions would be released in a few minutes of orgiastic violence, men screaming and shouting obscenities above the explosions of grenades and the rapid, rippling bursts of automatic rifles.In this excerpt, the author uses imagery to describe the soldiers' feelings of fear. the soldiers' feelings of relief. the chaos and frenzy of war. the pain and anguish of war.

the chaos and frenzy of war.

The speaker in "Harlem" contemplates the outcome of people's hatred. the fate of aspirations that are unrealized. the result of heavy labor in extreme conditions. the consequences of childhood neglect.

the fate of aspirations that are unrealized.

Read the excerpt from part 2 of Zeitoun.He coasted away from his home, passing over bicycles and cars, their antennae scraping the bottom of his canoe. Every vehicle, old and new, was gone, unsalvageable. The numbers filled his head: there were a hundred thousand cars lost in the flood. Maybe more. What would happen to them? Who would take them once the waters receded? In what hole could they all be buried?Zeitoun is pondering the fate of flooded cars. the number of flood victims. the need for religious burials. the location of his lost belongings.

the fate of flooded cars.

Which choice best defines a word's connotative meaning? the literal meaning of the word the author's attitude toward the word the interpretation of the word found in a thesaurus the feeling and association that the word evokes

the feeling and association that the word evokes

Although it is not directly stated in the order, it was assumed that individuals in Roosevelt's Executive Order No. 9066were targeted for internment because they had committed crimes in the past. they were Japanese American. they were opposed to war. they were unable to meet their basic needs.

they were Japanese American.

Read the excerpt from Rena Kornreich Gelissen's Rena's Promise: Two Sisters in Auschwitz."I have a favor to ask of you, Andrzej . . . This is very difficult for me, but I must ask. It is no longer safe in Tylicz for Rena. Her mother and I are worried for her safety every day." Read the text and study the image from Art Spiegelman's Maus. The theme best expressed in both excerpts is

threatening uncertainty

Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail."Just as Socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half truths to the unfettered realm of creative analysis and objective appraisal, so must we see the need for nonviolent gadflies to create the kind of tension in society that will help men rise from the dark depths of prejudice. Why does King use this allusion? to appeal to his critics' intellect to define democratic principles to commemorate a famous leader to decry the bondage of ancient Greece

to appeal to his critics' intellect

to share historical precedent to emphasize the morality of his cause to define the purpose of his travel to compare the goals of famous leaders

to emphasize the morality of his cause

Which best describes the purpose of style in writing? to make reading the text more enjoyable and interesting to the audience to indulge writers' impulses and help separate them from other writers to present information in a way appropriate to writers' audiences and purposes to elevate the language of the writing to a higher, more sophisticated level

to present information in a way appropriate to writers' audiences and purposes

Which sentence uses the words accept/except correctly? A. By now, most of the group has accepted it. B. When you don't have the power to change something, you have to learn to except it. C. Everyone was happy accept Taylor. D. The entire group, with the acception of Morgan, was on time and ready to go.

A

How does Michio Kaku develop the idea of future Internet intelligence in "The Intelligent Planet"? by comparing the Internet to a magic mirror by recounting the history of rapid Internet growth by describing the impending changes in other scientific fields by offering quantitative research about Internet funding

by comparing the Internet to a magic mirror

Elie Wiesel's All Rivers Run to the Sea is a biography. memoir. scholarly study. fictional narrative.

memoir

Read the excerpt from Anthem. For the word "We" must never be spoken, save by one's choice and as a second thought. This word must never be placed first within man's soul, else it becomes a monster, the root of all the evils on earth, the root of man's torture by men, and of an unspeakable lie.The words "the root of man's torture by men" develop the excerpt's theme by expressing a moral condemnation of the use of torture. suggesting that any "man" or "men" who use the word "We" will be severely tortured. implying that "man" is often his own worst enemy. reinforcing individualism since the individual "man" is oppressed by the collective "men."

reinforcing individualism since the individual "man" is oppressed by the collective "men."

According to "Introduction to the Harlem Renaissance and the Civil Rights Movement," the first wave of the Great Migration prompted the growth of Black Nationalist movement. America's involvement in World War II. the development of the Harlem Renaissance. America's involvement in World War I.

the development of the Harlem Renaissance.

Who is Faulkner addressing in his speech

up and coming young writers

Which excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close reveals a childish tone? "Need some more copies?" Walt asked. I gave him a high-five, and I showed him the key that I had found, and asked him what he could tell me about it. "Could be a safe-deposit box, actually. An old one. Or some kind of fire-retardant cabinet." That made me crack up a little, even though I know there's nothing funny about being a mental retard. "Well, hardly anyone uses keys anymore." "I use keys," I told him, and I showed him my apartment key. "I know you do," he said. I said, "I have another question." "Shoot." "Do you think I could find the company that made this key?" "Anyone could've made it." "Well then, what I want to know is how can I find the lock that it opens?"

"Could be a safe-deposit box, actually. An old one. Or some kind of fire-retardant cabinet." That made me crack up a little, even though I know there's nothing funny about being a mental retard.

What is one difference in the themes of "Harlem" and "The Weary Blues"? "Harlem" shows curiosity, while "The Weary Blues" conveys facts. "Harlem" shows joy, while "The Weary Blues" conveys disappointment. "Harlem" conveys sorrow, while "The Weary Blues" shows happiness. "Harlem" conveys resentment, while "The Weary Blues" shows expression.

"Harlem" conveys resentment, while "The Weary Blues" shows expression.

What is one difference in the way sensory details are used in "Harlem" and "The Weary Blues"? "Harlem" uses all five senses, while "The Weary Blues" relies mainly on the sense of sound. "Harlem" uses the sense of sound, while "The Weary Blues" relies on all five senses. "Harlem" relies on the sense of touch, while "The Weary Blues" relies on the sense of sound. "Harlem" relies on all of the senses, while "The Weary Blues" relies mainly on the sense of touch.

"Harlem" uses all five senses, while "The Weary Blues" relies mainly on the sense of sound.

Which of the following excerpts from "Harrison Bergeron" best illustrates irony? "If you see this boy," said the ballerina, "do not—I repeat, do not—try to reason with him." "He is a genius and an athlete, is under-handicapped, and should be regarded as extremely dangerous." "My God—" said George, "that must be Harrison!" "Gee—I could tell that one was a doozy," said Hazel.

"He is a genius and an athlete, is under-handicapped, and should be regarded as extremely dangerous."

Which excerpt from Their Eyes Were Watching God is the best example of regional dialect? "Shucks! If dat's her notion she's barkin' up de wrong tree. Mah hands is full already."" "You got any smaller than him?" He indicated the son who seemed around twenty or so. For instance during the summer when she heard the subtle but compelling rhythms of the Bahaman drummers, she'd walk over and watch the dances. But Mrs. Turner's shape and features were entirely approved by Mrs. Turner.

"Shucks! If dat's her notion she's barkin' up de wrong tree. Mah hands is full already.""

Read the excerpt from Roosevelt's Executive Order No. 9066.I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of War . . . whenever he or any designated Commander deems such action necessary or desirable, to prescribe military areas in such places and of such extent as he or the appropriate Military Commander may determine, from which any or all persons may be excluded, and with respect to which, the right of any person to enter, remain in, or leave shall be subject to whatever restrictions the Secretary of War or the appropriate Military Commander may impose in his discretion. Which words from the excerpt best support the official nature of the document? "authorize" and "impose" "necessary" and "desirable" "appropriate" and "whatever" "right" and "person"

"authorize" and "impose"

Read the excerpt from Thomas Paine's work "The Crisis" No. 1.Britain, with an army to enforce her tyranny, has declared that she has a right (not only to TAX) but "to BIND us in ALL CASES WHATSOEVER," and if being bound in that manner, is not slavery, then is there not such a thing as slavery upon earth. . . .. . . Neither have I so much of the infidel in me, as to suppose that He has relinquished the government of the world, and given us up to the care of devils; and as I do not, I cannot see on what grounds the king of Britain can look up to heaven for help against us: a common murderer, a highwayman, or a house-breaker, has as good a pretence as he.Which phrase from the excerpt best reflects the excerpt's passionate tone? "Britain, with an army" "enforce her tyranny" "she has a right" "in that manner"

"enforce her tyranny"

Read the following excerpt from Levitt and Dubner's Freakonomics.He also believes that employees further up the corporate ladder cheat more than those down below. He got this idea after delivering for years to one company spread out over three floors—an executive floor on top and two lower floors with sales, service, and administrative employees (Feldman wondered if perhaps the executives cheated out of an overdeveloped sense of entitlement. What he didn't consider is that perhaps cheating was how they got to be executives.)Which of the following best describes the type of the reasoning the excerpt uses? Feldman uses deductive reasoning because he works from a generalization to arrive at specific examples. Feldman uses deductive reasoning because he arrives at a broad generalization based on another generalization. Feldman uses inductive reasoning because he formulates a generalization based on specific examples. Feldman uses inductive reasoning because he formulates a generalization based mostly on experience.

Feldman uses inductive reasoning because he formulates a generalization based on specific examples.

Read the excerpt from "Mother Tongue."Just last week, I was walking down the street with my mother, and I again found myself conscious of the English I was using, the English I do use with her. We were talking about the price of new and used furniture and I heard myself saying this: "Not waste money that way." My husband was with us as well, and he didn't notice any switch in my English. And then I realized why. It's because over the twenty years we've been together I've often used that same kind of English with him, and sometimes he even uses it with me. It has become our language of intimacy, a different sort of English that relates to family talk, the language I grew up with. What can be inferred from the excerpt? Tan believes that nonstandard English can make family communication difficult. Tan believes that nonstandard English can be an important part of family culture. Tan believes that the use of nonstandard English is a way to keep family business private. Tan believes that the use of nonstandard English must be guarded against in public.

Tan believes that nonstandard English can be an important part of family culture.

Read the excerpt from "Mother Tongue."Just last week, I was walking down the street with my mother, and I again found myself conscious of the English I was using, the English I do use with her. We were talking about the price of new and used furniture and I heard myself saying this: "Not waste money that way." My husband was with us as well, and he didn't notice any switch in my English. And then I realized why. It's because over the twenty years we've been together I've often used that same kind of English with him, and sometimes he even uses it with me. It has become our language of intimacy, a different sort of English that relates to family talk, the language I grew up with. How does Tan build a central idea of her story in the excerpt? Tan discusses the form of language she uses with her family to support the idea that nonstandard English is only appropriate at home. Tan describes a realization she makes while with her husband to support the idea that nonstandard forms of English are important forms of communication. Tan compares the English of her childhood with the English of her adulthood to support the idea that adults should use standard English with children. Tan relates a story about her husband to support the idea that people do not always understand each other, even when they speak the same language.

Tan describes a realization she makes while with her husband to support the idea that nonstandard forms of English are important forms of communication.

Read the passage from "The Latin Deli: An Ars Poetica."all wanting the comfortof spoken Spanish, to gaze upon the family portraitof her plain wide face, her ample bosomresting on her plump arms, her look of maternal interestas they speak to her and each otherof their dreams and their disillusions—The word choice in this passage describes the commonality of shared feelings and experiences. the confusion over mixed cultures. the loneliness of people with no cultural identity. the hurt of discrimination.

the commonality of shared feelings and experiences.

Evidence to support a claim in an argumentative essay should be part of the thesis statement. body paragraphs. introductory paragraph. concluding paragraph.

body paragraphs.

Read the excerpt from David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest.My silent response to the expectant silence begins to affect the air of the room, the bits of dust and sportcoat-lint stirred around by the AC's vents dancing jaggedly in the slanted plane of windowlight, the air over the table like the sparkling space just above a fresh-poured seltzer. The coach, in a slight accent neither British nor Australian, is telling C.T. that the whole application-interface process, while usually just a pleasant formality, is probably best accentuated by letting the applicant speak up for himself. In this excerpt, the narrator is providing both objective descriptions and subjective commentaries. only objective information about people, setting, and events. only subjective responses to the things he sees and experiences. a compromised interpretation of events due to his unstable condition.

both objective descriptions and subjective commentaries.

Read the excerpt from "Harrison Bergeron."Hazel had a perfectly average intelligence, which meant she couldn't think about anything except in short bursts. And George, while his intelligence was way above normal, had a little mental handicap radio in his ear. He was required by law to wear it at all times. It was tuned to a government transmitter. Every twenty seconds or so, the transmitter would send out some sharp noise to keep people like George from taking unfair advantage of their brains.How could this excerpt serve as a warning about the consequences of forced uniformity? by suggesting that forced uniformity specifically benefits individuals who are not smart by suggesting that forced uniformity encourages certain people to break the law by implying that forced uniformity interferes with individuals' intellectual development by implying that forced uniformity hampers a society's ability to use new technologies

by implying that forced uniformity interferes with individuals' intellectual development

How does Michio Kaku establish the nineteenth and twentieth centuries as an "Age of Discovery" in "Choreographers of Matter, Life, and Intelligence"? by describing the government support offered to scientists of the time by offering quantitative proof of people's improved health and lifespans by highlighting the social and religious developments of the era by listing the significant scientific developments of the era

by listing the significant scientific developments of the era

Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail."You express a great deal of anxiety over our willingness to break laws. This is certainly a legitimate concern.How does King rebut his critics' claim? by citing the US Constitution in a counterclaim by questioning the fairness of the laws in a counterclaim by praising the concept of social anarchy in a counterclaim by admitting mistakes made by his group in a counterclaim

by questioning the fairness of the laws in a counterclaim

How does Michio Kaku illustrate the need for organization of the Internet in "Why No Policeman on the Block?" by criticizing the immaturity of Internet users by using Netscape's success as an example by detailing government funding for research by quoting Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft

by using Netscape's success as an example

Read the excerpt from Their Eyes Were Watching God.The season closed and people went away like they had come—in droves. Tea Cake and Janie decided to stay since they wanted to make another season on the muck. There was nothing to do, after they had gathered several bushels of dried beans to save over and sell to the planters in the fall. So Janie began to look around and see people and things she hadn't noticed during the season.Which aspect of early twentieth-century society in the South is illustrated in this excerpt? Laborers enjoyed traveling for pleasure. Laborers traveled to find work opportunities. People valued employment over friendship. People feared the changing of the seasons.

Laborers traveled to find work opportunities.

Which of the following sentences contains a misplaced modifier? Baking in the oven, Kaleb thought the cake smelled great. Learning geometry in school can be quite a challenge. Cynthia's class will visit the state museum on Tuesday. Today, our choir group learned the lyrics to a beautiful song.

Baking in the oven, Kaleb thought the cake smelled great.

Read the excerpt from The Great Gatsby.It was a matter of chance that I should have rented a house in one of the strangest communities in North America. It was on that slender riotous island which extends itself due east of New York—and where there are, among other natural curiosities, two unusual formations of land. Which words from the passage are most indicative of the types of people the narrator will encounter in the novel? "house" and "communities" "strangest" and "unusual" "matter" and "chance" "natural" and "formations"

"strangest" and "unusual"

Read the excerpt from Rudolfo Anaya's essay "Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry."Tortillas and poetry. They go hand in hand. Books nourish the spirit, bread nourishes our bodies. Our distinct cultures nourish each one of us, and as we know more and more about the art and literature of the different cultures, we become freer and freer. . . . I don't know anyone who doesn't like to sample different ethnic foods, the breads of many many groups; just as many of us enjoy sampling books from different areas of the world. I travel to foreign countries, and I know more about myself as I learn more about my fellow human beings. Censorship imposes itself in my path of knowledge, and that activity can be justified by no one.Which phrase from the excerpt uses formal English? "many of us enjoy sampling books" "that activity can be justified by no one" "as we know more and more" "the breads of many many groups"

"that activity can be justified by no one"

Read the sentence.Kyle thought that he would go to the job interview, that he would talk about his previous experience, and that the manager's questions would be answered by him.To correct the error in parallel structure, replace the underlined portion with

"that he would answer the manger's questions"

Choose the correct expression to complete the sentence below. The way we find our information (affects/effects) our grade. a. affects b. effects

A

Which excerpt from The Great Gatsby is the best example of foreshadowing? . . . he stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and, far as I was from him, I could have sworn he was trembling. Involuntarily I glanced seaward — and distinguished nothing except a single green light, minute and far away, that might have been the end of a dock. When I looked once more for Gatsby he had vanished, and I was alone again in the unquiet darkness. Of course I knew what they were referring to, but I wasn't even vaguely engaged. The fact that gossip had published the banns was one of the reasons I had come East. You can't stop going with an old friend on account of rumors, and on the other hand I had no intention of being rumored into marriage. I said lightly that I had heard nothing at all, and a few minutes later I got up to go home. They came to the door with me and stood side by side in a cheerful square of light. As I started my motor Daisy peremptorily called: "Wait!" "Her family is one aunt about a thousand years old. Besides, Nick's going to look after her, aren't you, Nick? She's going to spend lots of week-ends out here this summer. I think the home influence will be very good for her."

. . . he stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and, far as I was from him, I could have sworn he was trembling. Involuntarily I glanced seaward — and distinguished nothing except a single green light, minute and far away, that might have been the end of a dock. When I looked once more for Gatsby he had vanished, and I was alone again in the unquiet darkness.

Choose the correct expression to complete the sentence below. Is this outline (all right, alright) with the group? a. all right b. alright

A

Based on "Harrison Bergeron," which statement would Kurt Vonnegut most likely support? Achieving absolute and literal equality requires the suppression of individuality. Maintaining a stable society necessitates strict obedience to laws and rules. Trying one's best at any particular task is as good as achieving success. Developing new technologies brings positive advancements to a society.

Achieving absolute and literal equality requires the suppression of individuality.

Read this excerpt from "DNA Testing."DNA samples from insects preserved in amber can date back to before the time of the dinosaurs, which died out 65 million years ago. George Poinar of Oregon State University, for example, has even extracted muscle tissue from a 125-million-year-old Lebanese weevil. This is, says Poinar, "the best preserved protein on the face of the earth." So far, DNA has been successfully extracted from about a half dozen ancient samples in amber. Select the most accurate summary of Kaku's argument. Amber has allowed scientists to study DNA that has been preserved over millions of years. Amber's preservative uses have been studied and explained by scientists at Oregon State University. Amber is an effective preservative for Lebanese weevils, as proven by ancient samples extracted by scientists. Amber can preserve DNA over millions of years; this suggests a new method for preserving culture far into the future.

Amber has allowed scientists to study DNA that has been preserved over millions of years.

Read the excerpt from the song, "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"They used to tell me I was building a dream With peace and glory ahead— These lines emphasize the pre-Great Depression belief that peace and glory were the ultimate goals of WWI. the American dream was beyond reach. American businesses were imperishable. there would always be work available.

American businesses were imperishable.

Read the excerpt from the interview with E.Y. (Yip) Harburg. We thought American business was the Rock of Gibraltar. We were the prosperous nation, and nothing could stop us now. A brownstone house was forever. You gave it to your kids and they put marble fronts on it. There was a feeling of continuity. If you made it, it was there forever. Suddenly the big dream exploded. The impact was unbelievable. Based on the excerpt and your historical knowledge, why did the stock market crash make Americans lose confidence in business? Other industries became more successful and provided needed jobs. Most successful business owners refused to assist those in need. Americans realized that business was not immune to failure and could collapse. Average Americans became the victims of unethical business owners.

Americans realized that business was not immune to failure and could collapse.

Read the excerpt from "Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry."My friend had concluded that if he took his language and culture out of his poetry, he stood a better chance of receiving a fellowship. He took out his native language, the poetic patois of our reality, the rich mixture of Spanish, English, pachuco and street talk which we know so well. In other words, he took the tortillas out of his poetry, which is to say he took the soul out of his poetry. Which best explains how Anaya's tone establishes his voice in the excerpt? Anaya's tone is humorous, which reflects his desire to highlight the topic. Anaya's tone is easy-going, which reflects his lack of concern about the topic. Anaya's tone is passionate, which reflects his strong feelings about the topic. Anaya's tone is joyful, which reflects his determination to celebrate the topic.

Anaya's tone is passionate, which reflects his strong feelings about the topic.

Which excerpt from Dispatches is an example of paradox? And at night it was beautiful. Even the incoming was beautiful at night, beautiful and deeply dreadful. One hit anywhere in the chopper would bring you back, bitten lips, white knuckles and all, and then you knew where you were. At night you could lie out on some sandbags and watch the C-47's mounted with Vulcans doing their work. At night in Khe Sanh, waiting there, thinking about all of them (40,000, some said), thinking that they might really try it, could keep you up.

And at night it was beautiful. Even the incoming was beautiful at night, beautiful and deeply dreadful.

Which excerpt from Dispatches contains a paradox? And at night, all of it seemed more possible. At night in Khe Sanh, waiting there, thinking about all of them (40,000, some said), thinking that they might really try it, could keep you up. If they did, when they did, it might not matter that you were in the best bunker in the DMZ, wouldn't matter that you were young and had plans, that you were loved, that you were a noncombatant, an observer. Because if it came, it would be in a bloodswarm of killing, and credentials would not be examined. Anxiety was a luxury, a joke you had no room for once you knew the variety of deaths and mutilations the war offered.

Anxiety was a luxury, a joke you had no room for once you knew the variety of deaths and mutilations the war offered.

Read the passage from Black Boy.From the white landowners above him there had not been handed to him a chance to learn the meaning of loyalty, of sentiment, of tradition. Joy was as unknown to him as was despair. As a creature of the earth, he endured, hearty, whole, seemingly indestructible, with no regrets and no hope. He asked easy, drawling questions about me, his other son, his wife, and he laughed, amused, when I informed him of their destinies. I forgave him, and pitied him as my eyes looked past him to the unpainted wooden shack.What does this excerpt suggest? As an adult, Wright has a strong positive regard for his father and wants to get to know him. As an adult, Wright believes he will never fully accept the way his father treated him. As an adult, Wright is disgusted with his father's ignorance and his flippant manner. As an adult, Wright has a different perspective of his father than he did when he was a child.

As an adult, Wright has a different perspective of his father than he did when he was a child.

Which excerpt from Black Boy best demonstrates the idea that Wright's family feels frustrated and trapped in their financial situation? And I did not want my father to feed me; I was hungry, but my thoughts of food did not now center about him. My mother gave me a dry sandwich and I munched and stared, longing to go home. At night there were long, halting discussions about our going to live with Granny, but nothing came of it. Perhaps there was not enough money for railroad fare. It was winter and I would buy a dime's worth of coal each morning from the corner coalyard and lug it home in paper bags.

At night there were long, halting discussions about our going to live with Granny, but nothing came of it. Perhaps there was not enough money for railroad fare.

Which sentence uses the words among/between correctly? A. Our group divided the research tasks between the group members. B. The student leadership group was never really successful because they were always fighting among themselves. C. The fights among my sister and I were always really upsetting. D. The sense of competition among the two runners was palpable.

B

Which sentence from Their Eyes Were Watching God contains an example of dialect? Otherwise they made little trips to Palm Beach, Fort Myers and Fort Lauderdale for their fun. It didn't affect Tea Cake and Janie too much. So Mrs. Turner frowned most of the time. Before they realized it the sun was cooler and the crowds came pouring onto the muck again.

Before they realized it the sun was cooler and the crowds came pouring onto the muck again.

Read the excerpt from "In Response to Executive Order 9066."I have always felt funny using chopsticksand my favorite food is hot dogs. Read the excerpt from "Mericans." Ladies don't come to church dressed in pants. And everybody knows men aren't supposed to wear shorts.Which best describes the common idea in the excerpts? Both refer to the speaker's sense of loss. Both have a tone of disapproval. Both reference American stereotypes. Both suggest imminent change.

Both reference American stereotypes.

Based on the interview with E.Y. (Yip) Harburg, how does Harburg's experience during the Great Depression differ from the experiences of most Americans? Losing all of his possessions gave him the freedom to travel and see all regions of the country. He decided to leave the country and find a garret apartment in Paris where he could write. While many other businesses collapsed, Harburg's business continued to prosper. By being able to develop his creative talents, he profited from the Depression while many other suffered.

By being able to develop his creative talents, he profited from the Depression while many other suffered.

Read the text and study the image from Art Spiegelman's Maus. What message is Spiegelman trying to convey in the panel? The good stamp in the passport would give the individuals a possible means of escaping persecution. The better-dressed individuals were generally more affluent and thus had a better chance of being spared relocation. Even in times of danger and despair, the individuals placed an emphasis on a tidy physical appearance. By being presentable and appearing able-bodied, the individuals still had hope they could escape a terrible fate.

By being presentable and appearing able-bodied, the individuals still had hope they could escape a terrible fate.

Which sentence contains parallel elements? Carina thought the rolling thunder was so frightening. Carina thought the rolling thunder sounded like small explosions. Carina could hear the rolling thunder and the howling winds. Carina could hear the rolling thunder as the sky grew darker.

Carina could hear the rolling thunder and the howling winds.

Read the excerpt from "The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain."To these the Negro artist can give his racial individuality, his heritage of rhythm and warmth, and his incongruous humor that so often, as in the Blues, becomes ironic laughter mixed with tears.In this context, what is the meaning of "incongruous"? constant delightful undeserving contradictory

Contradictory

Read the excerpt from Anthem, by Ayn Rand.What disaster took their reason away from men? What whip lashed them to their knees in shame and submission? The worship of the word "We."In the excerpt, which concept causes the downfall of humanity? Individualism Collectivism Capitalism Egoism

Collectivism

Which statement best explains how Neil deGrasse Tyson's "Death by Black Hole" and Billy Collins's "Man Listening to Disc" present differing views about the universe? Collins ponders the idea that a person can overcome all obstacles as long as there is music spilling from a headset, while Tyson establishes the idea that human beings are at the mercy of a violent universe. Since Tyson is a scientist, he poses the idea that the universe can be understood through science, while Collins, a poet, argues that art or music holds the key to understanding the world. Collins's poem puts forth the idea that humans can become the center of the universe, while Tyson reveals that humans are insignificantly small and weak in comparison to a black hole. Tyson's essay reveals that humanity is powerless when it comes to the larger forces of the universe, while Collins's poem argues that humanity is the center of the universe, and thus its master.

Collins's poem puts forth the idea that humans can become the center of the universe, while Tyson reveals that humans are insignificantly small and weak in comparison to a black hole.

Read this claim from an argumentative essay about high-sugar foods. High-sugar foods should have the same sales restrictions as other harmful substances, such as alcohol and tobacco.Which piece of evidence, if true, would best support this claim? Sugar is a natural source of energy for the body. It has been reported that the average child consumes over thirty teaspoons of sugar per day. Consuming too much sugar over time can lead to diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Sugar is cheaper to buy than alcohol and tobacco.

Consuming too much sugar over time can lead to diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Which sentence contains parallel structure? Derrick's sister was proud that her big brother coached her soccer team. Derrick coached his sister's soccer team and managed his brother's baseball team. Derrick had managed his brother's baseball team for the past three seasons. Derrick was a great older brother, helping to coach his siblings' sports teams each season.

Derrick coached his sitar's soccer team and managed his brother's baseball team.

Read the excerpt from part 2 of Zeitoun.Zeitoun went outside, the air humid and gusty. He tied the canoe to the back porch. The water was whispering through the cracks in the back fence, rising up. It was flowing into his yard at an astonishing rate. As he stood, it swallowed his ankles and crawled up his shins.Back inside, he continued to move everything of value upward. As he did, he watched the water erase the floor and climb the walls. In another hour there was three feet of water indoors. And his house was three feet above street level.What conclusion can readers draw about this character vs. nature conflict? Zeitoun's strength allows him to save all of his possessions. As a result of the flood's force, Zeitoun's confidence is lost. Despite Zeitoun's competence, his home sustains damage. Zeitoun's fear of the flood forces him to abandon his efforts.

Despite Zeitoun's competence, his home sustains damage.

What theme is addressed in Okita's poem "In Response to Executive Order 9066"? During World War II, Japanese Americans were not the enemy. For legitimate security measures, the US had to intern Japanese Americans. Japanese Americans posed a serious risk to the security of the country. Japanese Americans were extremely angered by their forced internment.

During World War II, Japanese Americans were not the enemy.

Read the sentence.During the pizza party, Mrs. Saint-Claire served the children on paper plates.What is the best way to revise this sentence? Served on paper plates, Mrs. Saint-Claire during the party gave pizza to the children. Mrs. Saint-Claire, during the pizza party, served the children on paper plates. During the party, Mrs. Saint-Claire served pizza on paper plates to the children. The sentence is correct as written.

During the party, Mrs. Saint-Claire served pizza on paper plates to the children.

Read the sentence.Eliana Rodriguez who teaches biology is my favorite teacher because she gives engaging lectures.Which is the best way to revise this sentence? Eliana Rodriguez, who teaches biology is my favorite teacher because she gives engaging lectures. Eliana Rodriguez, who teaches biology, is my favorite teacher because she gives engaging lectures. Eliana Rodriguez who teaches biology is my favorite teacher because, she gives engaging lectures. Eliana Rodriguez who teaches biology, is my favorite teacher, because, she gives engaging lectures.

Eliana Rodriguez, who teaches biology, is my favorite teacher because she gives engaging lectures.

Which strategy is the best way to improve clarity in a wordy sentence? Use fewer powerful words. Avoid using adverbs. Eliminate redundancies. Use more modifiers.

Eliminate redundancies

Read the excerpt from Levitt and Dubner's Freakonomics.Feldman has also reached some of his own conclusions about honesty, based more on his experience than the data. He has come to believe that morale is a big factor—that an office is more honest when the employees like their boss and their work. He also believes that employees further up the corporate ladder cheat more than those down below. He got this idea after delivering for years to one company spread out over three floors—an executive floor on top and two lower floors with sales, service, and administrative employees. (Feldman wondered if perhaps the executives cheated out of an overdeveloped sense of entitlement. What he didn't consider is that perhaps cheating was how they got to be executives.)Which idea from the excerpt best addresses the counterclaim that people are only honest when there is a financial incentive? Employees who move further up the corporate ladder tend to be more dishonest. Employees tend to be more honest when they like their boss and their work. Executives might act dishonestly out of an overdeveloped sense of entitlement. Different employees of the same business demonstrate varying levels of honesty.

Employees tend to be more honest when they like their boss and their work.

Read the following excerpt from Levitt and Dubner's Freakonomics.He had also—quite without meaning to—designed a beautiful economic experiment. From the beginning, Feldman kept rigorous data on his business. So by measuring the money collected against the bagels taken, he found it possible to tell, down to the penny, just how honest his customers were. Did they steal from him? If so, what were the characteristics of a company that stole versus a company that did not? Under what circumstances did people tend to steal more, or less?Based on the excerpt, which of the following best explains why the authors included Feldman in their study? Feldman designed a beautiful economic experiment. Feldman kept rigorous data on his business. Feldman disliked people who stole from him. Feldman encouraged people to steal less.

Feldman kept rigorous data on his business.

