English 4 Semester 1

Which excerpt from Hard Times by Charles Dickens is an example of peaceful diction?

"They carried him very gently along the fields, and down the lanes, and over the wide landscape; Rachael always holding the hand in hers. Very few whispers broke the mournful silence."

Which of the following choices describes a conclusion paragraph?

A conclusion body paragraph reflects upon the introduction.

Read the passage: GHOST. . . . But know, thou noble youth, The serpent that did sting thy father's life Now wears his crown. —Hamlet, act 1, scene 5 How does the structure of this passage support its mood?

The repetition of the "s" sound mimics the sound of a snake and reinforces the threatening mood.

What is ambiguity?

When a statement is vague

Which flower does Ophelia say died along with her father?

violets

What might be a good title for an article featuring this image?

"The Evolution of the Bicycle"

Which represents a way for the author to draw attention to the thoughts of a subject-matter expert?

A pulled-out quote

Which of the following best describes a topic sentence?

A topic sentence makes a claim that proves or helps to prove your thesis.

There is a play with the tongue-in-cheek title of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. Why might this line appeal to some in a humorous or ironic way?

After the immense bloodbath that occurred, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern's deaths are reduced to a mere mention.

Why does Mr. Sleary help Thomas and Mr. Gradgrind?

Because Mr. Gradgrind once helped Sissy

What Restoration England values are reflected in Robinson Crusoe?

Crusoe uses logic and reasoning when devising his plans for survival on the island.

Why does Shakespeare leave off the story of Hamlet without exploring what happens to the kingdom?

Fortinbras's arrival has achieved the theme that everything passes into new hands, and power changes are inevitable.

Choose the passage with something that is intentionally left unclear.

HAMLET. Foul deeds will rise...

Which plot element occurs last in Hamlet?

Hamlet dies

What is the symbolism of the arrival of Fortinbras in the final scene?

His arrival symbolizes the transfer of power.

Which of the following statements reflects a formal tone?

I would like to show you the correlation between my poem and my personality.

How does interactivity reflect social and cultural views?

Interactivity is more common now because of the increasing reliance on technology.

How can sound factor into a documentary?

It is used to convey dialogue and narrative and to establish tone.

What purpose does irony serve in "Shooting an Elephant"?

It supports his belief that colonialism is wrong and useless.

Read the passage: KING. Though yet of Hamlet our dear brother's death The memory be green, and that it us befitted To bear our hearts in grief, and our whole kingdom To be contracted in one brow of woe... —Hamlet, act 1, scene 2 Which best describes what the metaphor in this passage contributes to its mood?

It supports the somber mood created by the death of the king.

Who is the audience for a documentary?

It varies based on the style and the message; some are meant to inform people who know nothing about the subject, and others are meant to appeal to those who are more informed.

From what you know of British beliefs during the Restoration Era, how would Robinson Crusoe have been received when it was published?

It would have been popular because of Crusoe's success with colonizing the island and its unembellished style.

Which option illustrates a character being described directly?

Jackson was patient and kind unless someone dared to question his authority.

Which sentence would belong in a summary of the final scene?

Laertes confesses the plot to Hamlet and dies a victim of his own sword.

In reference materials, what does the abbreviation L stand for?

Latin

Read the passage: Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his noteworthy "I Have a Dream" speech. During the March on Washington on August 28, 1963. Which of the following choices is the best revision?

Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his noteworthy "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington on August 28, 1963.

Which author was a part of the Romantic Age?

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

What is the irony of Mr. Gradgrind's comment, "You are an affectionate, earnest, good young woman—and—and we must make that do"?

Most people would see this as a compliment, but Mr. Gradgrind sees it as Sissy falling short yet again.

Which character from Dickens's Hard Times best represents the attitude toward the poor in the Victorian Period?

Mr. Bounderby

Which of the characters undergoes the greatest change over the course of the novel?

Mr. Gradgrind

Which sentence demonstrates correct capitalization and punctuation?

New Mexico, a beautiful state, named the yucca blossom as its representative flower in 1927.

How can new media adapt for audiences in ways that traditional texts cannot?

New media, in addition to being changeable, can provide various ways for a diverse audience to get the same information, like videos, interactive elements, and hyperlinks.

If this photograph were in an advertisement for a gym, what might be one potential consequence?

People would get the impression that working out is not difficult, and that it is easy and fun to look this way.

Read the quotation, and choose the answer that best explains the cultural or social function of the passage. POLONIUS. Marry, well bethought. 'Tis told me he hath very oft of late Given private time to you, and you yourself Have of your audience been most free and bounteous. —Hamlet, act 1, scene 3

Polonius is making sure Ophelia knows about the time she is spending with Hamlet alone, which might be seen as inappropriate, just as it would have been inappropriate in Elizabethan England for a young man and a young woman to spend time together privately.

What may have inspired Daniel Defoe to write Robinson Crusoe?

Reading stories about marooned sailors, the victims of shipwrecks.

What is a quality of literature during the Victorian age?

Realistic portrayals of life and society

Read the excerpt from "The Knight's Tale." "Has each one ridden with his hundred knights, Well armed for war, at all points, in their mights" (Lines 1245-1246) How does rhythm support a major element of this poem?

Rhythm supports the mood of the poem by highlighting the didactic tone.

What does Ophelia's willingness to go along with others' advice and plans tell us about her character?

She does not trust her instincts, but rather trusts others to tell her what is right and proper.

What is the purpose of organizing Rigoberta Menchú's memoir by subtopic rather than chronologically?

She is focusing on the importance of her culture, not the importance of her life.

How does Louisa feel toward Mr. Bounderby?

She is repulsed by him.

Which best identifies the irony in Ophelia's madness?

She is victimized by the men who claim to have her best interests at heart.

Why is Mrs. Sparsit concerned about where she will go after she leaves Mr. Bounderby's house?

She needs to maintain a lifestyle that she deems appropriate for her status.

What best describes the style of the narrative essay "Shooting an Elephant"?

The author uses humor and description to convey his discomfort with living in Burma and shooting the elephant.

Which is a central theme in Hard Times?

The hazards of a strictly utilitarian education

Think about a movie or video production of Hamlet. Which of the scenes might be helped most by a visual interpretation?

The last scene of the play

Which is a central theme in Hard Times?

The realities of Victorian marriage

How does adding the suffix able- change the meaning of the word "manage"?

The word now means "something that can be handled."

Which sentence contains a correctly used participial phrase?

These houses, built before 1900, are still sturdy

How are magazine advertisements inherently biased?

They are paid for by the company that wants you to buy its product.

Read the passage: All things considered, Vermont's forests are in much better shape now than ever before. Which of the following choices is the best revision?

Vermont's forests are in better shape now than ever before.

Read the sentences. The car would not start. The battery was dead. We called for help. What is the best revision of these sentences?

We called for help fixing our dead car battery.

Read the passage and choose the answer that summarizes what we can infer from what the passage says. HORATIO. A mote it is to trouble the mind's eye. In the most high and palmy state of Rome, A little ere the mightiest Julius fell, The graves stood tenantless, and the sheeted dead Did squeak and gibber in the Roman streets... —Hamlet, act 1, scene 1

We can infer that Horatio sees similarities between the fall of Rome and what is happening in Denmark.

Select the sentence below that is correctly edited for grammar, punctuation, capitalization, spelling, usage, sentence structure, and syntax.

Who is able to say what the future holds?

If you were reading Hamlet and wanted to learn more about a word that is unfamiliar to you and sounds old-fashioned, which of the following reference resources would be of most use to you?

a dictionary

Which option is an example of a problem or conflict for a script?

a personal challenge

What is the meaning of the suffix -hood?

a quality (possibly shared) or time period

Which real or imagined experience would provide the basis for a script?

a specific experiential memory you have

If you were writing a Web page about microbiology for elementary school students, what element would not be appropriate to use in your writing?

abbreviations

Which answer best describes the tone of the image?

affectionate

Select the denotative meaning for the word "lay." QUEEN. . . . But long it could not be Till that her garments, heavy with their drink, Pulled the poor wretch from her melodious lay —Hamlet, act 4, scene 7

ballad or song

A writer knows that a conclusion paragraph should reflect on the information presented in the body of the essay and offer some additional insight or discuss larger implications. The transitional phrase he uses in his conclusion paragraph is in the light of the fact that. What would be a better phrase?

because of

What is the meaning of the prefix biblio- ?

book

Which word is the correct noun form of castigate?

castigation

Which has the most negative connotation?

cheap

Read this excerpt: Acemoglu and Robinson pithily diagnose the cause of these disappointing outcomes in their final chapter: "Attempting to engineer prosperity without confronting the root cause of the problems—extractive institutions and the policies that keeps them in place—in unlikely to bear fruit." —"What Makes Countries Rich or Poor?" by Jared Diamond Which reading strategy would be the best to employ in understanding this excerpt?

define the word "pithily"

Which word best completes the sentence? In _______________ the best course of action, the captains inadvertently agreed to do two contradictory things, which would eventually lose the war for their country.

