ENGLISH 12B -

Which excerpt from Ivanhoe communicates a hopeful tone and shows Wilfred of Ivanhoe's confidence that the castle will be seized by the attacking forces?

"Our friends," said Wilfred, "will surely not abandon an enterprise so gloriously begun and so happily attained.—O no! I will put my faith in the good knight whose axe hath rent heart-of-oak and bars of iron.—Singular," he again muttered to himself ...

Reread Percy Shelley's poem "Ozymandias." Which option most effectively shows how the author's word choice reveals a central idea of the poem? Ozymandias

"Sneer of cold command" and "the hand that mocked them" show a king who was arrogant and prideful.

In "The Adventure of the Speckled Band," Holmes carefully listens to Helen's account about the murder of her sister, Julia. As he listens, he occasionally interjects to clarify the complex case being presented to him. What option most effectively explains that Holmes is certain there is much more to the murder than initial appearances indicate?

"These are very deep waters," said he; "pray go on with your narrative."

In The Mysteries of Udolpho, Annette tells Emily that the previous owner of Udolpho went missing. Which excerpt from The Mysteries of Udolpho most effectively contributes to the apprehensive tone of their conversation?

'The wind blew cold, and strewed the leaves about, and whistled dismally among those great old chesnut trees, that we passed, ma'amselle, as we came to the castle ...'

Which excerpts from The Mysteries of Udolpho most effectively push the plot forward while contributing an eerie tone?

... while she had been so eloquently haranguing on ghosts and fairies, wandered about through other passages and galleries, till, at length, frightened by their intricacies and desolation, she called aloud for assistance: but they were beyond the hearing of the servants, who were on the other side of the castle. She was going she scarcely knew whither, under the dominion of a person, from whose arbitrary disposition she had already suffered so much.

ead the excerpt from The Mysteries of Udolpho, which describes the Italian countryside through which Emily travels. The gloom of these shades, their solitary silence, except when the breeze swept over their summits, the tremendous precipices of the mountains, that came partially to the eye, each assisted to raise the solemnity of Emily's feelings into awe; she saw only images of gloomy grandeur, or of dreadful sublimity, around her; other images, equally gloomy and equally terrible, gleamed on her imagination. Which options most clearly indicate how this description reflects Emily's feelings about her upcoming marriage to Morano?

Emily's upcoming marriage to Morano makes her upset, as indicated in phrases such as "The gloom of these shades" and "equally gloomy and equally terrible." Emily's upcoming marriage to Morano makes her feel insignificant, as indicated in phrases such as "the tremendous precipices" and "over the summits."

And if these incidents now seem full of significance and all of a piece, it's probably because I'm looking at them in the light of what came later—particularly what happened that day at the pavilion while we were sheltering from the downpour. Which option most effectively identifies the element of narrative structure used in the excerpt and explains its effect on the reader?

Foreshadowing creates a sense of suspense and mystery by anticipating future events in the plot.

Which excerpts from Ivanhoe show Rebecca's conflicted thoughts and feelings about her love for Ivanhoe?

Her voice faltered and her hand trembled, and it was only the cold question of Ivanhoe, "Is it you, gentle maiden?" which recalled her to herself, and reminded her the sensations which she felt were not and could not be mutual. "He names not the Jew or Jewess," said Rebecca internally; "yet what is our portion in him, and how justly am I punished by Heaven for letting my thoughts dwell upon him!"

"The Adventure of the Speckled Band" presents many uncertainties, one being the exact nature of the "speckled band" in Helen's story. Which option most accurately explains how Helen's mention of a "speckled band" heightens the mystery in this story?

Multiple elements of the story, such as the gypsies who wear spotted handkerchiefs, might be interpreted as being related to a "speckled band," providing an intriguing set of possible answers.

Read the sentence. A theme in Chapter 29 of Ivanhoe is that love is powerful and sometimes one must suffer for or agonize over love. How is the theme developed through the character of Rebecca?

Rebecca fights her loving feelings for Ivanhoe because she knows her love for him will never be reciprocated.

Which option most accurately defines satire?

Satire is the use of literary techniques, such as humor or irony, to expose the foolishness of others.

Which option most accurately explains the difference between something that is implicit and something that is explicit?

Something that is implicit is understood despite not being clearly stated, while something that is explicit is clearly stated.

Reread "La Belle Dame Sans Merci" by John Keats. In the poem, the first speaker tells the story of a knight he meets, who then tells his own story of meeting a lady. Which options most effectively explain the significance of the poem's structure? La Belle Dame Sans Merci

The change in speakers contributes to the sense that different versions of reality may exist in the poem.

