English review

Which selection from the text best supports the correct answer to Question 3?

"I watched my city build itself up again after Hurricane Ike and / I guess we are both having growing pains."

Which lines from the poem most strongly support how the speaker mainly feels?

"To her fair works did Nature link / The human soul that through me ran;"

When small children are really tired, they are short-tempered.

Add a semicolon and some will cry and fuss after short-tempered

Summarize or restate the meaning of a "quicker blood" in the second line of the poem.

Adrenaline rush or excitement.

Which of the following statements best explains the attitude of the speaker?

All times and persons are part of one harmonious continuum.

Which is the most accurate description of how the speaker most likely feels about her voice now?

Although there have been some disappointing changes to it, she has learned to respect the power of her voice.

Compare the first stanza to the last. In what ways are they similar (think about form, repetition, and meaning) and in what ways are they different?

Both stanzas have 4 lines.

How mainly does Hurston's description of dancing to jazz add to the development of the essay's themes?

By showing how certain situations make Hurston feel more colored than others

How does the meter of the poem most likely contribute to its meaning?

Each line is as long as a breath, calling the reader's attention to their body and establishing a meditative mood.

Which categorization most accurately describes how the author organized the poem overall?

From weaving various memories that happened during different times in her life throughout, to ending with figurative language that touches on universal emotions.

What do the following lines mainly reveal about the poet (lines 6- 9)?

He is a fourth-generation native of his birthplace.

Which of these statements is most likely a reason the speaker chose to use hurricanes to describe her coming of age?

Hurricanes are a force that shaped the city she grew up in, and the city in turn shaped her.

What can the reader infer about the state of race relations during Hurston's time in Florida (Paragraph 5)?

In the state's cities, people of color were treated in very specific ways.

The poem is written in the ___ tense, from the ___ point of view.

Present; first person

What does the following passage from the text mainly reveal about the author (Paragraph 8)?

She believes white people are haunted by the past.

Which of these inferences about the author's relationship with other races is best supported by the essay?

She is not scared of or enthralled by white people in power

What do you think the speaker means in the opening lines: "Every time I open my mouth my teeth reveal / more than I mean to"? Explain how you came to your understanding.

She means that there are aspects of her identity that are unintentionally revealed through her appearance: her teeth that "aren't pretty" and her once beautiful voice that is now gravelly. Which show her age and the "disaster" of having cancer

In the poem, what "sad thoughts" is the speaker most likely reminded of as he observes the animals and plants around him?

The purity of nature makes him think of the harm that humans have caused one another.

How was the sample sentence edited to become longer? Sample Sentence: Jason stared at his feet. Edited Sentence: While thinking of an answer, Jason stared at his feet.

The sample sentence was changed to add a phrase as a sentence opener

How was this sentence edited to become longer? Sample Sentence: The kitten caught the butterfly. Edited Sentence: Leaping into the air, the kitten caught the butterfly.

The sample sentence was changed to use a participial phrase as a sentence opener.

Identify the sentence with a homophone.

The scientist led us ino the lab where he experimented with lead.

According to the speaker, how has her voice changed over the course of her life?

The speaker says that her voice used to be like "birdsong," but now it is like "gravel."

Which of these inferences is best supported by the following lines of the poem (lines 4-6)?

The working immigrant in Toronto is the speaker's mother or father.

What is most likely the author's reason for referring to her young self as "Zora of Orange County" and "Zora of Eatonville'?

To delineate the years of her life before she left Eatonville when she had a simpler understanding of racial matters.

What is most likely the author's reason for referring to her young self as "Zora of Orange County" and "Zora of Eatonville'?

To delineate the years of her life before she left Eatonville, when she had a simpler understanding of racial matters

undercurrent

a hidden feeling, behavior

Which selection below best replaces the underlined phrase in the following passage (lines 1-4)? I never hear the word "Escape" Without a quicker blood, A sudden expectation - A flying attitude!

a sensation of speed and excitement

During the sudden snowfall, we decided to hold our plans to go shopping in ________ until it was safe to drive again.

abeyance

compulsion

an urge to do or say something

Your _________ can set the stage for failure or for a win.

attitude

The hiker was found badly __________ after falling from the cliff.

battered

The budding twigs spread out their fan

becoming larger as part of the process of normal growth

Expectation

belief that something will happen

A pleasant shady place under trees or climbing plants in a garden or wood

bower

The first stanza suggests mainly that the speaker I never hear the word "Escape" Without quicker a blood, A sudden expectation - A flying attitude!

can be emotionally affected by words and thoughts

Choose the definition of the homograph or homophone in each sentence. If neither definition fits the meaning used in the sentence, choose neither. The only part of the song she knew was the refrain.

chorus

In the poem, the speaker mainly feels.

connection to the natural world

Which of the following terms is in the form of a verb?

deplore

We were surprised by his grumpy attitude especially because he usually has such a bright and happy ________.

disposition

Choose the answer that properly lists synonyms for the word Escape.

elude, outrun, avoid, leave

What meaning of transpire most closely matches the meaning in the following excerpt?

emerge

Which of the following terms is in the form of a transitive verb?

grieve

Which of the following terms is in the form of a verb?

lament

She still ________ the loss of her wedding ring, and cries if any of her friends mention it.

laments

Broad

large or wide

"atmospheric"

meteorological

Down in the southern part of town was a _________ of houses and apartment buildings.

miscellany

a collection or mixture of items

miscellany

radials

spirals

synonym for the term ponder.

ruminate

Choose the definition of the homograph or homophone in each sentence. If neither definition fits the meaning used in the sentence, choose neither. She put a clock on the mantel over the fireplace.

shelf

synonym for the term suppress.

stifle

The following lines mainly refer to (lines 10-12). I've learned that my purpose is flooding. I want to form inundaciones of words and earn the title of a Category Four. Drought relief and filler of bayou banks.

the ability to write powerful poetry.

The following stanza (lines 9-12) mainly shows that. Through primrose tufts, in that green bower, The periwinkle trailed its wreaths; And 'tis my faith that every flower Enjoys the air it breathes.

the speaker believes even plants find pleasure in the beauty around them

"...Just yesterday a woman closed her eyes as I read aloud, and said she wanted to sleep in the sound of it, my voice."

the speaker's voice sounds different to others than it does to her

"If man is not in harmony with nature it creates discordance for man" What does this quote represent?

the theme

Homograph: Choose the answer that identifies a second meaning for the word "carp; a type of fish."

to complain