determining

Which of the following is a secondary source of information?

documentary

Identify the connotative definition of the bolded word in this passage: KING. And for his death no wind of blame shall breathe, But even his mother shall uncharge the practice And call it accident. —Hamlet, act 4, scene 7

evidence

Read the passage: 'Tis the very witching time of night What does the word "witching" connote in this passage?

evil

When you see [oo] in the pronunciation key, what word might it be describing?

good

What word in the passage is part of wordplay? HAMLET. Ha, ha, are you honest? OPHELIA. My lord? HAMLET. Are you fair? OPHELIA. What means your Lordship? HAMLET. That if you be honest and fair, your honesty should admit no discourse to your beauty. —Hamlet, act 3, scene 2

honest, fair

Which poetic form is described as a musical verse that expresses the observations and feelings of a single speaker?

lyric poetry

Identify the sound device Shakespeare uses in this passage: KING. Feeds on his wonder, keeps himself in clouds, And wants not buzzers to infect his ear... —Hamlet, act 4, scene 5

onomatopoeia

Which of the following is a primary source of information?

painting

Read the passage: After reading the job description for the Marketing Manager position at Acme, I know that I would be a great fit in this role. With my current organization, I have partnered with several companies educating students and corporate staff on _________. This organization has reinforced my belief that corporations can have a positive influence on _________. Which words and/or phrases fit best with this passage?

relevant issues, the public

What main idea do we see repeated throughout Hamlet?

revenge is useless

Read the passage: POLONIUS. Though this be madness, yet there is method in 't— —Hamlet, act 2, scene 2 What does the bolded word suggest in this passage?

sanity

Read the passage, and choose the literary element that best supports the theme that women are fickle. HAMLET. ...Heaven and earth, Must I remember? Why, she would hang on him As if increase of appetite had grown By what it fed on. And yet, within a month (Let me not think on 't; frailty, thy name is woman!), A little month, or ere those shoes were old With which she followed my poor father's body, Like Niobe, all tears—why she, even she (O God, a beast that wants discourse of reason Would have mourned longer!), married with my uncle, My father's brother, but no more like my father Than I to Hercules. —Hamlet, act 1, scene 2

simile and metaphor

Which helps to visually break up text in an informational document and summarize important points in each section?

subheadings

Read the passage. Thus, after having turned out all the Jews from all your kingdoms and lordships, in the same month of January, your Highnesses gave orders to me that with a sufficient fleet I should go to the said parts of India, and for this they made great concessions to me, and ennobled me, so that henceforward I should be called Don, and should be Chief Admiral of the Ocean Sea, perpetual Viceroy and Governor of all the islands and continents that I should discover and gain, and that I might hereafter discover and gain in the Ocean Sea, and that my eldest son should succeed, and so on from generation to generation forever. —The Journal of Christopher Columbus What reading strategy would most help you understand the passage?

summarize in chunks to get the whole picture

Considering that it is a time zone map, why might this map be flat instead of as part of a globe?

to avoid distorting the time lines and make it easier for the reader to understand

What is the purpose of images in a newspaper?

to clarify or illustrate a topic that may need a visual representation to be understood

Read this excerpt from the Prologue. And bore himself as meekly as a maid (Line 69) Why did Chaucer use simile in this excerpt?

to emphasize the Knight's humble personality

What is the author's purpose for writing this text? Newspapers usually describe globalization in purely economic terms, but it is also a biological phenomenon; indeed, from a long-term perspective it may be primarily a biological phenomenon. —1493 by Charles C. Mann

to expand the reader's beliefs regarding globalization

Using your knowledge of word roots, prefixes, and suffixes, what is the meaning of the word desecrate?

to ruin something important

What is the meaning of the bolded word in this speech? KING. But we will ship him hence; and this vile deed We must with all our majesty and skill Both countenance and excuse.—Ho, Guildenstern! —Hamlet, act 4, scene 1

tolerate

Read the passage. The Admiral here says: "Thus the high sea was very necessary to me, such as had not appeared but in the time of the Jews when they went out of Egypt and murmured against Moses, who delivered them out of captivity." —The Journal of Christopher Columbus What reading strategy would most help you understand the passage?

using an encyclopedia or other reference book to understand the story to which the Admiral refers

Which response shows the correct part of speech abbreviation for enunciate?

v.

The excerpt has an example of what literary device? "However, I altered my traps; and not to trouble you with particulars, going one morning to see my traps, I found in one of them a large old he-goat..." —Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

Ambiguity

Which sentence demonstrates correct capitalization and punctuation?

Barack Obama, the president, spent Christmas in Hawaii.

Which answer is an unbiased summary of the viewpoint of George Orwell in "Shooting an Elephant"?

Being in power brings with it pressures and responsibilities that aren't always pleasant.

Which character is least influenced by moral dilemmas?

Bitzer

How does Stephen Blackpool's life reflect Dickens's own?

Both men found themselves working in a factory.

Read the quotation and choose the underlined selection that best represents a language pattern typical of Shakespeare's time. HORATIO. So have I heard and do in part believe it. But look, the morn in russet mantle clad Walks o'er the dew of yon high eastward hill. Break we our watch up, and by my advice Let us impart what we have seen tonight Unto young Hamlet; for, upon my life, This spirit, dumb to us, will speak to him. —Hamlet, act 1, scene 1

Break we our watch up

How does the example reveal information to the reader? "We Indians have more contact with nature. That's why they call us polytheistic. But we're not polytheistic...or if we are, it's good, because it's our culture, our customs. We worship—or rather not worship but respect—a lot of things to do with the natural world, the most important things for us."

By highlighting a misconception and explaining the truth

Choose the answer that best describes how the layout and organization of the example is helpful to the reader.

By including a lot of white space and dividing lines, the menu keeps the reader from being overwhelmed by text, as well as helping the reader find necessary information.

How does the quotation engage the reader's attention? "We evoke the colour of the sun, and this has a special importance for us because this is how we want our children to live—like a light which shines, which shines with generosity. It means a warm heart and it means strength, life-giving strength." —"The Natural World. The Earth, Mother of Man from" I, Rigoberta Menchú, Chapter 10

By using figurative language to describe a powerful concept

Read the excerpt and choose the answer that provides the best summary of the paragraph. Early indeed did Caesar's trials commence; and it is probable, that, had not the death of his father, by throwing him prematurely upon his own resources, prematurely developed the masculine features of his character, forcing him whilst yet a boy under the discipline of civil conflict and the yoke of practical life, even his energies might have been insufficient to sustain them. His age is not exactly ascertained; but it is past a doubt that he had not reached his twentieth year when he had the hardihood to engage in a struggle with Sylla, then Dictator, and exercising the immoderate powers of that office with the licence and the severity which History has made so memorable. —"De Bello Gallico" and Other Commentaries by Caius Julius Caesar

Caesar's troubles and responsibilities began when he was young, possibly spurred on by the death of his father. He was fairly young, possibly younger than twenty, when he was forced into a confrontation with the dictator.

Which is the best summarizing statement of the author's viewpoint in "Shooting an Elephant"?

Colonialism is wrong, if for no other reason than it puts you in positions that allow you to be controlled by the masses.

Select the task which must be accomplished before drafting from this list of writing tasks.

Develop a problem or conflict for the essay.

Look at the conclusion: Diamond maintains that the state of the natural environment is the most important reason why a country is rich or poor. Select the clearest re-statement of the conclusion.

Diamond concludes that countries that excessively deplete their natural resources tend to make themselves a poor country.

Choose the statement that best summarizes a social/cultural view that the image reflects.

Diversity is a cornerstone of an advanced society.

How does the function of literature during the Elizabethan era compare to the function of literature during the Restoration Era?

During the Elizabethan era, a goal of literature was entertainment, while in the Restoration Era, a goal was to tell realistic stories and effect change.

How does Rigoberta Menchú organize her stories?

First by subject, then chronologically through the steps of the tradition

In a conclusion, what is the most effective way to remind your reader of the central or controlling idea of a college admission essay?

Give a brief reflection of your arguments and offer one final, thoughtful point.

Read the quotation and choose the answer that best summarizes the passage. OPHELIA. [Hamlet] took me by the wrist and held me hard. Then goes he to the length of all his arm, And, with his other hand thus o'er his brow, He falls to such perusal of my face As he would draw it. —Hamlet, act 2, scene 1

Hamlet grabbed Ophelia's wrist, put his hand on his forehead, and stared intently at her face.

What is one way that Robinson Crusoe reflects contemporary British life?

He fashions clothing out of materials he finds on the island that are similar to what he would be wearing in England.

What is the purpose of hierarchical structure in a media message?

Hierarchical structure helps the reader determine the relationship between information.

From what we know of Polonius, and what we have seen of his actions thus far, which of the following is likely to be his downfall?

His propensity for interfering in others' lives

How does the central idea of the treatment of Indians compare between 1493 and Christopher Columbus's journal?

In 1493 the author implies that the colonists mistreat the Indians in both seen and unseen ways, while in Christopher Columbus's journal, he seems to believe that they treat the Indians with respect.