Read the paragraph from Ivanhoe. "Rebecca," said Ivanhoe, "thou hast painted a hero; surely they rest but to refresh their force, or to provide the means of crossing the moat—Under such a leader as thou hast spoken this knight to be, there are no craven fears, no cold-blooded delays, no yielding up a gallant emprise; since the difficulties which render it arduous render it also glorious. I swear by the honor of my house—I vow by the name of my bright lady-love, I would endure ten years' captivity to fight one day by that good knight's side in such a quarrel as this!" In which sentence is the word arduous used in a similar manner as in the paragraph?

The group began the arduous climb up the rock face, which would require some difficult maneuvers and would take many hours to complete.

Read the excerpt from "She Walks in Beauty" by Lord Byron. And on that cheek, and o'er that brow, So soft, so calm, yet eloquent, The smiles that win, the tints that glow, But tell of days in goodness spent, A mind at peace with all below, A heart whose love is innocent! Which option most effectively explains how the speaker seems to know that the lady in the poem is good, at peace, and innocent? She Walks in Beauty

The speaker is making an assumption that the lady's outer beauty indicates inner goodness.

Read the excerpt from The Mysteries of Udolpho, in which Annette describes the previous owner's disappearance. 'Well, they saw her go down among the woods, but night came, and she did not return: ten o'clock, eleven o'clock, twelve o'clock came, and no lady! Well, the servants thought to be sure, some accident had befallen her, and they went out to seek her. They searched all night long, but could not find her, or any trace of her; and, from that day to this, ma'amselle, she has never been heard of.' Which option most effectively outlines what is explicitly and implicitly stated in the excerpt about the previous owner's disappearance?

Though no explicit evidence is given to explain her disappearance, it is implied that she was the victim of some supernatural force or of murder.

Read the excerpt from "The Adventure of the Speckled Band." By the light of the corridor-lamp I saw my sister appear at the opening, her face blanched with terror, her hands groping for help, her whole figure swaying to and fro like that of a drunkard. Which context clues would be most helpful in determining the meaning of blanched?

"With terror" suggests that her distress has drained the color out of her sister's face.

Which lines from Never Let Me Go most clearly support the idea that the Hailsham students have been deprived of free will?

"You'll become adults, then before you're old, before you're even middle-aged, you'll start to donate your vital organs. That's what each of you was created to do. You're not like the actors you watch on your videos, you're not even like me. You were brought into this world for a purpose, and your futures, all of them, have been decided."

Read the excerpt from "The Adventure of the Speckled Band." "She had a considerable sum of money—not less than £1000 a year—and this she bequeathed to Dr. Roylott entirely while we resided with him, with a provision that a certain annual sum should be allowed to each of us in the event of our marriage." Which option uses the word bequeathed as it is used in this excerpt?

After reading her brother's will, Jennifer learned that he had bequeathed the ancient family house to her.

Read the excerpt from The Mysteries of Udolpho, which includes a portion of Annette's tale to Emily. 'It was one evening, they say, at the latter end of the year, it might be about the middle of September, I suppose, or the beginning of October; nay, for that matter, it might be November, for that, too, is the latter end of the year, but that I cannot say for certain, because they did not tell me for certain themselves. However, it was at the latter end of the year ...' Which inferences are most accurate, based on the information in the excerpt? The Mysteries of Udolpho

Annette enjoys talking and gossiping, indicated by her non-stop chatter and verbose storytelling. Annette has a habit of focusing on insignificant details, indicated by her emphasis on exact dates.

Read the excerpt from Ivanhoe. But Ivanhoe was like the war-horse of that sublime passage, glowing with impatience at his inactivity, and with his ardent desire to mingle in the affray of which these sounds were the introduction. "If I could but drag myself," he said, "to yonder window, that I might see how this brave game is like to go—If I had but bow to shoot a shaft, or battle-axe to strike were it but a single blow for our deliverance!—It is in vain—it is in vain—I am alike nerveless and weaponless!" "Fret not thyself, noble knight," answered Rebecca, "the sounds have ceased of a sudden—it may be they join not battle." "Thou knowest nought of it," said Wilfred, impatiently; "this dead pause only shows that the men are at their posts on the walls, and expecting an instant attack; what we have heard was but the instant muttering of the storm—it will burst anon in all its fury.—Could I but reach yonder window!" How does the impatient and anxious tone of the excerpt reveal Ivanhoe's feelings about being imprisoned in the castle?

The impatient and anxious tone reveals that Ivanhoe would much rather die in battle than be injured and imprisoned in the castle.

Read the excerpt from The Mysteries of Udolpho, which describes Emily's entrance into the castle. Another gate delivered them into the second court, grass-grown, and more wild than the first, where, as she surveyed through the twilight its desolation—its lofty walls, overtopt with briony, moss and nightshade, and the embattled towers that rose above,—long-suffering and murder came to her thoughts. One of those instantaneous and unaccountable convictions, which sometimes conquer even strong minds, impressed her with its horror. Which option most accurately depicts how the author's description of the setting indicates the tone of this excerpt?