Read the excerpt from The Great Gatsby.My own house was an eyesore, but it was a small eyesore, and it had been overlooked, so I had a view of the water, a partial view of my neighbor's lawn, and the consoling proximity of millionaires—all for eighty dollars a month.Across the courtesy bay the white palaces of fashionable East Egg glittered along the water, and the history of the summer really begins on the evening I drove over there. What message do phrases such as "the consoling proximity of millionaires" and "white palaces of fashionable East Egg glittered" convey to the reader? Everyone in East Egg lives in a palace. Financial wealth is desirable to the narrator. The narrator despises people who live in large homes. Financial wealth has no relevance in this novel.

Financial wealth is desirable to the narrator.

Which excerpt from Black Boy best illustrates the effect that society has on Wright's father? My mother warned me not to be fooled by my father's friendly manner; she told me that the judge might ask me questions, and if he did I must tell him the truth. Back at home my mother wept again and talked complainingly about the unfairness of the judge who had accepted my father's word. Finally we could no longer pay the rent for our dingy flat; the few dollars that Granny had left us before she went home were gone. From the white landowners above him there had not been handed to him a chance to learn the meaning of loyalty, of sentiment, of tradition.

From the white landowners above him there had not been handed to him a chance to learn the meaning of loyalty, of sentiment, of tradition.

Which sentence contains a verbal phrase acting as a modifier? Passing my driving test on the first attempt would be the highlight of my day. Giving a presentation in front of my class, I suddenly developed severe stage fright. The water saturated the ground, which made it impossible to plant the garden. Dante tolerated his brother's annoying habits during homework time but later studied alone in his room.

Giving a presentation in front of my class, I suddenly developed severe stage fright.

Read the excerpt from The Namesake."That you want us to call him Nikhil.""That is correct."Mrs. Lapidus nods. "The reason being?""That is our wish.""I'm not sure I follow you, Mr. Ganguli. Do you mean that Nikhil is a middle name? Or a nickname? Many of the children go by nicknames here. On this form there is a space—""No, no, it's not a middle name," Ashoke says. He is beginning to lose patience. "He has no middle name. No nickname. The boy's good name, his school name, is Nikhil."Mrs. Lapidus presses her lips together and smiles. "But clearly he doesn't respond." "Please, Mrs. Lapidus," Ashoke says. "It is very common for a child to be confused at first. Please give it some time. I assure you he will grow accustomed." What central idea of the passage is established in this excerpt? Globalization allows immigrant families to easily adjust to the values and institutions of their new cultures and countries. Globalization is a current trend that will not succeed because immigrant families will be unable to adjust to unfamiliar customs. Globalization does not affect the way that immigrant families choose to practice their beliefs and traditions. Globalization can cause confusion and discomfort as people adjust to different, often conflicting, cultural values and expectations.

Globalization can cause confusion and discomfort as people adjust to different, often conflicting, cultural values and expectations.

Read the excerpt from "Harrison Bergeron."And George, while his intelligence was way above normal, had a little mental handicap radio in his ear. He was required by law to wear it at all times. It was tuned to a government transmitter. Every twenty seconds or so, the transmitter would send out some sharp noise to keep people like George from taking unfair advantage of their brains. How is this excerpt an example of irony? Handicapping intelligence contradicts expectations because intelligence is normally considered a positive attribute. Handicapping intelligence is pointless because determining whether one's intelligence is above normal is a matter of opinion. If George were really that intelligent, he would remove the device from his ear. The mental handicap radio is incapable of correcting physical advantages.

Handicapping intelligence contradicts expectations because intelligence is normally considered a positive attribute.

Read the excerpt from Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.My house was at the very tip of the egg, only fifty yards from the Sound, and squeezed between two huge places that rented for twelve or fifteen thousand a season. The one on my right was a colossal affair by any standard—it was a factual imitation of some Hotel de Ville in Normandy, with a tower on one side, spanking new under a thin beard of raw ivy, and a marble swimming pool, and more than forty acres of lawn and garden. It was Gatsby's mansion.How does Fitzgerald use setting in the exposition of this passage? He underscores the cultural differences between West Egg and East Egg. He introduces the reader to the themes of jealousy and undying love. He suggests that Gatsby is sophisticated and very wealthy. He creates atmosphere and establishes geographic context.

He creates atmosphere and establishes geographic context.

What does Art Spiegelman's choice in portraying the Jews as mice and the Nazis as cats in Maus reveal about his point of view? He sees the Jews as the innocent prey and the Nazis as the cunning predators. He feels that people with similar nationalities can be depicted by the same animal species. He thinks that animal characters will lessen the emotional charge of the narrative. He hopes to gain empathy for the Jews who were forced to turn on each other to survive.

He sees the Jews as the innocent prey and the Nazis as the cunning predators.

Read the excerpt from "The Railroad Earth."It's all in California, it's all a sea, I swim out of it in afternoons of sun hot meditation in my jeans with head on handkerchief on brakeman's lantern or (if not working) on books, I look up at blue sky of perfect lostpurity and feel the warp of wood of old America beneath me Which best describes how Kerouac creates rhythm in this excerpt? He uses repetition. He uses made-up words. He uses line breaks. He uses descriptive language.

He uses repetition.

Read the excerpt from Dispatches.I remembered the way a Phantom pilot had talked about how beautiful the surface-to-air missiles looked as they drifted up toward his plane to kill him, and remembered myself how lovely .50-caliber tracers could be, coming at you as you flew at night in a helicopter, how slow and graceful, arching up easily, a dream, so remote from anything that could harm you.Based on the sensory details, what can be inferred about the narrator's feelings toward the airstrikes he witnessed? He was fascinated by the way they looked. He became drowsy from their slowness. He despised them because they were destructive. He feared them for their unpredictability.

He was fascinated by the way they looked.

Read the excerpt from The Great Gatsby.For a moment the last sunshine fell with romantic affection upon her glowing face; her voice compelled me forward breathlessly as I listened—then the glow faded, each light deserting her with lingering regret, like children leaving a pleasant street at dusk.Based on this excerpt, what inference can be made about Daisy Buchanan? Her beauty is matched by her intellect. She values independence more than anything. Her beauty and ease mask a darker reality. She is a woman of few demands.

Her beauty and ease mask a darker reality.

Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.There was a lot of stuff that made me panicky, like suspension bridges, germs, airplanes, fireworks... A lot of the time I'd get that feeling like I was in the middle of a huge black ocean, or in deep space, but not in the fascinating way.How does the narration affect Oskar's credibility in this excerpt? His list of fears makes him seem mentally unstable. His tale of panic makes him seem extremely immature. His attempt at self-reflection makes him seem honest. His knowledge of science makes him seem intellectual.

His attempt at self-reflection makes him seem honest.

Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.The average person falls asleep in seven minutes, but I couldn't sleep, not after hours, and it made my boots lighter to be around his things, and to touch stuff that he had touched, and to make the hangers hang a little straighter, even though I knew it didn't matter.How does the narration affect Oskar's credibility in this excerpt? His insomnia renders him sleep deprived and confused. His efforts to soothe himself render him earnest and genuine. His obsessive straightening makes him seem unstable. His hopeless resignation makes him seem desperate.

His efforts to soothe himself render him earnest and genuine.

Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.What was a pretty blue vase doing way up there? I couldn't reach it, obviously, so I moved over the chair with the tuxedo still on it, and then I went to my room to get the Collected Shakespeare set that Grandma bought for me when she found out that I was going to be Yorick, and I brought those over, four tragedies at a time, until I had a stack that was tall enough.How does the narration shape Oskar's characterization in this excerpt? His curiosity renders him extremely childish. His literary references render him mature for his age. His dramatic experience suggests great talent. His plan for retrieving the case suggests great ingenuity.

His literary references render him mature for his age.

Read the excerpt from David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest.Three faces have resolved into place above summer-weight sportcoats and half-Windsors across a polished pine conference table shiny with the spidered light of an Arizona noon. These are three Deans—of Admissions, Academic Affairs, Athletic Affairs. I do not know which face belongs to whom.I believe I appear neutral, maybe even pleasant, though I've been coached to err on the side of neutrality and not attempt what would feel to me like a pleasant expression or smile. Which line from the excerpt best reflects a subjective narrative voice? Three faces have resolved into place These are the three Deans I've been coached I believe I appear neutral

I believe I appear neutral

Which excerpt from Black Boy best explains Wright's childhood perspective of his father? My mother warned me not to be fooled by my father's friendly manner; she told me that the judge might ask me questions, and if he did I must tell him the truth. I felt that if my father were going to feed me, then he would have done so regardless of what a judge said to him. I was overwhelmed to realize that he could never understand me or the scalding experiences that had swept me beyond his life and into an area of living that he could never know. [A]t last she managed to say that her husband had deserted her and her two children, that her children were hungry, that they stayed hungry, that she worked, that she was trying to raise them alone.

I felt that if my father were going to feed me, then he would have done so regardless of what a judge said to him.

Which is a compound sentence? I managed to complete the task, but I missed the deadline. My brother, who has always played baseball, earned a sports scholarship to college. While studying for the test, Marisa realized she was not prepared. The man who called tonight wants us to hire him to remodel our bathroom.

I managed to complete the task, but I missed the deadline.

Read the excerpt from "Death by Black Hole."If you were made of rubber then you would just stretch in response. But humans are composed of other materials such as bones and muscles and organs. Your body would stay whole until the instant the tidal force exceeded your body's molecular bonds. (If the Inquisition had access to black holes, this, instead of the rack, would surely have become the stretching device of choice.)Which sentence from the excerpt supports the idea that falling into a black hole would be a violent death? If you were made of rubber then you would just stretch in response. But humans are composed of other materials such as bones and muscles and organs. Your body would stay whole until the instant the tidal force exceeded your body's molecular bonds. If the Inquisition had access to black holes, this, instead of the rack, would surely have become the stretching device of choice.

If the Inquisition had access to black holes, this, instead of the rack, would surely have become the stretching device of choice.

Read the excerpt from "Death by Black Hole."If you stumbled upon a black hole and found yourself falling feet-first toward its center, then as you got closer, the black hole's force of gravity would grow astronomically.Read the stanza from "Man Listening to Disc."This is not bad—ambling along 44th Streetwith Sonny Rollins for company,his music flowing through the soft calipersof these earphones,Which statement best summarizes the two excerpts? In both pieces the narrators are in grave danger. In both pieces the narrators are carefree and in no apparent hurry. In both pieces the narrators are unable to connect with others. In both pieces the narrators are unaware of their surroundings.

In both pieces the narrators are carefree and in no apparent hurry.

Read the excerpt from Midnight Assassin.As Glaspell struggled to understand and describe Margaret Hossack, her accounts alternated between those that portrayed Margaret Hossack as maternal and frail—anxious to see her family; tired and worn by the course of events—and those that depicted her as lacking in the typical emotional and feminine traits—not hysterical, but emotionless and dry-eyed; not weak, but determined and willful; not soft-featured, but square-jawed and hard.The excerpt supports the idea that the newspaper stories Glaspell wrote about Margaret Hossack were clear and well-researched. objective and emotionless. consistent and fact-based inconsistent and opinion-based.

Inconsistent and opinion-based.

Read this excerpt from "The Intelligent Planet."Instead of typing arcane codes and symbols into a web navigator and being flooded with fifty thousand incorrect answers, in the future we will simply talk to our wall screen or tie clasp and access the entire planet's formidable body of knowledge.What is the meaning of the underlined term? Internet search engine computer with Internet access Internet support technician outdated computer software

Internet search engine

Read the excerpt from "Harrison Bergeron.""I think I'd make a good Handicapper General.""Good as anybody else," said George."Who knows better'n I do what normal is?" said Hazel.How does the dialogue develop Hazel's character? It depicts her as a round character because she is looking to change her career. It depicts her as a flat character because she represents the stereotype of perfectly average intelligence. It depicts her as a round character because she is good at something, which makes her better than her peers. It depicts her as a flat character because she is unclear about what normal means.

It depicts her as a flat character because she represents the stereotype of perfectly average intelligence.

Read the passage from "Child of the Americas."I am not african. Africa is in me, but I cannot return. I am not taína. Taíno is in me, but there is no way back. I am not european. Europe lives in me, but I have no home there. How does the repetition of the phrase "I am not" help to establish the author's tone? It expresses anger over the treatment of her ancestors. It expresses sadness for not knowing who her ancestors were. It expresses a confidence in her identity of mixed heritage. It expresses a feeling of superiority based on cultural knowledge.

It expresses a confidence in her identity of mixed heritage.

Read the excerpt from Midnight Assassin.Hossack and his wife, Margaret, had nine children, including five, ranging in age from thirteen to twenty-six, who were in the house at the time of the assault.Which best describes the excerpt? It is a fact because it can be proven using objective evidence. It is a fact because it cannot be proven using objective evidence. It is an opinion because it can be proven using objective evidence. It is an opinion because it cannot be proven using objective evidence.

It is a fact because it can be proven using objective evidence.

Why is "The Railroad Earth" considered both poetry and prose? It contains poetic elements but is much longer than typical poetry. It is conventional in structure but has the detailed descriptions characteristic of poetry. It is a flowing narrative that has poetic rhythm but no line breaks. It contains internal rhyme schemes but uses them to describe a nonfiction story.

It is a flowing narrative that has poetic rhythm but no line breaks.

Read the passage from "Child of the Americas."I am a child of the Americas,a light-skinned mestiza of the Caribbean, a child of many diaspora, born into this continent at a crossroads. How does the word "crossroads" help to develop the author's tone? It is imagery that describes the merging of different cultures. It is imagery that describes a cultural boundary that should not be crossed. It is an allusion to an actual boundary between continents. It is a strong word that expresses an attitude of resentment and bitterness.

It is imagery that describes the merging of different cultures.

Read the excerpt from Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms.The major was a little man with upturned mustaches. He had been in the war in Libya and wore two wound-stripes. He said that if the thing went well he would see that I was decorated. I said I hoped it would go well but that he was too kind. I asked him if there was a big dugout where the drivers could stay and he sent a soldier to show me. I went with him and found the dugout, which was very good. The drivers were pleased with it and I left them there.What effect does Hemingway's limited use of adjectives have? It slows down the narration by interrupting the action. It makes the few descriptive words he does use more vivid and forceful. It makes the narrator seem powerless and insincere. It prevents the readers from filling in the details with their own experiences.

It makes the few descriptive words he does use more vivid and forceful.

Read the excerpt from Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms.The major was a little man with upturned mustaches. He had been in the war in Libya and wore two wound-stripes. He said that if the thing went well he would see that I was decorated. I said I hoped it would go well but that he was too kind. I asked him if there was a big dugout where the drivers could stay and he sent a soldier to show me. I went with him and found the dugout, which was very good. The drivers were pleased with it and I left them there.In the excerpt, what does the diction, or words used to express an idea, show about the narrator? It makes the narrator seem disorganized. It makes the narrator seem disciplined. It makes the narrator seem confused. It makes the narrator seem lively.

It makes the narrator seem disciplined.

Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close."It's all electronic these days. Key pads. Thumbprint recognition." "That's so awesome." "I like keys." I thought for a minute, and then I got heavy, heavy boots. "Well, if people like me are a dying breed, then what's going to happen to your business?" "We'll become specialized," he said, "like a typewriter shop. We're useful now, but soon we'll be interesting." "Maybe you need a new business." "I like this business."How does the narration shape Oskar's characterization in this excerpt? It reveals his entrepreneurial spirit. It reveals his knowledge of keys. It reveals his critical insight. It reveals his naivete.

It reveals his naivete.

Which sentence contains parallel structure? Jalen folded the application, placing it in the envelope. Jalen folded the application and placed it in the envelope. Jalen, folding the application, placed it in the envelope. Jalen folded the application and placing it in the envelope.

Jalen folded the application and placed it in the envelope.

Which of the following sentences can be revised to eliminate redundancies? Our group had a keen advantage over theirs because we've all studied physics. Juan was costumed in disguise when he entered the room. Working in this company can be quite an interesting challenge. The foundation of the house was starting to crumble under pressure.

Juan was costumed in disguise when he entered the room.

Read the excerpt from part 1 of Zeitoun.Kathy liked to act exasperated, but Zeitoun's romantic side was central to why she loved him. She knew that any kind of boat reminded him of his childhood. How could she deny him a used canoe? She was fairly certain he would never use it, but having it in the garage, she knew, would mean something to him—a connection to the past, the possibility of adventure. Whatever it was, she wouldn't stand in the way.Zeitoun is recalling Kathy's fondness for adventure. Kathy's skepticism about his boating ability. Kathy's frustration with his many collections. Kathy's reaction when he purchased the canoe.

Kathy's reaction when he purchased the canoe.

Read the excerpt from The Namesake.Ashoke hands over the lunch box, a windbreaker in case it gets cold. He thanks Mrs. Lapidus. "Be good, Nikhil," he says in English. And then after a moment's hesitation, he is gone.When they are alone, Mrs. Lapidus asks, "Are you happy to be entering elementary school, Gogol?""My parents want me to have another name in school.""And what about you, Gogol? Do you want to be called by another name?"After a pause, he shakes his head."Is that a no?"He nods. "Yes.""Then it's settled. Can you write your name on this piece of paper?"Which statement best says how Lahiri explores the cultural conflicts experienced by immigrant children? Lahiri uses characters' actions to show how immigrant children have difficulty adjusting to the values of their new cultures. Lahiri uses straightforward description to compare and contrast immigrant families' customs for naming children. Lahiri uses dialogue to illustrate how immigrant children often must juggle conflicting cultural values. Lahiri uses a conversational tone to convey her opinions on the educational experiences of immigrant children.

Lahiri uses dialogue to illustrate how immigrant children often must juggle conflicting cultural values.

Read the passage from "The Latin Deli: An Ars Poetica."she is the Patroness of Exiles...who spends her days selling canned memorieswhile listening to the Puerto Ricans complainthat it would be cheaper to fly to San Juanthan to buy a pound of Bustelo coffee here,and to Cubans perfecting their speechof a "glorious return" to Havana...to Mexicans who pass through, talking lyricallyof dólares to be made in El Norte—The Puerto Ricans, Cubans, and Mexicans in the passage help to create the image that the woman who runs the deli speaks many languages. people often come to the deli to complain. people come to the deli to honor their mothers. Latin American culture is very diverse.

Latin American culture is very diverse.

How does the structure of A Rumor of War reflect the pace of the war? Short sentences used throughout the passage imitate the startling haste with which buildings were bombed. Long paragraphs used at the beginning of the passage reflect the longer battles that occurred near the beginning of the war. Long flowing sentences are followed by choppier sentences that reflect the quick guerrilla attacks that interrupted the long hikes. Short paragraphs used throughout the passage reflect how quickly the war began and ended.

Long flowing sentences are followed by choppier sentences that reflect the quick guerrilla attacks that interrupted the long hikes.

Which sentence contains gender-neutral language? The firemen loaded their equipment and started up the ladder. The stewardess helped load passengers onto the plane. A company is looking to replace the chairman of the board. Recycling helps preserve the Earth for all humankind.

Recycling helps preserve the Earth for all humankind.

Read the excerpt from David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest.I have committed to crossing my legs I hope carefully, ankle on knee, hands together in the lap of my slacks. My fingers are mated into a mirrored series of what manifests, to me, as the letter X. The interview room's other personnel include: the University's Director of Composition, its varsity tennis coach, and Academy prorector Mr. A. deLint. C.T. is beside me; the others sit, stand and stand, respectively, at the periphery of my focus. The tennis coach jingles pocket-change.Based on this excerpt, which detail is implicit? More chairs are needed to make seating available for all attendees. Hal is sitting in a chair with his ankle on his knee. The Director of Composition is involved in the interview process. The tennis coach has money in his front pocket.

More chairs are needed to make seating available for all attendees.

Read the excerpt from Levitt and Dubner's Freakonomics.In the beginning, Feldman left behind an open basket for the cash, but too often the money vanished. Then he tried a coffee can with a money slot in its plastic lid, which also proved too tempting. In the end, he resorted to making small plywood boxes with a slot cut into the top. The wooden box has worked well. Each year he drops off about seven thousand boxes and loses, on average, just one to theft. This is an intriguing statistic: the same people who routinely steal more than 10 percent of his bagels almost never stoop to stealing his money box—a tribute to the nuanced social calculus of theft. From Feldman's perspective, an office worker who eats a bagel without paying is committing a crime; the office worker probably doesn't think so. This distinction probably has less to do with the admittedly small amount of money involved (Feldman's bagels cost one dollar each, cream cheese included) than with the context of the "crime." The same office worker who fails to pay for his bagel might also help himself to a long slurp of soda while filling a glass in a self-serve restaurant, but he is very unlikely to leave the restaurant without paying.Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of this paragraph? Most people steal money if it is left in an open basket. Few people steal money from plywood boxes with slots in the top. Most people are honest enough not to commit major theft. Few people are aware when they commit crimes.

Most people are honest enough not to commit major theft.

Read the excerpt from Billy Collins's "Man Listening to Disc."And if any of you are curiousabout where this aggregation,this whole battery-powered crew,is headed, let us just saythat the real center of the universe,the only true point of view,is full of the hope that he,the hub of the cosmoswith his hair blown sideways,will eventually make it all the way downtown.What message does Collins convey in this excerpt? Working downtown can be challenging. Music is a positive distraction to the routine of daily life. Curious people believe the world revolves around music. High volume is much better than low volume.

Music is a positive distraction to the routine of daily life.

Read the sentence.Mustufa ran the 100-meter and 200-meter races but the one he had trained for the hardest was the 400-meter competition.Which is the best revision of this sentence? Mustufa ran the 100-meter and 200-meter races (but the one he had trained for the hardest) was the 400-meter competition. Mustufa ran the 100-meter and 200-meter races but the one he had trained for the hardest (was the 400-meter) competition. Mustufa ran the 100-meter and 200-meter races but (the one he had trained for the hardest was the 400-meter competition). Mustufa ran the 100-meter and 200-meter races (but the one he had trained for the hardest was the 400-meter competition).

Mustufa ran the 100-meter and 200-meter races (but the one he had trained for the hardest was the 400-meter competition).

Read the excerpt from David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest.I am seated in an office, surrounded by heads and bodies. My posture is consciously congruent to the shape of my hard chair. This is a cold room in University Administration, wood-walled, Remington-hung, double-windowed against the November heat, insulated from Administrative sounds by the reception area outside, at which Uncle Charles, Mr. deLint and I were lately received.Which line from the text provides evidence that Hal is uncomfortable in this setting? I am seated in an office. . . . My posture is consciously congruent. . . . This is a cold room in University Administration. . . . . . . Mr. deLint and I were lately received. . . .

My posture is consciously congruent. . . .

Read the excerpt from Anthem.Here, on this mountain, I and my sons and my chosen friends shall build our new land and our fort. And it will become as the heart of the earth, lost and hidden at first, but beating, beating louder each day. And word of it will reach every corner of the earth. And the roads of the world will become as veins which will carry the best of the world's blood to my threshold. And all my brothers, and the Councils of my brothers, will hear of it, but they will be impotent against me. The imagery of "the heart" suggests what relationship between the society the narrator plans to build on the mountain and the outside world? The new society will be restricted to the narrator's sons and selected friends. Membership for the new society on the mountain will be open to anyone. The narrator will establish the new society on the mountain and then will bring it to his brothers and the Councils of brothers. News of the new society on the mountain will gradually spread to the outside world, and the independent thinkers will come to it.

News of the new society on the mountain will gradually spread to the outside world, and the independent thinkers will come to it.

Read the excerpt from "Mother Tongue."And sure enough, the following week there we were in front of this astonished stockbroker, and I was sitting there red-faced and quiet, and my mother, the real Mrs. Tan, was shouting at his boss in her impeccable broken English.What can be inferred from the excerpt? Nonstandard forms of English can be as effective as the standard form of English. Nonstandard forms of English limit a speaker's ability to stand up for herself. Nonstandard forms of English make communication difficult between cultures. Nonstandard forms of English are used more by older adults than by younger adults.

Nonstandard forms of English can be as effective as the standard form of English.

Read the excerpt from "Speaking Arabic."At a neighborhood fair in Texas, somewhere between the German Oom-pah Sausage Stand and the Mexican Gorditas booth, I overheard a young man say to his friend, "I wish I had a heritage. Sometimes I feel—so lonely for one." And the tall American trees were dangling their thick branches right down over his head.Which best explains how Nye's word choice helps establish her voice in the excerpt? Nye uses short, forceful words to support her opinion that an American heritage is limited and mechanical. Nye describes a neighborhood fair to support her opinion that the idea of an American heritage does not exist. Nye creates a powerful image of trees to support her opinion that living among a variety of cultures is an American heritage. Nye directly quotes something she heard in order to express her distress over a lack of American heritage.

Nye creates a powerful image of trees to support her opinion that living among a variety of cultures is an American heritage.

Read the excerpt from "Speaking Arabic."At a neighborhood fair in Texas, somewhere between the German Oom-pah Sausage Stand and the Mexican Gorditas booth, I overheard a young man say to his friend, "I wish I had a heritage. Sometimes I feel—so lonely for one." And the tall American trees were dangling their thick branches right down over his head.Which best explains how Nye's text structure helps establish her voice in the excerpt? Nye relates a story about something she heard to emphasize the point she wants to make about heritage. Nye compares her experience to a stranger's experience to express her ideas about the importance of heritage. Nye lists food booths at a neighborhood fair in Texas to make a statement about diverse foods in America. Nye uses a cause-and-effect format to show how heritage can limit a person's cultural diversity.

Nye relates a story about something she heard to emphasize the point she wants to make about heritage.

Read the sentence.When we returned to school after summer vacation, our teacher asked us to be prepared to share about our summer activities. Mark told us about his amazing visit to the Great Wall of China on Friday.What is the best way to revise the underlined sentence? Mark told us about his amazing visit on Friday to the Great Wall of China. On Friday, Mark told us about his amazing visit to the Great Wall of China. His amazing visit to the Great Wall of China on Friday, Mark told us about it. The sentence is correct as written.

On Friday, Mark told us about his amazing visit to the Great Wall of China.

Which line from song, "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" conveys the image of veterans who are unable to find work? Once in khaki suits, gee we looked swell, Full of that Yankee Doodle-de-dum, Say, don't you remember, they called me Al— It was Al all the time. They used to tell me I was building a dream With peace and glory ahead— Once I built a tower, up to the sun, Brick, and rivet, and lime,

Once in khaki suits, gee we looked swell, Full of that Yankee Doodle-de-dum,

Read the paragraph.Some districts and states are embracing online learning as a so-called "disruptive innovation," in which difficult circumstances force organizations to use tactics that go against traditional approaches or transform them. In the Detroit area, for instance, a local district with a high dropout rate and declining enrollment opened a cyber high school, which is aimed at helping lure dropouts and at-risk students into the district to get them back on track to graduate. The new virtual program has helped draw in new students, increasing enrollment and state funding.Which statement is supported by the paragraph and reinforces an argument for online learning? Online learning is disruptive to standard educational practices. Virtual-school enrollment is increasing because there are fewer graduation requirements. Online learning is gaining popularity as an alternative to traditional classroom settings. Virtual schools offer the same academic and elective offerings as regular schools.

Online learning is gaining popularity as an alternative to traditional classroom settings.

Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.His tuxedo was over the chair he used to sit on when he tied his shoes, and I thought, Weird. Why wasn't it hung up with his suits? Had he come from a fancy party the night before he died? But then why would he have taken off his tuxedo without hanging it up? Maybe it needed to be cleaned? But I didn't remember a fancy party. I remembered him tucking me in....How does the narration affect the story in this excerpt? Oskar's memories introduce the use of symbolism. Oskar's slang characterizes him as relaxed and casual. Oskar's attempts to recall the events build suspense. Oskar's rapid questioning foreshadows his panic.

Oskar's attempts to recall the events build suspense.

Read the excerpt from Their Eyes Were Watching God.Anyone who looked more white folkish than herself was better than she was in her criteria, therefore it was right that they should be cruel to her at times, just as she was cruel to those more negroid than herself in direct ratio to their negroness. . . . Insensate cruelty to those you can whip, and groveling submission to those you can't. Once having set up her idols and built altars to them it was inevitable that she would worship there. Which aspect of early 20th-century society does Hurston emphasize through the character of Mrs. Turner? People formed bonds based on their commonalities. People were judged based on their skin color. People were only permitted to practice certain religions. People came together to work toward equality.

People were judged based on their skin color.

Read the excerpt from Anthem.Those men who survived—those eager to obey, eager to live for one another, since they had nothing else to vindicate them—those men could neither carry on, nor preserve what they had received. Thus did all thought, all science, all wisdom perish on earth. Thus did men—men with nothing to offer save their great number—lose the steel towers, the flying ships, the power wires, all the things they had not created and could never keep. What connection does the narrator make between collectivism and human invention? People in a collective society often dismiss the need for human progress and creativity. People who prefer collective thought are unable to contribute new ideas to mankind's progress. Societies in which people live for one another tend to cooperate and produce innovative developments. Societies that have the greatest number of people need to have more inventions and produce more.

People who prefer collective thought are unable to contribute new ideas to mankind's progress.

Read the excerpt from the song, "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" They used to tell me I was building a dream, And so I followed the mob— When there was earth to plow, or guns to bear I was always there—right on the job. They used to tell me I was building a dream With peace and glory ahead— Based on this excerpt and your knowledge of American history, why did the stock market crash make Americans lose confidence in business? Following the mob without asking questions can potentially lead to financial or emotional devastation. People worked diligently to participate in the building of the American dream with the understanding they would profit. The promise of peace and glory compelled many people to work for the wealthy and make them richer. Instead of plowing the fields and going to war, American should have gone to college.

People worked diligently to participate in the building of the American dream with the understanding they would profit.

Read the sentence.Algebra is a precursor for calculus because it will help students to be successful in the latter course.Which word is closest in meaning to the underlined word? complex training preceding requirement brief introduction predominant trait

Preceding requirement

Read the excerpt from Notes of a Native Son.It had something to do with his blackness, I think—he was very black—with his blackness and his beauty, and with the fact that he knew that he was black but did not know that he was beautiful. He claimed to be proud of his blackness but it had also been the cause of much humiliation and it had fixed bleak boundaries to his life.What does the excerpt tell readers about racial prejudice in early 20th-century America? Racial prejudice had negative psychological effects on those who discriminated against others. Racial prejudice had negative psychological effects on those who suffered its injustices. People who experienced racial prejudice did not show evidence of any psychological effects. People who experienced racial prejudice were fully aware of how they were affected psychologically.

Racial prejudice had negative psychological effects on those who suffered its injustices.

Read the excerpt from Billy Collins's "Man Listening to Disc."In fact, I would saymy delight at being suffusedwith phrases from his saxophone—some like honey, some like vinegar—is surpassed only by my gratitudeto Tommy Potter for taking the timeto join us on this breezy afternoonwith his most unwieldy bassand to the esteemed Arthur Taylorwho is somehow managing to navigatethis crowd with his cumbersome drums.Which of the following suggestions would best enhance a reader's understanding of this poem? Read a variety of sources about the style and instruments used by jazz musicians. Search medical journals to learn how different types of music can affect a person's mood. Review case studies on hearing loss due to the prolonged listening of loud music. Evaluate several poems to learn about the techniques authors use to convey their ideas.