Which of the thesis statements is written correctly and accurately reflects a theme of Hamlet?

In William Shakespeare's Hamlet, Ophelia dies because she is a pawn in Hamlet's game of appearance versus reality.

Choose the answer that best explains how information is revealed in the excerpt. "We set traps but when the poor animals cry out, we go and see. Since they are animals and our parents have forbidden us to kill them, we let them go after we've given them a telling off so that they won't come back. If the dogs kill them, we eat them but, generally, we don't kill animals. We only kill them accidentally. When the leaves start sprouting, they stop digging up the seeds." —"Ceremonies for Sowing Time and Harvest. Relationships with the Earth" from I, Rigoberta Menchú, Chapter 9

Information is revealed through an anecdote and an explanation of a detail in that anecdote.

Which answer shows the correct usage of the words patriot, patriotism, and patriotic?

Jonathan was a patriot from the moment he learned the Pledge of Allegiance. He believed that his patriotism was a way of showing that he appreciated the opportunities that America gave him. When other people described him as patriotic, he was incredibly proud.

Which character has given the king a good report about Laertes's skill with a rapier?

Lamord

Which character from Dickens's Hard Times best represents the author's attitude toward Victorian ideals?

Louisa

Which of these characters' lives most centers around the theme of education in Hard Times?

Louisa

What is the importance of font choice in print media?

Print media typically uses only one font so that the appearance is uniform.

Which quotation best supports the analysis that the queen feels guilty about what she has done?

QUEEN. ...Thou turn'st my eyes into my very soul, and there I see such black and grained spots as will not leave their tinct.

When Hamlet refers to Rosencrantz as a sponge, what does he explain this to mean?

Rosencrantz soaks up the life of being needed by the king, but will soon be squeezed dry of his usefulness.

Why does Louisa accept Mr. Bounderby's offer of marriage?

She cannot imagine what else she would or could do.

Which answer shows the correct usage of the words sociable, socialize, and social?

Social events can be challenging because some people just aren't sociable by nature. If that is the case, it is difficult to muster the energy to socialize all night long if you are uncomfortable.

Which character seems to be most deeply and permanently affected by moral dilemmas?

Stephen

Which of these characters' lives most centers around the theme of marriage in Hard Times?

Stephen Blackpool

Which answer shows the correct usage of the words evade, evasion, and evasive?

The criminal's evasive maneuvers tacked extra years onto the end of his sentence. In trying to evade police, he ran into several parked cars and nearly ran over several people. His attempts at evasion were obviously unsuccessful.

Which underlined phrase is an example of a noun clause?

The lady who had ordered pizza never came to pick it up.

What elements of the OSHA Fall Prevention document make it effective?

The orange represents "caution," and the information is broken down into three easy-to-remember points.

From what you know about Victorian beliefs, why might the marriage laws affect the poor as they do?

The poor were widely considered to be amoral, and divorce would just compound this amorality.

Choose the answer that contains two central ideas in Hamlet.

The process of life, death, and the hereafter, and family relationships

In an aside, the queen says: "To my sick soul (as sin's true nature is), Each toy seems prologue to some great amiss. So full of artless jealousy is guilt, It spills itself in fearing to be spilt." —Hamlet, act 4, scene 5 Where is the irony in this speech?

The queen has brought guilt upon herself by her actions

Read the passage: QUEEN. Mad as the sea and wind when both contend Which is the mightier. —Hamlet, act 4, scene 1 What can be inferred from this passage?

The queen is describing Hamlet's actions against Polonius.

Which is the best indication of the narrative structure of The Canterbury Tales?

The sentence length and variety

What makes the quotation engaging? "This book tells the life story of Rigoberta Menchú, a Quiche Indian woman and a member of one of the largest of the twenty-two ethnic groups in Guatemala. She was born in the hamlet of Chimel, near San Miguel de Uspantan, which is the capital of the north-western province of El Quiche. Rigoberta Menchú is twenty-three years old."

The short sentence draws attention to Rigoberta's age, which is surprising because usually life stories are written by people much older.

What was a major theme of literature during the Victorian age?

The social structure of England

Read the quote from Charles Dickens's Hard Times and then answer the question that follows. 'You are to be in all things regulated and governed,' said the gentleman, 'by fact. We hope to have, before long, a board of fact, composed of commissioners of fact, who will force the people to be a people of fact, and of nothing but fact. You must discard the word Fancy altogether. You have nothing to do with it. You are not to have, in any object of use or ornament, what would be a contradiction in fact. You don't walk upon flowers in fact; you cannot be allowed to walk upon flowers in carpets. You don't find that foreign birds and butterflies come and perch upon your crockery; you cannot be permitted to paint foreign birds and butterflies upon your crockery. You never meet with quadrupeds going up and down walls; you must not have quadrupeds represented upon walls. You must use,' said the gentleman, 'for all these purposes, combinations and modifications (in primary colours) of mathematical figures which are susceptible of proof and demonstration. This is the new discovery. This is fact. This is taste.' Why are the children not allowed to have animals and birds and flowers on things?

These things would be representations of real things, and not the thing itself, and therefore would be in an imaginary scenario.

How do the words, images, or graphics work together to create meaning?

They are meant to imply that if citizens do not vote, they are not conscientious American citizens.

What do the structures of Rigoberta Menchú's chapters have in common?

They both begin with a childhood tradition.

In the excerpt, what is the function of the hyphens? "Theoretically—and secretly, of course—I was all for the Burmese and all against their oppressors, the British."

They indicate an "aside," or a statement set apart from the rest of a sentence because it is an addition or a confidence.

What is the purpose of organization and layout in a media message?

They push the reader to absorb information in a certain way.

What is the purpose of a hyperlink?

To connect the reader to related information

What is the function of the subplot regarding Fortinbras and Norway?

To contribute to the theme of destruction and ruin.

What is the purpose of a colored graph?

To help the audience better understand potentially confusing or complicated data

What would be the function of a map in a memoir about a person of a little-known culture, such as the memoir of Rigoberta Menchú?

To help the reader place the person's culture

Why have the king and queen summoned Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?

To speak with Hamlet and uncover the reason for his unhappiness

Choose the answer that provides the most unbiased summary of the paragraph. A dome of smoke like a mushroom hung over the city, visible from far down the river, motionless in the summer air. A long line of steamboats—white, patient animals—was tethered along the levee, and the Louisiana presently swung in her bow toward a gap in this line, where a mass of people was awaiting her arrival. Some invisible force lifted Eliphalet's eyes to the upper deck, where they rested, as if by appointment, on the trim figure of the young man in command of the Louisiana. He was very young for the captain of a large New Orleans packet. When his lips moved, something happened. Once he raised his voice, and a negro stevedore rushed frantically aft, as if he had received the end of a lightning-bolt. Admiration burst from the passengers, and one man cried out Captain Brent's age—it was thirty-two. —The Crisis: Volume 1 by Winston Churchill

Under a cloud of smoke, Eliphalet stands looking at steamboats that are not moving on the river . He compares them to animals. They are tied to the side of the river. He sees a steamboat captain commanding an African American worker on the boat. People are impressed with his direction and one calls out his age.

What moral dilemma most influences Louisa's actions?

Whether she should or can accept the love of James Harthouse

Which subheading of the OSHA Workers' Rights short document best represents the main argument?

You have the right to a safe workplace

Which document has the least formal heading?

Youth Worker Restaurant Safety

Read the introduction paragraph of a cover letter: January 13, 2013 I am extremely interested in the Assistant Director of Student Services position advertised on your company's website. I've served as the Associate Director of Pre-professional Advising for almost three years; this experience, combined with my masters in organizational development, makes me an ideal match for this position. What should the writer add to this paragraph?

a salutation (greeting) to a specific individual

Look at the bolded words in the passage and identify them as a particular sound device. MARCELLUS. For it is as the air, invulnerable, And our vain blows malicious mockery. —Hamlet, act 1, scene 1

alliteration

Look at the bolded words in the passage and identify them as a particular sound device. QUEEN. Good Hamlet, cast thy nighted color off, And let thine eye look like a friend on Denmark. —Hamlet, act 1, scene 2

alliteration

When Rosencrantz asks Hamlet what he has done with Polonius's body, he says he has: "(Compounded) with dust, whereto 'tis kin." —Hamlet, act 4, scene 2 This response is an example of what device in literature?

allusion

Which word best completes the sentence? Angela waved her hands ________________ as she talked about her cruise; she was so excited.

animatedly

Read the passage. Analyzing the language of Shakespeare is a daunting task, one that intimidates scholars who have been reading Shakespeare for years. Part of what makes Shakespeare's language so challenging is the fact that many of the words he used had never heretofore been recorded. Therefore, we find ourselves assuming he meant something based on our modern usage of that word, when in reality, he may have meant something quite different. Which definition best fits the underlined word as it is used here?

difficult

What words best describe Coketown?

dreary and dark

Read the introduction/summary of Injury and Illness Prevention Programs: An injury and illness prevention program is a proactive process to help employers find and fix workplace hazards before workers are hurt. We know these programs can be effective at reducing injuries, illnesses, and fatalities. Who is the audience for this text?