Words like "long-suffering," "desolation" and "horror" contribute to a fearful tone.

Read the passage from Through the Looking Glass, in which two individuals converse in the train. "So young a child," said the gentleman sitting opposite to her (he was dressed in white paper), "ought to know which way she's going, even if she doesn't know her own name!" A goat, that was sitting next to the gentleman in white, shut his eyes and said in a loud voice, "She ought to know her way to the ticket-office, even if she doesn't know her alphabet!" What options most accurately analyze how the characters' words affect the meaning and tone of the text?

Words like "so young a child" generate a condescending tone and show the reader that those on the train do not take Alice seriously because she is young.

Miss Lucy was the only guardian present. She was leaning over the rail at the front, peering into the rain like she was trying to see right across the playing field. I was watching her as carefully as ever in those days, and even as I was laughing at Laura, I was stealing glances at Miss Lucy's back. I remember wondering if there wasn't something a bit odd about her posture, the way her head was bent down just a little too far so she looked like a crouching animal waiting to pounce. And the way she was leaning forward over the rail meant drops from the overhanging gutter were only just missing her—but she seemed to show no sign of caring. I remember actually convincing myself there was nothing unusual in all this—that she was simply anxious for the rain to stop—and turning my attention back to what Laura was saying. Then a few minutes later, when I'd forgotten all about Miss Lucy and was laughing my head off at something, I suddenly realised things had gone quiet around us, and that Miss Lucy was speaking. Which option most effectively explains how the simile "like a crouching animal waiting to pounce" affects the tone of this part of the text? Never Let Me Go

The simile "like a crouching animal waiting to pounce" creates heightened suspense and tension, indicating that Miss Lucy is about to say or do something important.

Read the excerpt from Through the Looking Glass. It certainly was a very large Gnat: "about the size of a chicken," Alice thought. Still, she couldn't feel nervous with it, after they had been talking together so long. Which options most accurately explain what the excerpt implies about Alice's perspective? Through the Looking Glass

Alice is committed to liking the Gnat despite his large size because she feels that their conversation has made them friends. Alice is unfazed by the size of the Gnat, which shows that she has not fully comprehended the oddness of the place in which she finds herself.

Read the excerpt from The Mysteries of Udolpho, which describes the castle as Emily approaches. While they waited till the servant within should come to open the gates, she anxiously surveyed the edifice: but the gloom, that overspread it, allowed her to distinguish little more than a part of its outline, with the massy walls of the ramparts, and to know, that it was vast, ancient and dreary. From the parts she saw, she judged of the heavy strength and extent of the whole. The gateway before her, leading into the courts, was of gigantic size, and was defended by two round towers, crowned by overhanging turrets, embattled, where, instead of banners, now waved long grass and wild plants, that had taken root among the mouldering stones, and which seemed to sigh, as the breeze rolled past, over the desolation around them. Which option most accurately describes how Emily's emotions are reflected in this description?

Words like "heavy strength," "defended," and "embattled" show that Emily feels like a prisoner in this life with Montoni.

Read the excerpt from "The Adventure of the Speckled Band," which describes the storm on the night Helen's sister was murdered. It was a wild night. The wind was howling outside, and the rain was beating and splashing against the windows. Suddenly, amid all the hubbub of the gale, there burst forth the wild scream of a terrified woman. I knew that it was my sister's voice. Which option most accurately explains how the storm is relevant to the story

The storm foreshadows the devastation and despair Helen experiences following the death of her sister, Julia.

Read the excerpt from Through the Looking Glass. "They can't be bees—nobody ever saw bees a mile off, you know—" and for some time she stood silent, watching one of them that was bustling about among the flowers, poking its proboscis into them, "just as if it was a regular bee," thought Alice. However, this was anything but a regular bee: in fact it was an elephant—as Alice soon found out, though the idea quite took her breath away at first. What option most accurately explains the purpose of using the term proboscis in the excerpt?

The term proboscis refers to both a bee's tongue and an elephant's trunk, so it indicates that Alice could be seeing either.

In "The Adventure of the Speckled Band," Helen Stoner comes to Sherlock Holmes for help with solving the mysterious death of her sister. Which options effectively depict Helen's motivation to come to Holmes for help with the case?

"Alas!" replied our visitor, "the very horror of my situation lies in the fact that my fears are so vague, and my suspicions depend so entirely upon small points, which might seem trivial to another, that even he to whom of all others I have a right to look for help and advice looks upon all that I tell him about it as the fancies of a nervous woman." "But I have heard, Mr. Holmes, that you can see deeply into the manifold wickedness of the human heart. You may advise me how to walk amid the dangers which encompass me."