Read a variety of sources about the style and instruments used by jazz musicians.

Read the excerpt from Wiesel's All Rivers Run to the Sea.My very last resistance broken, I let myself be pulled, pushed, and kicked, like a deaf and mute sleepwalker. I could see everything, grasp it and register it, but only later would I try to put in order all the sensations and all the memories. How stunned I was, for example, to discover another time outside time, a universe parallel to this one, a creation within Creation, with its own laws, customs structures, and language.Read the text and study the image from Spiegelman's Maus. Which theme is addressed in both excerpts? Ignorance of reality is preferable to awareness. Memories can be just as painful as the event itself. People can be worn down to the point of giving up. Reality can be inexplicably cruel and unfair.

Reality can be inexplicably cruel and unfair.

Read this claim from an argumentative essay about zoos. Zoos help to protect endangered animals, and they are necessary for animal conservation.Which statement best represents a counterclaim to this claim? Removing animals from the wild and placing them in zoos can contribute to the endangerment of their species. Specialists can breed animals at zoos to increase their population. Injured and sick animals can be rescued and rehabilitated at zoos. Zoos can protect endangered animals from hunters, predators, and a variety of natural dangers.

Removing animals from the wild and placing them in zoos can contribute to the endangerment of their species.

Read the excerpt from Roosevelt's Executive Order No. 9066.I hereby further authorize and direct all Executive Departments, independent establishments and other Federal Agencies, to assist the Secretary of War or the said Military Commanders in carrying out this Executive Order, including the furnishing of medical aid, hospitalization, food, clothing, transportation, use of land, shelter, and other supplies, equipment, utilities, facilities, and services.Which statement best describes President Roosevelt's use of vocabulary in the excerpt? Roosevelt uses loaded language to appeal to the fear and anger the American people have for the Japanese. Roosevelt uses objective language to influence the American public with logic and reason. Roosevelt uses objective language to emphasize his authority and garner support in the execution of the order. Roosevelt uses loaded language to appeal to the emotions of the American public and to maintain their trust.

Roosevelt uses objective language to emphasize his authority and garner support in the execution of the order.

Read the sentence.Floating in the pool, Sarah saw a bee trying to dry its wings.What is the best way to revise this sentence? Sarah saw a bee floating in the pool trying to dry its wings. Sarah saw a bee trying to dry its wings floating in the pool. Drying its wings in the pool, Sarah saw a floating bee. The sentence is correct as written.

Sarah saw a bee floating in the pool trying to dry its wings.

Read the sentence.Selena had an unexpected surprise when she attempted to duplicate a copy of a culinary dish she learned in culinary school.What is the best way to rewrite the sentence to avoid repetition? When she attempted to duplicate a copy of a culinary dish she learned in culinary school, Selena had an unexpected surprise. Selena had a surprise when she attempted to duplicate a dish she learned in culinary school. A surprise for Selena occurred when she attempted to copy a culinary dish she learned in culinary school. Selena's culinary dish gave her an unexpected surprise when she attempted to duplicate it.

Selena had a surprise when she attempted to duplicate a dish she learned in culinary school.

Read the paragraph.Patty and Maureen took the long drive to their high school reunion. The women were excited about the prospect of seeing old friends at the ranch. The group had quite a past history to reminisce about. The weekend was sure to be full of stories and laughter!Which sentence should be revised to eliminate redundancy? Sentence 1 Sentence 2 Sentence 3 Sentence 4

Sentence 3

Which sentence from Their Eyes Were Watching God contains an example of dialect? She felt honored by Janie's acquaintance . . . Her nose was slightly pointed and she was proud. She was an ironing board with things throwed at it. But Mrs. Turner's shape and features were entirely approved by Mrs. Turner.

She was an ironing board with things throwed at it.

Which sentence is written correctly? Maggie broke her leg, while jumping into the pool, and has to wear a cast for eight weeks. Snow cones, a tasty treat, can be found in many delicious flavors. The musicians, performed their hit songs, at the weekend concert. Mike, has lost 40 pounds, because he started eating healthy and running each day.

Snow cones, a tasty treat, can be found in many delicious flavors.

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 following excerpt from Levitt and Dubner's Freakonomics.The bagel data also reflect how much personal mood seems to affect honesty. Weather, for instance, is a major factor. Unseasonably pleasant weather inspires people to pay at a higher rate. Unseasonably cold weather, meanwhile, makes people cheat prolifically; so do heavy rain and wind. Worst are the holidays. The week of Christmas produces a 2 percent drop in payment rates—again, a 15 percent increase in theft, an effect on the same magnitude, in reverse, as that of 9/11. Thanksgiving is nearly as bad; the week of Valentine's Day is also lousy, as is the week straddling April 15. There are, however, a few good holidays: the weeks that include the Fourth of July, Labor Day, and Columbus Day. The difference in the two sets of holidays? The low-cheating holidays represent little more than an extra day off from work. The high-cheating holidays are fraught with miscellaneous anxieties and the high expectations of loved ones.Based on the excerpt, the conclusion that "personal mood seems to affect honesty" is best supported by which of the following statements? Relaxing summer and fall holidays generally cause payment rates to drop. Stressful fall and winter holidays generally cause payment rates to drop. Relaxing summer and fall holidays generally cause theft rates to increase. Stressful fall and winter holidays generally cause theft rates to remain steady.

Stressful fall and winter holidays generally cause payment rates to drop.

Why did the Supreme Court take jurisdiction of Brown v. Board of Education? Cases about race relations required government intervention. The public schools in the South lagged behind other regions. The implications of the case were important and widespread. Influential individuals were involved in the case.

The implications of the case were important and widespread.

Read the sentence that appears in an argumentative essay about American public education. Millions of dollars have been spent by taxpayers on programs to improve education.Which revision offers the most improvement in sentence fluency? Programs to improve education cost millions of dollars, and taxpayers need to pay for them. Taxpayers have spent millions of dollars on programs to improve education. So much money has been spent on education by way of taxes. Programs endorsed by taxpayers have also been funded by taxpayers.

Taxpayers have spent millions of dollars on programs to improve education.

Read the excerpt from the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution.No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States . . .How does the excerpt relate to the premises of Brown v. Board of Education? The Brown case addresses whether separate water fountains and entrances abridge students' privileges. The Brown case addresses whether education systems separated by race limit citizens' privileges. The Brown case addresses whether varied state curriculums inhibit students' ability to learn. The Brown case addresses whether teachers' racial stereotyping restricts students' rights and privileges.

The Brown case addresses whether education systems separated by race limit citizens' privileges.

Read the excerpt from the Supreme Court's ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson.That petitioner was a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State of Louisiana, of mixed descent . . . on June 7, 1892, he engaged and paid for a first class passage on the East Louisiana Railway . . . and thereupon entered a passenger train, and took possession of a vacant seat in a coach where passengers of the white race were accommodated; that such railroad company was incorporated by the laws of Louisiana as a common carrier, and was not authorized to distinguish between citizens according to their race. But, notwithstanding this, petitioner was required by the conductor, under penalty of ejection from said train and imprisonment, to vacate said coach and occupy another seat in a coach assigned by said company for persons not of the white race.How does this relate to the premises of Brown v. Board of Education? The Brown case addresses whether localities have the authority to label individuals by race. The Brown case addresses whether the laws of Southern states are racially biased. The Brown case addresses whether penalties and punishments can legally vary by race. The Brown case addresses whether facilities separated by race are permissible by law.

The Brown case addresses whether facilities separated by race are permissible by law.

What is the fundamental idea behind the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which is mentioned in Brown v. Board of Education? The Fourteenth Amendment makes slavery illegal in the United States. The Fourteenth Amendment secures the rights of citizenship to all Americans. The Fourteenth Amendment declares segregation of schools illegal in America. The Fourteenth Amendment offers voting rights to all American males.

The Fourteenth Amendment secures the rights of citizenship to all Americans.

Which is the best use of punctuation? Pole vaulting—and shot put—are Olympic track and field events. The Industrial Revolution (a period between 1750 and 1850) brought many changes to manufacturing. Students will study economics, and history throughout the course. The show (was a spectacular event) that people will remember for many subsequent years.

The Industrial Revolution (a period between 1750 and 1850) brought many changes to manufacturing.

Read the excerpt from Roosevelt's Executive Order No. 9066.Whereas the successful prosecution of the war requires every possible protection against espionage and against sabotage to national-defense material, national-defense premises, and national-defense utilities as defined in Section 4, Act of April 20, 1918, 40 Stat. 533, as amended by the Act of November 30, 1940, 54 Stat. 1220, and the Act of August 21, 1941, 55 Stat. 655 (U.S.C., Title 50, Sec. 104).What assumption is Roosevelt making in this paragraph? The US is under threat of espionage and sabotage. Japanese Americans pose a threat to national security. Acts of espionage are most likely already happening. Sabotage of national-defense premises have occurred.

The US is under threat of espionage and sabotage.

How does Midnight Assassin differ from the primary source article "She Prepares to Fight" in its portrayal of Mrs. Hossack? The excerpt portrays Mrs. Hossack only as cold and hateful, while the article presents multiple images of her. The excerpt portrays Mrs. Hossack as warm and compassionate, while the article presents an image of her as vengeful and cruel. The article portrays Mrs. Hossack as weak and frail, while the excerpt presents an image of her as strong and determined. The article portrays Mrs. Hossack as only potentially dangerous, while the excerpt presents two very different images of her.

The article portrays Mrs. Hossack as only potentially dangerous, while the excerpt presents two very different images of her.

What is a key difference in the purpose of the articles by Susan Glaspell and Midnight Assassin? The articles attempt to persuade the reader of Mrs. Hossack's guilt, while Midnight Assassin attempts to persuade the reader of Mrs. Hossack's innocence. The articles tell the ongoing story of the Hossack trial as it unfolded, while Midnight Assassin offers a reflection of the events as they occurred in the past. The articles inform the reader of the Hossack trial in vivid and descriptive detail, while Midnight Assassin simply summarizes the key events of the Hossack trial. The articles are designed to entertain the reader with a horrific story about a murder trial, while Midnight Assassin attempts to persuade the reader that the articles are inaccurate.

The articles tell the ongoing story of the Hossack trial as it unfolded, while Midnight Assassin offers a reflection of the events as they occurred in the past.

Which is a trait of participatory drama? The storyline is sentimental with stereotypical characters. The setting and characters are portrayed as in real life. The audience itself is involved in the play in some way. The actors recite lines before an audience with no setting.

The audience itself is involved in the play in some way.

Read the excerpt from Notes of a Native Son.In that year I had had time to become aware of the meaning of all my father's bitter warnings, had discovered the secret of his proudly pursed lips and rigid carriage: I had discovered the weight of white people in the world. I saw that this had been for my ancestors and now would be for me an awful thing to live with and that the bitterness which had helped to kill my father could also kill me.Which best describes the realization Baldwin has about racial prejudice in early 20th-century America? The bitterness that results from racial prejudice is a well-kept family secret. The bitterness that results from racial prejudice does not affect him. The bitterness that results from racial prejudice does not make sense. The bitterness that results from racial prejudice threatens his existence.

The bitterness that results from racial prejudice threatens his existence.

Read the paragraphs.Uninsured people are less likely to receive medical care and more likely to have poor health status. The cost of poor health among uninsured people was almost $125 billion in 2004 (Hadley & Holahan, 2004).The financial burden of medical care is also high for uninsured individuals; almost 50% of personal bankruptcy filings are due to medical expenses (Jacoby, et al., 2000). Uninsured individuals report more problems getting care, are diagnosed at later disease stages, and get less therapeutic care.Which sentence from the passage provides the best evidence to support the claim that the lack of health insurance is a financial burden? Uninsured people are less likely to receive medical care and more likely to have poor health status. The cost of poor health among uninsured people was almost $125 billion in 2004 (Hadley & Holahan, 2004). The financial burden of medical care is also high for uninsured individuals; Uninsured individuals report more problems getting care, are diagnosed at later disease stages, and get less therapeutic care.

The cost of poor health among uninsured people was almost $125 billion in 2004 (Hadley & Holahan, 2004).

Read the sentence.The group of friends came to a consensus about which movie they would agree to see together.What is the best way to rewrite the sentence to avoid repetition? The group of friends came to a consensual agreement to see a movie together. Together the group of friends came to a consensus about which movie they would agree to see. The group of friends came to an agreement about the movie they would see together. Together they agreed as consenting friends about which movie to see.

The group of friends came to an agreement about the movie they would see together.

Read the excerpt from the song, "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" They used to tell me I was building a dream, And so I followed the mob— When there was earth to plow, or guns to bear I was always there—right on the job. Which best restates the main idea of these lines? A mob of men built the dream, farmed the earth, and fought in the war. The average American will always work when there is work to be completed. The heroic men standing in line for food were used to build and fight for the American dream. The Great Depression is the most difficult challenge the American public ever endured.

The heroic men standing in line for food were used to build and fight for the American dream.

Read the 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.The example in the excerpt helps the authors arrive at which of the following conclusions? The majority of people are corrupt. The majority of people are honest. Glaucon and Paul Feldman were wrong. Socrates and Adam Smith were wrong.

The majority of people are honest.

Read this excerpt from Allen Ginsberg's "A Supermarket in California."Wives in the avocados, babies in the tomatoes!What idea is expressed in this excerpt? The narrator discovers parental neglect at the market. The narrator notices the division of gender roles for shopping. The narrator is frustrated by the crowds of people in the aisles. The narrator is amazed by the market's quantity of food and people.

The narrator is amazed by the market's quantity of food and people.

Read the sentence.The speaker of Okita's poem likes to eat American things like hot dogs.Which is the best revision of this sentence using academic vocabulary? The speaker of the poem prefers Japanese food to American food. The narrator of the poem likes hot dogs, which are considered a typical American food. The poem's narrator likes to eat junk food and hot dogs, just like most kids. The speaker of the poem likes to eat American foods, not Japanese foods.

The narrator of the poem likes hot dogs, which are considered a typical American food.

Read the excerpt from Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms. "I believe we should get the war over," I said. "It would not finish it if one side stopped fighting. It would only be worse if we stopped fighting.""It could not be worse," Passini said respectfully. "There is nothing worse than war.""Defeat is worse." "I do not believe it," Passini said still respectfully. "What is defeat? You go home.""They come after you. They take your home. They take your sisters.""I don't believe it," Passini said. "They can't do that to everybody. Let everybody defend his home. Let them keep their sisters in the house.""They hang you. They come and make you be a soldier again. Not in the auto-ambulance, in the infantry." What does Hemingway's indirect characterization of the narrator reveal? The narrator agrees with Passini, although he does not admit this. The narrator recognizes that war is cruel, unjust, and inescapable. The narrator has little patience for opposing reasoning. The narrator tends to patronize those who disagree with him.

The narrator recognizes that war is cruel, unjust, and inescapable.

Read the sentence.In the story "Mericans," Micaela thinks her grandmother is awful.Which is the best revision of this sentence using academic vocabulary? Micaela's grandmother mistreats her, and Micaela does not like her. Micaela does not like her grandmother because the old woman mistreats her. The main character of "Mericans" does not like her awful old grandmother at all. The protagonist of "Mericans," Micaela, expresses that her grandmother is awful.

The protagonist of "Mericans," Micaela, expresses that her grandmother is awful.

Use the following definitions to answer the question. accept:1. (verb) to take, to receive except:1. (verb) to leave out, to exclude Which sentence contains correct word usage? A raise was given to all employees accept the intern. The school was happy to except all donations to support their programs. Please except this as a token of my appreciation. The restaurant will only accept deliveries through the back entrance.

The restaurant will only accept deliveries through the back entrance.

Ayn Rand, author of Anthem, would most likely agree with which statement? The rights of an individual are more important than the rights of a group. The rights of a group are more important than the rights of an individual. It is man's moral obligation to help others. Individuals and groups are equally important.

The rights of an individual are more important than the rights of a group.

What is the plaintiffs' main concern about the state of public schools in Brown v. Board of Education? The curriculum was outdated and biased, which led to a poor quality of education in Topeka. The teachers were not credentialed, which led to disparities within the Topeka school system. The schools were racially segregated, which led to a lower quality of education for some students in Topeka. The school buildings were in poor condition, which caused low attendance rates in Topeka.

The schools were racially segregated, which led to a lower quality of education for some students in Topeka.

Read the excerpts from Midnight Assassin and Glaspell's newspaper article "She Prepares to Fight."Midnight Assassin: But reports soon surfaced that Hossack had abused and threatened his family, and for years his wife had gone to the neighbors to complain of his behavior."She Prepares to Fight": Though past 50 years of age, she is tall and powerful and looks like she would be dangerous if aroused to a point of hatred.Which excerpt is biased and why? The first excerpt, because it does not indicate whether the reports were accepted as evidence in the case. The first excerpt, because it contains assumptions that may have affected the writer's beliefs about Mr. Hossack. The second excerpt, because it contains nothing that can be proven with objective evidence. The second excerpt, because it appears to contain a prejudice that may have affected the writer's beliefs about Mrs. Hossack.

The second excerpt, because it appears to contain a prejudice that may have affected the writer's belief about Mrs. Hossack.

Read the excerpt from song, "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" Once I built a railroad, made it run, Made it race against time. Once I built a railroad, Now it's done— Which idea is conveyed in the excerpt? The speaker does not want to build rails anymore. All the necessary railroad tracks have been completed. The American railroads are the fastest in the world. The speaker used to have work, but now there isn't any.

The speaker used to have work, but now there isn't any.

Read the excerpt from Notes of a Native Son.In that year I had had time to become aware of the meaning of all my father's bitter warnings, had discovered the secret of his proudly pursed lips and rigid carriage: I had discovered the weight of white people in the world. I saw that this had been for my ancestors and now would be for me an awful thing to live with and that the bitterness which had helped to kill my father could also kill me.Which best expresses the connection that Baldwin makes between the historical context of racial prejudice and the physical effects it has on his father? His father's premature death reflects the rapid disappearance of racial prejudice in early 20th-century America. His father's immunity to stress reflects the immunity of African Americans to the effects of racial prejudice. The tension in his father's body reflects the tension between oppressor and oppressed in early 20th-century America. The weakness in his father's body reflects the weakness of the riot against discrimination in Harlem.

The tension in his father's body reflects the tension between oppressor and oppressed in early 20th-century America.

Which of the following sentences should be revised to eliminate redundancy? The restaurant is famous for its delicious and tangy barbeque sauce. The troop will earn points for each and every box of cookies sold. Mr. Ellis decided to retire after an admirable and rewarding career in law. As a sailor, Michael traveled all over the world and saw amazing places.

The troop will earn points for each and every box of cookies sold.

Read the excerpt from Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms.I talked with the major and learned that when it should start and our cars should be loaded we would drive them back along the screened road and up to the main road along the ridge where there would be a post and other cars to clear them.What effect does the style of this long sentence achieve? The long-winded rant paints an image of a narrator who is less than stable. The style reflects the mundane actions and events of daily life in a war zone. The choice of simple words adds realism by mimicking the way people speak in real life. The uninterrupted action mirrors how the orders will be carried out when the time comes.

The uninterrupted action mirrors how the orders will be carried out when the time comes.

How does the author's use of free verse allow him to effectively express his feelings about the memorial in the poem "Facing It"? The use of free verse allows him to use personification. The use of free verse allows him to use a traditional rhyme scheme. The use of free verse allows him to use similes and metaphors. The use of free verse allows him to use unconventional rhythm.

The use of free verse allows him to use unconventional rhythm.

Read the excerpt from David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest.I am seated in an office, surrounded by heads and bodies. My posture is consciously congruent to the shape of my hard chair. This is a cold room in University Administration, wood-walled, Remington-hung, double-windowed against the November heat, insulated from Administrative sounds by the reception area outside, at which Uncle Charles, Mr. deLint and I were lately received.Which statement best describes the narrative voice in this excerpt? The voice is subjective, because it relates an opinion of the narrative's setting. The voice is subjective, because the setting is described using an emotional tone. The voice is objective, because it describes the setting without further commentary. The voice is objective, because the description of the narrator is unreliable.

The voice is objective, because it describes the setting without further commentary.

Which of the following best summarizes one central idea of the passage from "Mother Tongue"? The way a person speaks English is nobody's business but family members. The way a person speaks English is not noticed by business professionals. The way a person speaks English is not a good measure of intellectual ability. The way a person speaks English is the best criteria for a career choice.

The way a person speaks English is not a good measure of intellectual ability.

Which sentence from Dispatches contains the best example of sensory language? Sometimes you'd step from the bunker, all sense of time passing having left you, and find it dark out. There would be dozens of them at once sometimes, trailing an intense smoke, dropping white-hot sparks, and it seemed as though anything caught in their range would be made still, like figures in a game of living statues. Once in a while—I guess I saw it happen three or four times in all—there would be a secondary explosion, a direct hit on a supply of NVA ammunition. If they did, when they did, it might not matter that you were in the best bunker in the DMZ, wouldn't matter that you were young and had plans, that you were loved, that you were a noncombatant, an observer.

There would be dozens of them at once sometimes, trailing an intense smoke, dropping white-hot sparks, and it seemed as though anything caught in their range would be made still, like figures in a game of living statues.

Read the excerpt from David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest.'—but in areas and with titles, I'm sure you recall quite well, Hal: "Neoclassical Assumptions in Contemporary Prescriptive Grammar," "The Implications of Post-Fourier Transformations for a Holographically Mimetic Cinema," "The Emergence of Heroic Stasis in Broadcast Entertainment" —'' "Montague Grammar and the Semantics of Physical Modality"?'' "A Man Who Began to Suspect He Was Made of Glass"?'' "Tertiary Symbolism in Justinian Erotica"?'What purpose does the recitation of Hal's essay titles serve for the readers? They reveal why the admissions committee is concerned about admitting Hal into the school. They allow the reader to infer how academically gifted Hal actually is. They explicitly state what Hal has been thinking about during his interview with the deans. They provide explicit proof that Hal is slowly losing his mind.

They allow the reader to infer how academically gifted Hal actually is.

Read the excerpt from Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.Their house was even more elaborate than I expected, a cheerful red-and-white Georgian Colonial mansion, overlooking the bay. The lawn started at the beach and ran toward the front door for a quarter of a mile, jumping over sun-dials and brick walks and burning gardens—finally when it reached the house drifting up the side in bright vines as though from the momentum of its run. The front was broken by a line of French windows, glowing now with reflected gold and wide open to the warm windy afternoon, and Tom Buchanan in riding clothes was standing with his legs apart on the front porch.Based on this description of the Buchanans' house, what inference can be made about many East Egg residents? They hide their unattractive qualities beneath beautiful, light, and dreamy appearances. They commonly ride horses in the afternoon or early evening hours. They are more sophisticated than West Egg residents, because they have less money. They place more importance on the appearance of their homes than in anything else.

They hide their unattractive qualities beneath beautiful, light, and dreamy appearances.

Read the excerpt from "Harrison Bergeron.""That's all right—" Hazel said of the announcer, "he tried. That's the big thing. He tried to do the best he could with what God gave him. He should get a nice raise for trying so hard."How do Hazel's comments help Vonnegut develop his critique of American society? They illustrate the absurdity of trying to make everyone equal. They emphasize the importance of having compassion for others. They emphasize the importance of doing one's best. They illustrate the need for laws that enforce equality.

They illustrate the absurdity of trying to make everyone equal.

Which excerpt from Anthem best supports the theme that man's spirit is unconquerable? I lift my head and I spread my arms. This, my body and spirit, this is the end of the quest. Through all the darkness, through all the shame of which men are capable, the spirit of man will remain alive on this earth. It was a long story, and the spirit which moved it was the spirit of man's freedom. The fortune of my spirit is not to be blown into coins of brass and flung to the winds as alms for the poor of the spirit.

Through all the darkness, through all the shame of which men are capable, the spirit of man will remain alive on this earth.

Read the paragraph.Students attending schools with mandatory uniform policies experience less pressure than do students who must choose their wardrobes. This is because school uniforms allow students and their parents to save money and time. The financial investment in uniforms at the beginning of the school year is far more economical than the purchase of an entire wardrobe of designer clothes and trendy styles. Students who do not have to deliberate what to wear each morning are able to invest their time in more productive ways, such as studying for tests or finishing homework. Uniforms may stifle students' self-expression, but there are many other ways to reveal one's individuality at school.Which sentence addresses a counterclaim? Students attending schools with mandatory uniform policies experience less pressure than do students who must choose their wardrobes. The financial investment in uniforms at the beginning of the school year is far more economical than the purchase of an entire wardrobe of designer clothes and trendy styles. Students who do not have to deliberate what to wear each morning are able to invest their time in more productive ways, such as studying for tests or finishing homework. Uniforms may stifle students' self-expression, but there are many other ways to reveal one's individuality at school.

Uniforms may stifle students' self-expression, but there are many other ways to reveal one's individuality at school.

Which best describes a theme of both "Ambush" and "Facing It"? Even people who have experienced brutal events have hope for the future. Only by telling the truth can people be absolved of the guilt they feel. Soldiers were not given enough respect during the Vietnam War. War and violence leave a lasting impact on people, especially soldiers.

War and violence leave a lasting impact on people, especially soldiers.

Which line from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close reveals a nostalgic tone? Even after a year, I still had an extremely difficult time doing certain things, like taking showers, for some reason, and getting into elevators, obviously. A lot of the time I'd get that feeling like I was in the middle of a huge black ocean, or in deep space, but not in the fascinating way. It's just that everything was incredibly far away from me. It was worst at night. I started inventing things, and then I couldn't stop, like beavers, which I know about. We used to Greco-Roman wrestle on the floor in there, and tell hilarious jokes, and once we hung a pendulum from the ceiling and put a circle of dominoes on the floor to prove that the earth rotated.

We used to Greco-Roman wrestle on the floor in there, and tell hilarious jokes, and once we hung a pendulum from the ceiling and put a circle of dominoes on the floor to prove that the earth rotated.

Which excerpt from A Rumor of War contains the best example of sensory language? Having been among the first Americans to fight in Vietnam, I was also among the last to be evacuated, only a few hours before the North Vietnamese Army entered the capital. America seemed omnipotent then: the country could still claim it had never lost a war, and we believed we were ordained to play cop to the Communists' robber and spread our own political faith around the world. The discovery that the men we had scorned as peasant guerrillas were, in fact, a lethal, determined enemy and the casualty lists that lengthened each week with nothing to show for the blood being spilled broke our early confidence. Weeks of bottled-up tensions would be released in a few minutes of orgiastic violence, men screaming and shouting obscenities above the explosions of grenades and the rapid, rippling bursts of automatic rifles.

Weeks of bottled-up tensions would be released in a few minutes of orgiastic violence, men screaming and shouting obscenities above the explosions of grenades and the rapid, rippling bursts of automatic rifles.

Which pair of sentences from "Ambush" best reflects that a flashback, or a shift in time, has occurred? She knew about the war; she knew I'd been a soldier. "You keep writing these war stories," she said, "so I guess you must've killed somebody." Even now, I haven't finished sorting it out. Sometime I forgive myself, other times I don't. When she was, nine, my daughter Kathleen asked if I had ever killed anyone.I reached out and found three grenades and lined them up in front of me; the pins had already been straightened for quick throwing. I did not hate the young man; I did not see him as the enemy; I did not ponder issues of morality or politics or military duty. I crouched and kept my head low.

When she was, nine, my daughter Kathleen asked if I had ever killed anyone.I reached out and found three grenades and lined them up in front of me; the pins had already been straightened for quick throwing.

Read the excerpt from The Namesake."Welcome to elementary school, Nikhil. I am your principal, Mrs. Lapidus."Gogol looks down at his sneakers. The way the principal pronounces his new name is different from the way his parents say it, the second part of it longer, sounding like "heel."She bends down so that her face is level with his, and extends a hand to his shoulder. "Can you tell me how old you are, Nikhil?"When the question is repeated and there is still no response, Mrs. Lapidus asks, "Mr. Ganguli, does Nikhil follow English?""Of course he follows," Ashoke says. "My son is perfectly bilingual."In order to prove that Gogol knows English, Ashoke does something he has never done before, and addresses his son in careful, accented English. "Go on, Gogol," he says, patting him on the head. "Tell Mrs. Lapidus how old you are."Which line from this excerpt reflects the central idea that immigrants sometimes face discrimination and prejudice in their new culture? The way the principal pronounces his new name is different from the way his parents say it, the second part of it longer, sounding like "heel." "Can you tell me how old you are, Nikhil?" When the question is repeated and there is still no response, Mrs. Lapidus asks, "Mr. Ganguli, does Nikhil follow English?" In order to prove that Gogol knows English, Ashoke does something he has never done before, and addresses his son in careful, accented English.

When the question is repeated and there is still no response, Mrs. Lapidus asks, "Mr. Ganguli, does Nikhil follow English?"

Read the excerpt from A Rumor of War. We left Vietnam peculiar creatures, with young shoulders that bore rather old heads.What is the author attempting to convey to the reader using sensory language? Only old men were allowed to fight in the war. Injuries caused veterans to age more quickly. While their bodies were young, their minds were old. Physical damage caused psychological damage.

While their bodies were young, their minds were old.

Which accurately describes a contrast between Wiesel's All Rivers Run to the Sea and Art Spiegelman's graphic novel, Maus? Wiesel's narrative is a nonfiction account of the Holocaust, whereas Spiegelman's novel is a fictional account. Wiesel's work relies on the memories of others, whereas Spiegelman's account relies on the memories of one person. Wiesel's story includes his thoughts and feelings, whereas Spiegelman's novel illustrates his father's horrific experiences. Wiesel's writing is loosely based on his own experiences, whereas Spiegelman's narrative is purely imaginative.

Wiesel's story includes his thoughts and feelings, whereas Spiegelman's novel illustrates his father's horrific experiences.

Read the excerpt from Black Boy.A quarter of a century was to elapse between the time when I saw my father sitting with the strange woman and the time when I was to see him again, standing alone upon the red clay of a Mississippi plantation, a sharecropper, clad in ragged overalls, holding a muddy hoe in his gnarled, veined hands—a quarter of a century during which my mind and consciousness had become so greatly and violently altered that when I tried to talk to him I realized that, though ties of blood made us kin, though I could see a shadow of my face in his face, though there was an echo of my voice in his voice, we were forever strangers, speaking a different language, living on vastly distant planes of reality. Which best explains Wright's assertion that he and his father "were forever strangers"? Wright is stating that he is emotionally disconnected from his father. Wright is stating that he has no desire to know his father. Wright is stating that he does not physically resemble his father. Wright is stating that he regrets his connection to his father.

Wright is stating that he is emotionally disconnected from his father.

Based on "The Railroad Earth," Jack Kerouac would most likely agree with which statement? Writing should depict purely fictional characters and events. Writing should be compressed and to the point. Writing should be spontaneous and unconventional. Writing should describe only the beautiful aspects of nature.

Writing should be spontaneous and unconventional.