employers interested in preventing injured employees

Explain the nuanced meaning of the bolded word in this speech: KING. . . . He, being remiss, Most generous, and free from all contriving, Will not peruse the foils. . . —Hamlet, act 4, scene 7

examine

Read the excerpt from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain: "There warn't no color in his face, where his face showed; it was white; not like another man's white, but a white to make a body sick, a white to make a body's flesh crawl—a tree-toad white, a fish-belly white." What feeling does the color white help to create?

extreme discomfort

Which descriptive word would best replace the bolded word in this sentence? The European trip was a/an wonderful experience.

eye opening

Which word correctly fits into the blank in the sentence? The Disney light parade ________________ the whole street last night. It was beautiful to see.

illuminated

Read the following passage: Pancreatic insulin-producing B-cells have a significant lifespan; nevertheless, they show increased self-duplication after increased metabolic demand or after injury. It is not known whether adult mammals can differentiate new B-cells after extreme, total B-cell loss, as in diabetes, indicating differentiation from precursors or another heterologous (non-B-cell) element. Based on its tone, where did this passage most likely appear?

in a journal for research scientists

A writer wants to avoid the clichéd phrase in conclusion as a way of transitioning from the body of an essay to the conclusion paragraph. What word or phrase should be used instead?

in essence

Which definition best fits the underlined word as it is used here? Cell phones have advanced by leaps and bounds in the past few years, growing smaller and more multifunctional with every new version.

jumps

Which poetic form is described as being musical and expressing the thoughts and feelings of a speaker?

lyric poetry

Which of the following types of media is most likely to be biased?

magazine ad

What is the meaning of the bolded word in this speech? LAERTES. How came he dead? I'll not be juggled with. —Hamlet, act 4, scene 5

manipulated

Which detail from the reference readings for The Canterbury Tales best captures the class structure of this time period?

manorialism

Which of the literary devices is present in this excerpt from Robinson Crusoe? "I was so anxious to see it kept entire, lest the goats should break through, that I never left off till, with infinite labour, I had stuck the outside of the hedge...full of stakes..." —Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

overstatement

Read this excerpt from the Prologue. And bore himself as meekly as a maid (Line 69) What figurative device does Chaucer use in the underlined words?

simile

Read the scenario: You have completed extensive research into your family's genealogy to write a biography. Which option best describes the audience and purpose for your biography?

the audience is your entire family; the purpose is to communicate your family history

What description in Hard Times most reflects attitudes about class during the time in which it was written?

the description of Mrs. Sparsit's background and current station

hat is the purpose of the sewing machine in the foreground?

to imply that the machine is more important than the boy

Using your knowledge of word roots, prefixes, and suffixes, what is the meaning of the word homogenize?

to keep something uniform and unable to separate into two parts

Read the excerpt from the Prologue that describes the Sergeant of Law: "Nowhere a man so busy of his class, And yet he seemed much busier than he was" (Lines 323-324) Which figure of speech is Chaucer using in this excerpt?

understatement

Which of the answers is a phrase?

walking to the bus stop

Which quote from Charles Dickens's Hard Times best helps you understand Louisa's feelings about Mr. Bounderby?

" . . . rubbing the cheek he had kissed . . . until it was burning red."

Which option best represents the Victorian attitude toward marriage among the middle and upper class?

"'There is some disparity in your respective years, but in your means and positions there is none. . . .'"

Which passage is an example of persuasive diction in informational text?

". . .for with fifty men they [the native peoples] can all be subjugated and made to do what is required of them" (Columbus).

Which quotation from Robinson Crusoe best supports the theme of survival?

"...I believe I should, upon occasion, have made a very good carpenter, especially considering how few tools I had."

Which detail from the Prologue best describes the setting and characters of the poem in the Middle Ages?

"Of sundry persons who had chanced to fall/ In fellowship, and pilgrims were they all" (lines 26-27)

Read the quote from Charles Dickens's Hard Times and then answer the question that follows. Is it possible, I wonder, that there was any analogy between the case of the Coketown population and the case of the little Gradgrinds? Surely, none of us in our sober senses and acquainted with figures, are to be told at this time of day, that one of the foremost elements in the existence of the Coketown working-people had been for scores of years, deliberately set at nought? That there was any Fancy in them demanding to be brought into healthy existence instead of struggling on in convulsions? That exactly in the ratio as they worked long and monotonously, the craving grew within them for some physical relief—some relaxation, encouraging good humour and good spirits, and giving them a vent—some recognized holiday, though it were but for an honest dance to a stirring band of music—some occasional light pie in which even M'Choakumchild had no finger—which craving must and would be satisfied aright, or must and would inevitably go wrong, until the laws of the Creation were repealed? What word or phrase in this passage indicates that what follows is not a serious suggestion?

"Surely, . . ."

Which quote from Dickens's Hard Times best represents the middle and upper-class Victorian view of the poor and their work?

"The lights in the great factories, which looked, when they were illuminated, like Fairy palaces—or the travelers by express-train said so. . . ."

Which excerpt is most formal?

"There are at least two industry consensus standards for injury and illness prevention programs."

Choose the quotation that best reflects one of the author's purposes in writing "Shooting an Elephant."

"With one part of my mind I thought of the British Raj as an unbreakable tyranny, as something clamped down, in saecula saeculorum, upon the will of prostrate peoples; with another part I thought that the greatest joy in the world would be to drive a bayonet into a Buddhist priest's guts."

Which quotation would best support an analysis of the historical purpose of "Shooting an Elephant"?

"With one part of my mind I thought of the British Raj as an unbreakable tyranny..."

In the third scene of act 4, when the king asks him where Polonius is, Hamlet uses the description of a man fishing, worms eating bodies, and dishes at table to refer to...

...what happens after death.

Read this excerpt from the Prologue describing the Monk. He cared not for that text [the Bible] a clean-plucked hen Which holds that hunters are not holy men (Lines 177-178) Which is the best statement of Chaucer's use of the figure of speech?

Chaucer uses paradox to show the Monk's inconsistency.

Who is watching the encounter between Hamlet and Ophelia when he bids her to "get thee to a nunnery"?

Polonius and King Claudius

Read the excerpt of "The Man with the Hoe" by Charles Edward Anson Markham, under the penname Edwin Markham: Is this the Thing the Lord God made and gave To have dominion over sea and land; To trace the stars and search the heavens for power; To feel the passion of Eternity? Is this the dream He dreamed who shaped the suns And marked their ways upon the ancient deep? Down all the caverns of Hell to their last gulf There is no shape more terrible than this-- More tongued with cries against the world's blind greed-- More filled with signs and portents for the soul-- More packed with danger to the universe. What relationship does the use of the word "Thing" to describe the man have with the painting that is the poem's inspiration?

The author believes that the man in the painting no longer seems like a man, but an object with no emotion.

Read the following thesis statement. When you are begging your parents for a new car for your birthday, consider this argument: the car is not the most efficient mode of transportation. Your bike is. What is the author's intended purpose and audience?

The author wants to inform his or her peers about the benefits of riding a bicycle.

Note: Evidence is fabricated. Consider these pieces of information from an article: The Candlelight Oaks area of town was once home to mainly pawn shops, check-cashing establishments, and fast food joints. The school district is investing in a new state-of-the-art facility in the center of Candlelight Oaks. Christine Johnson, chef and owner of "Eatery," says, "We will be opening a new bistro in Candlelight Oaks in the fall. People can expect inventive new dishes in a casual, lively environment." Based on these pieces of evidence, what can you conclude about the author's intent?

The author's intent is to inform the public that Candlelight Oaks is welcoming new opportunities for local residents.

Which aspect of the Prologue demonstrates a social idea of the Middle Ages?

The narrator chooses to tell about the knight first.

To whom does Queen Gertrude say, "More matter, with less art," and why?

To Polonius, as he is delivering a rambling explanation of Hamlet's madness.

Read the passage and choose the reading strategy that would best help you to understand the passage. QUEEN. Good Hamlet, cast thy nighted color off, And let thine eye look like a friend on Denmark. Do not forever with thy vailèd lids Seek for thy noble father in the dust. —Hamlet, act 1, scene 2

Visualize imagery

Which of these situations would best call for the use of a dictionary?

You are reading a literary work and come upon a word you are unfamiliar with.

Read the following poem: "The Grave of Keats" By Oscar Wilde Rid of the world's injustice, and his pain, He rests at last beneath God's veil of blue: Taken from life when life and love were new The youngest of the martyrs here is lain, Fair as Sebastian, and as early slain. No cypress shades his grave, no funeral yew, But gentle violets weeping with the dew Weave on his bones an ever-blossoming chain. O proudest heart that broke for misery! O sweetest lips since those of Mitylene! O poet-painter of our English Land! Thy name was writ in water--it shall stand: And tears like mine will keep thy memory green, As Isabella did her Basil-tree. What is the most-used literary device in this poem?

allusion

Why does Hamlet make his friends swear not to tell anyone about the ghost?