Read the opening lines from Lord Byron's poem "She Walks in Beauty." She walks in Beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes Which options most effectively explain how the opening simile impacts the meaning of the poem? (Select all that apply.)

The simile sets up a series of contrasts between light and dark and these contrasts demonstrate the idea of opposites existing in harmony. The simile begins an extended, idealized description of the lady's physical beauty, and this description demonstrates the speaker's focus on appearance.

Which option most clearly shows how the Hailsham school setting has made Tommy feel like an outcast?

When she'd first asked him to come to her study after Art Appreciation, Tommy explained, he'd expected yet another lecture about how he should try harder—the sort of thing he'd had already from various guardians, including Miss Emily herself. But as they were walking from the house towards the Orangery—where the guardians had their living quarters—Tommy began to get an inkling this was something different. Then, once he was seated in Miss Lucy's easy chair—she'd remained standing by the window—she asked him to tell her the whole story, as he saw it, of what had been happening to him. So Tommy had begun going through it all. But before he was even half way she'd suddenly broken in and started to talk herself. She'd known a lot of students, she'd said, who'd for a long time found it very difficult to be creative: painting, drawing, poetry, none of it going right for years. Then one day they'd turned a corner and blossomed. It was quite possible Tommy was one of these.

Read the passage. "I did not call you that!" Neil yelled at Tim from across the room. "You think you know everything just because you're a year older than me." Neil stepped closer to his older brother. "And I've had it with you and your stupid lies!" He turned and stomped toward the door. "You've had it with me?" Tim asked contemptuously, jabbing his finger first toward Neil and then toward himself. "Just so you know, li'l bro," Tim growled, "I will not forget this." Which options provide the correct definition of contemptuously as it is used in the passage?

showing hatred

Read the lines from John Keats's poem "La Belle Dame Sans Merci." And I awoke and found me here, On the cold hill's side. And this is why I sojourn here, Alone and palely loitering, Though the sedge is wither'd from the lake, And no birds sing. Which options most effectively show how the words in these lines create a tone of melancholy and a sense of loss? (Select all that apply.) La Belle Dame Sans Merci

"Alone and palely loitering" amplifies the tone of melancholy and a sense of loss, as the knight appears isolated and sick, and waits for someone. "And no birds sing" contributes to the tone of melancholy and a sense of loss, as the knight appears to be in a place of sad and eerie silence.

Read the excerpt from "Ozymandias" by Percy Shelley. Near them, on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed. Which words from the text most effectively help indicate the meaning of the word visage as it is used in this passage? Ozymandias

... whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command ...

Which excerpts from Ivanhoe reveal Ivanhoe's belief that glory is probably the most important achievement of man, regardless of its cost? (Select all that apply.)

"Chivalry!—why, maiden, she is the nurse of pure and high affection—the stay of the oppressed, the redresser of grievances, the curb of the power of the tyrant—Nobility were but an empty name without her, and liberty finds the best protection in her lance and her sword." "Under such a leader as thou hast spoken this knight to be, there are no craven fears, no cold-blooded delays, no yielding up a gallant emprise; since the difficulties which render it arduous render it also glorious. I swear by the honour of my house—I vow by the name of my bright lady-love, I would endure ten years' captivity to fight one day by that good knight's side in such a quarrel as this!"

In Never Let Me Go, the Hailsham students have essentially been bred as genetic clones to help save the lives of others, and the students' humanity and individuality have been disregarded. Which excerpts from Never Let Me Go most effectively support the idea that these characters are still human beings with authentic feelings and emotions?

"Funny thing is, this talk with her, it did help. Helped a lot. When you were saying earlier on, about how things seemed better for me now. Well, it's because of that. Because afterwards, thinking about what she'd said, I realised she was right, that it wasn't my fault. Okay, I hadn't handled it well. But deep down, it wasn't my fault. That's what made the difference. And whenever I felt rocky about it, I'd catch sight of her walking about, or I'd be in one of her lessons, and she wouldn't say anything about our talk, but I'd look at her, and she'd sometimes see me and give me a little nod. And that's all I needed."

Read the excerpt from "The Adventure of the Speckled Band," which explains what happens following Dr. Roylott's death. Such are the true facts of the death of Dr. Grimesby Roylott, of Stoke Moran. It is not necessary that I should prolong a narrative which has already run to too great a length by telling how we broke the sad news to the terrified girl, how we conveyed her by the morning train to the care of her good aunt at Harrow, of how the slow process of official inquiry came to the conclusion that the doctor met his fate while indiscreetly playing with a dangerous pet. Which option most accurately explains what the excerpt implies about the official investigation into Dr. Roylott's death?

No one told the police what really happened at the house, so the officials focused on Dr. Roylott's death, and not on his involvement in his stepdaughter's death.