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

Read the following excerpt from Levitt and Dubner's Freakonomics.A key fact of white-collar crime is that we hear about only the very slim fraction of people who are caughtcheating. Most embezzlers lead quiet and theoretically happy lives; employees who steal company property are rarely detected.With street crime, meanwhile, that is not the case. A mugging or a burglary or a murder is usually tallied whether or not the criminal is caught. A street crime has a victim, who typically reports the crime to the police, who generate data, which in turn generate thousands of academic papers by criminologists, sociologists, and economists. But white-collar crime presents no obvious victim.In this excerpt, the authors present a comparison between various criminals. an argument in favor of reporting crime. a contrast between different types of crime. an argument against embezzlement.

a contrast between different types of crime.

Read the sentence from an argumentative essay about the economy.The unstable economy caused lots of people to lose their jobs.Which revision exhibits the best word choice for the underlined portion of the sentence? chaos with people losing their jobs lots of people to get fired a drastic increase in unemployment a change in the number of people employed

a drastic increase in unemployment

Read the excerpt from Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms.The road was crowded and there were screens of corn-stalk and straw matting on both sides and matting over the top so that it was like the entrance at a circus or a native village.Keeping in mind Hemingway's iceberg principle, what feeling is he trying to convey by describing the scene as an "entrance to a circus or a native village"? a feeling of unease as the narrator is driving into a peculiar and alien location a feeling of sadness at the devastation that has been caused by violence of war a feeling of joy as the narrator realizes that he is alive despite all the carnage a feeling of defeat about a war that has taken so many lives and still continues on

a feeling of unease as the narrator is driving into a peculiar and alien location

According to Faulkner, the poet is not just a witness to the past, but also

a force of strength and survival

Read the excerpt from Brown v. Board of Education.They are premised on different facts and different local conditions, but a common legal question justifies their consideration together in this consolidated opinion.Based on this excerpt, The Supreme Court chose to consider the case due to the wide variety of facts presented to them. a legal issue shared by a number of cases. the condition of schools in remote localities. a concern about the treatment of citizens.

a legal issue shared by a number of cases.

William Faulkner and John Steinbeck's fiction expressed

a regional revival

Read the excerpt from The Great Gatsby.Twenty miles from the city a pair of enormous eggs, identical in contour and separated only by a courtesy bay, jut out into the most domesticated body of salt water in the Western hemisphere, the great wet barnyard of Long Island Sound. They were not perfect ovals—like the egg in the Columbus story, they are both crushed flat at the contact end—but their physical resemblance must be a source of perpetual confusion to the gulls that fly overhead. To the wingless a more arresting phenomenon is their dissimilarity in every particular except shape and size. I lived at West Egg, the—well, the less fashionable of the two, though this is a most superficial tag to express the bizarre and not a little sinister contrast between them.The use of words such as "fashionable," "superficial," "bizarre," and "sinister" provide a truthful and vivid description of the West Egg and East Egg. a sense of artificiality in the world the narrator finds himself in. an idea of mischief that surrounds the narrator and his friends. a meaningful portrayal of life on the Long Island Sound in the 1920s.

a sense of artificiality in the world the narrator finds himself in.

Read the excerpt from "Harrison Bergeron."He tried to think a little about the ballerinas. They weren't really very good—no better than anybody else would have been, anyway. They were burdened with sash-weights and bags of birdshot, and their faces were masked, so that no one, seeing a free and graceful gesture or a pretty face, would feel like something the cat drug in. George was toying with the vague notion that maybe dancers shouldn't be handicapped. This excerpt best illustrates Kurt Vonnegut's message that everyone in a society should have equal talent and beauty. advances in technology should be closely monitored. television viewing limits individual thought and creativity. absolute equality prevents personal freedoms of expression.

absolute equality prevents personal freedoms of expression.

The first paragraph of "Ambush" contains a conversation that takes place before the narrator killed a man in Vietnam. before the birth of the narrator's daughter. after the narrator's experiences in the Vietnam War. after the narrator told his daughter the truth about war.

after the narrator's experiences in the Vietnam War.

Both O'Connor and Faulkner explored the lives and existence of

alienated and odd characters

Read the excerpt from Roosevelt's Executive Order No. 9066.. . . I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of War, and the Military Commanders whom he may from time to time designate, whenever he or any designated Commander deems such action necessary or desirable, to prescribe military areas in such places and of such extent as he or the appropriate Military Commander may determine, from which any or all persons may be excluded, and with respect to which, the right of any person to enter, remain in, or leave shall be subject to whatever restrictions the Secretary of War or the appropriate Military Commander may impose in his discretion.By giving military commanders the authority to determine when, where, and how long a person needs to be detained, President Roosevelt is assuming the internment of American citizens will be difficult to justify. very few Japanese Americans will actually need to be interned. Japanese Americans pose a serious threat against US security. all the commanders will move forward fairly and with sound judgment.

all the commanders will move forward fairly and with sound judgment.

Read the excerpt from David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest.Three faces have resolved into place above summer-weight sportcoats and half-Windsors across a polished pine conference table shiny with the spidered light of an Arizona noon. These are three Deans—of Admissions, Academic Affairs, Athletic Affairs. I do not know which face belongs to whom.Which literary device is used in phrases such as "summer-weight sportcoats" and "polished pine"? allusion alliteration irony metaphor

alliteration

Read the excerpt from Anthem.But what is freedom? Freedom from what? There is nothing to take a man's freedom away from him, save other men. To be free, a man must be free of his brothers. That is freedom. This and nothing else.Based on the philosophical concepts expressed in the excerpt, the narrator would most likely support a government that ensures all of mankind is treated equally. allows man to make his own decisions and live with the consequences. interferes in the lives and economic activities of the individuals in a society. regulates the economy and redistributes each man's wealth.

allows man to make his own decisions and live with the consequences.

Read the excerpt from The Namesake.Ashoke hands over the lunch box, a windbreaker in case it gets cold. He thanks Mrs. Lapidus. "Be good, Nikhil," he says in English. And then after a moment's hesitation, he is gone.When they are alone, Mrs. Lapidus asks, "Are you happy to be entering elementary school, Gogol?""My parents want me to have another name in school.""And what about you, Gogol? Do you want to be called by another name?"After a pause, he shakes his head."Is that a no?"He nods. "Yes.""Then it's settled. Can you write your name on this piece of paper?"Which best describes the conflict revealed by the conversation in this excerpt? an external conflict between the cultural expectations of Gogol's father and the cultural expectations of Gogol's new country an internal conflict between Gogol's desire to keep his old name and his desire to respect his father's wishes an external conflict between Mrs. Lapidus's educational expectations and the educational experiences Gogol had in India an internal conflict between Mrs. Lapidus's desire to respect Gogol's wishes and her desire to respect Ashoke's wishes

an external conflict between the cultural expectations of Gogol's father and the cultural expectations of Gogol's new country

Read the excerpt from Fast Food Nation. The restaurant opens for business at seven o'clock, and for the next hour or so, Elisa and the manager hold down the fort, handling all the orders. As the place starts to get busy, other employees arrive. Elisa works behind the counter. She takes orders and hands food to customers from breakfast through lunch.Which type of evidence does Schlosser use in this excerpt? anecdotal statistical testimonial analogical

anecdotal

Read the excerpt from Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms. "It could not be worse," Passini said respectfully. "There is nothing worse than war.""Defeat is worse." "I do not believe it," Passini said still respectfully. "What is defeat? You go home.""They come after you. They take your home. They take your sisters.""I don't believe it," Passini said. "They can't do that to everybody. Let everybody defend his home. Let them keep their sisters in the house."This excerpt exemplifies how Hemingway uses short sentences that are still loaded with meaning. contain very little more meaning. are purposefully difficult to understand. hold limited symbolic value.

are still loaded with meaning.

Use the following definitions to answer the question.assent:1. (noun) an agreement2. (verb) to express agreementascent:1. (noun) an upward slope or incline2. (verb) to climbRead the sentence.The measure passed with a majority _________.Which word correctly completes the sentence? assent (noun) assent (verb) ascent (noun) ascent (verb)

assent(noun)

Elie Wiesel most likely wrote All Rivers Run to the Sea to lessen public awareness of the events of the Holocaust. stop himself from having any type of emotional release. attempt to make sense of the atrocities he experienced. keep other Holocaust survivors from reaching out to him.

attempt to make sense of the atrocities he experienced.

Read the excerpt from "Man Listening to Disc."to Tommy Potter for taking the timeto join us on this breezy afternoonwith his most unwieldy bassand to the esteemed Arthur Taylorwho is somehow managing to navigatethis crowd with his cumbersome drums.And I bow deeply to Thelonious Monkfor figuring out a wayto motorize—or whatever—his huge pianoso he could be with us today.Which of the following additional features would best enhance the reader's understanding of this excerpt? a diagram showing the narrator's route through the city a visual simulation of the man walking down the street audio samples of music by the specified musicians textbook chapters on the history of jazz musicians

audio samples of music by the specified musicians

Read the sentence.The movie is an invented story about the jazz scene, but it is interspersed with archival footage and photographs of famous poets and singers of the time. In this context, what is the meaning of "archival"? authentic fictional stirring required

authentic

Read the excerpt from Dispatches. The far side of the hills around the bowl of the base was glimmering, but you could never see the source of the light, and it had the look of a city at night approached from a great distance. Flares were dropping everywhere around the fringes of the perimeter, laying a dead white light on the high ground rising from thepiedmont. There would be dozens of them at once sometimes, trailing an intense smoke, dropping white-hot sparks, and it seemed as though anything caught in their range would be made still, like figures in a game of living statues. There would be the muted rush of illumination rounds, fired from 60-mm. mortars inside the wire, dropping magnesium-brilliant above the NVA trenches.The sensory details in the excerpt evoke a sense of awe and wonder. confusion and disgust. hope and strength. surprise and excitement.

awe and wonder.

Read the excerpt from Dwight Okita's "In Response to Executive Order 9066".I didn't know what to say.I gave her a packet of tomato seedsand asked her to plant them for me, told herwhen the first tomato ripenedshe'd miss me.The narrator assumes that she will see Denise again. die at the camp. be gone for a long time. never see Denise again.

be gone for a long time.

Read the excerpt from A Rumor of War.Repeatedly, I have found myself wishing that I had been the veteran of a conventional war, with dramatic campaigns and historic battles for subject matter instead of a monotonous succession of ambushes and firefights. But there were no Normandies and Gettysburgs for us, no epic clashes that decided the fates of armies or nations. The war was mostly a matter of enduring weeks of expectant waiting and, at random intervals, of conducting vicious manhunts through jungles and swamps where snipers harassed us constantly and booby traps cut us down one by one.Based on the excerpt, why might the author have titled the book A Rumor of War? because the author wrote about the Vietnam War, but he did not actually fight in it because many people have forgotten the events that happened during the Vietnam War because the Vietnam War was fought in an especially brutal and untraditional way because many of the Vietnam War stories are believed to be untrue and exaggerated

because the Vietnam War was fought in an especially brutal and untraditional way

Read the excerpt from Infinite Jest.'My application's not bought,' I am telling them, calling into the darkness of the red cave that opens out before closed eyes. 'I am not just a boy who plays tennis. I have an intricate history. Experiences and feelings. I'm complex. 'I read,' I say. 'I study and read. I bet I've read everything you've read. Don't think I haven't. I consume libraries. I wear out spines and ROM-drives. I do things like get in a taxi and say, "The library, and step on it." My instincts concerning syntax and mechanics are better than your own, I can tell, with due respect.The theme suggested by the excerpt is about being understood the value of education wisdom versus foolishness learning responsibility.

being understood

Read this sentence from an argumentative essay that supports restricting high-sugar foods. Consuming too much sugar over time can lead to diabetes and cardiovascular disease.Where would be the most appropriate place in the essay for this sentence? thesis counterclaim body paragraph concluding sentence

body paragraph

Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail."It is unfortunate that demonstrations are taking place in Birmingham, but it is even more unfortunate that the city's white power structure left the Negro community with no alternative. How does King support this claim? by providing the names of corrupt public figures by explaining Birmingham's segregationists laws by quoting the racist sentiments of city leaders by describing Birmingham's record of injustice

by describing Birmingham's record of injustice

Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail."We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. How does King support this claim? by describing his own experience with waiting for civil rights by providing quotes from militant civil rights demonstrators by explaining the racist attitudes of white politicians by recalling a dream of his in which all people were equal

by describing his own experience with waiting for civil rights

Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail."We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.How does King support this claim? by describing his own experience with waiting for civil rights by providing quotes from militant civil rights demonstrators by explaining the racist attitudes of white politicians by recalling a dream of his in which all people were equal

by describing his own experience with waiting for civil rights

Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail."I have tried to stand between these two forces, saying that we need emulate neither the "do nothingism" of the complacent nor the hatred and despair of the black nationalist. How does King support this claim? by listing churches who support his nonviolent stand by describing nonviolent direct action as a peaceful middle ground by urging church leaders to abandon their "do nothing" approaches by insisting that complacency is preferable to hatred and violence

by describing nonviolent direct action as a peaceful middle ground

by listing churches who support his nonviolent stand by describing nonviolent direct action as a peaceful middle ground by urging church leaders to abandon their "do nothing" approaches by insisting that complacency is preferable to hatred and violence

by describing nonviolent direct action as a peaceful middle ground

Read the excerpt from Frederick Douglass's speech "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?"Go where you may, search where you will, roam through all the monarchies and despotisms of the Old World, travel through South America, search out every abuse, and when you have found the last, lay your facts by the side of the everyday practices of this nation, and you will say with me, that, for revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy, America reigns without a rival.What is one way that Douglass achieves his purpose of persuading the reader to see his point of view? by relating as many facts and statistics to the reader as possible by using familiar and casual language to make the reader feel comfortable by using gentle language to evoke a sense of calm and tranquility by repeating the word "you" to directly relate to the reader

by repeating the word "you" to directly relate to the reader

Read the sentence.The movie is an invented story about the jazz scene, but it is interspersed with archival footage and photographs of famous poets and singers of the time. In this context, what is the meaning of "interspersed"? combined compared offered shared

combined

Read the excerpt from Roosevelt's Executive Order No. 9066.I hereby further authorize and direct all Executive Departments, independent establishments and other Federal Agencies, to assist the Secretary of War or the said Military Commanders in carrying out this Executive Order, including the furnishing of medical aid, hospitalization, food, clothing, transportation, use of land, shelter, and other supplies, equipment, utilities, facilities, and services.Which of the following best describes the tone Roosevelt uses in the excerpt? commanding condescending hopeful subjective

commanding

Read the excerpt from Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms. "There is nothing worse than war.""Defeat is worse.""I do not believe it," Passini said. . . . "What is defeat? You go home.""They come after you. They take your home. They take your sisters.""I don't believe it," Passini said. "They can't do that to everybody. Let everybody defend his home. Let them keep their sisters in the house." This excerpt exemplifies how Hemingway's dialogues typically includes common language and vague pronouns to refer to complex ideas. complicated syntax and inflated vocabulary choices. colorful language and specific word choices to define complex ideas. difficult vocabulary and cultural references to elicit reader response.

common language and vague pronouns to refer to complex ideas.

Read the excerpt from an argumentative essay on space exploration.We probably couldn't go to all the stars because they're too far away. It would take a long time to get there.The sentences need to be revised for this type of essay because they contain spelling and punctuation errors. contain generalizations and contractions. show a connection between ideas. show the author's attitude toward the topic.

contain generalizations and contractions.

Read the excerpt from Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms."Tenente," Passini said. "We understand you let us talk. Listen. There is nothing as bad as war. We in the auto-ambulance cannot even realize at all how bad it is. When people realize how bad it is they cannot do anything to stop it because they go crazy. There are some people who never realize. There are people who are afraid of their officers. It is with them the war is made."In typical Hemingway style, the excerpt contains a number of abstract nouns and many adjectives. contains a large amount of punctuation and few adjectives and adverbs. contains many strong nouns and adjectives but few verbs and adverbs. contains few adjectives and adverbs but many strong verbs and concrete nouns.

contains few adjectives and adverbs but many strong verbs and concrete nouns.

Read the excerpt from Amy Tan's essay "Mother Tongue."I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my mother's "limited" English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say. That is, because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect.Which word best describes Tan's language in this excerpt? academic authoritative conversational playful

conversational

The only way to avoid plagiarism in an argumentative essay is to explain how the research was conducted. organize thoughts and facts clearly. create a citation for the information used. avoid the use of direct quotations.

create a citation for the information used.

According to "The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain," Hughes believes that young African American artists should cultivate public images that reflect mainstream society. create art that is truthful and representative of their inner selves. focus on themes and topics that are accessible to a select few. base their art on the beliefs of the general public.

create art that is truthful and representative of their inner selves.

The last step before writing a compare-and-contrast essay is reviewing the two sources. gathering supporting details. creating an outline. composing a thesis.

creating an outline.

Read this introductory sentence.Our county government has neglectfully ignored a national trend in child safety and must enact a bicycle helmet law immediately to right this wrong.Which best describes the tone? engaging critical academic impolite

critical

Read the passage from Black Boy."It's not for me," my mother was saying. "It's for your children that I'm asking you for money.""I ain't got nothing," my father said, laughing."Come here, boy," the strange woman called to me.I looked at her and did not move."Give him a nickel," the woman said. "He's cute."Wright most likely included this anecdote in order to illustrate his mother's optimistic point of view. clarify his father's relationship with another woman. prove the state of his father's financial security. demonstrate his father's dismissive treatment.

demonstrate his father's dismissive treatment.

Read the excerpt from Anthem.Perhaps they cried out in protest and in warning. But men paid no heed to their warning. And they, these few, fought a hopeless battle, and they perished with their banners smeared by their own blood. And they chose to perish, for they knew. To them, I send my salute across the centuries, and my pity. The imagery of "a hopeless battle" helps to develop the theme that group thinking limits man's potential because it gives details of how violent societies can be when faced with overwhelming obstacles. suggests that the group with the larger numbers always wins the battle. implies that the narrator will also be killed for questioning authority. depicts the collective society as a destructive force that represses the independent thinker.

depicts the collective society as a destructive force that represses the independent thinker.

Read the excerpt from the song, "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" Once in khaki suits, gee we looked swell, Full of that Yankee Doodle-de-dum, Half a million boots went sloggin' through Hell, I was the kid with the drum. What reality of the Great Depression does the excerpt convey? lack of spending power lower agricultural production increased unemployment disillusioned returning veterans

disillusioned returning veterans

Read the excerpt from "Letter from Birmingham Jail."We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. King includes this sentence to draw attention to the interrelationship of events. illustrate the connectivity of his professional network. challenge the concept of predetermined destiny. explain his plan for a peaceful demonstration.

draw attention to the interrelationship of events.

Read the paragraph.Tortillas are delicious round flatbreads made with cornmeal or wheat flour. Although they are most often used in tacos, enchiladas, and tostadas, tortillas can __________ any dish.If the purpose of this paragraph is to persuade readers to eat tortillas, which word or phrase best fits in the blank? enhance accompany be served with be combined with

enhance

Read the excerpt from Roosevelt's Executive Order No. 9066.I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of War . . . whenever he or any designated Commander deems such action necessary or desirable, to prescribe military areas in such places and of such extent as he or the appropriate Military Commander may determine, from which any or all persons may be excluded, and with respect to which, the right of any person to enter, remain in, or leave shall be subject to whatever restrictions the Secretary of War or the appropriate Military Commander may impose in his discretion. Which mode of persuasion does President Roosevelt use to appeal to his audience? ethos, an appeal based on the speaker's credibility pathos, an appeal to the audience's emotions logos, an appeal to the audience's sense of logic an appeal based on emotion, logic, and the speaker's credibility

ethos, an appeal based on the speaker's credibility

Which is a common and effective structure for an essay that compares two editorials? summarizing the content of both editorials without evaluating it only summarizing one editorial and providing few details on the other persuading readers that one editorial is stronger than the other evaluating one editorial's argument and then the other's argument

evaluating one editorial's argument and then the other's argument

Read the excerpt from Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms.The major asked me to have a drink with him and two other officers. We drank rum and it was very friendly.Outside it was getting dark. I asked what time the attack was to be and they said as soon as it was dark.The casual behavior of the characters during a difficult time demonstrates Hemingway's belief that a hero should exhibit grace under pressure. recognize the meaningless of life. have a mentor to follow. learn from his mistakes.

exhibit grace under pressure.

Read the excerpt from Fast Food Nation. Cooking instructions are not only printed in the manual, they are often designed into the machines. A McDonald's kitchen is full of buzzers and flashing lights that tell employees what to do.The evidence presented in this excerpt best supports the author's claim that McDonald's is the leader in fast food innovation. fast food restaurants use technology designed to reduce the need for skilled labor. technology has helped improve the fast food industry. the workers' limited skills have forced fast food employers to rely on machines instead of people.

fast food restaurants use technology designed to reduce the need for skilled labor.

Read the following excerpt from Levitt and Dubner's Freakonomics.The bagel data also reflect how much personal mood seems to affect honesty. Weather, for instance, is a major factor. Unseasonably pleasant weather inspires people to pay at a higher rate. Unseasonably cold weather, meanwhile, makes people cheat prolifically; so do heavy rain and wind. Worst are the holidays. The week of Christmas produces a 2 percent drop in payment rates—again, a 15 percent increase in theft, an effect on the same magnitude, in reverse, as that of 9/11. Thanksgiving is nearly as bad; the week of Valentine's Day is also lousy, as is the week straddling April 15. There are, however, a few good holidays: the weeks that include the Fourth of July, Labor Day, and Columbus Day. The difference in the two sets of holidays? The low-cheating holidays represent little more than an extra day off from work. The high-cheating holidays are fraught with miscellaneous anxieties and the high expectations of loved ones.The excerpt is an example of inductive reasoning because the authors work from a generalization to formulate specific examples. arrive at a generalization after starting with another generalization. formulate a generalization by studying specific examples. arrive at specific examples by studying other examples.

formulate a generalization by studying specific examples.

Read the descriptions of rhyme schemes below.Free verse: poetry that uses irregular meter and/or rhyme schemeIambic pentameter: a poetic rhyme scheme in which each rhyming line has ten syllablesBlank verse: poetry that uses unrhymed iambic pentameterAcrostic: A poem in which the first letter of each line spells out a word when read vertically.Based on the descriptions, what rhyme scheme does the poem "Harlem" use? free verse iambic pentameter blank verse acrostic

free verse

Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.It took me nine hours to make, and I had thought about giving it to Sonny, the homeless person who I sometimes see standing outside the Alliance Française, because he puts me in heavy boots, or maybe to Lindy, the neat old woman who volunteers to give tours at the Museum of Natural History, so I could be something special to her, or even just to someone in a wheelchair. But instead I gave it to Mom. She said it was the best gift she'd ever received. Which word from this excerpt most reveals the tone? homeless, because the narrator uses the word "homeless" to describe someone he met heavy, because the narrator's list of ideas is bizarre and a bit outrageous neat, because the narrator seems carefree and without worry special, because it implies confidence

heavy, because the narrator's list of ideas is bizarre and a bit outrageous

In the poem "A Supermarket in California," Ginsberg most likely uses free verse to show the role that jazz music played in the Beat movement. the influence that Walt Whitman had in his life. his rebellious attitude toward uniformity in American culture. his desire to be part of mainstream society.

his rebellious attitude toward uniformity in American culture.

Read this excerpt from "The Intelligent Planet."Hawthorne . . . marveled that this mysterious substance called electricity could transmit signals across thousands of miles and make inert machines spring suddenly to life. What is the meaning of the underlined term? useless modern innovative inactive

inactive

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.

In Fast Food Nation, the best reason that the author offers for the fast-food industry's strict regimen for productivity is that once an order is placed, glowing buttons suggest other menu items. company operation manuals can be updated more often. it gives the companies power over their employees. flashing lights can help tell employees what to do.

it gives the companies power over their employees.

Read the excerpt from Their Eyes Were Watching God.Janie's coffee-and-cream complexion and her luxurious hair made Mrs. Turner forgive her for wearing overalls like the other women who worked in the fields. She didn't forgive her for marrying a man as dark as Tea Cake, but she felt that she could remedy that. Based on this excerpt, it is reasonable to infer that Mrs. Turner judges others based on their skin color. accepts the decisions that other people make. believes divorce is easy to attain. rejects Janie as a friend because of her appearance.

judges others based on their skin color.

Read the excerpts from "Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry" and "Speaking Arabic."My friend had concluded that if he took his language and culture out of his poetry, he stood a better chance of receiving a fellowship. He took out his native language, the poetic patois of our reality, the rich mixture of Spanish, English, pachuco and street talk which we know so well. In other words, he took the tortillas out of his poetry, which is to say he took the soul out of his poetry. At a neighborhood fair in Texas, somewhere between the German Oom-pah Sausage Stand and the Mexican Gorditas booth, I overheard a young man say to his friend, "I wish I had a heritage. Sometimes I feel—so lonely for one." And the tall American trees were dangling their thick branches right down over his head.Which structural element is used in the excerpt by Anaya but not in the excerpt by Nye? pathos anecdote tone logos

logos

Read the excerpt from "In Response to Executive Order 9066".I saw Denise today in Geography class.She was sitting on the other side of the room."You're trying to start a war," she said, "giving secretsaway to the Enemy. Why can't you keep your bigmouth shut?"Which is represented within these lines? imprisonment of the innocent misrepresentation of foreigners loss of friendship death of childhood innocence

loss of friendship

Which line from "The Railroad Earth" best illustrates Jack Kerouac's nonstandard or invented words? But it was that beautiful cut of clouds I could always see above the little S.P. alley, puffs floating by from Oakland or the Gate of Marin to the north or San Jose south or some of them I can now as I leave hear beginning to disfawdle to wake in their rooms and with their moans and yorks and scrapings I'm going down the steps to work, glance to check time of watch with clerk cage clock. And the Bible on my desk next to the peanut butter, the lettuce, the raisin bread, the crack in the plaster, the stiff-with-old dust lace drape now no longer laceable

or some of them I can now as I leave hear beginning to disfawdle to wake in their rooms and with their moans and yorks and scrapings

With his writing, Faulkner explored universal themes, such as

past and present in human lives

Read the paragraph.I have been a nurse for twenty years. In that time, I have seen a great number of patients suffer because they did not have health insurance. One of the worst cases was a young mother of two who was diagnosed with early stage skin cancer. Because she could not afford treatment, the cancer spread from her skin to other parts of her body. By the time I saw her for the first time, the cancer had reached her brain and she could no longer be helped. This sort of thing should not happen to anyone. A strong universal health care system could prevent instances like this from occurring.Which rhetorical appeal is used in the text, "One of the worst cases was a young mother of two who was diagnosed with early stage skin cancer"? logos, an appeal based on logic ethos, an appeal based on the author's character pathos, an appeal based on emotion no rhetorical appeal is used

pathos, an appeal based on emotion

Read the excerpt from Elie Wiesel's All Rivers Run to the Sea.Why were those trains allowed to roll unhindered into Poland? Why were the tracks leading to Birkenau never bombed? I have put these questions to American presidents and generals and to high-ranking Soviet officers. Since Moscow and Washington knew what the killers were doing in the death camps, why was nothing done at least to slow down their "production"? That not a single Allied military aircraft ever tried to destroy the rail lines converging on Auschwitz remains an outrageous enigma to me. Birkenau was "processing" ten thousand Jews a day. Stopping a single convoy for a single night—or even for just a few hours—would have prolonged so many lives.Based on the paragraph, the author would most likely agree that it is best to avoid confrontation at all costs. people need to be proactive when they witness an injustice. countries should remain neutral to keep alliances strong. Moscow and Washington are to be blamed for the Holocaust.

people need to be proactive when they witness an injustice.

Which theme is expressed in the passage

people will persist even during the worst of times

Read the introduction to Darryl's composition.Since the budget for the groundbreaking elephant-behavior-studies program has been cut—just as it was beginning to make progress—wildlife conservationists and their supporters are asking that people from all over the world promote the program by encouraging local agencies and community members to donate time and funds to secure the future of the amazingly gentle and intelligent African elephant species. Darryl is most likely writing with the purpose of persuading and influencing others. describing an entertaining story. explaining information using dates and facts. describing in an observational manner.

persuading and influencing others.

Read the excerpt from "The Railroad Earth."oldtimers of the telegraph wired wood Frisco in the fog gray top time sitting in their brown sunk sea and will be there when this afternoon my face flushed from the sun, which at eight'll flame out and make sunbaths for us at Redwood, they'll still be here the color of paste in the green underworld and still reading the same editorial over again and wont understand where I've been or what for or what.——I have to get out of there or suffocate, out of Third street or become a wormWhich word best describes the narrator's attitude toward the old-timers in the lobby? resentment envy pity distrust

pity

Read the excerpt from "Speaking Arabic."At a neighborhood fair in Texas, somewhere between the German Oom-pah Sausage Stand and the Mexican Gorditas booth, I overheard a young man say to his friend, "I wish I had a heritage. Sometimes I feel—so lonely for one." And the tall American trees were dangling their thick branches right down over his head.In this excerpt, the author reveals the narrator's view on heritage by describing the memory of a family member. describing a conversation with someone else. presenting dialogue that includes a similar perspective. presenting dialogue that includes a contrasting perspective.

presenting dialogue that includes a contrasting perspective.

Read the passage from "Child of the Americas."I am Caribeña, island grown. Spanish is in my flesh, ripples from my tongue, lodges in my hips:the language of garlic and mangoes, the singing in my poetry, the flying gestures of my hands. Based on the imagery in the passage, how does the speaker feel when she is speaking Spanish? different from other Americans proud and expressive homesick for her home country displaced in America

proud and expressive

Read the following excerpt from Levitt and Dubner's Freakonomics.When he started his business, he expected a 95 percent payment rate, based on the experience at his own office. But just as crime tends to be low on a street where a police car is parked, the 95 percent rate was artificially high: Feldman's presence had deterred theft. Not only that, but those bagel eaters knew the provider and had feelings (presumably good ones) about him. A broad swath of psychological and economic research has shown that people will pay different amounts for the same item depending on who is providing it. . . .In the real world, Feldman learned to settle for less than 95 percent. He came to consider a company "honest" if its payment rate was above 90 percent. He considered a rate between 80 and 90 percent "annoying but tolerable." The excerpt helps the authors arrive at their conclusion by restating their claim about cheating. presenting facts about the bagel business. providing statistical evidence. using deductive reasoning.

providing statistical evidence.

Read the excerpt from The Great Gatsby.It was a matter of chance that I should have rented a house in one of the strangest communities in North America. It was on that slender riotous island which extends itself due east of New York—and where there are, among other natural curiosities, two unusual formations of land. Based on the author's description of Long Island, the reader can infer that this novel will relate events about unconventional individuals. relate events that occur directly within the city of New York. relate events that are supernatural and terrifying in nature. relate events having to do with highly privileged individuals.

relate events about unconventional individuals.