Hamlet has plans to determine whether the ghost is telling the truth.

Who loses their life at the end of act 3?

Polonius

Which reading strategy should be used to create the best post-reading questions?

Relate information to prior knowledge.

Read the following quotation. FRANCISCO. For this relief much thanks. 'Tis bitter cold, And I am sick at heart. —Hamlet, act 1, scene 1 Which represents the most modern and accurate translation of this passage?

Thanks for letting me go. It's freezing and I'm unhappy.

From the picture, what might you assume about the article that it is from?

The article is about medieval weaponry.

How do the words, images, or graphics work together in this image to create meaning?

The details such as the empty playground and the black and white color palate create a sense of loneliness.

What effect does the text size have in this photograph?

The text size identifies the scope of the information—the larger the text, the broader the idea; the smaller the text, the more specific the information.

What traditional structure does Chaucer use in The Canterbury Tales?

frame story

Which feature of the Prologue best reflects the historical idea of the Middle Ages?

reference to the "palmers"

Read the excerpt from the Prologue that describes the good Wife of Bath: "She'd been respectable throughout her life, With five churched husbands bringing joy and strife, Not counting other company in youth; But thereof there's no need to speak, in truth" (Lines 461-464) Which figure of speech is Chaucer using in this excerpt?

understatement

Read the following passage. HORATIO. ...Now, sir, young Fortinbras, Of unimprovèd mettle hot and full, Hath in the skirts of Norway here and there Sharked up a list of lawless resolutes For food and diet to some enterprise That hath a stomach in't; which is no other (As it doth well appear unto our state) But to recover of us, by strong hand And terms compulsatory, those foresaid lands So by his father lost. —Hamlet, act 1, scene 1 Which best explains the cultural or social function of the passage?

Elizabethan audiences would have related to this because this was a time period full of skirmishes with other countries, Spain in particular.

Read the excerpt of "The Man with the Hoe" by Charles Edward Anson Markham who used the penname Edwin Markham: Bowed by the weight of centuries he leans Upon his hoe and gazes on the ground, The emptiness of ages in his face, And on his back, the burden of the world. Who made him dead to rapture and despair, A thing that grieves not and that never hopes, Stolid and stunned, a brother to the ox? Who loosened and let down this brutal jaw? Whose was the hand that slanted back this brow? Whose breath blew out the light within this brain? Which of these lines is a metaphor that we can explicitly see in the painting?

"Whose breath blew out the light within this brain?"

Read the excerpt from Great Expectations by Charles Dickens: As soon as the great black velvet pall outside my little window was shot with gray, I got up and went down stairs; every board upon the way, and every crack in every board calling after me, "Stop thief!" and "Get up, Mrs. Joe!" In the pantry, which was far more abundantly supplied than usual, owing to the season, I was very much alarmed by a hare hanging up by the heels, whom I rather thought I caught when my back was half turned, winking. I had no time for verification, no time for selection, no time for anything, for I had no time to spare. I stole some bread, some rind of cheese, about half a jar of mincemeat (which I tied up in my pocket-handkerchief with my last night's slice), some brandy from a stone bottle (which I decanted into a glass bottle I had secretly used for making that intoxicating fluid, Spanish-liquorice-water, up in my room: diluting the stone bottle from a jug in the kitchen cupboard), a meat bone with very little on it, and a beautiful round compact pork pie. Which of the following groups of words creates the strongest imagery in this excerpt?

"black velvet pall," "gray," "beautiful round compact"

Read the following poem: "To Helen" By Edgar Allan Poe Helen, thy beauty is to me Like those Nicèan barks of yore That gently, o'er a perfumed sea, The weary way-worn wanderer bore To his own native shore. On desperate seas long wont to roam, Thy hyacinth hair, thy classic face, Thy Naiad airs have brought me home To the glory that was Greece, And the grandeur that was Rome. Lo, in yon brilliant window-niche How statue-like I see thee stand, The agate lamp within thy hand, Ah! Psyche, from the regions which Are holy land! Which is an example of personification?

"desperate seas"

Read the following poem: "Love's Grave" By George Meredith Mark where the pressing wind shoots javelin-like, Its skeleton shadow on the broad-back'd wave! Here is a fitting spot to dig Love's grave; Here where the ponderous breakers plunge and strike, And dart their hissing tongues high up the sand: In hearing of the ocean, and in sight Of those ribb'd wind-streaks running into white. If I the death of Love had deeply plann'd, I never could have made it half so sure, As by the unblest kisses which upbraid The full-waked sense; or failing that, degrade! 'Tis morning: but no morning can restore What we have forfeited. I see no sin: The wrong is mix'd. In tragic life, God wot, No villain need be! Passions spin the plot: We are betray'd by what is false within. Which of the following phrases in this poem serves as an instance of onomatopoeia?

"hissing tongues"

Read the poem "Unwedded" by Ada Foster Murray: Along her tranquil way she went, The slow, sad course of changeless years, While in her burned her youth unspent, Dulled sometimes by her gentle tears. 5 In richer lives she saw the strange, Sweet urgency of wedded days; In dreams she watched her pale light change, Into the steadfast altar blaze. And, waking, sadly bowed above 10 Her slender vestal flame and wept; Ah, better were the house of love, By blighting fire and tempest swept. Which is an example of imagery?

"pale light"

Read the excerpt of "The Man with the Hoe" by Charles Edward Anson Markham, under the penname Edwin Markham: Bowed by the weight of centuries he leans Upon his hoe and gazes on the ground, The emptiness of ages in his face, And on his back, the burden of the world. Who made him dead to rapture and despair, A thing that grieves not and that never hopes, Stolid and stunned, a brother to the ox? Who loosened and let down this brutal jaw? Whose was the hand that slanted back this brow? Whose breath blew out the light within this brain? Which of these do we explicitly see in the painting Man with a Hoe?

"this brutal jaw"

Read the following passages. Author 1 There has been an alarming rise in the number of gun deaths and mass shootings in America in recent years, and it is time we rose up as a nation and said, "Enough." While many will say that the solution is to ban firearms from private ownership, the fact of the matter is that most gun owners will never shoot another person. In fact, most of those gun owners who do shoot another person are doing so in self defense. Should we leave these people unarmed? No. The solution is not to ban gun ownership, but to make it easier for people who are mentally sound to legally obtain guns to protect themselves from criminals who obtain guns through illegal channels. We must defend ourselves and our possessions, or we will be overrun with criminals who take advantage of our vulnerability. Author 2 Sadly, a sign of modern times in America is an increase in gun deaths. This cannot go on; we cannot keep burying loved ones and innocent victims when their deaths could easily have been prevented. Many gun deaths are swept under the rug because the shooter is hiding behind a simple phrase: "self defense." In reality, would the shooter have needed to defend him or herself had he or she not been wielding a firearm? And what was he or she defending from? A robbery? Are your possessions truly worth a human life? Regardless of the type of person who was shot, the fact of the matter is that gun ownership gives people the belief that they can take others' lives into their own hands. Even if the other party has a gun, they are less likely to shoot someone who is unarmed. Furthermore, one person with a gun does not result in a shootout. Two people with guns most certainly will, which increases the odds of an innocent bystander being it. So-called "self defense" results in more deaths. The laws surrounding gun ownership must change. Which answer best explains the similarity in the authors' purpose?

Both authors want to inspire the general public to help change gun laws to protect American citizens.

Read this excerpt from the Prologue describing the Pardoner: "He was, in church, a fine ecclesiast [church-goer]. Well could he read a lesson or a story, But best of all he sang an offertory; For he knew well that when that song was sung, Then must he preach, and all with smoothened tongue. To gain some silver, preferably from the crowd; Therefore he sang so merrily and so loud." (Lines 710-716) Which is the best statement of Chaucer's use of figure of speech?

Chaucer uses understatement to demonstrate the Pardoner's greed.

Choose the explanation that best describes Chaucer's use of satire in this excerpt: "Well could he read a lesson or a story, But best of all he sang an offertory; For well he knew that when that song was sung, Then might he preach, and all with polished tongue. To win some silver, as he right well could; Therefore he sang so merrily and so loud" (Lines 711-716)

Chaucer's description focuses on incongruity to create satire.

Read the excerpt from Moby Dick by Herman Melville: Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth; whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul; whenever I find myself involuntarily pausing before coffin warehouses, and bringing up the rear of every funeral I meet; and especially whenever my hypos get such an upper hand of me, that it requires a strong moral principle to prevent me from deliberately stepping into the street, and methodically knocking people's hats off-then, I account it high time to get to sea as soon as I can. From this passage, what can we best infer about the narrator?

He uses the ocean as a way to escape depression.

While cloth diapers have long been heralded as the environmentally friendly choice for "green" parents, new studies question this theory. While it is true that on a daily basis cloth diapers result in less waste, a recent study revealed that the actual manufacturing of cloth diapers (most of which actually feature an outer layer made of a plastic or vinyl material) could be just as harmful as the disposable diapers that end up in landfills. Which sentence would fit best in this passage?