Read the excerpt from Never Let Me Go, in which Tommy, speaking to Kathy, recalls a conversation he had with Miss Lucy. "I'm not sure. Maybe I got it all wrong, Kath, I don't know. Maybe she was meaning something else completely, something else to do with me not being creative. I don't really understand it." Tommy was looking at me as though he expected me to come up with an answer. I went on thinking for a few seconds, then said: "Tommy, think back carefully. You said she got angry ..." "Well, that's what it looked like. She was quiet, but she was shaking." "All right, whatever. Let's say she got angry. Was it when she got angry she started to say this other stuff? About how we weren't taught enough about donations and the rest of it?" "I suppose so ..." "Now, Tommy, think. Why did she bring it up? She's talking about you and you not creating. Then suddenly she starts up about this other stuff. What's the link? Why did she bring up donations? What's that got to do with you being creative?" "I don't know. There must have been some reason, I suppose. Maybe one thing reminded her of the other. Kath, you're getting really worked up about this yourself now." Which option most accurately explains how the excerpt demonstrates the role of creativity in the story?

The text emphasizes a connection between creativity and donations, providing a clue to the significance of art in a community of clones.

I want to move on now to our last years at Hailsham. I'm talking about the period from when we were thirteen to when we left at sixteen. In my memory my life at Hailsham falls into two distinct chunks: this last era, and everything that came before. The earlier years—the ones I've just been telling you about—they tend to blur into each other as a kind of golden time, and when I think about them at all, even the not-so-great things, I can't help feeling a sort of glow. But those last years feel different. Which option most clearly explains the impact of Kathy's first-person narration on the text, as indicated by the excerpt?

Readers see from Kathy's point of view, and so they cannot know the details and information she does not remember or chooses not to tell her audience.

Which excerpts from the story most effectively show how Tommy's interactions with Miss Lucy help to develop her as a nonconformist, somewhat rebellious character in Never Let Me Go?

If Tommy had genuinely tried, she was saying, but he just couldn't be very creative, then that was quite all right, he wasn't to worry about it. It was wrong for anyone, whether they were students or guardians, to punish him for it, or put pressure on him in any way. It simply wasn't his fault. And when Tommy had protested it was all very well Miss Lucy saying this, but everyone did think it was his fault, she'd given a sigh and looked out of her window. Then she'd said: "It may not help you much. But just you remember this. There's at least one person here at Hailsham who believes otherwise. At least one person who believes you're a very good student, as good as any she's ever come across, never mind how creative you are."

Which excerpts accurately express Ivanhoe's view of the Black Knight's actions?

"By Saint John of Acre," said Ivanhoe, raising himself joyfully on his couch, "methought there was but one man in England that might do such a deed!" "I swear by the honor of my house—I vow by the name of my bright lady-love, I would endure ten years' captivity to fight one day by that good knight's side in such a quarrel as this!"

Read the lines from "Ozymandias" by Percy Shelley. And on the pedestal these words appear: 'My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!' Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away. Which options most effectively show how this passage supports the theme that nothing lasts forever? (Select all that apply.)

The words on the statue's pedestal are ironic because neither the king nor his works have survived. The image of the endless desert sand symbolizes the infinite sweep of time.

Read the excerpt from Never Let Me Go, in which Tommy tells Kathy about an encounter he had with their teacher, Miss Lucy. "Then she said: 'Look, there are all kinds of things you don't understand, Tommy, and I can't tell you about them. Things about Hailsham, about your place in the wider world, all kinds of things. But perhaps one day, you'll try and find out. They won't make it easy for you, but if you want to, really want to, you might find out.' She started shaking her head again after that, though not as bad as before, and she says: 'But why should you be any different? The students who leave here, they never find out much. Why should you be any different?' I didn't know what she was talking about, so I just said again: 'I'll be all right, Miss.' She was quiet for a time, then she suddenly stood up and kind of bent over me and hugged me. Not in a sexy way. More like they used to do when we were little. I just kept as still as possible. Then she stood back and said again she was sorry for what she'd told me before. And that it wasn't too late, I should start straight away, making up the lost time. I don't think I said anything, and she looked at me and I thought she'd hug me again. But instead she said: 'Just do it for my sake, Tommy.'" Which option most accurately explains what could be implied by the excerpt? Never Let Me Go

Tommy's conversation with Miss Lucy and her suddenly apologetic, affectionate behavior suggest that Miss Lucy is anticipating she might be leaving soon.