Read the excerpt from "The Weary Blues."He made that poor piano moan with melody.O Blues!Swaying to and fro on his rickety stoolHe played that sad raggy tune like a musical fool.Sweet Blues!Coming from a black man's soul. O Blues! The phrases "O Blues!" and "Sweet Blues!" are examples of alliteration. repetition. hyperbole. simile.

repetition.

Read the excerpt from The Great Gatsby."But we heard it," insisted Daisy, surprising me by opening up again in a flower-like way. "We heard it from three people, so it must be true."Of course I knew what they were referring to, but I wasn't even vaguely engaged. The fact that gossip had published the banns was one of the reasons I had come East. You can't stop going with an old friend on account of rumors, and on the other hand I had no intention of being rumored into marriage. Daisy's insistence that the rumor of Nick's engagement is true despite his denial suggests a conflict between East Egg and West Egg. the upper class and the middle class. Jay Gatsby and Tom Buchanan. rumor and reality.

rumor and reality.

Read the excerpt from Roosevelt's Executive Order No. 9066.Whereas the successful prosecution of the war requires every possible protection against espionage and against sabotage to national-defense material, national-defense premises, and national-defense utilities . . . . Which word from the excerpt has a negative connotation? premises sabotage utilities defense

sabotage

Read the last stanza from Allen Ginsberg's "A Supermarket in California."Ah, dear father, graybeard, lonely old courage-teacher, what America did you have when Charon quit poling his ferry and you got out on a smoking bank and stood watching the boat disappear on the black waters of Lethe? At the end of his poem, Ginsberg uses these allusions to convey a feeling of hopefulness that modern-day America can turn back the hands of time. doom and gloom caused by the pressure of conforming with the middle-class American society. sadness since the speaker will never experience the same America as in Whitman's day. pride and appreciation for his fellow poet's role in American literary history.

sadness since the speaker will never experience the same America as in Whitman's day.

Read this excerpt from Allen Ginsberg's "A Supermarket in California."We strode down the open corridors together in our solitary fancy tasting artichokes, possessing every frozen delicacy, and never passing the cashier. In this excerpt, the speaker of the poem and his imaginary companion are sampling items but not paying for them. stealing frozen goods from the grocery store. loading up their shopping cart with frozen food. marveling at the exotic offerings available at the market.

sampling items but not paying for them.

Read the excerpt from Anthem, by Ayn Rand.Neither am I the means to any end others may wish to accomplish. I am not a tool for their use. I am not a servant of their needs. I am not a bandage for their wounds. I am not a sacrifice on their altars.I am a man. This miracle of me is mine to own and keep, and mine to guard, and mine to use, and mine to kneel before!The imagery of servitude and sacrifice reinforces the theme that the moral purpose of a person's life is to seek his or her own happiness. serve a higher power. fight against oppression for all mankind. reject selfish desires.

seek his or her own happiness.

Read this excerpt from Allen Ginsberg's "A Supermarket in California."Wives in the avocados, babies in the tomatoes!—and you, Garcia Lorca, what were you doing down by the watermelons?Ginsberg most likely makes this allusion to Garcia Lorca to show his respect for Lorca for being an unconventional poet. celebrate his affinity for Spanish culture and language. explain his confusion over Lorca's desire for cultural conformity. describe their role in contributing to American consumerism.

show his respect for Lorca for being an unconventional poet.

The author of Fast Food Nation claims that the fast-food industry prefers to employ underskilled workers. The author best offers support by providing counterclaims about employees who prefer part-time jobs specific reasons such as the ability of de-skilled jobs to "be filled cheaply" evidence that English is the second language for many employees evidence that employees often learn basic job skills such as "getting to work on time".

specific reasons such as the ability of de-skilled jobs to "be filled cheaply"

Jack Kerouac's "The Railroad Earth" is best described as romantic poetry. modern fiction. conventional narrative. spontaneous prose.

spontaneous prose.

Read the excerpt from Their Eyes Were Watching God.Mrs. Turner finally rose to go after being very firm about several other viewpoints of either herself, her son or her brother. She begged Janie to drop in on her anytime, but never once mentioning Tea Cake. Finally she was gone and Janie hurried to her kitchen to put on supper and found Tea Cake sitting in there with his head between his hands.Which best describes the language in this excerpt? regional dialect non-standard English Southern dialect standard English

standard English

An effective thesis in an argumentative essay must present both sides of the issue. contain a quote from a source. state a position on the topic. include accurate statistics.

state a position on the topic.

Read the excerpt from Fast Food Nation. Instead of relying upon a small, stable, well-paid, and well-trained workforce, the fast food industry seeks out part-time, unskilled workers who are willing to accept low pay. Teenagers have been the perfect candidates for these jobs, not only because they are less expensive to hire than adults, but also because their youthful inexperience makes them easier to control.In this excerpt, Schlosser claims that fast food restaurants are taking advantage of people to save money. helping society by hiring unskilled workers. providing valuable training for teenagers. using highly skilled workers in low-paying jobs.

taking advantage of people to save money.

Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.The next morning I told Mom that I couldn't go to school, because I was too sick. It was the first lie that I had to tell. She put her hand on my forehead and said, "You do feel a bit hot." I said, "I took my temperature and it's one hundred point seven degrees." That was the second lie. She turned around and asked me to zip up the back of her dress which she could have done herself, but she knew that I loved to do it.What assumption does the narrator make in this excerpt? that his mom will worry about him that his mom will trust him that his mom knows he is lying that his mom needs his help

that his mom will trust him

Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.In bed that night I invented a special drain that would be underneath every pillow in New York, and would connect to the reservoir. Whenever people cried themselves to sleep, the tears would all go to the same place.... And when something really terrible happened—like a nuclear bomb, or at least a biological weapons attack—an extremely loud siren would go off, telling everyone to get to Central Park to put sandbags around the reservoir.What assumption does the narrator make in this excerpt? that his creativity will be eagerly embraced that a biological weapons attack is imminent that many people express their grief through tears that volunteers are always willing to help in a crisis

that many people express their grief through tears

Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.I knew I could never let Mom hear the messages, because protecting her is one of my most important raisons d'être, so what I did was I took Dad's emergency money from on top of his dresser, and I went to the Radio Shack on Amsterdam. What assumption does the narrator make in this excerpt? that his mother would not understand the messages that the messages would increase his mother's suffering that his father's emergency money should be replaced that the employees at Radio Shack would sympathize with him

that the messages would increase his mother's suffering

Read the excerpt from Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms. "They come after you. They take your home. They take your sisters.""I don't believe it," Passini said. "They can't do that to everybody. Let everybody defend his home. Let them keep their sisters in the house.""They hang you. They come and make you be a soldier again. Not in the auto-ambulance, in the infantry." The use of simple and vigorous words in A Farewell to Arms reflects the harsh and powerful reality of war. the reality of life during the early 1900s. the plain and boring nature of battle. the difficulties of Hemingway's life.

the harsh and powerful reality of war.

Read the excerpt from part 4 of Zeitoun.Zeitoun's heart was thrumming. They saw no civilians, no hospital or humanitarian-aid workers, as had been common in areas like the Napoleon-St. Charles staging ground. This was different. This was entirely martial, and the mood was tense.Zeitoun is considering the geography of the flood-ravaged city. the neighbors he should enlist for help. the hostile nature of his internment. the lack of resources available for flood victims.

the hostile nature of his internment.

Read the excerpt from Neil deGrasse Tyson's "Death by Black Hole."All parts of your body are moving toward the same spot—the black hole's center. So while you're getting ripped apart head to toe, you will also extrude through the fabric of space and time, like toothpaste squeezed through a tube.Read the excerpt from Billy Collins's "Man Listening to Disc."This is not bad—ambling along 44th Streetwith Sonny Rollins for company,his music flowing through the soft calipersof these earphones,Which of the following ideas is presented in both excerpts? humanity as a small piece in a very large universe the human body is being moved along by an outside force individuals finding and accepting their place in the world one individual becoming the center of a vast universe

the human body is being moved along by an outside force

In a subject-by-subject comparison essay, the thesis statement should be located in the first body paragraph. the second body paragraph. the concluding paragraph. the introductory paragraph.

the introductory paragraph.

Read the excerpt from Elie Wiesel's All Rivers Run to the Sea.I didn't understand, though I wanted to. Ask any survivor and you will hear the same thing: above all, we tried to understand. Why all these deaths? What was the point of this death factory? How to account for the demented mind that devised this black hole of history called Birkenau?Perhaps there was nothing to understand.Based on the excerpt, the author would most likely agree that the rationale for the Holocaust will always be incomprehensible. history is likely to repeat itself if past events remain unresolved. there have been few mentally competent leaders throughout history. understanding the past enabled him to move on with his life.

the rationale for the Holocaust will always be incomprehensible.

Which line from "The Railroad Earth" best illustrates the influence of jazz music on Jack Kerouac's style? old faces looking up over rimless spectacles bought in some West Virginia or Florida or Liverpool England pawnshop long before I was born the reading rooms tick tock bigclock with creak chair and slantboards I hear far off in the sense of coming night that engine calling our mountains anyway I'll be learning eventually to like the railroad and Sherman will like me some day

the reading rooms tick tock bigclock with creak chair and slantboards

Lost generation writers, such as Hemingway and Fitzgerald, were influenced by

the rejection of traditional ideas

Read this line from "Harlem." Or does it explode?Read this line from "The Weary Blues."Thump, thump, thump, went his foot on the floor.What sense do both of these lines rely on? the sense of touch the sense of hearing the sense of sight the sense of smell

the sense of hearing

Read the excerpt from Their Eyes Were Watching God.Mrs. Turner finally rose to go after being very firm about several other viewpoints of either herself, her son or her brother. She begged Janie to drop in on her anytime, but never once mentioning Tea Cake. Finally she was gone and Janie hurried to her kitchen to put on supper and found Tea Cake sitting in there with his head between his hands."Tea Cake! Ah didn't know you wuz home.""Ah know yuh didn't. Ah been heah uh long time listenin' to dat heifer run me down tuh de dawgs uh try tuh tole you off from me."How does Hurston convey her own cultural experiences? through symbolism representing family through images of warm, neighborly friendships through the contrast of literal and figurative language through the contrast of formal language and informal dialect

through the contrast of formal language and informal dialect

Read the excerpt from Levitt and Dubner's Freakonomics.If morality represents the way we would like the world to work and economics represents how it actually does work, then the story of Feldman's bagel business lies at the very intersection of morality and economics. Yes, a lot of people steal from him, but the vast majority, even though no is watching over them, do not. This outcome may surprise some people—including Feldman's economist friends, who counseled him twenty years ago that his honor-system scheme would never work. But it would not have surprised Adam Smith. In fact, theme of Smith's first book, the Theory of Moral Sentiments, was the innate honesty of mankind. "How selfish soever man may be supposed," Smith wrote, "there are evidently some principles in his nature which interest him in the fortune of others, and render their happiness necessary to him, though he derives nothing from it, except the pleasure of seeing it."Which best describes the authors' purpose in using a quotation from Adam Smith's book The Theory of Moral Sentiments? to highlight their knowledge of Scottish philosophers to prove that people are inherently dishonest to demonstrate that incentive is the driving force behind cheating to lend credibility and additional support to their conclusion

to lend credibility and additional support to their conclusion

According to the themes in Anthem, which word is the most destructive to human progress? self I we greed

we

Read the excerpt from Black Boy.Again I was faced with choices I did not like, but I finally agreed. After all, my hate for my father was not so great and urgent as my hate for the orphan home. My mother held to her idea and one night a week or so later I found myself standing in a room in a frame house. My father and a strange woman were sitting before a bright fire that blazed in a grate. My mother and I were standing about six feet away, as though we were afraid to approach them any closer.Wright explains his difficult choice in this excerpt in order to show that he was willing to do anything to leave the orphanage. trying to do anything to help his mother. afraid of his father and the strange woman. angry at his father and the strange woman.

willing to do anything to leave the orphanage.

Choose the correct expression to complete the sentence below. The rain forest topic was (already/all ready) taken. a. already b. all ready

A

Read the sentence.Many American writers, lots of times, talk about the topic of American personality.Which is the best revision of this sentence using academic vocabulary? American poets, novelists, and writers often write about American identity. American writers often write about the topic of being American. American authors often write about the topic of American identity. American writers often write about how to be an American.

American authors often write about the topic of American identity.

Read the excerpt from The Namesake.In order to prove that Gogol knows English, Ashoke does something he has never done before, and addresses his son in careful, accented English. "Go on, Gogol," he says, patting him on the head. "Tell Mrs. Lapidus how old you are."Which statement best describes the conflict revealed in this excerpt? An internal conflict related to a fear of starting kindergarten causes Gogol to forget how old he is. An external conflict related to Mrs. Lapidus's use of English instead of Bengali causes Gogol to fear school. An internal conflict related to Gogol's silence changes Ashoke's mind about his son using a new name in school. An external conflict related to a cultural misunderstanding changes Ashoke's normal speaking patterns.

An external conflict related to a cultural misunderstanding changes Ashoke's normal speaking patterns.

Read the excerpt from "Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry."My friend had concluded that if he took his language and culture out of his poetry, he stood a better chance of receiving a fellowship. He took out his native language, the poetic patois of our reality, the rich mixture of Spanish, English, pachuco and street talk which we know so well. In other words, he took the tortillas out of his poetry, which is to say he took the soul out of his poetry. Which best explains how Anaya's word choice establishes his voice in the excerpt? Anaya compares "tortillas" to "the soul" of a Mexican-American writer, demonstrating the ability of these writers to combine Spanish and English in their writing. Anaya compares "tortillas" to "the soul" of a Mexican-American writer, emphasizing his belief that writers must be allowed to express their culture and heritage. Anaya compares "tortillas" to "the soul" of a Mexican-American writer to persuade people to read more literature by writers that come from mixed heritages and diverse cultures. Anaya compares "tortillas" to "the soul" of a Mexican-American writer to express his opinion that only those writers who exist outside of the mainstream are worthy of an audience.

Anaya compares "tortillas" to "the soul" of a Mexican-American writer, emphasizing his belief that writers must be allowed to express their culture and heritage.

Read the excerpt from "Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry."In other cases, the censoring has been direct and brutal. On February 28, 1981 the morning newspaper carried a story about the burning of my novel, Bless Me, Ultima. The book was banned from high school classes in Bloomfield, New Mexico, and a school board member was quoted as saying: "We took the books out and personally saw that they were burned."Which best describes how Anaya effectively uses rhetorical appeal to convince readers that censorship is a tool of the powerful? Anaya uses words that lack emotional connotations to present a painful anecdote from his life. Anaya presents facts from a newspaper story about school board members burning his books. Anaya establishes his credibility as a published Chicano author by referring to his first novel. Anaya delivers a passionate argument against the ability of school boards to ban books.

Anaya presents facts from a newspaper story about school board members burning his books.

Read the excerpt from "Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry."My friend had concluded that if he took his language and culture out of his poetry, he stood a better chance of receiving a fellowship. He took out his native language, the poetic patois of our reality, the rich mixture of Spanish, English, pachuco and street talk which we know so well. In other words, he took the tortillas out of his poetry, which is to say he took the soul out of his poetry. Which best explains how Anaya's text structure establishes his voice in the excerpt? Anaya lists a series of facts about language to support his point of view. Anaya explains how to apply for a fellowship to support his point of view. Anaya compares his writing to a friend's writing to support his point of view. Anaya relates a story about a poet he knows to support his point of view.

Anaya relates a story about a poet he knows to support his point of view.

Read the excerpts from "Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry" and "Speaking Arabic."My friend had concluded that if he took his language and culture out of his poetry, he stood a better chance of receiving a fellowship. He took out his native language, the poetic patois of our reality, the rich mixture of Spanish, English, pachuco and street talk which we know so well. In other words, he took the tortillas out of his poetry, which is to say he took the soul out of his poetry. At a neighborhood fair in Texas, somewhere between the German Oom-pah Sausage Stand and the Mexican Gorditas booth, I overheard a young man say to his friend, "I wish I had a heritage. Sometimes I feel—so lonely for one." And the tall American trees were dangling their thick branches right down over his head.Which best states how the structures of the excerpts differ? Anaya structures his excerpt as an anecdote, while Nye structures her excerpt as a rhetorical appeal. Anaya structures his excerpt as an analysis, while Nye structures her excerpt as an observation. Anaya structures his excerpt as an observation, while Nye structures her excerpt as an analysis. Anaya structures his excerpt as a rhetorical appeal, while Nye structures her excerpt as an anecdote.

Anaya structures his excerpt as an analysis, while Nye structures her excerpt as an observation.

Read the excerpts from "Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry" and "Speaking Arabic."My friend had concluded that if he took his language and culture out of his poetry, he stood a better chance of receiving a fellowship. He took out his native language, the poetic patois of our reality, the rich mixture of Spanish, English, pachuco and street talk which we know so well. In other words, he took the tortillas out of his poetry, which is to say he took the soul out of his poetry. At a neighborhood fair in Texas, somewhere between the German Oom-pah Sausage Stand and the Mexican Gorditas booth, I overheard a young man say to his friend, "I wish I had a heritage. Sometimes I feel—so lonely for one." And the tall American trees were dangling their thick branches right down over his head.Which best states how the structure of each excerpt supports a different tone? Anaya structures his text as an anecdote, which gives it a humorous tone, while Nye structures her text as a counterclaim, which gives it a defensive tone. Anaya structures his text as an explanation, which gives it an authoritative tone, while Nye structures her text as an impression, which gives it a soothing tone. Anaya structures his text as a theory, which gives it an academic tone, while Nye structures her text as a list, which gives it an unemotional tone. Anaya structures his text as a news report, which gives it a neutral tone, while Nye structures her text as a critique, which gives it a judgmental tone.

Anaya structures his text as an explanation, which gives it an authoritative tone, while Nye structures her text as an impression, which gives it a soothing tone.

Which excerpt from Fast Food Nation best states a reason supporting the author's claim that fast food restaurants follow the assembly line model? Once an order has been placed, buttons light up and suggest other menu items that can be added. At Burger King restaurants, frozen hamburger patties are placed on a conveyer belt and emerge from a broiler ninety seconds later fully cooked. The McDonald's operations manual today has ten times the number of pages and weighs about four pounds. Teenagers open the fast food outlets in the morning, close them at night, and keep them going at all hours in between.

At Burger King restaurants, frozen hamburger patties are placed on a conveyer belt and emerge from a broiler ninety seconds later fully cooked.

Choose the correct expression to complete the sentence below. Some think it is (all together/altogether) too difficult. a. all together b. altogether

B

Read the excerpt from Notes of a Native Son.He had lived and died in an intolerable bitterness of spirit and it frightened me, as we drove him to the graveyard through those unquiet, ruined streets, to see how powerful and overflowing this bitterness could be and to realize that this bitterness now was mine. Which best explains Baldwin's choice to use the word "unquiet" instead of "loud" to describe the streets of Harlem after the race riot? Baldwin is referring to all of the sounds in the area as opposed to just the sounds that are loud. Baldwin is referring to the thoughts in his head that occur as he drives through the area as opposed to actual sounds. Baldwin is describing the feeling of restlessness and tension in the area as opposed to actual sounds. Baldwin is describing the sound of the car as it drives through the area and disrupts the eerie silence.

Baldwin is describing the feeling of restlessness and tension in the area as opposed to actual sounds.

Which best explains why Baldwin uses a problem/solution structure to write about his relationship with his father in Notes of a Native Son? Baldwin wants to demonstrate why he had not known his father very well and why they "had got on badly." Baldwin wants to chronicle the "many kinds of ruin" suffered by his father because of racial prejudice. Baldwin wants to explain the experiences that led him to choose to live with a "heart free of hatred and despair." Baldwin wants to compare and contrast "the vice of stubborn pride" that both he and his father share.

Baldwin wants to explain the experiences that led him to choose to live with a "heart free of hatred and despair."

Read the excerpts from The Namesake.Excerpt 1: But Gogol doesn't want a new name. He can't understand why he has to answer to anything else. "Why do I have to have a new name?" he asks his parents, tears springing to his eyes. It would be one thing if his parents were to call him Nikhil, too. But they tell him that the new name will be used only by the teachers and children at school. Excerpt 2: Mrs. Lapidus studies the registration form. She has not had to go through this confusion with the other two Indian children. She opens up the folder and examines the immunization record, the birth certificate. "There seems to be some confusion, Mr. Ganguli," she says. "According to these documents, your son's legal name is Gogol."Which statement best tells how the conflict in the first excerpt is similar to the conflict in the second excerpt? Both conflicts are related to confusion over the educational system in India. Both conflicts are related to confusion over the educational system in America. Both conflicts are related to confusion over Gogol's birth certificate. Both conflicts are related to confusion over Gogol's two names.

Both conflicts are related to confusion over Gogol's two names.

Read the excerpt from Wiesel's All Rivers Run to the Sea.In this universe some men existed only to kill and others only to die. And the system functioned with exemplary efficiency: tormenters tormented and crushed their prey, torturers tortured human beings whom they met for the first time, slaughterers slaughtered their victims without so much as a glance, flames rose to heaven and nothing ever jammed the mechanism. It was as if it all unfolded according to a plan decreed from the beginning of time.Read the text and study the images from Spiegelman's Maus. Which is an accurate statement about the excerpt and panel? Both pieces describe the process by which the Nazis divided members of the Jewish communities. Both excerpts relate the experiences of the Jews once they arrived at the concentration camps. Both pieces depict the treatment the Jewish people endured during the brutal Nazi campaign. Both excerpts show how the camp was like a separate universe, operating with its own set of rules.

Both pieces depict the treatment the Jewish people endured during the brutal Nazi campaign.

What is a key similarity between the accounts presented in the primary source article "Indicted Her for Murder" and the secondary source Midnight Assassin? Both suggest that Mrs. Hossack's attorneys do not actually believe in her innocence. Both suggest that a nearby neighbor had a history of heated arguments with Mr. Hossack. Both suggest that Mrs. Hossack may have had a possible motive for killing her husband. Both suggest that the Hossack children had likely motives for killing Mr. Hossack.

Both suggest that Mrs. Hossack may have had a possible motive for killing her husband.

Read the excerpt from Wiesel's All Rivers Run to the Sea.We arrived at the station, where the cattle cars were waiting. Ever since my book Night I have pursued those nocturnal trains that crossed the devastated continent. Their shadow haunts my writing. They symbolize solitude, distress, and the relentless march of Jewish multitudes toward agony and death. I freeze every time I hear a train whistle. Read the text and study the image from Spiegelman's Maus. Which is an accurate statement about the excerpt and panel? Both support the fact that millions of innocent Jews were rounded up and taken to concentration camps. Both support the idea that Wiesel and Spiegelman's father continue to be haunted by their memories of the Holocaust. Both detail an account of Wiesel and Spiegelman's fathers being transported to Auschwitz. Both depict the emotional impact of what it was like to be sorted and separated by the Nazis and then shipped to the unknown.

Both support the fact that millions of innocent Jews were rounded up and taken to concentration camps.

Read the excerpt from Wiesel's All Rivers Run to the Sea.To this day I am shaken when I see a child, for behind him I glimpse other children. Starving, terrified, drained, they march without a backward glance toward truth and death—which are perhaps the same. Uncomplaining, unprotesting, asking no one's pity, it is as if they have had enough of living on a planet so cruel, so vile and so filled with hate that their very innocence has brought their death.Read the text and study the images from Spiegelman's Maus. Which best describes why Wiesel and Spiegelman include Jewish children in their works? Both texts point out the innocence and naivete of the children during the Holocaust. Both texts reveal how the Holocaust altered the lives of families, especially the children. Both excerpts focus on the children who survived the Holocaust and the generations that followed. Both excerpts show how the children were sheltered from the horrors of the Holocaust as long as possible.

Both texts point out the innocence and naïveté of the children during the Holocaust.

Which sentence does not use the words adopt/adapt correctly? A. Our class has adopted a new research project policy. B. Being able to adapt to new situations and circumstances is an important life skill. C. It's amazing how quickly coyotes adopt to their changing environments. D. Because of the recent issues concerning senior absences, the school board adopted a new truancy policy.

C

Read the excerpts from "Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry" and "Speaking Arabic."My friend had concluded that if he took his language and culture out of his poetry, he stood a better chance of receiving a fellowship. He took out his native language, the poetic patois of our reality, the rich mixture of Spanish, English, pachuco and street talk which we know so well. In other words, he took the tortillas out of his poetry, which is to say he took the soul out of his poetry. At a neighborhood fair in Texas, somewhere between the German Oom-pah Sausage Stand and the Mexican Gorditas booth, I overheard a young man say to his friend, "I wish I had a heritage. Sometimes I feel—so lonely for one." And the tall American trees were dangling their thick branches right down over his head.Which best states how the word choice is similar in both excerpts? Each author uses non-English words and figurative language. Each author uses technical words and neutral language. Each author uses nonsense words and invented language. Each author uses confrontational words and persuasive language.

Each author uses non-English words and figurative language

Read the excerpts from "Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry" and "Speaking Arabic."My friend had concluded that if he took his language and culture out of his poetry, he stood a better chance of receiving a fellowship. He took out his native language, the poetic patois of our reality, the rich mixture of Spanish, English, pachuco and street talk which we know so well. In other words, he took the tortillas out of his poetry, which is to say he took the soul out of his poetry. At a neighborhood fair in Texas, somewhere between the German Oom-pah Sausage Stand and the Mexican Gorditas booth, I overheard a young man say to his friend, "I wish I had a heritage. Sometimes I feel—so lonely for one." And the tall American trees were dangling their thick branches right down over his head.Which best states how the structures of the excerpts are similar? Each presents factual evidence to appeal to the reader's logic. Each documents career credentials to appeal to the reader's ethics. Each discusses a friend to appeal to the reader's sense of community. Each relates an anecdote to appeal to the reader's emotions.

Each relates an anecdote to appeal to the reader's emotions.

Read the following excerpt from Levitt and Dubner's Freakonomics.Driving around the parks that encircle Washington, he solicited customers with a simple pitch: early in the morning, he would deliver some bagels and a cash basket to company's snack room; he would return before lunch to pick up the money and the leftovers. It was an honor-system commerce scheme, and it worked. Within a few years, Feldman was delivering 8,400 bagels a week to 140 companies and earning as much as he had ever made as a research analyst. He had thrown off the shackles of cubicle life and made himself happy.Based on the excerpt, which statement best strengthens Feldman's claim that people are mostly honest? Feldman solicited customers with a simple pitch. Feldman's payment system was largely successful. Feldman earned a good living delivering bagels. Feldman found a new career and made himself happy.

Feldman's payment system was largely successful.

Read the excerpt from The Namesake.She opens a door, and Gogol is introduced to his teacher, Miss Watkins, a woman with hair in two braids, wearing overalls and clogs. Inside the classroom it's a small universe of nicknames—Andrew is Andy, Alexandra Sandy, William Billy, Elizabeth Lizzy. It is nothing like the schooling Gogol's parents have known, fountain pens and polished black shoes and notebooks and good names and sir or madam at a tender age. Here the only official ritual is pledging allegiance first thing in the morning to the American flag. For the rest of the day, they sit at a communal round table, drinking punch and eating cookies, taking naps on little orange cushions on the floor. Which central idea of the passage is established in this excerpt? Globalization causes people to redefine their cultural identities. Globalization allows people to maintain traditional cultural identities. Globalization has more of an impact on adults than it does on children. Globalization is unaffected by the dominance of any one particular culture.

Globalization causes people to redefine their cultural identities.

Which statement best summarizes a central idea in The Namesake? Globalization allows people to maintain traditional cultural identities. Globalization is leading people to redefine their cultural identities. Globalization has more of an impact on adults than it does on children. Globalization is unaffected by the dominance of any one particular culture.

Globalization is leading people to redefine their cultural identities.

Read the excerpt from Their Eyes Were Watching God.Tea Cake felt sorry for him without knowing why. So he didn't blurt out the insults he had intended. But he couldn't hold in everything. They talked about the prospects for the coming season for a moment, then Tea Cake said, "Yo' wife don't seem tuh have nothin' much tuh do, so she kin visit uh lot. Mine got too much tuh do tuh go visitin' and too much tuh spend time talkin' tuh folks dat visit her."Which best describes Tea Cake's intent in mentioning Janie and Mrs. Turner to Mr. Turner? He hopes Mr. Turner can influence Mrs. Turner to visit less frequently. He wants Mr. Turner to encourage Mrs. Turner to find fulfilling activities. He wants to show Mr. Turner that Janie works harder than Mrs. Turner. He hopes to encourage Mr. Turner to visit him along with Mrs. Turner.

He hopes Mr. Turner can influence Mrs. Turner to visit less frequently.

Read the excerpt from "The Railroad Earth."And the Bible on my desk next to the peanut butter, the lettuce, the raisin bread, the crack in the plaster, the stiff-with-old dust lace drape now no longer laceable. . . . My little room at 6 in the comfy dawn (at 4:30) and before me all that time, that fresh-eyed time for a little coffee to boil water on my hot plate, throw some coffee in, stir it, French style, slowly carefully pour it in my white tin cup, throw sugar in. . . . What does this excerpt suggest about the narrator? He lives in miserable conditions and greatly suffers. He spends too much money on food and coffee. He is content even though he lives in a run-down building. He has overslept and as a result will be late for work.

He is content even though he lives in a run-down building.

Read the excerpt from "The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain," by Langston Hughes.Yet the Philadelphia clubwoman is ashamed to say that her race created it and she does not like me to write about it. The old subconscious "white is best" runs through her mind. Years of study under white teachers, a lifetime of white books, pictures, and papers, and white manners, morals, and Puritan standards made her dislike the spirituals. And now she turns up her nose at jazz and all its manifestations—likewise almost everything else distinctly racial. She doesn't care for the Winold Reiss portraits of Negroes because they are "too Negro." She does not want a true picture of herself from anybody.Which best describes Hughes's chief concern in this excerpt? He is distraught that this woman does not embrace her own heritage. He is worried that this woman will not accept his work because of its topics. He is jealous that this woman had a better education than he did. He is upset that this woman does not appreciate the beauty of jazz music.

He is distraught that this woman does not embrace her own heritage.

Read the excerpt from Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.The one on my right was a colossal affair by any standard—it was a factual imitation of some Hotel de Ville in Normandy, with a tower on one side, spanking new under a thin beard of raw ivy, and a marble swimming pool, and more than forty acres of lawn and garden.What does this description about Gatsby's house reveal about his character? He loves his house and has put a lot of time and money into its construction. He is a man of impeccable taste who aspires to have the finest house in West Egg. He comes from inherited money, and his house is a clear reflection of this. He is newly wealthy individual who aspires to project a false image of himself.

He is newly wealthy individual who aspires to project a false image of himself.

Read the excerpt from Infinite Jest.This is not working out. It strikes me that EXIT signs would look to a native speaker of Latin like red-lit signs that say HE LEAVES. I would yield to the urge to bolt for the door ahead of them if I could know that bolting for the door is what the men in this room would see. DeLint is murmuring something to the tennis coach. Sounds of keyboards, phone consoles as the door is briefly opened, then firmly shut. I am alone among administrative heads.Based on this excerpt, what can be inferred about the narrator? He is eager to play tennis and study at the university. He wishes his Uncle Charles would return to the room. He would rather attend another university. He is uncomfortable with the interview process.

