AP Lit Final Prep 2 - Crick Crack, Monkey

The creation of Helen reflects the narrator's a. disenchantment with life on the island of Trinidad b. desire to become a creative writer c. sense that all people have alter egos d. need for a true friend and confidante e. eagerness to make amends with Tantie

a. disenchantment with life on the island of Trinidad

The author uses capital letters for some words in the second paragraph primarily to a. emphasize the ominous tone of the paragraph b. call attention to the idealized notions of the narrator as a young girl c. demonstrate the narrator's youthful enthusiasm d. reveal the narrator's lack of sophistication as a writer e. emphasize the narrator's playful attitude as a young girl

b. call attention to the idealized notions of the narrator as a young girl

The narrator rejects the term "double" (first sentence of paragraph 7) most likely because it a. calls up a conflict she had tried to suppress b. implies an equality she did not experience c. denotes a similarity she was unwilling to acknowledge d. carries a responsibility she was not ready to face e. hints at a sentiment she was embarrassed to express

b. implies an equality she did not experience

Which of the following would the narrator most likely identify as an example of the "wrongside" (second sentence of the final paragraph) ? a. Having "read the two books by Monday morning" (paragraph 1) b. Eating "potatoes, not rice" (paragraph 2) c. Using the word "'washicong' for plimsoll" (paragraph 2) d. Spending "the summer holidays at the sea-side" (paragraph 3) e. Putting on shoes the moment she woke up (paragraph 4)

c. Using the word "'washicong' for plimsoll" (paragraph 2)

In context, the expression "play the monkey" (paragraph 5) likely means to a. deny one's own humanity b. contort one's features c. act like a fool d. make fun of the elders e. try to amuse the family

c. act like a fool

The idea that "Books transported you always into Reality" (end of paragraph 2) is best described as a. self-evident b. Comical c. Subversive d. paradoxical e. cliché

d. paradoxical

It can be inferred from the end of paragraph 4 through paragraph 5 ("But when . . . at-all' ") that Tantie considers the narrator's behavior to be a. weird and threatening b. amusing and harmless c. endearing and childlike d. silly and affected e. aberrant and condescending

d. silly and affected

The books the narrator gets from the library van are significant to her because they a. transport her to an earlier era b. require her to read at an advanced level c. describe a world that does not really exist d. are written mostly by Caribbean writers who live in exile e. describe things and activities that are outside of her everyday experience

e. describe things and activities that are outside of her everyday experience

The word "loomed" (final sentence of the passage) primarily suggests the narrator's feeling of a. anger b. horror c. resignation d. despair e. insignificance

e. insignificance