My name is Kathy H. I'm thirty-one years old, and I've been a carer now for over eleven years. That sounds long enough, I know, but actually they want me to go on for another eight months, until the end of this year. That'll make it almost exactly twelve years. Now I know my being a carer so long isn't necessarily because they think I'm fantastic at what I do. There are some really good carers who've been told to stop after just two or three years. And I can think of one carer at least who went on for all of fourteen years despite being a complete waste of space. So I'm not trying to boast. But then I do know for a fact they've been pleased with my work, and by and large, I have too. My donors have always tended to do much better than expected. Their recovery times have been impressive, and hardly any of them have been classified as "agitated," even before fourth donation. Okay, maybe I am boasting now. But it means a lot to me, being able to do my work well, especially that bit about my donors staying "calm." I've developed a kind of instinct around donors. I know when to hang around and comfort them, when to leave them to themselves; when to listen to everything they have to say, and when just to shrug and tell them to snap out of it. Which option most effectively explains how the tone of Kathy's description of herself helps to establish her character?

The factual, unemotional tone shows that Kathy is a logical, detail-oriented person.

Read the excerpt from The Mysteries of Udolpho. Another gate delivered them into the second court, grass-grown, and more wild than the first, where, as she surveyed through the twilight its desolation—its lofty walls, overtopt with briony, moss and nightshade, and the embattled towers that rose above,—long-suffering and murder came to her thoughts. One of those instantaneous and unaccountable convictions, which sometimes conquer even strong minds, impressed her with its horror. The sentiment was not diminished, when she entered an extensive gothic hall, obscured by the gloom of evening, which a light, glimmering at a distance through a long perspective of arches, only rendered more striking. As a servant brought the lamp nearer partial gleams fell upon the pillars and the pointed arches, forming a strong contrast with their shadows, that stretched along the pavement and the walls. Which inference is most accurate, based on the information in the excerpt?

The description "as she surveyed through the twilight its desolation" indicates the castle is filling Emily with uneasiness because it looks like a place that breeds solitude and despair.

Read the excerpt from Never Let Me Go. I think that was all she said. When I was discussing it with Ruth a few years ago at the centre in Dover, she claimed Miss Lucy had told us a lot more; that she'd explained how before donations we'd all spend some time first as carers, about the usual sequence of the donations, the recovery centres and so on—but I'm pretty sure she didn't. Okay, she probably intended to when she began talking. But my guess is once she'd set off, once she'd seen the puzzled, uncomfortable faces in front of her, she realised the impossibility of completing what she'd started. It's hard to say clearly what sort of impact Miss Lucy's outburst at the pavilion made. Word got round fast enough, but the talk mostly focused on Miss Lucy herself rather than on what she'd been trying to tell us. Some students thought she'd lost her marbles for a moment; others that she'd been asked to say what she had by Miss Emily and the other guardians; there were even some who'd actually been there and who thought Miss Lucy had been telling us off for being too rowdy on the veranda. But as I say there was surprisingly little discussion about what she'd said. If it did come up, people tended to say: "Well so what? We already knew all that." Which options most clearly explain how this passage provides sufficient evidence that Kathy might be an unreliable narrator? (Select all that apply.)

Words like "I'm pretty sure" and "my guess is" reveal that Kathy is uncertain about how and why things happened.

So over the next five or six days, I told him whatever he wanted to know, and he'd lie there, all hooked up, a gentle smile breaking through. He'd ask me about the big things and the little things. About our guardians, about how we each had our own collection chests under our beds, the football, the rounders, the little path that took you all round the outside of the main house, round all its nooks and crannies, the duck pond, the food, the view from the Art Room over the fields on a foggy morning. Sometimes he'd make me say things over and over; things I'd told him only the day before, he'd ask about like I'd never told him. "Did you have a sports pavilion?" "Which guardian was your special favourite?" At first I thought this was just the drugs, but then I realised his mind was clear enough. What he wanted was not just to hear about Hailsham, but to remember Hailsham, just like it had been his own childhood. Which options most effectively explain the ways in which the imagery in the excerpt contributes to the overall meaning of the text?

The beautiful, idealized images of Hailsham that Kathy recollects for her donor represent a deceptive illusion of a privileged school campus.

Which response most completely describes what a summary contains?

A summary contains all essential points in a text, and omits the opinions of the reader.

Read the excerpt from Through the Looking Glass. "Crawling at your feet," said the Gnat (Alice drew her feet back in some alarm), "you may observe a Bread-and-Butterfly. Its wings are thin slices of Bread-and-butter, its body is a crust, and its head is a lump of sugar." "And what does it live on?" "Weak tea with cream in it." A new difficulty came into Alice's head. "Supposing it couldn't find any?" she suggested. "Then it would die, of course." "But that must happen very often," Alice remarked thoughtfully. "It always happens," said the Gnat. After this, Alice was silent for a minute or two, pondering. What option most accurately justifies why Carroll presents a deep concept like death in such an informal manner?

Alice's lack of understanding of the truth implied in the Gnat's response, "It always happens," shows that Alice might not have experienced a loss of someone close to her. Carroll treats death superficially, therefore, to stay true to Alice's perspective.

