MC Practice 6
The pronoun "it" (line 6) refers to which of the following?
"fate" (line 1)
Which of the following statements is best supported by information given in the passage?
Because Terry lacked confidence in certain of her skills, she never fully realized she was a person of rare talents and gifts.
Which of the following stylistic features is used most extensively in lines 25-30 ?
Repetition of sentence structure
What is the relationship of the second and third sentences (lines 2-5) to the first sentence (lines 1-2)?
They clarify and expand on the first.
In line 1, "picture postcards" functions as a metaphor for the
audience's impressions of the actors' performances
The effect of mentioning an "Academy portrait" (line 32) is to
clarify the informal nature of Terry's self-portrait through contrast
The words "bubbled of" (line 19) and "peeled of" (line 28), used to describe the way Terry wrote, emphasize
ease and spontaneity
The effect of italicizing the words "nothing, nothing" (line 13) is to
emphasize Terry's sense of frustration
Te passage implies that the primary enemy of the "beautiful coloured canvas" and the "wavering, insubstantial phantom" (lines 3 and 4-5) is the
passage of time
The phrase "a verbal life on the lips of the living" (line 5) suggests that
performances live only in the memories of those who witness and speak of them
The "sketches" (line 36) are most probably
self-revelatory remarks
The author's attitude toward Terry can best be described as
sympathetic and admiring
The author suggests that Shakespeare, Shaw, and Ibsen could not "fit" (line 46) Terry chiefly because
the parts they created did not allow Terry to make use of every aspect of her talents