invisible man apmc (seidel)

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the description of the students in the first sentence of the fourth paragraph most likely reflects the students' feelings in light of which phrase in the parenthetical comments which follows it ?

"an ultimatum accepted and ritualized"

in the paragraph beginning "a tremor shook me", the narrator's words which are ironic in light of his treatment by the doctors are

"i was overcome with a swift shame" and "i was failing"

the narrator's feelings of both futility and anger are clearly expressed in which of his questions ?

"why hadn't they come when they could have stopped it all?"

in the paragraph beginning "other voices emerged", the narrator's confusion and disorientation are conveyed primarily through the choices of

adjectives

the bitter tone of the last paragraph is primarily achieved through the use of

allusion

the first paragraph contains all of the following EXCEPT

allusion

the paragraph beginning "when i emerged" contains all of the following EXCEPT

allusion

the phrase "heart of darkness" in the first paragraph is an example of

allusion

the narrator sees his "invisibility" as

an inevitable result of events

toward the end of the second paragraph, the phrase "its meaning lost", in relation to the clause which precedes it, serves to

clarify it

the description of the moon in the first paragraph serves to

convey an ominous tone, associate the moon with the chapel, and associate the moon with the organ pipes

the narrator characterized white people as those who

deceive themselves and reward subservience

in this passage, the narrator's tone could be described as

didactic and introspective

the second paragraph is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT

euphemism

according to the narrator, his search during his early years was characterized by

futility

the woman's words in the second and fourth paragraphs could best be described as an example of

generalization

the first paragraph of the narrator's speech to the crowd is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT

hyperbole

the white man's words in the first paragraph are intended to do all of the following EXCEPT

imply that his superiors are inept

in the next sentence, the phrase "bat blind"m in relation to the clause which precedes it, serves to

intensify it

the narrator could most accurately be described as

introspective

in context, "invisibility" the last word in the third paragraph, could most accurately be restated as

lack of identity in their eyes

in the paragraph beginning "very well", the three sentences beginning "his name was clifton" are notable for their

lack of subordination

in the middle of the last paragraph, the speaker's words "there's been too much blood to excite you" imply that

many others have died similar deaths

the sentence in the third paragraph which begins "i was my experiences..." contains an example of a

metaphor, hypothetical, and chiasmus

in comparison to the tone of the rest of the last paragraph, the tone of the final sentence of the passage is

more explicit

the development of the second paragraph depends chiefly on the device of

paradox

as described in the paragraph beginning "something had been working..." the crowd's responses to witnessing the eviction are

paradoxical

the descriptions of the couple's belongings in the paragraph beginning "i turned aside..." convey an atmosphere of

pathos

the attitude of those who speak to the students could best be described as

patronizing

in the two paragraphs which begin "i turned aside" and "the crowd surged", the concreteness of the descriptions of the couple's possessions serves primarily to

personalize this particular couple

the black and white imagery in the passage serves to do all of the following EXCEPT

point out the narrator's growing bitterness toward white people

the narrator conducts himself in a manner which is praised by the white community because of his

pragmatism

the phrase "rine and heart" in the first sentence of the fourth paragraph is a

pun

the narrator feels the impulse to be "murderously angry" because the oily-faced speaker's words are

racist, callous, and contemptuous

the tone of the narrator's final question is

sardonic

the tone of the parenthetical phrase in the second paragraph could best be described as

sardonic

the fourth paragraph presents all of the following EXCEPT

simile

the second paragraph is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT

simile

the primary comparison in the third and fourth paragraphs is that between the narrator and a

snake

in light of the last two sentences of the first paragraphs jack's glass eye is best understood to be a

symbol

the narrator's inability to recall his name could most accurately be described as

symbolic

in the fourth paragraph, beginning "an oily face looked in", the clause "it said" is an example of

synecdoche

the single sentence that makes up the fifth paragraph contains an example of

synesthesia

in the paragraph beginning "i turned away" in the narrator's statement "it has been longer than that..." the pronoun "it" most likely refers to the time elapsed since

the ending of slavery in the u.s.

the narrator's discomfort throughout the passage is primarily a result of

the personal associations evoked by the scene

in the second to last sentence of the first paragraph, "it" most likely refers to

the south

in the sentence in the sixth paragraph which begins "he's dead, uninterested" the pronoun "it" most likely refers to

the term used to describe clifton's hair

in the fourth paragraph, the tone of the two sentences "oh, but wouldn't they gag" and "oh, i'd yes them, but wouldn't i yes them!" could best be described as

triumphant

the narrator develops the positive associations of winter by means of all of the following EXCEPT

verbs

the narrator uses the present tense to indicate the perspective of the time when he

was a student and is looking back on his time as a student

in the second paragraph, in the two sentences beginning "without the possibility of action..." and "nor will certain ideas..." the meaning is developed using

word play


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