Study Set

in the third sentence of the first paragraph the narrators description of ms. deropp as those three fifths...

ms. deropp is a strict person who fails to appreciate conradins creative spirit

lines 29-34 () suggest that the speaker imitated ms. jay

regarded speech like ms. jay as a means for self improvement

in the second and third paragraphs to the specific references to the 30s and the place Spain, Chicago, Cleveland

reinforced the notion that the play is part of a world of reality that will be reconstructed from memory

which of the following does the speaker imply about her plain English and good writing

that she had mistakenly believed that these skills would be sufficient to get her a job

towards the end of the final paragraph, Conradin exchange of a long secreted hoard of secretive small silver

develops the idea that conradin finds joy in acts that would be displeasing to ms. deropp

in the third sentence of the final paragraph the disused tool shed functions primarily as a setting in which

discovers meaningful solitude

in the second paragraph suggest that conradin is able to cope with his situation primarily by

retreating to the security of an interior world

overall the poem can be best interpreted

social commentary using a historical period

according to tom the presence of the gentleman's caller mentioned in the fish paragraph reinforces a conflict between

waiting and fulfillment

in the first paragraph toms claim that he is opposite to the stage magician and that he tells the truth in the pleasant

will tell the truth in a way that his audience can accept

Which details from the passage would best support a readers interpretation that escape is a central theme of the passage

toms description of the gentleman caller and his reference to the postcard from mazzatlan

Which line from the passage would best support a readers claim that one of the central themes of the passage is independence

(Such few... no entrance) PG 2

line 27-28 (there... to me) emphasize

past life and true identity are always present

Which of the following effects does the large pole cate ferret mention

it fulfills conradins imaginative ideal because he is able to transform it into a god and a religion

in the fish paragraph toms discription of the gentleman's caller has which effect

it prompts tom to admit he is prone to attaching fig meaning to characters

What is the source of the internal conflict acknowledged by the speaker?

She realizes that her race and gender will make it difficult for her to achieve her goals

in line 21-40 () the speakers juxtaposition of her life in New Orleans with he life at home

the harsh reality of her situation

in the sixth paragraph the description of toms father, the fish character in the play introduces which idea

the void created by the fathers absence served as an important character itself