He is uncomfortable with the interview process.

Read the excerpt from Their Eyes Were Watching God, in which Tea Cake is talking about Mrs. Turner."Thanky Ma'am. Ah hates dat woman lak poison. Keep her from round dis house. Her look lak uh white woman! Wid dat meriny skin and hair jus' as close tuh her head as ninety-nine is tuh uh hundred! Since she hate black folks so, she don't need our money in her ol' eatin' place. We kin go tuh dat white man's place and git good treatment. Her and dat whittled-down husband uh hers! And dat son! He's jus' uh dirty trick her womb played on her. Ah'm telling her husband tuh keep her home."What do Tea Cake's words reveal about his intentions? He plans to treat Mrs. Turner cruelly. He plans to avoid Mrs. Turner and her business. He plans to play a trick on Mrs. Turner's family. He plans to befriend Mrs. Turner's husband.

He plans to avoid Mrs. Turner and her business.

Read the excerpt from Notes of a Native Son.The only white people who came to our house were welfare workers and bill collectors. It was almost always my mother who dealt with them, for my father's temper, which was at the mercy of his pride, was never to be trusted. It was clear that he felt their very presence in his home to be a violation: this was conveyed by his carriage, almost ludicrously stiff, and by his voice, harsh and vindictively polite. Which figurative language device does Baldwin use to emphasize the rage buried beneath his father's outward appearance and actions? He uses the personification "at the mercy of his pride." He uses the alliteration "conveyed by his carriage." He uses the metaphor "presence in his home to be a violation." He uses the paradox "vindictively polite."

He uses the paradox "vindictively polite."

Read the excerpt from Notes of a Native Son.The only white people who came to our house were welfare workers and bill collectors. It was almost always my mother who dealt with them, for my father's temper, which was at the mercy of his pride, was never to be trusted. It was clear that he felt their very presence in his home to be a violation: this was conveyed by his carriage, almost ludicrously stiff, and by his voice, harsh and vindictively polite. Which figurative language device does Baldwin use to emphasize his father's frequent lack of control over his intense anger? He uses the personification "at the mercy of his pride." He uses the alliteration "conveyed by his carriage." He uses the metaphor "presence in his home to be a violation." He uses the paradox "vindictively polite."

He uses the personification "at the mercy of his pride."

Read the excerpt from "Harrison Bergeron.""I am the Emperor!" cried Harrison. "Do you hear? I am the Emperor! Everybody must do what I say at once!" He stamped his foot and the studio shook."Even as I stand here—" he bellowed, "crippled, hobbled, sickened—I am a greater ruler than any man who ever lived! Now watch me become what I can become!"What do Harrison's words and actions reveal about his character? He wants to become like the Handicapper General and have absolute power. He wants to rebel against the law and show off his superior gifts. He wants to force everyone to appreciate music and dancing. He wants to make the people watching television fear for their lives.

He wants to rebel against the law and show off his superior gifts.

In "Ambush," which line signals the beginning of the narrative within the frame story? When she was nine, my daughter Kathleen asked if I had ever killed anyone. "You keep writing these war stories," she said, "so I guess you must've killed somebody." It was a difficult moment, but I did what seemed right, which was to say, "Of course not," and then to take her onto my lap and hold her for a while. He was a short, slender young man of about twenty.

He was a short, slender young man of about twenty.

Which line from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close reveals a sentimental tone? I couldn't sleep, not after hours, and it made my boots lighter to be around his things, and to touch stuff that he had touched, and to make the hangers hang a little straighter, even though I knew it didn't matter. His tuxedo was over the chair he used to sit on when he tied his shoes, and I thought, Weird. Why wasn't it hung up with his suits? Had he come from a fancy party the night before he died? But then why would he have taken off his tuxedo without hanging it up? Maybe it needed to be cleaned? But I didn't remember a fancy party. If I hadn't noticed anything else weird, I wouldn't have thought about the tuxedo again. But I started noticing a lot.

I couldn't sleep, not after hours, and it made my boots lighter to be around his things, and to touch stuff that he had touched, and to make the hangers hang a little straighter, even though I knew it didn't matter.

Read the excerpt from Infinite Jest.Three faces have resolved into place above summer-weight sportcoats and half-Windsors across a polished pine conference table shiny with the spidered light of an Arizona noon. These are three Deans—of Admissions, Academic Affairs, Athletic Affairs. I do not know which face belongs to whom.Which line of text supports the idea that Hal is meeting the college deans for the first time? Three faces have resolved into place above summer-weight sportcoats. . . . . . . half-Windsors across a polished pine conference table shiny with the spidered light. . . . These are three Deans—of Admissions, Academic Affairs, Athletic Affairs. I do not know which face belongs to whom.

I do not know which face belongs to whom.

Which line from "The Railroad Earth" best illustrates the influence of American blues and jazz on Kerouac's style? I put the light out on the sad dab mad grub little diving room and hustle out into the fog of the flow O well anyway I'll be learning eventually to like the railroad and Sherman will like me some day I had heard that peanut butter and lettuce contained all the vitamins you should want But it was that beautiful cut of clouds I could always see above the little S.P. alley

I put the light out on the sad dab mad grub little diving room and hustle out into the fog of the flow

Read the excerpt from Infinite Jest.'Hal's right as rain,' smiles my uncle, soothing the air with a casual hand. 'Just a bit of a let's call it maybe a facial tic, slightly, at all the adrenaline of being here on your impressive campus, justifying his seed so far without dropping a set, receiving that official written offer of not only waivers but a living allowance from Coach White here, on Pac 10 letterhead, being ready in all probability to sign a National Letter of Intent right here and now this very day, he's indicated to me.' C.T. looks to me, his look horribly mild. I do the safe thing, relaxing every muscle in my face, emptying out all expression. I stare carefully into the Kekuléan knot of the middle Dean's necktie.Which line of text from Infinite Jest best illustrates an objective narrative voice? 'Hal's right as rain,' smiles my uncle, soothing the air with a casual hand. C.T. looks to me, his look horribly mild. I do the safe thing, relaxing every muscle in my face, emptying out all expression. I stare carefully into the Kekuléan knot of the middle Dean's necktie.

I stare carefully into the Kekuléan knot of the middle Dean's necktie.

Which line from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close reveals a melancholy tone? As for the bracelet Mom wore to the funeral, what I did was I converted Dad's last voice message into Morse code, and I used sky-blue beads for silence, maroon beads for breaks between letters . . . She said it was the best gift she'd ever received. I asked her if it was better than the Edible Tsunami, from when I was interested in edible meteorological events. She said, "Different." I wanted to tell her she shouldn't be playing Scrabble yet. Or looking in the mirror. Or turning the stereo any louder than what you needed just to hear it. It wasn't fair to Dad, and it wasn't fair to me. I made her other Morse code jewelry with Dad's messages—a necklace, an anklet, some dangly earrings, a tiara—but the bracelet was definitely the most beautiful, probably because it was the last, which made it the most precious.

I wanted to tell her she shouldn't be playing Scrabble yet. Or looking in the mirror. Or turning the stereo any louder than what you needed just to hear it. It wasn't fair to Dad, and it wasn't fair to me.

Which sentence best demonstrates an appropriate style for an argumentative essay? Anyone who believes we should increase taxes is incapable of logical reasoning and should be discounted. Increasing taxes would place an unnecessary hardship on the citizens and should be avoided. Local legislative bodies are tasked with generating revenue to manage the needs of their districts. Taxes are already out of control; it is unbelievable that the legislature is considering an increase.

Increasing taxes would place an unnecessary hardship on the citizens and should be avoided.

Which excerpt from The Great Gatsby best indicates that Nick is not fully content with his life? He didn't say any more, but we've always been unusually communicative in a reserved way, and I understood that he meant a great deal more than that. Father agreed to finance me for a year, and after various delays I came East, permanently, I thought, in the spring of twenty-two. Instead of being the warm center of the world, the Middle West now seemed like the ragged edge of the universe—so I decided to go East and learn the bond business. I had a dog—at least I had him for a few days until he ran away—and an old Dodge and a Finnish woman, who made my bed and cooked breakfast and muttered Finnish wisdom to herself over the electric stove.

Instead of being the warm center of the world, the Middle West now seemed like the ragged edge of the universe—so I decided to go East and learn the bond business.

Which best describes the sequencing of "Ambush"? It relates events in the exact order in which they occurred. It includes multiple flashbacks about a variety of events. It contains a narrative that is told within another narrative. It recounts the narrator's reflections of past experiences.

It contains a narrative that is told within another narrative.

Read the excerpt from the article "Mrs. Hossack's Parting Plea."It is universally believed at Indianola that if Mrs. Hossack did not murder her husband she knows who did.Which most supports the idea that the excerpt is an opinion? It contains information and ideas that can be proven using objective evidence. It contains a situation that has not actually occurred and is purely hypothetical. It contains the word "universally," which suggests a judgment has been made. It contains the word "knows," which suggests that the evidence can be proven.

It contains the word "universally," which suggests a judgment has been made.

Read the excerpt from "The Railroad Earth."It was the fantastic drowse and drum hum of lum mum afternoon nathin' to do, ole Frisco with end of land sadness——the people——the alley full of trucks and cars of businesses nearabouts and nobody knew or far from cared who I was all my life three thousand five hundred miles from birth-O opened up and at last belonged to me in Great America.Which best describes the effect of the author's word choice? It portrays the dialect used by the people of ole Frisco. It creates a musical, rhythmic quality. It details the author's hectic lifestyle. It provides information about the author's background.

It creates a musical, rhythmic quality.

Read the paragraph.Maria excels in gymnastics and tumbling. She has the commitment and dedication it takes to be successful in a demanding sport. The balance beam is my favorite event to watch because it requires a great deal of focus. Maria will continue training in the hopes of landing a spot on the competitive team.Which best explains the inconsistency in writing used in this paragraph? It does not maintain a single point of view. It does not maintain appropriate verb tense. It does not maintain the same tone throughout. It does not maintain the same style throughout.

It does not maintain a single point of view.

Read the paragraph.I have been a nurse for twenty years. In that time, I have seen a great number of patients suffer because they did not have health insurance. One of the worst cases was a young mother of two who was diagnosed with early stage skin cancer. Because she could not afford treatment, the cancer spread from her skin to other parts of her body. By the time I saw her for the first time, the cancer had reached her brain and she could no longer be helped. This sort of thing should not happen to anyone. A strong universal health care system could prevent instances like this from occurring.What makes this appeal from the paragraph convincing? I have been a nurse for twenty years. It uses proven data as evidence. It appeals to the reader's emotions. It shows the writer's credibility. It reveals important statistics.

It shows the writer's credibility.

Which of the following statements support the claim in Freakonomics that "people are generally good even without enforcement"? Small offices are more honest than big ones. Unseasonably cold weather makes people cheat. Company morale is a major factor in honesty. Many people enjoy using the honor system.

Many people enjoy using the honor system.

Which sentence contains parallel structure? Mekhi was finally finished with his chemistry homework. Mekhi finished his chemistry homework before basketball practice. Mekhi spent three hours finishing his chemistry homework. Mekhi finished his chemistry homework and then finished his essay.

Mekhi finished his chemistry homework and then finished his essay.

Which sentence contains a verbal phrase acting as a noun? The athletes ran the 500-meter race with ease. Skilled as a baker, Donna embellishes her cakes with handmade fondant. The crowd diffused after the concert ended and the area lights came on. My objective was writing an eloquent speech.

My objective was writing an eloquent speech.

Which excerpt from Dispatches uses imagery to reflect the conflicting emotions that soldiers face during a war? Flares were dropping everywhere around the fringes of the perimeter, laying a dead white light on the high ground rising from the piedmont. It was different with the incoming at Khe Sanh. You didn't get to watch the shells very often. You knew if you heard one, the first one, that you were safe, or at least saved. If you were still standing up and looking after that, you deserved anything that happened to you. Night was when you really had the least to fear and feared the most. You could go through some very bad numbers at night. No wonder everyone became a luck freak, no wonder you could wake at four in the morning some mornings and know that tomorrow it would finally happen, you could stop worrying about it now and just lie there, sweating in the dampest chill you ever felt.

No wonder everyone became a luck freak, no wonder you could wake at four in the morning some mornings and know that tomorrow it would finally happen, you could stop worrying about it now and just lie there, sweating in the dampest chill you ever felt.

Read the excerpt from "Mother Tongue."Just last week, I was walking down the street with my mother, and I again found myself conscious of the English I was using, the English I do use with her. We were talking about the price of new and used furniture and I heard myself saying this: "Not waste money that way." My husband was with us as well, and he didn't notice any switch in my English. And then I realized why. It's because over the twenty years we've been together I've often used that same kind of English with him, and sometimes he even uses it with me. It has become our language of intimacy, a different sort of English that relates to family talk, the language I grew up with. Which best summarizes the central idea of the excerpt? Nonstandard forms of English are only appropriate among family members. Standard forms of English imply a lack of family values and closeness. Nonstandard forms of English imply close relationships and family values. Standard forms of English are not appropriate among family members.

Nonstandard forms of English imply close relationships and family values.

How do the authors differ in the way they present the war in "Facing It" and "Ambush"? O'Brien describes it in narrative form, while Komunyakaa describes it with free-flowing thoughts. O'Brien describes it with flashback, while Komunyakaa describes it through the eyes of others. O'Brien describes exactly what happened, while Komunyakaa describes only his emotional state. O'Brien describes it with sensory language, while Komunyakaa describes it with personification.

O'Brien describes it in narrative form, while Komunyakaa describes it with free-flowing thoughts.

Which correctly demonstrates MLA formatting? One way of going about research is "by browsing the academic search engine at your school library." (Scott 56) One way of going about research is "by browsing the academic search engine at your school library" (Scott 56). One way of going about research is "by browsing the academic search engine at your school library (Scott 56)." One way of going about research is "by browsing the academic search engine at your school library. (Scott 56)"

One way of going about research is "by browsing the academic search engine at your school library" (Scott 56).

Which strategy is the best way to improve the written expression in a redundant sentence? Add additional modifiers and phrases. Eliminate powerful words. Include words that state the obvious. Remove unnecessary repetition.

Remove unnecessary repetition.

According to The Elements of Style, which answer choice is consistent with Strunk's rules? Use of passive voice should be discarded. Revise writing to omit needless words. Use of the Oxford comma is not preferred. Write short sentences that contain few details.

Revise writing to omit needless words.

Logos, pathos, and ethos are rhetorical appeals. objective appeals. personal appeals. logical appeals.

Rhetorical appeals.

Which excerpt from the song, "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" best emphasizes the idea that average Americans felt abandoned by the wealthy elite and the government? They used to tell me I was building a dream, And so I followed the mob— When there was earth to plow, or guns to bear I was always there—right on the job. Once I built a railroad, made it run, Made it race against time. Once I built a railroad, Now it's done— Say, don't you remember, they called me Al— It was Al all the time. Why don't you remember, I'm your pal— Buddy, can you spare a dime? Once I built a tower, up to the sun, Brick, and rivet, and lime, Once I built a tower, Now it's done—

Say, don't you remember, they called me Al— It was Al all the time. Why don't you remember, I'm your pal— Buddy, can you spare a dime?

Why did the Supreme Court decide to overturn Plessy v. Ferguson, as explained in Brown v. Board of Education? Separate is inherently unequal. Education is important for all races. School policies should be uniform. Citizenship requires voting rights.

Separate is inherently unequal.

Read the excerpt from Their Eyes Were Watching God.Mrs. Turner, like all other believers had built an altar to the unattainable—Caucasian characteristics for all. Her god would smite her, would hurl her from pinnacles and lose her in deserts, but she would not forsake his altars. Behind her crude words was a belief that somehow she and others through worship could attain her paradise—a heaven of straighthaired, thin-lipped, high-nose boned white seraphs. How does Zora Neale Hurston use Mrs. Turner to present a cultural criticism? She mocks Mrs. Turner's strict religious practices. She critiques Mrs. Turner's obsession with material wealth. She mocks Mrs. Turner's belief that everyone should look alike. She critiques Mrs. Turner's use of profane language.

She mocks Mrs. Turner's belief that everyone should look alike.

Read the passage from "Child of the Americas."An immigrant and the daughter and granddaughter of immigrants.I speak English with passion: it's the tongue of my consciousness, a flashing knife blade of crystal, my tool, my craft.In this passage, what is the speaker's relationship with the English language? She prefers Spanish to English because her relatives spoke Spanish. She uses it naturally and with great skill because it is a part of her heritage. She feels that it represents a culture that has mistreated immigrants. She is not comfortable with it because it is not her first language.

She uses it naturally and with great skill because it is a part of her heritage.

What effect does Hughes achieve by repeating the phrase "does it" in "Harlem"? Short words and hard consonants create a sense of angry uncertainty. Short words and questions demonstrate Hughes's confidence. The repetition creates a sense of peace and serenity for the reader. The repetition highlights Hughes's feelings of self-respect.

Short words and hard consonants create a sense of angry uncertainty.

Read the excerpt from "Mother Tongue."And here you would be presented with a list of four possible pairs, one of which showed the same kind of relationship: red is to stoplight, bus is to arrival, chills is to fever, yawn is to boring. Well, I could never think that way. I knew what the tests were asking, but I could not block out of my mind the images already created by the first pair, "sunset is to nightfall"—and I would see a burst of colors against a darkening sky, the moon rising, the lowering of a curtain of stars.How does Tan build a central idea of her story in the excerpt? Tan gives an example of a test question to support the idea that more efforts must be made in the home to expose children to standard English. Tan relates a story about taking an achievement test to support the idea that English curricula must be structured more like math curricula. Tan discusses achievement tests to support the idea that language cannot be separated from the personal meanings and experiences attached to it. Tan describes her experience with achievement tests to support the idea that published authors are most qualified to write test questions for students.

Tan discusses achievement tests to support the idea that language cannot be separated from the personal meanings and experiences attached to it.

Read the excerpt from "Mother Tongue."I am a writer. And by that definition, I am someone who has always loved language. I am fascinated by language in daily life. I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language—the way it can evoke an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple truth. Language is the tool of my trade. And I use them all—all the Englishes I grew up with.Which best summarizes the central idea in the excerpt? Tan believes that language should be thought of as a communication tool. Tan believes that some forms of English are more powerful than others. Tan enjoys using language to manipulate the feelings and thoughts of readers. Tan enjoys thinking about language and using different forms of English.

Tan enjoys thinking about language and using different forms of English.

Read the excerpt from "Mother Tongue."And sure enough, the following week there we were in front of this astonished stockbroker, and I was sitting there red-faced and quiet, and my mother, the real Mrs. Tan, was shouting at his boss in her impeccable broken English.Which information from the excerpt best supports the inference that all forms of English can be effective forms of communication? Tan uses "red-faced" to describe herself when her mother is speaking. Tan uses the phrase "the real Mrs.Tan" to refer to her mother. Tan uses the word "shouting" to describe her mother's tone of voice. Tan uses the word "impeccable" to describe her mother's English.

Tan uses the word "impeccable" to describe her mother's English.

Read the excerpt from "Mother Tongue."Lately, I've been giving more thought to the kind of English my mother speaks. Like others, I have described it to people as "broken" or "fractured" English. But I wince when I say that. It has always bothered me that I can think of no other way to describe it other than "broken," as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness and soundness. What best supports the inference that Tan believes nonstandard English is no less valid than standard English? Tan spends a lot of time thinking about her mother's "fractured" English. Tan has trouble thinking of descriptive words when she is writing. Tan's American education makes it difficult for her to understand her mother. Tan winces when she describes her mother's English as "broken."

Tan winces when she describes her mother's English as "broken."

Read the excerpt from the Supreme Court's ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson.. . . requiring the officer of the passenger train to assign each passenger to the coach or compartment assigned for the race to which he or she belong; and imposing fines or imprisonment upon passengers insisting on going into a coach or compartment other than the one set aide for the race to which he or she belongs.How does the excerpt relate to the premises of Brown v. Board of Education? The Brown case addresses whether officers can legally acknowledge racial differences. The Brown case addresses whether public institutions can legally be divided by race. The Brown case addresses whether districts should be penalized for segregating schools. The Brown case addresses whether race-specific entrances are appropriate in schools.

The Brown case addresses whether public institutions can legally be divided by race.

Read the excerpt from the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution.. . . nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.How does the excerpt relate to the premises of Brown v. Board of Education? The Brown case addresses whether the plaintiff has been deprived of liberty, or freedom, as a result of attending segregated schools. The Brown case addresses whether the plaintiff's property has been placed in jeopardy while attending segregated schools. The Brown case addresses whether the plaintiff has been denied due process of law while attempting to attend public schools. The Brown case addresses whether the plaintiff has been afforded equal protection of the laws relative to those attending public schools.

The Brown case addresses whether the plaintiff has been afforded equal protection of the laws relative to those attending public schools.

Read the excerpt from the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution.All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside.How does the excerpt relate to the premises of Brown v. Board of Education? The Brown case addresses whether the plaintiffs have been afforded the full rights of citizenship. The Brown case addresses whether the plaintiffs are informed of their rights as US citizens. The Brown case addresses whether the quality of education can legally vary from state to state. The Brown case addresses whether matters of education are under the Supreme Court's jurisdiction.

The Brown case addresses whether the plaintiffs have been afforded the full rights of citizenship.

Use the following definitions to answer the question. council:1. (noun) a committee 2. (noun) people running local affairs counsel:1. (noun) somebody who gives advice 2. (noun) advice Which sentence contains correct word usage? The city counsel held a meeting to discuss parking fines. The defendant was given council to plead not guilty. The counsel voted on the referendum during the last session. The council voted to uphold the education budget as planned.

The council voted to uphold the education budget as planned.

Read the excerpt from a supporting opinion of the Supreme Court's ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896.Laws permitting, and even requiring, their separation in places where they are liable to be brought into contact do not necessarily imply the inferiority of either race to the other, and have been generally, if not universally, recognized as within the competency of the state legislatures in the exercise of their police power.How does this relate to the premises of Brown v. Board of Education? The Brown case addresses whether state legislatures are equipped to judge the quality of education offered at segregated schools. The Brown case addresses whether authorities believe that one race is inferior to another when creating public schools. The Brown case addresses whether these laws inherently deny certain citizens equal protection under the law. The Brown case addresses the legality of using police power to monitor public places separated by race.

The Brown case addresses whether these laws inherently deny certain citizens equal protection under the law.

Read the excerpt from "Harrison Bergeron."Scrap metal was hung all over him. Ordinarily, there was a certain symmetry, a military neatness to the handicaps issued to strong people, but Harrison looked like a walking junkyard. In the race of life, Harrison carried three hundred pounds. And to offset his good looks, the H-G men required that he wear at all times a red rubber ball for a nose, keep his eyebrows shaved off, and cover his even white teeth with black caps at snaggle-tooth random. How does Harrison Bergeron's physical description help to create satire? The contrast of military neatness with Harrison's appearance highlights the importance of sameness. The absurdity of Harrison's exaggerated handicaps ridicules society's obsession with equality. The humorous description of Harrison's appearance suggests that good looks are unimportant. The numerous handicaps issued to Harrison criticize society's obsession with superficial appearances.

The absurdity of Harrison's exaggerated handicaps ridicules society's obsession with equality.

Which is a trait of readers' theater? The audience members read aloud from books they have brought. The audience becomes actively involved in the play in some way. The actors read or recite lines before an audience with no setting. The actors speak spontaneously without rehearsing beforehand.

The actors read or recite lines before an audience with no setting.

Which most supports the fact that Trifles is written in a realistic style? The characters are portrayed as in real life. The audience is actually involved in the play. The setting is presented in an unusual way. The characters are formal and exaggerated.

The characters are portrayed as in real life.

Read the excerpt from William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.PUCK How now, spirit! whither wander you?FAIRY Over hill, over dale,Thorough bush, thorough brier, Over park, over pale, Thorough flood, thorough fire, I do wander everywhere, Swifter than the moon's sphere; And I serve the fairy queen, To dew her orbs upon the green. Which of the following traits supports the fact that A Midsummer Night's Dream is an experimental drama? The characters engage the audience in the drama. The characters have creative and active imaginations. The characters are presented in new or unusual ways. The characters are portrayed as they appear in real life.

The characters are presented in new or unusual ways.

Read the excerpt from Anthem.The word "We" is as lime poured over men, which sets and hardens to stone, and crushes all beneath it, and that which is white and that which is black are lost equally in the grey of it.Which best states the effect of the imagery in the excerpt? The comparison of the word "We" to limestone helps to develop the theme that collective thinking strengthens society. The comparison of the word "We" to limestone helps to develop the theme that a collective society destroys humankind's potential. The description of black and white becoming gray helps to develop the theme that all people are equal. The description of black and white becoming gray helps to develop the theme that living only for oneself is a colorless and bleak existence.

The comparison of the word "We" to limestone helps to develop the theme that a collective society destroys humankind's potential.

Read the excerpt from Brown v. Board of Education.We must consider public education in the light of its full development and its present place in American life throughout the Nation.Why does the Supreme Court make this distinction? The court recognizes that the current delivery of education might compromise citizens' rights. The court recognizes that the US education system has evolved over time. The court recognizes that people in some localities are being treated unfairly by teachers. The court recognizes that segregated schools require additional federal funding.

The court recognizes that the current delivery of education might compromise citizens' rights.

Read the following excerpt from Levitt and Dubner's Freakonomics.In the beginning, Feldman left behind an open basket for the cash, but too often the money vanished. Then he tried a coffee can with a money slot in its plastic lid, which also proved too tempting. In the end, he resorted to making small plywood boxes with a slot cut into the top. The wooden box has worked well. Each year he drops off about seven thousand boxes and loses, on average, just one to theft. This is an intriguing statistic: the same people who routinely steal more than 10 percent of his bagels almost never stoop to stealing his money box—a tribute to the nuanced social calculus of theft. From Feldman's perspective, an office worker who eats a bagel without paying is committing a crime; the office worker probably doesn't think so. This distinction probably has less to do with the admittedly small amount of money involved (Feldman's bagels cost one dollar each, cream cheese included) than with the context of the "crime." The same office worker who fails to pay for his bagel might also help himself to a long slurp of soda while filling a glass in a self-serve restaurant, but he is very unlikely to leave the restaurant without paying.Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of this paragraph? The definition of crime is objective and does not depend on who commits the crime or what type is committed. The definition of crime is subjective and depends on who commits the crime and what type is committed. The definition of a minor crime is stealing a bagel or leaving a restaurant without paying. The definition of a serious crime is stealing a money box or leaving a restaurant without paying.

The definition of crime is subjective and depends on who commits the crime and what type is committed.

Read the excerpt from Fast Food Nation. EVERY SATURDAY, ELISA ZAMOT gets up at 5:15 in the morning. It's a struggle, and her head feels groggy as she steps into the shower. Her little sisters, Cookie and Sabrina, are fast asleep in their beds. By 5:30, Elisa's showered, done her hair, and put on her McDonald's uniform. She's sixteen, bright-eyed and olive-skinned, pretty and petite, ready for another day of work. Elisa's mother usually drives her the half-mile or so to the restaurant, but sometimes Elisa walks, leaving home before the sun rises. Which of the following choices best describes the rhetorical appeal used in this excerpt? The excerpt demonstrates logos because it is completely objective and lacking in emotion. The excerpt demonstrates logos because it contains statistics to support the author's claim. The excerpt demonstrates ethos because the author positions himself as an expert on the topic. The excerpt demonstrates pathos because the author presents a compelling story using emotional language.

The excerpt demonstrates pathos because the author presents a compelling story using emotional language.

Read the excerpt from Notes from a Native Son.But this did not mean that one could be complacent, for the second idea was of equal power: that one must never, in one's own life, accept these injustices as commonplace but must fight them with all one's strength. This fight begins, however, in the heart, and it now had been laid to my charge to keep my own heart free of hatred and despair.Which best explains the excerpt's role in the problem-and-solution structure of the passage? The excerpt presents the solution to a minor problem in the passage. The excerpt sets up a secondary problem to be addressed by the passage. The excerpt presents the solution to the overarching problem in the passage. The excerpt sets up the overarching problem addressed by the passage.

The excerpt presents the solution to the overarching problem in the passage.

Read the excerpt from Notes of a Native Son.In that year I had had time to become aware of the meaning of all my father's bitter warnings, had discovered the secret of his proudly pursed lips and rigid carriage: I had discovered the weight of white people in the world. I saw that this had been for my ancestors and now would be for me an awful thing to live with and that the bitterness which had helped to kill my father could also kill me. Which best explains this excerpt's role in the problem-and-solution structure of the passage? The excerpt presents the solution to the overarching problem in the passage. The excerpt sets up a secondary problem addressed by the passage. The excerpt presents the solution to a secondary problem in the passage. The excerpt sets up the overarching problem addressed by the passage.

The excerpt sets up the overarching problem addressed by the passage.

Read the sentence.The failing company was not going to succeed because it was bankrupt and did not have any money left.What is the best way to revise this sentence to eliminate wordiness? The company was failing because it was bankrupt and did not have enough money left. The company was failing and not succeeding because it was out of money. The failing company was going bankrupt. The sentence is correct as written.

The failing company was going bankrupt.

Which excerpt from Fast Food Nation best states the author's overall claim? The fast food industry's obsession with throughput has altered the way millions of Americans work, turned commercial kitchens into small factories, and changed familiar foods into commodities that are manufactured. Unlike Olympic gymnastics—an activity in which teenagers consistently perform at a higher level than adults—there's nothing about the work in a fast food kitchen that requires young employees. Although Richard and Mac McDonald introduced the division of labor to the restaurant business, it was a McDonald's executive named Fred Turner who created a production system of unusual thoroughness and attention to detail. Teenagers have been the perfect candidates for these jobs, not only because they are less expensive to hire than adults, but also because their youthful inexperience makes them easier to control.

The fast food industry's obsession with throughput has altered the way millions of Americans work, turned commercial kitchens into small factories, and changed familiar foods into commodities that are manufactured.

In the story "Ambush," what is revealed to the reader through the frame-story structure? The narrator is never able to discuss the event with his fellow troops. The narrator feels deep regret that he did not tell his daughter the truth. The narrator continues to feel haunted by the events in Vietnam. The narrator has been able to forgive himself for what happened.

The narrator continues to feel haunted by the events in Vietnam.