Which response most accurately defines an archetype?

An archetype is a character, situation, or symbol that commonly occurs in literature and represents universal patterns or characteristics.

Which option most effectively describes the interaction between two central ideas in Percy Shelley's poem "Ozymandias"?

An artist sculpted a likeness of the king, and because of that, something still remains of the ruler.

At the end of John Keats's poem "La Belle Dame Sans Merci," the reader is left uncertain about what really happened to the knight. Which lines from the poem effectively support the idea that the knight might have dreamed the whole event? (Select all that apply.)

And I awoke and found me here, On the cold hill's side. And this is why I sojourn here, Alone and palely loitering ... And there she wept, and sigh'd full sore, And there I shut her wild wild eyes With kisses four. And there she lulled me asleep ...

Read the excerpt from "The Adventure of the Speckled Band." I ran to her and threw my arms round her, but at that moment her knees seemed to give way and she fell to the ground. She writhed as one who is in terrible pain, and her limbs were dreadfully convulsed. Which option uses the word convulsed as it is used in this excerpt?

As Candace and her brother were lounging by the pool, he unexpectedly grabbed her and threw her in the water. She screamed at the top of her lungs, and her entire body convulsed with anger.

Read the excerpt from Ivanhoe. "He calls me DEAR Rebecca," said the maiden to herself, "but it is in the cold and careless tone which ill suits the word. His war-horse—his hunting hound, are dearer to him than the despised Jewess!" Through her words, Rebecca conveys how Ivanhoe despises her. Why does Ivanhoe treat Rebecca so badly, causing her to compare herself to a "war-horse" and a "hunting hound"?

Because of Rebecca's religious background, Ivanhoe feels that she, being Jewish, is far less a person than himself, being Christian.

Read the excerpt from The Mysteries of Udolpho, which describes a portion of Emily's travels to the castle. As the travellers still ascended among the pine forests, steep rose over steep, the mountains seemed to multiply, as they went, and what was the summit of one eminence proved to be only the base of another. Which option most accurately explains the significance of the excerpt in relation to Emily's personal journey?

Each time Emily thinks they have reached the final mountain, she finds the journey will go on. In the same way, each time Emily overcomes a personal obstacle, such as her separation from Valancourt, she is soon faced with a new difficulty.

Read the excerpt from The Mysteries of Udolpho, in which Annette and Emily discuss Udolpho's mysterious past. 'That is stranger still, Annette,' said Emily, smiling, and rousing herself from her reverie. 'But, when Signora Laurentini was afterwards seen in the castle, did nobody speak to her?' 'Speak—speak to her!' cried Annette, with a look of terror; 'no, to be sure.' 'And why not?' rejoined Emily, willing to hear further. 'Holy Mother! speak to a spirit!' Which option most accurately identifies how Emily's character is developed in the excerpt? The Mysteries of Udolpho

Emily is trying to be level-headed and avoid being afraid. She does not want to jump to irrational conclusions, which is shown by her questions to Annette.

How does the setting of Ivanhoe's prison chamber help develop the interaction between Rebecca and Ivanhoe?

It forces Rebecca to describe the battle outside the castle, since Ivanhoe is wounded and unable to stand to watch the battle for himself.

Which excerpt from The Mysteries of Udolpho most effectively demonstrates how author Ann Radcliffe uses descriptions of the castle to portray Emily's reluctance to stay at Udolpho?

Silent, lonely, and sublime, it seemed to stand the sovereign of the scene, and to frown defiance on all, who dared to invade its solitary reign. As the twilight deepened, its features became more awful in obscurity ...

1 of 1 Read the excerpt from Through the Looking Glass. So they walked on together through the wood, Alice with her arms clasped lovingly round the soft neck of the Fawn, till they came out into another open field, and here the Fawn gave a sudden bound into the air, and shook itself free from Alice's arms. "I'm a Fawn!" it cried out in a voice of delight, "and, dear me! you're a human child!" A sudden look of alarm came into its beautiful brown eyes, and in another moment it had darted away at full speed. Which options accurately explain the author's perspective as seen in the Fawn's exclamation, "... dear me! you're a human child!"?

The author is expressing the idea that once we label others, we place judgments on them that might not be accurate. The author emphasizes that when we label others, we can cut off the possibility of meaningful relationships.

In John Keats's poem "La Belle Dame Sans Merci," the knight appears to be mysteriously ill and close to dying. Which options most effectively explain why the causes for the knight's illness are left uncertain? (Select all that apply.) La Belle Dame Sans Merci

The author is suggesting that magical enchantment and infatuation can look very similar. The author is hinting that the knight could be fantasizing about the consequences of true love.

Which options most accurately identify a theme of Percy Shelley's poem "Ozymandias"? (Select all that apply.)