In comparing cloth and disposable diapers, we will look at the following points: manufacturing, use, disposal, and cost.

Read the quotation and choose the answer that best explains the meaning of the words. KING. ...Yet so far hath discretion fought with nature That we with wisest sorrow think on [King Hamlet] Together with remembrance of ourselves. Therefore our sometime sister, now our queen, Th' imperial jointress to this warlike state, Have we (as 'twere with a defeated joy, With an auspicious and a dropping eye, With mirth in funeral and with dirge in marriage, In equal scale weighing delight and dole) Taken to wife. —Hamlet, act 1, scene 2

It has been difficult to balance decorum with desire since the death of King Hamlet. He has married with both sadness and happiness.

Read the quotation and choose the answer that best describes its effect. GHOST. ...Sleeping within my orchard, My custom always of the afternoon, Upon my secure hour thy uncle stole With juice of cursèd hebona in a vial And in the porches of my ears did pour The leprous distilment... —Hamlet, act 1, scene 5

It serves as a flashback to add context

Swimming is a great option for staying in shape without putting additional strain on your knees. The water provides enough resistance to make you really work, but also enough buoyancy to keep you from putting any pressure on your joints. Some have said that swimming is the only sport that works every muscle group in your body. Whether that is true or not, you will definitely feel every muscle working as you swim from one end of the pool to the other. What you won't feel is that familiar ache in your knees. What is the most logical inference that can be made from the paragraph?

The audience for this article is people who have a knee injury.

Note: Evidence is fabricated. Consider these pieces of information from an article. Violent crime among teenagers has risen 45% over the last quarter century, and most of those have been with guns. First-person shooter games have steadily increased in popularity among teenage males since the inception of these games. Psychiatrist Amy Pombo says, "There is a clear connection here. Murder among teenagers has been on the rise for the past two decades, as have the sales of violent video games to this same population. You'd be a fool not to make a connection there." Based on these pieces of evidence, what can you conclude about the author's intent?

The author wants to convince the reader that violent video games are at least partially responsible for the rise in violence among teens.

Note: Evidence is fabricated. Consider these pieces of information from an article: The new first-person-shooter video game "Battle Scars" goes on sale December 31st, just in time to ring in the new year playing the best game you will ever own. According to Gamers Anonymous Magazine, this game has "the best graphics yet" in a video game, and "realistic blood and gore." Reviewers on game preview websites have given it 4.96 out of 5 stars—the highest rating for any video game ever. Based on these pieces of evidence, what can you conclude about the author's intent?

The author's intent is to convince the audience to buy this video game.

Read the following passages. Author 1 Although many parents think rap music is just noisy stuff for teenagers, they are wrong; rap music is for all ages. I gave my mom some rap lyrics by a group I like, and she agreed that some of it sounded like songs she used to listen to in the sixties. She actually liked a lot of the lyrics! It opened up a great discussion about some of the topics in the songs. I recommend listening to music with your parents if they say they don't like what you're listening to. You might change their minds. Author 2 Rap music is a genre that spans a variety of sounds and content. Though often considered a type of music intended for a certain group or age bracket, rap lyrics can span generational and cultural divides. In a recent study, adults from age 20 to 80 were given lyrics—some from rap songs, and some not. In only 30% of the cases did participants correctly categorize the rap lyrics as being rap—more often, they were categorized as protest folk songs. Similarly, many of the folk songs were classified by participants as being rap lyrics. While the method of delivery may be different, it seems the content is much the same. Which answer best explains the difference in the authors' conclusions?

The first author concludes that talking about music with your parents can reveal similarities in taste, while the second concludes that the content of rap lyrics and protest song lyrics is very similar.

Read the following passages. Author 1 When considering what to purchase for your friends and family for an upcoming holiday, consider this: Will any store-bought gift mean as much as something homemade? A quick search of a website such as Pinterest will reveal hundreds of crafts that are both easy to do, and easy to personalize for your loved ones. Saving money doesn't have to mean skimping on gifts. Author 2 Arguably, the biggest news topic of the decade has been America's struggling economy. With thousands still out of work this holiday season, more people are turning to bargain hunting, and even more are turning to homemade gifts to stay festive and stay in budget at the same time. Websites like Pinterest can attribute much of their popularity to the growing desire to make rather than to buy. Which answer best explains the difference in the authors' purposes?

The first author is attempting to convince the reader to make gifts, while the second is informing the reader about the surge in people making crafts.

Read the following passages. Author 1 "Butterflies," says Jaime Quintanilla. "Butterflies are by far the most popular." He is sitting in his family's tattoo parlor flipping through his sketch book. When asked why butterflies, he shrugs. "I don't know. Girls like them. Maybe it's the fact that they go from something that most people wouldn't look twice at to something beautiful. People like that idea." Jaime has been doing tattoos in Los Angeles for fifteen years, and he plans on continuing to do them for the next fifty. Author 2 Tattoos are a deeply ingrained part of many societies, past and present. While many cultures have used tattoos as a sign of status, others, like American culture, use them as a method of decoration. Many people get tattoos as a way to commemorate love ones, or to remember an important time. Butterflies are a popular tattoo, both for their beauty and for their symbolism. Which answer best explains the difference in the authors' purposes?

The first author is doing a profile of a single tattoo artist, and the second is giving the history of tattoos.

Read the following passages. Author 1 While chicken and turkey are the most popular poultry in America, we tend to neglect a whole other variety of birds—some exotic and some not—that offer equally delicious flavors. Afraid you won't know what to do with a goose or a pheasant? No fear. Turn to The Joy of Cooking, one of the most famous cookbooks around. Inside, you will find detailed recipes for the myriad ways you can prepare fowl of every shape and size. While some people view this cookbook as old-fashioned, rest assured that this type of cooking is quickly coming back into style, and the adventurous cooker and eater will find The Joy of Cooking to be an invaluable resource. Author 2 Hungry? Starving, rather? Great. Head into the kitchen, pull out your copy of The Joy of Cooking and settle in for six hours of painstakingly preparing and cooking a recipe using ingredients that are impossible to find at your local market. What's that? You don't have the time or the patience to do that? That isn't surprising. Although The Joy of Cooking was once viewed as the quintessential guide to all things food, it should be retired to the vault along with your parachute pants and Model T Ford. Instead, pull out Mary Blakely's 5 Ingredients, 15 Minutes for easy, quick meals that will leave everyone satisfied without taking up precious time you could be spending with your family. Which answer best explains the difference in the authors' purpose?

The first author wants to convince readers to try new foods and use The Joy of Cooking as a guide, while the second wants to convince readers that the modern way of cooking lies in Mary Blakely's cookbook.

Read the excerpt from "The Knight's Tale." The temples and the circus, as I tell, When all was done, he liked it wondrous well. But hold I will from Theseus, and on To speak of Arcita and Palamon. (Lines 1237-1240) How does the rhythm of the underlined words support a major element of this poem?

The iambic pentameter rhythm supports the informative mood of the poem

Read the quotation and choose the answer that best explains the differences in definitions of the underlined word. POLONIUS. Affection, puh! You speak like a green girl Unsifted in such perilous circumstance. Do you believe his "tenders," as you call them? —Hamlet, act 1, scene 3

The literal definition refers to a color, but here it means naïve.

Read the quotation and choose the answer that best summarizes the passage. QUEEN. Good gentlemen, [Hamlet] hath much talked of you, And sure I am two men there is not living To whom he more adheres. If it will please you To show us so much gentry and goodwill As to expend your time with us awhile For the supply and profit of our hope, Your visitation shall receive such thanks As fits a king's remembrance. —Hamlet, act 2, scene 2

The queen says that she believes Hamlet values the two men as friends, asks them to stay at the castle for a while. She tells them she and the king would be very grateful.

Read the poem "A Lynmouth Widow" by Amelia Josephine Burr: He was straight and strong, and his eyes were blue As the summer meeting of sky and sea, And the ruddy cliffs had a colder hue Than flushed his cheek when he married me. 5 We passed the porch where the swallows breed, We left the little brown church behind, And I leaned on his arm, though I had no need, Only to feel him so strong and kind. One thing I never can quite forget; 10 It grips my throat when I try to pray— The keen salt smell of a drying net That hung on the churchyard wall that day. He would have taken a long, long grave— A long, long grave, for he stood so tall ... 15 Oh, God! the crash of a breaking wave, And the smell of the nets on the churchyard wall! From the poem and the title, what can we infer?

The speaker's husband drowned at sea.

Read the excerpt from The Canterbury Tales: "She'd been respectable throughout her life, With five churched husbands bringing joy and strife, Not counting other company in youth; But thereof there's no need to speak, in truth" (Lines 461-464) Identify the satire in this excerpt.

There is satire in Chaucer's casual mention that there had been other men than the five husbands.