Read the excerpts from The Namesake.Excerpt 1: But Gogol doesn't want a new name. He can't understand why he has to answer to anything else. "Why do I have to have a new name?" he asks his parents, tears springing to his eyes. It would be one thing if his parents were to call him Nikhil, too. But they tell him that the new name will be used only by the teachers and children at school. Excerpt 2: Mrs. Lapidus studies the registration form. She has not had to go through this confusion with the other two Indian children. She opens up the folder and examines the immunization record, the birth certificate. "There seems to be some confusion, Mr. Ganguli," she says. "According to these documents, your son's legal name is Gogol."Which statement best tells how the main conflict in the first excerpt is different from the main conflict in the second excerpt? The first excerpt illustrates a family conflict, while the second excerpt illustrates a personal conflict. The first excerpt illustrates an internal conflict, while the second excerpt illustrates an external conflict. The first excerpt illustrates an external conflict, while the second excerpt illustrates an internal conflict. The first excerpt illustrates a personal conflict, while the second excerpt illustrates a family conflict.

The first excerpt illustrates an internal conflict, while the second excerpt illustrates an external conflict.

Which excerpt from Fast Food Nation best illustrates the use of the rhetorical appeal logos? Teenagers open the fast food outlets in the morning, close them at night, and keep them going at all hours in between. Elisa's mother usually drives her the half-mile or so to the restaurant, but sometimes Elisa walks, leaving home before the sun rises. The labor practices of the fast food industry have their origins in the assembly line systems adopted by American manufacturers in the early twentieth century. Fast food kitchens often seem like a scene from Bugsy Malone, a film in which all the actors are children pretending to be adults.

The labor practices of the fast food industry have their origins in the assembly line systems adopted by American manufacturers in the early twentieth century.

Read the sentence.The lawyer presented a clear argument to the jury it was unbelievable how influenced they were by his case in the hopes of winning the trial.Which is the best revision of the sentence? The lawyer presented a clear argument to the jury (it was unbelievable how influenced they were by his case) in hope of winning the trial. The lawyer presented a clear argument to the jury—it was unbelievable how influenced they were by his case—in hope of winning the trial. The lawyer presented a clear argument to the jury, it was unbelievable how influenced they were by his case, in hope of winning the trial. no change

The lawyer presented a clear argument to the jury—it was unbelievable how influenced they were by his case—in hope of winning the trial.

Read the sentence.Unaware of the change in the week's work schedule, the loyal customers saw Marquis arrive to work a day early.What is the best revision for the sentence?

The loyal customers saw Marquis, who was unaware of the change in the week's work schedule, arrive to work a day early

Which sentence best summarizes the central idea of the song, "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" The United States was built, developed, and protected by women and men of various cultures and backgrounds. The men begging for money on the street helped build and protect our country, and they deserve a better lot than they have been given. Farms, railroads, and the military have greatly diminished in quality since the onset of the Great Depression. A man named Al is responsible for the building, development, and protection of the United States of America.

The men begging for money on the street helped build and protect our country, and they deserve a better lot than they have been given.

Read the excerpt from part 2 of Zeitoun.He set out alone for a while and before long, at the corner of Canal and Scott, he encountered a small boat. It was a military craft, with three men aboard: a soldier, a man with a video camera, and one holding a microphone and a notebook. They waved Zeitoun down and one of the men identified himself as a reporter."What are you doing?" the reporter asked."Just checking on friends' houses. Trying to help," Zeitoun said."Who are you working with?" the reporter asked."Anybody," Zeitoun said. "I work with anybody."What conclusion can readers draw about this character vs. character conflict? The men in the boat are unwilling to offer humanitarian aid. The men in the boat discourage Zeitoun's rescue efforts. The men in the boat uphold the evacuation orders. The men in the boat are skeptical about Zeitoun's behavior.

The men in the boat are skeptical about Zeitoun's behavior.

What effect of the Great Depression is described in the song, "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" The expanded government regulations used to control banking practices led to abuses in power and a financial collapse. The stock market crash of 1929 caused extensive losses in financial wealth for individuals in various branches of society. Due to a lesser demand for food, the production of agricultural goods diminished and farmers struggled to keep their farms. The men who had built and fed the nation and fought in World War I were abandoned and struggling to survive.

The men who had built and fed the nation and fought in World War I were abandoned and struggling to survive.

Read the excerpt from Anthem, by Ayn Rand.I do not surrender my treasures, nor do I share them. The fortune of my spirit is not to be blown into coins of brass and flung to the winds as alms for the poor of the spirit. I guard my treasures: my thought, my will, my freedom. The imagery of treasure and fortune helps to establish which theme? Wealth that is earned does not need to be shared. Wealth and greed are destructive to the spirit. A person's moral duty is to share wealth with the less fortunate. The most valuable human possessions are individuality and independence.

The most valuable human possessions are individuality and independence.

Which excerpt from Billy Collins's "Man Listening to Disc" best supports the idea that the speaker uses the music to isolate himself from others? as if he were right beside meon this clear day in March,the pavement sparkling with sunlight, In fact, I would saymy delight at being suffusedwith phrases from his saxophone—some like honey, some like vinegar— And I bow deeply to Thelonious Monkfor figuring out a wayto motorize—or whatever—his huge pianoso he could be with us today. The music is loud yet so confidentialI cannot help feeling even morelike the center of the universe

The music is loud yet so confidentialI cannot help feeling even morelike the center of the universe

Read this phrase from Allen Ginsberg's "A Supermarket in California."The trees add shade to shade.What is the meaning of this phrase? The narrator is contrasting the images of the market to nature. The narrator is praising the loveliness of his cottage yard. The narrator is remarking that trees make the night darker. The narrator is wondering how he will find his way home.

The narrator is remarking that trees make the night darker.

Which best describes why "Ambush" contains a frame story? The narrator situates a flashback of his experience in Vietnam between related events that take place after the war. The narrator describes events that take place in two different countries: the United States and Vietnam. The narrator situates a flashback to his boyhood between related events that take place in the present, when he is an old man. The narrator describes events that take place in two different locations: a living room and a jungle.

The narrator situates a flashback of his experience in Vietnam between related events that take place after the war.

Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close."I didn't do it!" I hollered, but they didn't even hear me, because they were playing music too loud and cracking up too much. I zipped myself all the way into the sleeping bag of myself, not because I was hurt, and not because I had broken something, but because they were cracking up. Even though I knew I shouldn't, I gave myself a bruise.Which of these statements best describes the ambiguity in this excerpt? It is unclear whether Oskar gets caught in the closet. It is unclear whether Oskar will sleep in the closet. The source of the laughter is unclear. The nature of the bruise is unclear.

The nature of the bruise is unclear.

Read the excerpt from "Harrison Bergeron."The musicians scrambled back into their chairs, and Harrison stripped them of their handicaps, too. "Play your best," he told them, "and I'll make you barons and dukes and earls."The music began. It was normal at first—cheap, silly, false. But Harrison snatched two musicians from their chairs, waved them like batons as he sang the music as he wanted it played. He slammed them back into their chairs.How does Vonnegut use irony in this excerpt? The musicians are described as the opposite of what is expected. The normal music is described as the opposite of what is expected. Harrison's actions contradict his character. Harrison's words contradict his character.

The normal music is described as the opposite of what is expected.

Read the sentence.The poem is about the way Japanese Americans were relocated.Which is the best revision of this sentence using academic vocabulary? The poet talks about how Japanese people were forced to move to internment camps. The poem addresses the forced relocation of Japanese Americans to internment camps. Mainly the poem is about the putting of Japanese people into internment camps during the war. Japanese Americans were put into internment camps, and the poem talks about that.

The poem addresses the forced relocation of Japanese Americans to internment camps.

Read this excerpt from "Why No Policeman on the Block?"Already, young computer nerds who have attempted to fill this curious vacuum by writing simple directories for the Internet have amassed fabulous fortunes overnight when their companies went public. Netscape's co-founder Jim Clark's fortune ballooned to an astonishing half billion dollars the day the company went public. (Clark reached billionaire status only eighteen months after starting his company; it took Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, twelve years.) Which is the most accurate summary of Kaku's argument? Young people interested in pursuing Internet-related careers are likely to accomplish financial success. The rapid success of Netscape's launch is proof that there is a demand for Internet directories. Internet commerce moguls, such as Jim Clark, will generate billions of dollars in profits for their companies. Innovative individuals, such as Jim Clark, will greatly assist the future of Internet efficiency.

The rapid success of Netscape's launch is proof that there is a demand for Internet directories.

Which line of text from Infinite Jest best illustrates subjective narrative voice? His hands come together on the conference table's surface. I am seated in an office, surrounded by heads and bodies. The room's carbonated silence is now hostile. My uncle looks to Athletics as if puzzled.

The room's carbonated silence is now hostile.

What is the plaintiffs' main concern about the state of public schools in Brown v. Board of Education? The curriculum was outdated and biased, which led to a poor quality of education in Topeka. The teachers were not credentialed, which led to disparities within the Topeka school system. The schools were racially segregated, which led to a lower quality of education for some students in Topeka. The school buildings were in poor condition, which caused low attendance rates in Topeka.

The schools were racially segregated, which led to a lower quality of education for some students in Topeka.

Which best describes a drama written in an experimental style? The author uses language that is unusual for the time period. The themes presented are creative and highly controversial. The actors conduct a variety of experiments while onstage. The setting and characters are presented in unusual ways.

The setting and characters are presented in unusual ways.

In what way does the line "sags like a heavy load" in "Harlem" relate to the overall feeling of "The Weary Blues"? The song lyrics in "The Weary Blues" reflect a "heavy load" for the singer. The audience in "The Weary Blues" is deeply affected, or "loaded," by the song. The speaker of "The Weary Blues" is not impressed by the singer, who "sags." The singer in "The Weary Blues" "sags" under the pressure of performing.

The song lyrics in "The Weary Blues" reflect a "heavy load" for the singer.

Read the passage from "The Latin Deli: An Ars Poetica."all wanting the comfortof spoken Spanish, to gaze upon the family portraitof her plain wide face, her ample bosomresting on her plump arms, her look of maternal interestas they speak to her and each otherof their dreams and their disillusions—Which best describes the role of the speaker? The speaker is describing a scene in the third person as a sentimental observer. The speaker is describing a scene in the third person as a critical observer. The speaker is describing a past personal experience in the first person. The speaker is describing a present personal experience in the first person.

The speaker is describing a scene in third person as a sentimental observer.

Read this stanza from Allen Ginsberg's "A Supermarket in California."I heard you asking questions of each: Who killed the pork chops? What price bananas? Are you my Angel?What is happening in this stanza? The speaker is imagining the questions Whitman would ask if he were there. The speaker is dreaming about what goods he will be purchasing. The speaker is asking the grocery clerks about the freshness of the meat and the cost of the fruit. The speaker is quizzing the butcher and produce workers to see if they are knowledgeable employees.

The speaker is imagining the questions Whitman would ask if he were there.

Read this stanza from Allen Ginsberg's "A Supermarket in California."What thoughts I have of you tonight, Walt Whitman, for I walked down the sidestreets under the trees with a headache self-conscious looking at the full moon. Which statement best describes the scene in the first stanza of Ginsberg's poem? The speaker is hastily making his way to the local supermarket to meet up with an old friend. The speaker is busy gazing at the full moon when he bumps into a former acquaintance. The speaker is taking a lonely stroll at night while reflecting on the words of a favorite poet. The speaker is eager to return to the safety of his home and read poems by Walt Whitman.

The speaker is taking a lonely stroll at night while reflecting on the words of a favorite poet.

Read the sentence.The speaker of Okita's poem tries to present herself in ways that have little to do with her customs.Which is the best revision of this sentence using academic vocabulary? The speaker of Okita's poem has a go at painting herself in ways that have little to do with her background. The speaker of Okita's poem has a crack at describing herself in ways that have little to do with her stock. The speaker of Okita's poem makes an effort to show herself in ways that have little to do with her family. The speaker of Okita's poem attempts to characterize herself in ways that have little to do with her heritage.

The speaker of Okita's poem attempts to characterize herself in ways that have little to do with her heritage.

Read the sentence.The girl in the poem does not want to leave her home.Which is the best revision of this sentence using academic vocabulary? The poem's main person is being forced to leave home. The speaker of the poem does not want to go away. The poem's main person has to leave home against her will. The speaker of the poem is reluctant to leave her home.

The speaker of the poem is reluctant to leave her home.

Read the excerpt from Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.I lived at West Egg, the—well, the less fashionable of the two, though this is a most superficial tag to express the bizarre and not a little sinister contrast between them. . . . Across the courtesy bay the white palaces of fashionable East Egg glittered along the water, and the history of the summer really begins on the evening I drove over there to have dinner with the Tom Buchanans.Based on these descriptions, what inference can be made about the difference between West Egg and East Egg? The wealthy residents of East Egg hide their unattractive qualities beneath light and dreamy appearances. Because the residents of West Egg have only recently earned their money, they are more sophisticated. West Egg is less fashionable because its residents have much less money than the residents of East Egg. The residents of West Egg and East Egg are noticeably different from one another, but they often socialize together.

The wealthy residents of East Egg hide their unattractive qualities beneath light and dreamy appearances.

Read the poem "If We Must Die" by Claude McKay.If we must die—let it not be like hogsHunted and penned in an inglorious spot,While round us bark the mad and hungry dogs,Making their mock at our accursed lot.If we must die—oh, let us nobly die So that our precious blood may not be shedIn vain; then even the monsters we defyShall be constrained to honor us though dead!Oh, Kinsmen! We must meet the common foe;Though far outnumbered, let us still be brave, And for their thousand blows deal one death-blow!What though before us lies the open grave?Like men we'll face the murderous, cowardly pack,Pressed to the wall, dying, but—fighting back!What sentence best conveys the speaker's message? Nature is more powerful than man. Victory is unlikely when one is outnumbered. There is honor in dying courageously. Nonviolence is the only way to prevent bloodshed.

There is honor in dying courageously.

Read the excerpt from part 2 of Zeitoun.He was conflicted about what he was seeing, a refracted version of his city, one where homes and trees were bisected and mirrored in this oddly calm body of water. The novelty of the new world brought forth the adventurer in him—he wanted to see it all, the whole city, what had become of it. But the builder in him thought of the damage, how long it would take to rebuild. Years, maybe a decade. He wondered if the world at large could already see what he was seeing, a disaster mythical in scale and severity.What conclusion can readers draw about this character vs. self conflict? Zeitoun recognizes the homes under the water. Zeitoun acknowledges the tragedy and its potential. Zeitoun contemplates risks associated with the passing of time. Zeitoun considers the city's need for additional outside assistance.

Zeitoun acknowledges the tragedy and its potential.

Read the excerpt from Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms.Outside it was getting dark. I asked what time the attack was to be and they said as soon as it was dark. I went back to the drivers. They were sitting in the dugout talking and when I came in they stopped. I gave them each a package of cigarettes, Macedonias, loosely packed cigarettes that spilled tobacco and needed to have the ends twisted before you smoked them. Manera lit his lighter and passed it around.What about the actions of these men exemplifies them as Hemingway heroes? They talk about the oncoming attack, clearly with a deep sense of worry for their own safety and the safety of others. They have not yet lived through a battle and are naive about the imminent danger that awaits them. They have the bond only men in battle can share, and this is related by the way they partake of the cigarettes. They act casually and go about regular business, such as smoking, while actually in grave danger.

They act casually and go about regular business, such as smoking, while actually in grave danger.

Read the excerpt from Anthem.I am neither foe nor friend to my brothers, but such as each of them shall deserve of me. And to earn my love, my brothers must do more than to have been born. I do not grant my love without reason, nor to any chance passer-by who may wish to claim it. I honor men with my love. But honor is a thing to be earned.Which best explains the philosophical concept reflected in the excerpt? This excerpt reflects collectivism, because it reveals the narrator's deep love for other individuals. This excerpt reflects collectivism, because it reinforces the need for acceptance and brotherhood. This excerpt reflects capitalism, because it suggests that love of others is unnecessary and unimportant. This excerpt reflects capitalism, because it emphasizes an exchange based on free will.

This excerpt reflects capitalism, because it emphasizes an exchange based on free will.

Read the paragraph from a student's essay comparing Sandra Cisneros's "Mericans" and Dwight Okita's "In Response to Executive Order 9066."(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 is the best thesis statement for the entire essay? While the speaker of Okita's poem feels strongly about her identity as an American citizen, the speaker of Cisneros's short story identifies more closely with her Mexican family. Though the speakers in Okita's poem and Cisneros's short story have strong roots in foreign cultures, both of them feel more connected to their American identities. The family members in Cisneros's and Okita's works play a significant role in the lives of both narrators as they contemplate their place in hostile environments. Cisneros and Okita rely on imagery to convey their ideas about American identity.

Though the speakers in Okita's poem and Cisneros's short story have strong roots in foreign cultures, both of them feel more connected to their American identities.

Read the excerpt from Roosevelt's Executive Order No. 9066.Whereas the successful prosecution of the war requires every possible protection against espionage and against sabotage to national-defense material, national-defense premises, and national-defense utilities. . . . Which revision of the excerpt best adds a subjective tone? Whereas the prosecution of the war requires protective measures against espionage and against sabotage to national-defense material, national-defense premises, and national-defense utilities. . . . Whereas the successful prosecution of the war requires every possible protection against espionage and against sabotage from our enemies to national-defense and military materials. . . . Whereas the successful prosecution of the war requires necessary protection against dangerous Japanese spies and against their sabotage to vulnerable national-defense material, national-defense premises, and national-defense utilities. . . . Whereas winning the war requires much protection against espionage and against sabotage to national-defense material, national-defense premises, and national-defense utilities. . . .

Whereas the successful prosecution of the war requires necessary protection against dangerous Japanese spies and against their sabotage to vulnerable national-defense material, national-defense premises, and national-defense utilities. . . .

Which is a compound-complex sentence? While they were walking on campus, Dwayne admired the buildings, and Michelle imagined attending classes in this beautiful place. Daily exercise is beneficial to your health, therefore you must take several precautions to avoid injuries. Our experienced tour guide, who grew up in the area, directed us toward some amazing local scenes. The electronic merchandise was defective, as it had been severely damaged during shipment.

While they were walking on campus, Dwayne admired the buildings, and Michelle imagined attending classes in this beautiful place.

Read the excerpt from a student's argumentative essay.Students at Glenmore High demand an increase in the number of advanced placement classes. In order to compete with other college-bound students, we must have access to more rigorous courses. I mean, if we can't show that we took tough courses, colleges will turn us down.How can the final sentence best be revised for this argument? Tough work is the key to proving to college admissions that we've got what they want. We need tougher courses on our transcripts, or else nobody's going to notice us. Without proof of challenging courses, colleges might disregard our transcripts. Challenging courses separate college-bound students from the rest of the pack.

Without proof of challenging courses, colleges might disregard our transcripts.

Read the excerpt from Black Boy.From far beyond the horizons that bound this bleak plantation there had come to me through my living the knowledge that my father was a black peasant who had gone to the city seeking life, but who had failed in the city; a black peasant whose life had been hopelessly snarled in the city, and who had at last fled the city—that same city which had lifted me in its burning arms and borne me toward alien and undreamed-of shores of knowing.Which best describes Wright's realization in this excerpt? Wright acknowledges that the city that destroyed his father's dreams was the same city that fulfilled his own. Wright acknowledges that his father was destined to fail in the city, just as generations failed after him. Wright acknowledges that his father had the same opportunities in the city he did. Wright acknowledges that his success was based solely on the lessons he learned from his father's failure.

Wright acknowledges that the city that destroyed his father's dreams was the same city that fulfilled his own.

Read the excerpt from Black Boy.He asked easy, drawling questions about me, his other son, his wife, and he laughed, amused, when I informed him of their destinies. I forgave him and pitied him as my eyes looked past him to the unpainted wooden shack. From far beyond the horizons that bound this bleak plantation there had come to me through my living the knowledge that my father was a black peasant who had gone to the city seeking life, but who had failed in the city; a black peasant whose life had been hopelessly snarled in the city, and who had at last fled the city—that same city which had lifted me in its burning arms and borne me toward alien and undreamed-of shores of knowing.Which statement best describes how Wright's cultural perspective influences his decision to forgive his father? Wright's cultural perspective helps him forget the way his father behaved when Wright was a child. Wright's cultural perspective helps him understand the difficulties his father faced throughout life. Wright's cultural perspective causes him to feel betrayed and angry with his father for his past behavior. Wright's cultural perspective causes him to regret the way he treated his father when Wright was a child.

Wright's cultural perspective helps him understand the difficulties his father faced throughout life.

Read the excerpt from William Faulkner's Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech.Our tragedy today is a general and universal physical fear so long sustained by now that we can even bear it. There are no longer problems of the spirit. There is only the question: When will I be blown up? Because of this, the young man or woman writing today has forgotten the problems of the human heart in conflict with itself which alone can make good writing because only that is worth writing about, worth the agony and the sweat.According to Faulkner, what is the biggest problem preventing young writers from producing "good writing"? His generation is too preoccupied by the material world to concentrate on the spiritual aspect of life. The Cold War has become more important to civilization than literature, art, music, and other spiritual endeavors. Young writers live in physical fear and therefore are prevented from concentrating on matters of the spirit. The possibility of nuclear warfare is robbing young writers of the desire to write good fiction and poetry.

Young writers live in physical fear and therefore are prevented from concentrating on matters of the spirit.

Read the excerpt from part 4 of Zeitoun.The van stopped at the station's side door, and the captives were taken out of the van and led inside. When Zeitoun and the others entered the main room of the station, immediately fifty pairs of eyes, those of soldiers and police officers and military personnel, were upon them. There were no other civilians inside. It was as if the entire operation, this bus station-turned-military base, had been arranged for them.What conclusion can readers draw about this character vs. society conflict? Zeitoun and his friends are the first of many suspects in the city. Zeitoun and his friends are presumed guilty of serious offenses. Zeitoun and his friends will be treated fairly by the military officers. Zeitoun and his friends will be punished without a legitimate trial.

Zeitoun and his friends are presumed guilty of serious offenses.

Read the excerpt from part 1 of Zeitoun.He looked in the backyard. There was the canoe. It called to him, floating and ready. It was a rare opportunity, he thought, to be able to glide over the roads. . . .Leaving the yard was difficult. A tree across the street had been ripped from its roots and lay across the road, branches spread over his driveway. He paddled around them and looked back to the house. No great damage to the exterior. Some shingles missing from the roof. The windows broken. A gutter that would need remounting. Nothing too bad, three days' work.What conclusion can readers draw about this character vs. nature conflict? Nature exerts her power and control over Zeitoun. Nature offers protection to Zeitoun's family. Zeitoun believes he can manage nature's strength. Zeitoun feels overwhelmed by nature's power.

Zeitoun believes he can manage nature's strength.

Read the excerpt from part 2 of Zeitoun.In his neighborhood, miles from the closest levee, the water had risen slowly enough that he knew it was unlikely that anyone had died in the flood. But with a shudder he thought of those closer to the breaches. He didn't know where the levees had failed, but he knew anyone living nearby would have been quickly overwhelmed.What is happening in the excerpt? Zeitoun is assessing the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina. Zeitoun is realizing the likelihood of flood casualties. Zeitoun is hoping that his neighbors had time to react to the flood. Zeitoun is remembering the warnings about the levees.

Zeitoun is realizing the likelihood of flood casualties.

Read the excerpt from part 1 of Zeitoun.All day Zeitoun and James saw people lined up at bus stops—those who planned to stay in the Superdome. Families, couples, elderly men and women carrying their belongings in backpacks, suitcases, garbage bags. Seeing them exposed like that, as the winds picked up and the sky darkened, worried Zeitoun. He and James passed the same groups, waiting patiently, on the way to their job sites and on their way back.What is happening in the excerpt? Zeitoun is surprised by the rapid pace of the evacuation of New Orleans. Zeitoun is recognizing the vulnerability of those staying in New Orleans. Zeitoun is frustrated by people's unwillingness to work for survival. Zeitoun and James are addressing the needs of others as they work.

Zeitoun is recognizing the vulnerability of those staying in New Orleans.

Read the excerpt from part 2 of Zeitoun.Only birds would survive this sort of apocalypse. Birds, some snakes, any beast that could find higher ground ahead of the rising tide. He looked for fish. If he was floating atop water shared with the lake, surely fish had been swept into the city. And, on cue, he saw a murky form darting between submerged tree branches.What is happening in the excerpt? Zeitoun is considering the religious nature of the flood. Zeitoun rejoices at the sight of birds in the trees. Zeitoun spots fish swimming in the flood waters. Zeitoun is contemplating the survival of domestic pets.

Zeitoun spots fish swimming in the flood waters.

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. The excerpt serves as which of the following in relation to the authors' argument? a claim that most people are moral an example of morality in the workplace a conclusion about morality in the workplace a counterclaim to the idea that most people are moral

a counterclaim to the idea that most people are moral

Which best describes Elie Wiesel's All Rivers Run to the Sea? an emotionally detached autobiography a brief biographical record of Wiesel's life a deeply personal account of a true event an intense narrative of historical fiction

a deeply personal account of a true event

An essay that effectively compares two editorials must include a description of why the author chose each editorial. the author's opinion of the topic that the editorials discuss. a paragraph that summarizes the counterarguments of each editorial. a paragraph that assesses which editorial's argument stronger.

a paragraph that assesses which editorial's argument stronger.

Read the excerpt from "Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry."For me, reading has always been a path toward liberation and fulfillment. To learn to read is to start down the road of liberation, a road which should be accessible to everyone. No one has the right to keep you from reading, and yet that is what is happening in many areas in this country today. There are those who think they know best what we should read. These censors are at work in all areas of our daily lives.Which best describes the rhetoric used in this excerpt to increase the reader's awareness of censorship? factual evidence is used to appeal to the reader's sense of logic a strong opinion is presented to appeal to the reader's sense of justice an emotional anecdote is related to appeal to the reader's sympathy the author's love of reading is referenced to appeal to his character

a strong opinion is presented to appeal to the reader's sense of justice

Read the sentence.The stimulus in the experiment caused the plants to grow. Which type of phrase or clause is underlined in the sentence? noun phrase verb phrase adjectival phrase adverbial clause

adjectival phrase

Read the excerpt from "The Railroad Earth."——Ah me how but it was a hell and now I had the whole thing to myself, and make my raisin toast by sitting it on a little wire I'd especially bent to place over the hot plateWithin these lines, where is the most appropriate place for a pause? after "Ah" after "myself" after "toast" after "bent"

after "myself"

Read the excerpt from Roosevelt's Executive Order No. 9066.. . . I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of War, and the Military Commanders whom he may from time to time designate, whenever he or any designated Commander deems such action necessary or desirable, to prescribe military areas in such places and of such extent as he or the appropriate Military Commander may determine, from which any or all persons may be excluded, and with respect to which, the right of any person to enter, remain in, or leave shall be subject to whatever restrictions the Secretary of War or the appropriate Military Commander may impose in his discretion.By giving military commanders the authority to determine when, where, and how long a person needs to be detained, President Roosevelt is assuming the internment of American citizens will be difficult to justify. very few Japanese Americans will actually need to be interned. Japanese Americans pose a serious threat against US security. all the commanders will move forward fairly and with sound judgment.

all the commanders will move forward fairly and with sound judgement.

Read the excerpt from "Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry."I do not believe we should have to leave out the crucial elements of our language and culture to contribute to American literature, but, unfortunately, this is a conclusion I am forced to reach. I have been writing for a quarter century, and have been a published author for eighteen years. As a writer, I was part of the Chicano Movement which created a new literature in this country. Which type of rhetoric is used most in the excerpt to convince readers that Anaya's conclusion is accurate? an appeal based on emotion an appeal based on logic an appeal based on the author's character an appeal based on the author's feelings

an appeal based on the author's character

Read the excerpt from "Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry."For me, reading has always been a path toward liberation and fulfillment. To learn to read is to start down the road of liberation, a road which should be accessible to everyone. No one has the right to keep you from reading, and yet that is what is happening in many areas in this country today. There are those who think they know best what we should read. These censors are at work in all areas of our daily lives.Which type of rhetoric is used most in this excerpt to convince readers that censors have unjust motives? an appeal to emotion an appeal to ethics an appeal to the author's character an appeal to logic

an appeal to emotion

Read the excerpt from The Namesake."That you want us to call him Nikhil.""That is correct."Mrs. Lapidus nods. "The reason being?""That is our wish.""I'm not sure I follow you, Mr. Ganguli. Do you mean that Nikhil is a middle name? Or a nickname? Many of the children go by nicknames here. On this form there is a space—""No, no, it's not a middle name," Ashoke says. He is beginning to lose patience. "He has no middle name. No nickname. The boy's good name, his school name, is Nikhil."Mrs. Lapidus presses her lips together and smiles. "But clearly he doesn't respond." "Please, Mrs. Lapidus," Ashoke says. "It is very common for a child to be confused at first. Please give it some time. I assure you he will grow accustomed." Which best states the conflict revealed by this conversation? an internal emotional conflict between Ashoke's cultural values related to education and the needs of his child an external conflict between Mrs. Lapidus and Gogol over his wish to be called by a traditional Indian name an external cultural conflict between the traditional schooling expectations of Mrs. Lapidus and Ashoke an internal conflict between Mrs. Lapidus's expertise as an educator and her wish to respect Ashoke's cultural traditions

an external cultural conflict between the traditional schooling expectations of Mrs. Lapidus and Ashoke

Read the passage from Etiquette, by Emily Post. It is the height of rudeness for young people not to go and shake hands with an older lady of their acquaintance when they meet her away from home, if she is a hostess to whose house they have often gone. It is not at all necessary for either young women or young men to linger and enter into a conversation, unless the older lady detains them, which she should not do beyond the briefest minute.Which best describes the style and tone of the passage? neutral cynical sympathetic assertive

assertive

Read the excerpt from Dwight Okita's "In Response to Executive Order 9066".Of course I'll come. I've packed my galoshesand three packets of tomato seeds. Denise calls themlove apples. My father says where we're goingthey won't grow.Based on this excerpt, readers can assume that the internment camps are bleak and unfavorable places where typically nothing thrives. supplied with fruits and vegetables from outside sources. located far away from the speaker's current residence. only a temporary relocation and the speaker will return home.

bleak and unfavorable places where typically nothing thrives.

Read the excerpt from "Death by Black Hole."Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity, published in 1916, provides the insight to understand the bizarre structure of space and time in a high-gravity environment. Later research by the American physicist John A. Wheeler, and others, helped to formulate a vocabulary as well as the mathematical tools to describe and predict what a black hole will do to its surroundings.Read the excerpt from "Man Listening to Disc."And I bow deeply to Thelonious Monkfor figuring out a wayto motorize—or whatever—his huge pianoso he could be with us today.These excerpts are similar because both texts show a connection between math and music. reference musicians the narrators admire. make predictions about the future of mankind. credit people who have inspired the authors.

credit people who have inspired the authors.

The paragraph below is an excerpt from an article written for a school newspaper.Texting is an increasingly popular means of communication with students at Mystic Falls High School. Students text their friends to make plans, ask questions, and share information. However, texting can also be distracting. It takes students' attention away from the primary purpose of school: learning.What is the tone of the article? melancholy humorous respectful critical

critical

The speaker's role in "Harlem" is to criticize oppression. encourage nonviolent protests. inspire new discoveries. portray artistic images.

criticize oppression

Read the excerpt from "Letter from Birmingham Jail."We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny.King includes this sentence to draw attention to the interrelationship of events. illustrate the connectivity of his professional network. challenge the concept of predetermined destiny. explain his plan for a peaceful demonstration.

draw attention to the interrelationship of events.