The forces of time and nature deal equally with everyone. Art outlasts empires and thus is more powerful.

Which excerpt from The Mysteries of Udolpho most effectively demonstrates how author Ann Radcliffe uses the Italian setting to foreshadow the melancholy that awaits the visitors at Udolpho? The Mysteries of Udolpho

The gloom of these shades, their solitary silence, except when the breeze swept over their summits, the tremendous precipices of the mountains, that came partially to the eye ...

Read the lines from John Keats's poem "La Belle Dame Sans Merci." I see a lily on thy brow With anguish moist and fever dew, And on thy cheeks a fading rose Fast withereth too. Which option most accurately depicts the symbolic meaning of the flowers in this passage? La Belle Dame Sans Merci

The lily symbolizes death and the rose symbolizes life; this means that the knight appears ill and seems close to dying.

Read the sentence from The Mysteries of Udolpho. He was darting his spear upon a man, who lay under the feet of the horse, and who held up one hand in a supplicating attitude. Which sentences use the word supplicating in the same way it is used in this sentence? (Select all that apply.)

The robber was exhausted after running from the crime scene, and he gave the police officer a supplicating look as he slowly lowered his weapon and said that he didn't want to go to jail. His English teacher was more irate than she had ever been previously, and the student made a heartfelt apology in a supplicating voice in the hope that she would not call the principal.

Read the excerpt from Through the Looking Glass. Alice stood looking after it, almost ready to cry with vexation at having lost her dear little fellow-traveller so suddenly. What option accurately defines the noun vexation as it is used in the excerpt?

a state of aggravation

Which response most clearly presents a character archetype in literature?

a young man who goes on a quest and encounters many trials

Read the excerpt from The Mysteries of Udolpho. 'But all this was told me for a great secret,' rejoined Annette, without noticing the remark, 'I am sure, ma'am, you would not hurt either me or Benedetto, so much as to go and tell it again.' Emily remained silent, and Annette repeated her last sentence. 'You have nothing to fear from my indiscretion,' replied Emily ... Which context clue is most helpful in defining the word indiscretion as it is used in this passage?

all this was told me for a great secret

Read the excerpt from Never Let Me Go. Anyway, once you came out to the pond, you'd find a tranquil atmosphere waiting, with ducks and bulrushes and pond-weed. It wasn't, though, a good place for a discreet conversation—not nearly as good as the lunch queue. For a start you could be clearly seen from the house. And the way the sound travelled across the water was hard to predict; if people wanted to eavesdrop, it was the easiest thing to walk down the outer path and crouch in the bushes on the other side of the pond. Which option provides the most accurate definition of the word discreet?

careful and confidential

Read the excerpt from Never Let Me Go. Miss Lucy was the most sporting of the guardians at Hailsham, though you might not have guessed it from her appearance. She had a squat, almost bulldoggy figure, and her odd black hair, when it grew, grew upwards so it never covered her ears or chunky neck. Which words from the text most effectively help indicate the meaning of the word squat as it is used in the passage?

chunky neck almost bulldoggy figure

Read the excerpt from Ivanhoe. But, confident in their armor of proof, and in the cover which their situation afforded, the followers of Front-de-Boeuf, and his allies, showed an obstinacy in defense proportioned to the fury of the attack and replied with the discharge of their large cross-bows, as well as with their long-bows, slings, and other missile weapons, to the close and continued shower of arrows; and, as the assailants were necessarily but indifferently protected, did considerably more damage than they received at their hand. Which word is an appropriate synonym for the word obstinacy as it is used in the excerpt?

determination

In The Mysteries of Udolpho, consider the story Annette tells Emily about how the previous owner of Udolpho went missing. Which answer most accurately explains what effect this story has on Emily's mental state?

he story is disturbing to Emily because she already feels alone and afraid, and Annette's story reaffirms Emily's fears and apprehension about her new life in the desolate castle.

Read the excerpt from Lord Byron's poem "She Walks in Beauty." And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellowed to that tender light Which Heaven to gaudy day denies. Which option most accurately identifies the kind of figurative language used in the line "which Heaven to gaudy day denies"? She Walks in Beauty

personification

Read the excerpt from Never Let Me Go. And what's more, now I think about it, I'd say what Miss Lucy said to us that afternoon led to a real shift in our attitudes. It was after that day, jokes about donations faded away, and we started to think properly about things. If anything, the donations went back to being a subject to be avoided, but not in the way it had been when we were younger. This time round it wasn't awkward or embarrassing any more; just sombre and serious. Which word from the excerpt most effectively indicates the meaning of somber (British spelling: sombre)?

serious

Which options are elements of a narrative text?

setting conflict

Which is the most accurate definition of textual evidence?

specific information, found directly within a reading, that is used to support assertions