Read the excerpt from "A Doll's House" by Henrik Ibsen: NORA: [speaking quickly]. You might give me money, Torvald. Only just as much as you can afford; and then one of these days I will buy something with it. HELMER: But, Nora— NORA: Oh, do! dear Torvald; please, please do! Then I will wrap it up in beautiful gilt paper and hang it on the Christmas Tree. Wouldn't that be fun? HELMER: What are little people called that are always wasting money? NORA: Spendthrifts—I know. Let us do as you suggest, Torvald, and then I shall have time to think what I am most in want of. That is a very sensible plan, isn't it? What purpose do the phrases "Wouldn't that be fun?" and "That's a very sensible plan, isn't it?" serve?

They symbolize Nora's submissiveness to her husband.

Read the following passage. KING. But how hath [Ophelia] received [Hamlet's] love? POLONIUS . What do you think of me? —Hamlet, act 2, scene 2 Which best explains the cultural or social function of the passage?

This reflects the belief that it is the father's responsibility to keep his daughter chaste.

Read the following passage. Years ago, of the traditional baby colors of pink and blue, pink was considered to be the most masculine of the two, and therefore reserved for baby boys. In the time since, we as a culture have made a drastic shift in the opposite direction—pink for girls and blue for boys. This is true to the extent that when you enter most baby stores, they are very clearly divided between pink, frilly clothes and toys, and blue, rough-and-tumble clothes and toys. You would be hard-pressed to find clothes in the "girl section" that are anything other than pink or purple, and you would be hard-pressed to find a car or truck toy that has anything but boys on the box. We as a culture have made a decision for our children that certain toys and colors are for girls, and certain toys and colors are for boys. However, are we sending our children a negative message in doing this? What might the effects be if a girl wants to be a mechanic, but only ever sees boys playing with tools and trucks in commercials, and only ever finds dolls in "her" section of the toy store? Which sentence best reflects the author's purpose?

What might the effects be if a girl wants to be a mechanic, but only ever sees boys playing with tools and trucks in commercials, and only ever finds dolls in "her" section of the toy store?

Select the statement that contains the most important strategies for a presentation.

When making a presentation, it is important that you create your script using a formal tone and correct grammar and usage.

Read the poem "Unwedded" by Ada Foster Murray: Along her tranquil way she went, The slow, sad course of changeless years, While in her burned her youth unspent, Dulled sometimes by her gentle tears. 5 In richer lives she saw the strange, Sweet urgency of wedded days; In dreams she watched her pale light change, Into the steadfast altar blaze. And, waking, sadly bowed above 10 Her slender vestal flame and wept; Ah, better were the house of love, By blighting fire and tempest swept. What is the major metaphor in this poem?

fire and flame

Read the excerpt from "The Knight's Tale." "Or as she wills, so must the whole world be. Lo, all these folk were so caught in her snare They cried aloud in sorrow and in care." (Lines 1096-1098) Which sound device is most evident in the underlined words of the excerpt?

rhyme

The politician's tone of voice was acerbic as he publicly ridiculed his opponent. The politician's campaign manager cringed. While he knew that the public liked to see a spirited debate, the attitude of the politician was likely to turn off voters who want to see a bit more respect between candidates. What does the underlined word mean in this passage?

scornful

Read Joel's poem: It's the music in the air Like wind through the trees, the flare A slice of sun caught in the sky Of a note, a melody, I try To capture and soar through the clouds Which poetic elements are demonstrated in this poem?

simile and metaphor

Read the excerpt from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll: "So she sat on, with closed eyes, and half believed herself in Wonderland, though she knew she had but to open them again, and all would change to dull reality—the grass would be only rustling in the wind, and the pool rippling to the waving of the reeds—the rattling teacups would change to tinkling sheep-bells, and the Queen's shrill cries to the voice of the shepherd boy—and the sneeze of the baby, the shriek of the Gryphon would change (she knew) to the confused clamour of the busy farm-yard—while the lowing of the cattle in the distance would take the place of the Mock Turtle's heavy sobs." What types of sensory details are used to create the majority of the imagery in this excerpt?

sound

What is a contradiction?

A disagreement or an inconsistency in an argument

Which quotation best supports a central idea of the paragraph? The first thing I met was a regiment of the vilest odors that ever assaulted the human nose, and took it by storm. Cologne, with its seven and seventy evil savors, was a posy-bed to it; and the worst of this affliction was, every one had assured me that it was a chronic weakness of all hospitals, and I must bear it. I did, armed with lavender water, with which I so besprinkled myself and premises, that, like my friend Sairy, I was soon known among my patients as "the nurse with the bottle." Having been run over by three excited surgeons, bumped against by migratory coal-hods, water-pails, and small boys, nearly scalded by an avalanche of newly-filled tea-pots, and hopelessly entangled in a knot of colored sisters coming to wash, I progressed by slow stages up stairs and down, till the main hall was reached, and I paused to take breath and a survey. There they were! "our brave boys," as the papers justly call them, for cowards could hardly have been so riddled with shot and shell, so torn and shattered, nor have borne suffering for which we have no name, with an uncomplaining fortitude, which made one glad to cherish each as a brother. —Hospital Sketches by Louisa May Alcott

". . . cowards could hardly have been so riddled with shot and shell, so torn and shattered, nor have borne suffering for which we have no name, with an uncomplaining fortitude, which made one glad to cherish each as a brother."

Which quotation best supports a central idea of the paragraph? As boys going to sea immediately become nautical in speech, walk as if they already had their "sea legs" on, and shiver their timbers on all possible occasions, so I turned military at once, called my dinner my rations, saluted all new comers, and ordered a dress parade that very afternoon. Having reviewed every rag I possessed, I detailed some for picket duty while airing over the fence; some to the sanitary influences of the wash-tub; others to mount guard in the trunk; while the weak and wounded went to the Work-basket Hospital, to be made ready for active service again. To this squad I devoted myself for a week; but all was done, and I had time to get powerfully impatient before the letter came. It did arrive however, and brought a disappointment along with its good will and friendliness, for it told me that the place in the Armory Hospital that I supposed I was to take, was already filled, and a much less desirable one at Hurly-burly House was offered instead. —Hospital Sketches by Louisa May Alcott

". . . so I turned military at once, called my dinner my rations, saluted all new comers, and ordered a dress parade that very afternoon."

Which quotation from Robinson Crusoe best supports the theme of colonialism?

"After that, I enclosed five several pieces of ground to feed them in, with little pens to drive them to take them as I wanted, and gates out of one piece of ground into another."

Which of the quotations features a metaphor?

"I looked at the sea of yellow faces above the garish clothes..."

Which quotation best supports the central idea of the paragraph? To me the Confederate flag was an object of profound love and passionate devotion. It represented hopes that I thought could never fail, possibilities so glorious that imagination was dazzled. I used to go to the square before sunrise, leading my little boy, trying vainly to make him understand and share in some degree my own enthusiasm, but instead he only busied himself in trying to steal near enough to pounce upon one of the many little birds flitting from spray to spray with happy songs. Approaching the beautiful monument where the statues are so lifelike as to appear real companions, sentient and cognizant of one's presence, I chose always a seat where I could gaze upon the face of Patrick Henry, recalling his stirring words, trying to imagine what he would have thought and said now, and almost daring to wish that soul of fire might come, if only for a moment, to animate the cold form; that the silent lips might speak, the eyes look upward to where the breeze of morning stirred the sacred flag which my own heart saluted. —Memories by Fannie A. Beers

"To me the Confederate flag was an object of profound love and passionate devotion."

What quality separates Restoration Era writing from Elizabethan Era writing?

Elizabethan Era writing utilized figurative language and elaboration, while Restoration Era writing was largely realistic and straightforward.

How does the double meaning of the bolded word contribute to humor or creativity? HAMLET. Ha, ha, are you honest? OPHELIA. My lord? HAMLET. Are you fair? OPHELIA. What means your Lordship? HAMLET. That if you be honest and fair, your honesty should admit no discourse to your beauty. —Hamlet, act 3, scene 2

Hamlet is asking Ophelia both if she is truthful and just, but also if she is beautiful and virginal. This inappropriate humor adds an additional layer to his act of madness.

Read the quotation and choose the answer that best summarizes the passage. HAMLET....I have of late, but wherefore I know not, lost all my mirth, foregone all custom of exercises, and, indeed, it goes so heavily with my disposition that this goodly frame, the Earth, seems to me a sterile promontory; this most excellent canopy, the air, look you, this brave o'er-hanging firmament, this majestical roof, fretted with golden fire-why, it appeareth nothing to me by a foul and pestilent congregation of vapors. —Hamlet, act 2, scene 2

Hamlet says that he has lost his happiness and stopped his usual activities, and the world no longer holds any happiness for him.

Read the quotation and choose the answer that best identifies the subplot that the quotation contributes to. HAMLET. Whither wilt thou lead me? Speak. I'll go no further. GHOST. Mark me. —Hamlet, act 1, scene 5

Hamlet's grudge against the king and queen

Which action could best be described as ironic?

Hamlet's murder of Polonius

Read the thesis statement. While the Twilight series has been the talk of the town since it sparkled onto the scene several years ago, vampire books have been around for years, and the best of these books is Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice. What is the author's intended purpose and audience?