Read the excerpt from the song, "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" Say, don't you remember, they called me Al— It was Al all the time. Why don't you remember, I'm your pal— Buddy, can you spare a dime? The excerpt emphasizes the idea that the problems of the Great Depression affected all Americans in one way or another. drove a wedge between people who once were friendly. brought out the very worst behavior in many Americans. caused many Americans to experience financial ruin.

drove a wedge between people who once were friendly.

Read the sentence from an argumentative essay on employment in the United States.Even today, many foreigners continue to emigrate to the United States in hopes of finding new job opportunities. Which edit corrects the error in the sentence? emigrate should be immigrate foreigners should be foureigners United States should be U.S. opportunities. should be opportunities!

emigrate should be immigrate

Read the excerpt from Fast Food Nation. At Taco Bell restaurants the food is "assembled," not prepared. The guacamole isn't made by workers in the kitchen; it's made at a factory in Michoacán, Mexico, then frozen and shipped north. The chain's taco meat arrives frozen and precooked in vacuum-sealed plastic bags. The beans are dehydrated and look like brownish corn flakes. The cooking process is fairly simple. "Everything's add water," a Taco Bell employee told me. "Just add hot water."The Taco Bell employee's quote supports Schlosser's argument in this excerpt because it provides personal opinions about the working conditions in fast food restaurants. helps the reader visualize teenagers working in fast food restaurants. provides expert testimony about the nutritional quality of fast food. emphasizes the obsession with consistency and standardization in the fast food industry.

emphasizes the obsession with consistency and standardization in the fast food industry.

Read the following excerpt from Levitt and Dubner's Freakonomics.So what do the bagel data have to say? In recent years, there have been two noteworthy trends in the overall payment rate. The first was a long, slow decline that began in 1992. By the summer of 2001, the overall rate had slipped to about 87 percent. But immediately after September 11 of that year the rate spiked a full 2 percent and hasn't slipped much since. (If a 2 percent gain in payment doesn't sound like much, think of it this way: the nonpayment rate fell from 13 to 11 percent, which amounts to a 15 percent decline in theft.) Because many of Feldman's customers are affiliated with national security, there may have been a patriotic element to the 9/11 Effect. Or it may have represented a more general surge in empathy.The excerpt serves as which type of support for the authors' argument? a claim a counterclaim evidence an umbrella statement

evidence

Read the paragraphs.Uninsured people are less likely to receive medical care and more likely to have poor health status. The cost of poor health among uninsured people was almost $125 billion in 2004 (Hadley & Holahan, 2004).The financial burden of medical care is also high for uninsured individuals; almost 50% of personal bankruptcy filings are due to medical expenses (Jacoby, et al., 2000). Uninsured individuals report more problems getting care, are diagnosed at later disease stages, and get less therapeutic care.To support the claim that the lack of health insurance is a financial burden, the author uses evidential support, such as facts, figures, and statistics. anecdotes to illustrate how the problem affects people. descriptive language to reveal the hardships of the uninsured. reasons that directly address the counterclaim presented.

evidential support, such as facts, figures, and statistics.

Read the excerpt from "Harrison Bergeron."A police photograph of Harrison Bergeron was flashed on the screen—upside down, then sideways, upside down again, then right side up.This excerpt is an example of satire because it humorously exposes the incompetence that this society views as normal. portrays Harrison Bergeron as being more dangerous than he really is. exaggerates the effects of George Bergeron's handicaps. illustrates how television and other media control society.

exposes the incompetence that this society views as normal.

Read this stanza from Allen Ginsberg's "A Supermarket in California."We strode down the open corridors together in our solitary fancy tasting artichokes, possessing every frozen delicacy, and never passing the cashier. Ginsberg most likely uses long-line free verse here to draw attention to the poem's patterns of rhyme and meter. express his thoughts freely and without constraints. keep the content of the poem simple and easy to imagine. show his desire to return to an unassuming existence.

express his thoughts freely and without constraints.

Read the excerpt from Studies of Trees, by Jacob Levison.The pines are widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere, and include about 80 distinct species with over 600 varieties. The species enumerated here are especially common in the eastern part of the United States, growing either native in the forest or under cultivation in the parks. The pines form a very important class of timber trees, and produce beautiful effects when planted in groups in the parks.Which strategy does the author use in his choice of language to convey his message? facts and statements sequence of events conclusive evidence persuasive influence

facts and statements

Read the passage from A New Astronomy, by David Todd.From Polaris a line of small stars curves toward the handle of the Dipper, meeting the upper one of a pair of the third magnitude. This pair, with another farther on and parallel to it, form the 'Little Dipper,' Polaris being the end of its handle. The group is Ursa Minor. Opposite the handle of the great Dipper, and at about the same distance from Polaris, are five rather bright stars forming a flattened letter W. They are the principal stars of Cassiopeia.What strategy does the author use in his choice of language to convey his message? persuasive influence facts and statements sequence of events experts' logic and reason

facts and statements

Read the excerpt from The Great Gatsby.The telephone rang inside, startlingly, and as Daisy shook her head decisively at Tom the subject of the stables, in fact all subjects, vanished into air. Among the broken fragments of the last five minutes at table I remember the candles being lit again, pointlessly, and I was conscious of wanting to look squarely at every one, and yet to avoid all eyes. I couldn't guess what Daisy and Tom were thinking, but I doubt if even Miss Baker, who seemed to have mastered a certain hardy skepticism, was able utterly to put this fifth guest's shrill metallic urgency out of mind. To a certain temperament the situation might have seemed intriguing—my own instinct was to telephone immediately for the police.The phone calls that Tom receives during the dinner are an indicator that he is trying to prevent his marriage from failing. he and Daisy are not a happily married couple. he would rather be in the city than on the island. he has important business deals in the works.

he and Daisy are not a happily married couple.

Read the excerpt from Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms. "It could not be worse," Passini said respectfully. "There is nothing worse than war.""Defeat is worse." "I do not believe it," Passini said still respectfully. "What is defeat? You go home.""They come after you. They take your home. They take your sisters."The use of informal diction in A Farewell to Arms robs the passage of having a deeper meaning. helps to maintain the realism of the dialogue. lends an air of absurdity to the dialogue. reduces the readability of the passage.

helps to maintain the realism of the dialogue.

Read the excerpt from Dispatches.Because, really, what a choice there was; what a prodigy of things to be afraid of! The moment that you understood this, really understood it, you lost your anxiety instantly. Anxiety was a luxury, a joke you had no room for once you knew the variety of deaths and mutilations the war offered.The purpose of the paradox in the excerpt is to illustrate the narrator's desire to relieve his uneasiness. reinforce the physical and emotional challenges of war. show that indulgences are stolen during war, not provided. highlight the idea that fear can be viewed in different ways.

highlight the idea that fear can be viewed in different ways.

Read the excerpt from Black Boy.Finally I heard my mother's name called; she rose and began weeping so copiously that she could not talk for a few moments; at last she managed to say that her husband had deserted her and her two children, that her children were hungry, that they stayed hungry, that she worked, that she was trying to raise them alone. Then my father was called; he came forward jauntily, smiling. He tried to kiss my mother, but she turned away from him. I only heard one sentence of what he said."I'm doing all I can, Your Honor," he mumbled, grinning.It had been painful to sit and watch my mother crying and my father laughing and I was glad when we were outside in the sunny streets. Wright uses this personal experience to establish his mother's desperation. his mother's weaknesses. his father's good intentions. his father's sense of humor.

his mother's desperation.

Read the excerpt from "In Response to Executive Order 9066".Of course I'll come. I've packed my galoshesand three packets of tomato seeds. Denise calls themlove apples. My father says where we're goingthey won't grow.The father's comment in this stanza lends the poem a tone of playfulness. irony. formality. hopelessness.

hopelessness

Read the excerpt from "In Response to Executive Order 9066".Of course I'll come. I've packed my galoshesand three packets of tomato seeds. Denise calls themlove apples. My father says where we're goingthey won't grow.The father's comment in this stanza lends the poem a tone of playfulness. irony. formality. hopelessness.

hopelessness.

Which element is excluded in the articles by Susan Glaspell and the excerpt from Midnight Assassin? the names of Mrs. Hossack's lawyers information about the Hossack family how the Hossack children handled the trial possible murder motives of Mrs. Hossack

how the Hossack children handled the trial

Read the excerpt from the interview with E.Y. (Yip) Harburg. In the song the man is really saying: I made an investment in this country. Where the hell are my dividends? Is it a dividend to say: "Can you spare a dime?" What the hell is wrong? Let's examine this thing. It's more than just a bit of pathos. It doesn't reduce him to a beggar. It makes him a dignified human, asking questions—and a bit outraged, too, as he should be. According to Harburg, the song "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" humanizes and lends a sense of worth to the common beggar on the street. was written to assist the poor in getting more money from passersby. answers the question "What is wrong?" for impoverished individuals. lessens the outrage felt by the many poor, marginalized individuals.

humanizes and lends a sense of worth to the common beggar on the street.

Read the excerpt from Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms.The major asked me to have a drink with him and two other officers. We drank rum and it was very friendly. Outside it was getting dark. I asked what time the attack was to be and they said as soon as it was dark. I went back to the drivers. They were sitting in the dugout talking and when I came in they stopped. I gave them each a package of cigarettes, Macedonias, loosely packed cigarettes that spilled tobacco and needed to have the ends twisted before you smoked them. Manera lit his lighter and passed it around. The lighter was shaped like a Fiat radiator. I told them what I had heard.Hemingway develops the narrator through direct characterization. obvious characterization. character narrative. indirect characterization.

indirect characterization.

according to Faulkner, the new literature

is not written with true feeling

The location of Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is important because it emphasizes the decadence of the 1920s. it appeals to most readers of the novel. it underscores the main points of the plot. it is as complicated as the main characters.

it emphasizes the decadence of the 1920s.

Read the excerpt from Their Eyes Were Watching God."Mah wife takes time fuh whatever she wants tuh do. Real strong headed dat way. Yes indeed." He laughed a high lungless laugh. "De chillun don't keep her in no mo' so she visits when she chooses."Mr. Turner's words reveal his admiration for his wife. frustration with his wife. lack of control over his wife. desire to understand his wife.

lack of control over his wife.

Read the excerpt from Their Eyes Were Watching God.For instance during the summer when she heard the subtle but compelling rhythms of the Bahaman drummers, she'd walk over and watch the dances. She did not laugh the "Saws" to scorn as she had heard the people doing. Which phrase from the excerpt is the best example of nonstandard English? For instance during the summer subtle but compelling rhythms laugh the "Saws" to scorn had heard the people doing

laugh the "Saws" to scorn

Read the excerpt from Anthem.But I still wonder how it was possible, in those graceless years of transition, long ago, that men did not see whither they were going, and went on, in blindness and cowardice, to their fate. I wonder, for it is hard for me to conceive how men who knew the word "I," could give it up and not know what they lost.Based on the excerpt, it can be inferred that the narrator believes that the Council took men's freedom from them. men surrendered to conformity and gave up their own freedom. men had freedom all along and did not realize it. the Council led men to think they were free to choose their destinies.

men surrendered to conformity and gave up their own freedom.

Read the excerpt from Midnight Assassin.At the coroner's inquest, most of the Hossacks and their neighbors were tight-lipped about their knowledge of the turbulent family history. In 1900, communities largely ignored or tolerated domestic abuse, and no significant public discourse on the issue existed.Which words support the idea that the excerpt is an opinion? most, largely, no significant ignored, tolerated, existed Hossacks, neighbors, abuse tight-lipped, ignored, issued

most, largely, no significant

Read the excerpt from "The Railroad Earth."I'd take walks up Harrison and the boomcrash of truck traffic towards the glorious girders of the Oakland Bay Bridge that you could see after climbing Harrison Hill a little like radar machine of eternity in the sky, huge, in the blue, by pure clouds crossed, gulls, idiot cars streaking to destinations on its undinal boom across shmoshwaters flocked up by winds and news of San Rafael storms and flash boats.The syntax of the excerpt helps to create a feeling of mystery. movement. disappointment. tranquility.

movement.

Read the excerpt from Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.But I didn't call to him, for he gave a sudden intimation that he was content to be alone—he stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and, far as I was from him, I could have sworn he was trembling. Involuntarily I glanced seaward—and distinguished nothing except a single green light, minute and far away, that might have been the end of a dock. When I looked once more for Gatsby he had vanished, and I was alone again in the unquiet darkness.Gatsby's reaching from the darkness toward the light, creates fear and loathing. sadness and loss. sympathy and insight. mystery and interest.

mystery and interest.

Read this excerpt from Walt Whitman's poem "I Hear America Singing" from Leaves of Grass.I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear,Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong,The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam,The mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work,The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat, the deckhandsinging on the steamboat deck,The shoemaker singing as he sits on his bench, the hatter singing ashe stands.Whitman most likely uses this structure for his poem to present a poem with a natural, conversational rhythm. show his talent for using traditional rhyme scheme. share a narrative poem using the storytelling structure. reflect a lyrical style using stressed and unstressed syllables.

present a poem with a natural, conversational rhythm.

Read the passage from the poem "Child of the Americas."I am new. History made me. My first language was spanglish. I was born at the crossroadsand I am whole. The author's word choice helps to reflect a tone of pride. anger. humor. confusion.

pride.

Read the excerpt from "In Response to Executive Order 9066".I gave her a packet of tomato seedsand asked her to plant them for me, told herwhen the first tomato ripenedshe'd miss me.The narrator gives the impression that she is an amateur gardener. she is, in fact, guilty of espionage. she is hoping the Americans win the war. she will be gone for a long time.

she will be gone for a long time.

Read the excerpt from "Harrison Bergeron.""All of a sudden you look so tired," said Hazel. "Why don't you stretch out on the sofa, so's you can rest your handicap bag on the pillows, honeybunch." She was referring to the forty-seven pounds of birdshot in a canvas bag, which was padlocked around George's neck. "Go on and rest the bag for a little while," she said. "I don't care if you're not equal to me for a while."George weighed the bag with his hands. "I don't mind it," he said. "I don't notice it any more. It's just a part of me."This dialogue between George and Hazel portrays George as a static character because he has accepted society's rules and does not try to challenge them. dynamic character because he makes sacrifices so that Hazel can feel good about herself. static character because he does not report Hazel to the Handicapper General for her suggestion. dynamic character because he needs handicaps to control his strength and intelligence.

static character because he has accepted society's rules and does not try to challenge them.

Read the excerpt from Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms.We parked the cars beyond the brickyard. The ovens and some deep holes had been equipped as dressing stations. There were three doctors that I knew. I talked with the major and learned that when it should start and our cars should be loaded we would drive them back along the screened road and up to the main road along the ridge where there would be a post and other cars to clear them.Which best describes Hemingway's style of writing in the excerpt? straightforward and simple, while still relating a lot of information to the reader long-winded and offering far too much information to the reader overly complicated, making it difficult to interpret and understand the text effortless and uncomplicated, with little meaning for the reader to interpret

straightforward and simple, while still relating a lot of information to the reader

Read the excerpt from Elie Wiesel's All Rivers Run to the Sea.My very last resistance broken, I let myself be pulled, pushed, and kicked, like a deaf and mute sleepwalker. Read the text and study the image from Art Spiegelman's Maus. The theme best expressed by both Wiesel and Spiegelman is tragic misunderstanding submissive obedience inexperienced naivete unconcerned laziness

submissive obedience

Which element is used in both "Ambush" and "Facing It" to create tension and conflict? the minimal use of descriptive words the addition of several fictional elements the conflicted thoughts of the narrators the insertion of frequent flashbacks

the conflicted thoughts of the narrators

Read the excerpt from Infinite Jest.I believe I appear neutral, maybe even pleasant, though I've been coached to err on the side of neutrality and not attempt what would feel to me like a pleasant expression or smile. Which element of postmodern fiction is present in this excerpt? the abandonment of techniques of realism an acknowledgement that the text is made up the inclusion of a subjective truth a fragmentation of the thought process

the inclusion of a subjective truth

Which phrase best defines the denotative meaning of a word? the feelings and associations the word evokes the literal meaning of the word the author's attitude toward the word the way a word contributes to a text's tone

the literal meaning of the word

Which excerpt from Billy Collins's "Man Listening to Disc" best reflects the euphoric effect the narrator experiences from listening to music on his headphones? his music flowing through the soft calipers the pavement sparkling with sunlight The music is loud yet so confidential all I can say is watch your step

the pavement sparkling with sunlight

In the poem "The Latin Deli: An Ars Poetica," which description suggests that the speaker is fond of the shopkeeper? the woman's plump arms resting upon the counter the woman's "plain wide face" and "ample bosom" the woman's look of maternal interest as others talk the woman's ageless appearance and lack of prettiness

the woman's look of maternal interest as others talk

Read the excerpt from the interview with E.Y. (Yip) Harburg. This is the man who says: I built the railroads. I built that tower. I fought your wars. I was the kid with the drum. Why the hell should I be standing in line now? What happened to all this wealth I created? In this excerpt, Harburg explains that his song is giving a voice to the average American family man. the working class and the veterans. the business men who lost everything. the lower classes of society.

the working class and the veterans.

Read the excerpt from the interview with E.Y. (Yip) Harburg.Everybody picked the song up in '30 and '31. Bands were playing it and records were made. When Roosevelt was a candidate for President, the Republicans got pretty worried about it. Some of the network radio people were told to lay low on the song. In some cases, they tried to ban it from the air. But it was too late. The song had already done its damage. From the content of the excerpt, it can be inferred that the money Harburg made from the song made him a very wealthy man. the song and its message struck a chord with the American public. the Republican Party lost the elections of that particular year. the president was a big fan of Yip Harburg and Jay Gorney.

the song and its message struck a chord with the American public.

Read the excerpt from Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.My own house was an eyesore, but it was a small eyesore, and it had been overlooked, so I had a view of the water, a partial view of my neighbor's lawn, and the consoling proximity of millionaires—all for eighty dollars a month.Across the courtesy bay the white palaces of fashionable East Egg glittered along the water, and the history of the summer really begins on the evening I drove over there.The contrast created between East Egg and West Egg suggests that the main character feels comfortable in all social situations. Nick will experience a series of financial pitfalls as the story unfolds. the story's conflict will be based on wealth and appearances. the story will be presented from a number of differing perspectives.

the story's conflict will be based on wealth and appearances.

The thesis statement of a strong compare-and-contrast essay should combine two relevant details and the main topic. the writer's viewpoint with a summary of the details. the writer's observations with a viewpoint. the topic with the writer's viewpoint.

the topic with the writer's viewpoint.

The war literature of some early twentieth-century American writers, such as Elie Wiesel, focused on women's roles in times of combat. the causes and effects of world wars. the violence directed at noncombatants. bringing war criminals to justice.

the violence directed at noncombatants.

Read the excerpt from "The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain." Let the blare of Negro jazz bands and the bellowing voice of Bessie Smith singing Blues penetrate the closed ears of the colored near intellectual until they listen and perhaps understand. Let Paul Robeson singing "Water Boy," and Rudolph Fisher writing about the streets of Harlem, and Jean Toomer holding the heart of Georgia in his hands, and Aaron Douglas drawing strange black fantasies cause the smug Negro middle class to turn from their white, respectable, ordinary books and papers to catch a glimmer of their own beauty. According to this excerpt, why is it important that the "near intellectuals" expose themselves to Bessie Smith, Paul Robeson, and other African American artists? to help these musicians and writers become more successful to better understand and appreciate their heritage to learn more about key individuals in mainstream culture to create music and writing that reflects their ancestors' beliefs

to better understand and appreciate their heritage

Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail."Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. What is the author's purpose for including this sentence? to condemn the insincerity of his critics' advice to contrast the motivations of people in power to explain the need for mutual understanding to criticize people who treat others cruelly

to condemn the insincerity of his critics' advice

Which best describes Hughes's purpose in "The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain"? to convince African American artists to celebrate both their inner selves and their heritage in their work to encourage African American artists to become more educated in both jazz and blues music to convince African American artists to create art that reflects the values of the general public to encourage African American artists to hide their creations from the judgment of the general public

to convince African American artists to celebrate both their inner selves and their heritage in their work

Read the excerpt from David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest.It's clear that this really pretty sincere yellow Dean at left is Admissions. And surely the little aviarian figure at right is Athletics, then, because the facial creases of the shaggy middle Dean are now pursed in a kind of distanced affront, an I'm-eating-something-that-makes-me-really-appreciate-the-presence-of-whatever-I'm-drinking-along-with-it look that spells professionally Academic reservations. Why does the narrator most likely refer to the deans by their titles rather than their names? to distance himself from those present to show a personal connection with the group to explain his position in relation to the others to set a formal tone for the meeting

to distance himself from those present

Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail."You suddenly find your tongue twisted and your speech stammering as you seek to explain to your six year old daughter why she can't go to the public amusement park that has just been advertised on television, and see tears welling up in her eyes when she is told that Funtown is closed to colored children.What is the author's purpose for including this sentence? to illustrate the cruelty and violence of a segregated South to emphasize his personal connection to segregation to describe the daily struggles of black children to explain the disparity of segregated parks

to emphasize his personal connection to segregation

Read the excerpt from part 2 of Zeitoun.As he paddled back to Claiborne, a hope flickered within Zeitoun that his siblings might see him on TV. Perhaps they would see what he was doing, that he had done something good by staying in his adopted city. The Zeitouns were proud, and there was plenty of sibling rivalry that had pushed them all to an array of achievements—all of them measured against the deeds of Mohammed. None of them had ever done something like that, none had achieved on his level. But Zeitoun felt again that perhaps this was his calling, that God had waited to put him here and now to test him in this way. And so he hoped, as silly as it seemed, that his siblings might see him like this.Why does the author include Zeitoun's thoughts? to emphasize how his Muslim faith drives his actions to illustrate how his strong familial bonds comfort him to establish the way he competes with his siblings to reveal the vain hopes held by Katrina survivors

to emphasize how his Muslim faith drives his actions

Read the excerpt from Brown v. Board of Education.Because these are class actions, because of the wide applicability of this decision, and because of the great variety of local conditions, the formulation of decrees in these cases presents problems of considerable complexity.Why does the Supreme Court describe these considerations? to explain the historical context in which segregation was endorsed to illustrate the different interpretations of the law throughout the nation to compare the quality of education delivered throughout the years of segregation to emphasize the challenges inherent in determining a ruling for a varied nation

to emphasize the challenges inherent in determining a ruling for a varied nation

Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail."Just as the Apostle Paul left his village of Tarsus and carried the gospel of Jesus Christ to the far corners of the Greco Roman world, so am I compelled to carry the gospel of freedom beyond my own home town.Why does King use this allusion? to share historical precedent to emphasize the morality of his cause to define the purpose of his travel to compare the goals of famous leaders

to emphasize the morality of his cause

Read the excerpt from part 4 of Zeitoun.Todd raised his voice, rolled his eyes. The soldiers around him stood closer, barking admonitions and threats back at him."Why are we here?" he asked a passing soldier."You guys are al Qaeda," the soldier said.Todd laughed derisively, but Zeitoun was startled. He could not have heard right.Why does the author describe this encounter? to illustrate Todd's casual rapport with the soldiers to emphasize the weight of racist assumptions to reveal a language barrier between Todd and the soldiers to indicate Todd's involvement with terrorist groups

to emphasize the weight of racist assumptions

Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail."To put it in the terms of St. Thomas Aquinas: An unjust law is a human law that is not rooted in eternal law and natural law. Any law that uplifts human personality is just. Why does King use this allusion? to appeal to his critics' sense of duty to describe an historical precedent to commemorate a famous leader to encourage a consideration of ethics

to encourage a consideration of ethics

Read the excerpt from part 2 of Zeitoun.Zeitoun woke with the sun and crawled out of his tent. The day was bright, and as far as he could see in any direction the city was underwater. . . . He could only think of Judgment Day, of Noah and forty days of rain. And yet it was so quiet, so still. Nothing moved. He sat on the roof and scanned the horizon, looking for any person, any animal or machine moving. Nothing.As he did his morning prayers, a helicopter broke the silence, shooting across the treetops and heading downtown.Why does the author include the details of Zeitoun's morning? to suggest the hopelessness of Zeitoun's situation to illustrate the solitary existence endured by survivors to establish Zeitoun's dedication to the rituals of his faith to reveal the efforts at assistance offered by the military

to establish Zeitoun's dedication to the rituals of his faith

Read the excerpt from "Letter from Birmingham Jail."In our own nation, the Boston Tea Party represented a massive act of civil disobedience.Why does King use this allusion? to establish historical precedent for his actions to commemorate a beloved American leader to appeal to his critics' sense of moral justice to forge a connection with modern political figures

to establish historical precedent for his actions

Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail."Frankly, I have yet to engage in a direct action campaign that was "well timed" in the view of those who have not suffered unduly from the disease of segregation. What is the author's purpose for including this sentence? to establish the suffering experienced under segregation to define the concept of a direct action campaign to criticize the public officials who endorse segregation to explain his unwillingness to postpone his efforts

to explain his unwillingness to postpone his efforts

Read the excerpt from Brown v. Board of Education.In these days, it is doubtful that any child may reasonably be expected to succeed in life if he is denied the opportunity of an education.Why does the Supreme Court assert this fact? to highlight the idea that a child's potential can be measured to illustrate how desegregation will be implemented to highlight the significance of equal access to education to illustrate the importance of high academic standards

to highlight the significance of equal access to education

Read the excerpt from Rudolfo Anaya's essay "Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry."Tortillas and poetry. They go hand in hand. Books nourish the spirit, bread nourishes our bodies. Our distinct cultures nourish each one of us, and as we know more and more about the art and literature of the different cultures, we become freer and freer. . . .I don't know anyone who doesn't like to sample different ethnic foods, the breads of many many groups; just as many of us enjoy sampling books from different areas of the world. I travel to foreign countries, and I know more about myself as I learn more about my fellow human beings. Censorship imposes itself in my path of knowledge, and that activity can be justified by no one.Which choice best describes the purpose of this text? to persuade readers to oppose the censorship of literature to inform readers about censorship in a specific country to entertain readers with stories about censorship to motivate readers to speak out against censorship

to persuade readers to oppose the censorship of literature

Read this excerpt from "Talking Robots."Sejnowski rejected the usual top-down approach to reproducing human speech. He threw out the fat dictionaries of pronunciation and programs brimming with the rules of phonetics and the tedious list of exceptions to all the previous rules, which had no rhyme or reason. Instead, he replaced all this with a surprisingly simple neural circuit. What is the author's purpose for including this statement? to prove Sejnowski's credentials to clarify how linguists teach speech to criticize robots with neural circuits to praise Sejnowski's innovation

to praise Sejnowski's innovation

Read this excerpt from "Why No Policeman on the Block?"Any neophyte surfing the Net for the first time will be frustrated by the fact that it has no intelligence whatsoever; like a newborn baby, it is a blank slate. Worse, there are no rules or traffic cops, no regulations or even directory of the Internet. What is the author's purpose for including this statement? to prove that the Internet needs improvement to provide evidence that computer users are unskilled to criticize the federal control of the Internet to give a chronology of the Internet's evolution

to prove that the Internet needs improvement

Read the excerpt from part 2 of Zeitoun.It brought forth a vague memory of a storm on Arwad Island, when he was just a boy, when the Mediterranean rose up and swallowed the lower-sitting homes, the blue-green sea sitting inside living rooms and bedrooms and kitchens. The water breached and dodged the Phoenician stones surrounding the island without any difficulty at all.Why does the author include this flashback? to present various images of nature's strength throughout history to prove Zeitoun's good fortune and his ability to overcome adversity to emphasize the social differences between Eastern and Western cultures to recall Zeitoun's foreign birth and the universality of struggles against nature

to recall Zeitoun's foreign birth and the universality of struggles against nature

Which statement explains why Elie Wiesel most likely wrote All Rivers Run to the Sea as a memoir? to reveal the traumatic impact the Holocaust had on his life to persuade world leaders to take action against oppression to provide a historical account of Poland during World War II to convince other Holocaust survivors to share their stories

to reveal the traumatic impact the Holocaust had on his life

Read this excerpt from Allen Ginsberg's "A Supermarket in California."Where are we going, Walt Whitman? The doors close in an hour. Which way does your beard point tonight?(I touch your book and dream of our odyssey in the supermarket and feel absurd.)Will we walk all night through solitary streets? The trees add shade to shade, lights out in the houses, we'll both be lonely.Why does Ginsberg most likely make an allusion to Walt Whitman in this excerpt? to support Ginsberg and Whitman's close friendship to show Ginsberg's esteem for Whitman and his work to hint at Ginsberg's embarrassment at his own behavior to share Ginsberg's desire to live during Whitman's lifetime

to show Ginsberg's esteem for Whitman and his work

Read this excerpt from Vachel Lindsay's "In Praise of Johnny Appleseed."Washington buried in Virginia,Jackson buried in Tennessee,Young Lincoln, brooding in Illinois,And Johnny Appleseed, priestly and free. What is the purpose of the allusions used in this excerpt? to show the importance of Johnny Appleseed's status to indicate the burial sites of famous Americans to explain the contributions of former presidents to establish Johnny Appleseed's spirituality

to show the importance of Johnny Appleseed's status

Read this excerpt from Allen Ginsberg's "A Supermarket in California."I saw you, Walt Whitman, childless, lonely old grubber, poking among the meats in the refrigerator.Why does Ginsberg make an allusion to Walt Whitman in this excerpt? to suggest a knowledge of Walt Whitman and his poetic devices to suggest an interest in Walt Whitman and his shopping habits to suggest a critical judgement against Walt Whitman and other poets to suggest a familiarity and kinship with Walt Whitman and other outcasts

to suggest a familiarity and kinship with Walt Whitman and other outcasts

Read the excerpt from "Letter from Birmingham Jail."In that dramatic scene on Calvary's hill three men were crucified. We must never forget that all three were crucified for the same crime—the crime of extremism. Why does King use this allusion? to establish historical precedent for racial tension to commemorate men who have been forgotten to suggest the moral significance of his cause to forge a connection with foreign countries

to suggest the moral significance of his cause

Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail."But such an ordinance becomes unjust when it is used to maintain segregation and to deny citizens the First-Amendment privilege of peaceful assembly and protest.Why does King use this allusion? to compare two historic documents to urge patriotic responsibility to issue a call for action to state a moral dilemma

to urge patriotic responsibility

In order to write a strong essay that links together related ideas and sentences, the writer must employ comparisons. transitions. metaphors. conflict.

transitions

Based on the style and language used in "The Railroad Earth," Kerouac would most likely agree that the writing of the text was greatly influenced by his favorite jazz musicians. was a result of his interest in Japanese haiku. was inspired by his interest in Buddhism and spiritual enlightenment. was an attempt to create a work to initiate the Beat movement.

was greatly influenced by his favorite jazz musicians.