The author wants to convince people of the superiority of Interview with the Vampire, and the audience is people who read vampire books.

Read the following thesis statement. In every generation, there is an opportunity to stand up and do the right thing. In this country, in this generation, that time is now. That issue is gun regulation, so we must change our understanding of the Second Amendment. What is the author's intended purpose and audience?

The author wants to convince the American people to reexamine gun laws.

Which scene did most for the development of Louisa's character?

When she went to her father after Harthouse's proposal

Select the statement that contains some of the most important strategies to ensure strong public speaking skills.

When speaking in public, it is best to balance volume, enunciation, gestures, and pauses.

What is the irony of Thomas appearing in blackface at the end of the book?

He is pretending to be someone else, which defies his Factual upbringing.

What is the significance of where Fortinbras's captains carry Hamlet?

In carrying Hamlet to the stage, they are acknowledging the two sides of Hamlet: the true Hamlet, and the face he put on for everyone.

How does the angle of the photograph contribute to the purpose?

It draws attention to the architectural details.

What is an example of dramatic irony in Hard Times?

When the audience knows that Thomas asked Stephen to wait outside the bank before any other characters know

Read the excerpt from the Prologue that describes the Franklin. Baked meat was never wanting in his house, Of fish and flesh, and that so plenteous It seemed to snow therein both food and drink Of every dainty that a man could think (Lines 345-348) Which figure of speech is represented in this excerpt?

hyperbole

Read this excerpt: Thus, geographical latitude acting independently of institutions is an important geographic factor affecting power, prosperity, and poverty. —"What Makes Countries Rich or Poor?" by Jared Diamond Which reading strategy would be the best to employ in understanding this excerpt?

prior knowledge of geography

Carpets, Curtains, Upholstered Furniture, and Bedding cleaned, renovated, and thoroughly freed from dust, without removal from the house, or any disturbance to the inmates. Delicate Tapestries a specialty. The dust is carried through tubes out of the house, and is never handled or set floating in the air. Recommended by the medical profession and the sanitary authorities. This process is inexpensive, speedy, and healthy. Adopted in the household of His Majesty the King. Estimates given before work is done. Our representative will call on receipt of a postcard. Choose the statement that best summarizes a social/cultural view that the image reflects.

It is important to keep your living space as clean as possible.

Read the excerpt of "The Man with the Hoe" by Charles Edward Anson Markham, under the penname Edwin Markham: O masters, lords and rulers in all lands, Is this the handiwork you give to God, This monstrous thing distorted and soul-quenched? What does the author mean by "distorted," considering the inspiration for this poem?

The author believes that the way the man is standing—literally and metaphorically—is unnatural.

What element makes the language in the passage unique or special? GHOST. ...But that I am forbid To tell the secrets of my prison house, I could a tale unfold whose lightest word Would harrow up thy soul, freeze thy young blood, Make thy two eyes, like stars, start from their spheres, Thy knotted and combined locks to part, And each particular hair to stand an end. —Hamlet, act 1, scene 5

imagery

Read the passage and choose the answer that explicitly summarizes what the passage says. KING. And can you by no drift of conference Get from him why he puts on this confusion, Grating so harshly all his days of quiet With turbulent and dangerous lunacy? —Hamlet, act 3, scene 1

Can you talk to Hamlet about why he's acting this way, ruining what could be pleasant times with his madness?

Read the passage: LAERTES. . . . Perhaps he loves you now, And now no soil nor cautel doth besmirch The virtue of his will; but you must fear, His greatness weighed, his will is not his own —Hamlet, act 1, scene 3 The bolded word most likely refers to which of these?

importance

Which writing tool should come first in any writing creation?

note-taking

Read the excerpt from "The Knight's Tale." First, in the fane of Venus, one might see, Wrought on the wall, and piteous to behold, The broken slumbers and the sighing cold, The sacred tears and the lamenting dire, The fiery throbbing of the strong desire, That all love's servants in this life endure (Lines 1064-1069) Which sound device is underlined?

parallelism

Read the following passage. The ancient Greeks believed that the goddess Athena sprang fully-formed from Zeus's skull, dressed in battle garb. This cemented her role as the goddess of wisdom and warfare. This contrasts sharply with Aphrodite, who stepped out of an oyster shell. She was the goddess of love and beauty, and could be the reason oysters are considered a food that will increase romance and potency (these foods are called aphrodisiacs—go figure). Both of these goddesses feature heavily in Greek mythology and literature, and art for years to come. For example, in Homer's The Odyssey, Athena features as a helper to Odysseus. What is the most logical inference that can be made from the paragraph?

The author is attempting to convince the reader of the significance of these two goddesses in ancient Greek life and culture.

How is the central idea of change and adaptation addressed in 1493?

The author shifts from the change and adaptation, or lack thereof, of the environment to that of the humans.

Choose the answer that best describes the tone of the description of the death of the elephant.

Desolate and regretful

Read the passage and choose the answer that provides the best summary. To me the Confederate flag was an object of profound love and passionate devotion. It represented hopes that I thought could never fail, possibilities so glorious that imagination was dazzled. I used to go to the square before sunrise, leading my little boy, trying vainly to make him understand and share in some degree my own enthusiasm, but instead he only busied himself in trying to steal near enough to pounce upon one of the many little birds flitting from spray to spray with happy songs. Approaching the beautiful monument where the statues are so lifelike as to appear real companions, sentient and cognizant of one's presence, I chose always a seat where I could gaze upon the face of Patrick Henry, recalling his stirring words, trying to imagine what he would have thought and said now, and almost daring to wish that soul of fire might come, if only for a moment, to animate the cold form; that the silent lips might speak, the eyes look upward to where the breeze of morning stirred the sacred flag which my own heart saluted. —Memories by Fannie A. Beers

Mrs. Beers is zealous about the Confederate cause and, therefore, the Confederate flag. She tried to get her son to feel similarly, but he was more interested in playing. Looking at the face of a statue of Patrick Henry, she would think about what his opinions would be regarding the state of the country.

Why do nations differ in their economic development?

Nations differ in their economic development for several reasons. Natural resources can be a blessing and a curse to nations. A countries wealth somewhat has to do with how they use their natural resources. Natural resources can help develop a country and provide wealth by trade. However, when a country depends on its natural resources bad institutions (war, inflation, etc.) can be formed. Where a country is on the map also affects how developed they are. Tropical regions tend to be less wealthy, and therefore less developed, because of the parasitic diseases that thrive in their warm climates. Agriculture productivity in these climates are also lower than in colder climates because diseases aren't killed off annually by a cold winter. Where a country is on the map also affects the opportunity to trade. If an area is near oceans and rivers its costs significantly less to ship materials than if an area is landlocked. As previously mentioned, institutions play a big part in economic development. When a government lets its people have a say the country is usually better off. For example, in America everyone gets an equal opportunity at education. People are allowed to spend their hard-earned money how they wish, which makes them want to work harder so they can enjoy the luxuries of life. In bad institutions a person's money could be taken away, so there is little motivation to do well. All in all, there are several reasons that nations differ in their economic development. It's not just one factor that dooms a country, but a few of them.

What is a central idea of the paragraph? It was after he had read the Laws of Indiana that Lincoln had free access to the library of his admirer, Judge John Pitcher of Rockport, Indiana, where undoubtedly he examined many law-books. But from the time he left Indiana in 1830 he had no legal reading until one day soon after the grocery was started, when there happened one of those trivial incidents which so often turn the current of a life. —McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 3, February 1896

One event caused Lincoln to become more interested in reading about the law.

What issue does Stephen take with Victorian marriage laws?

Only the wealthy can afford to get out of an unhappy marriage.

What is ironic about Polonius stating that the actor's speech is "too long"?

Polonius is notorious for his longwinded speeches and stories.

What is the explicit reason given for Ophelia's madness?

Polonius's death

Read the paragraph and answer the accompanying question. There was an air of jaded sullenness in them both, and particularly in the girl: yet, struggling through the dissatisfaction of her face, there was a light with nothing to rest upon, a fire with nothing to burn, a starved imagination keeping life in itself somehow, which brightened its expression. Not with the brightness natural to cheerful youth, but with uncertain, eager, doubtful flashes, which had something painful in them, analogous to the changes on a blind face groping its way. What is it that makes Louisa's face like a blind person's?

She has expressions where it seems like she is trying to make a connection.

What is the irony in Mrs. Sparsit's character?

She has high society connections but works as a housekeeper.

Why does Mrs. Sparsit bring in Mr. Bounderby's mother?

She thinks that the woman had something to do with the bank robbery.

Which character most reflects the Industrial Age and its trials and tribulations?

Stephen

Read the passage. I had expected nothing better than to spend the night in the ambulance or under a tent, and would have taken great pride in "camping out," but the chivalrous officers in command would not hear of such a plan. Their quarters (two rooms in a little log house) were instantly vacated, and I had scarcely descended from the vehicle when a negro man appeared, to bring a message. "De Major's compliments, mistis, and de room am ready." I could not have been bidden to a luxurious apartment with more ceremony. —Memories by Fannie A. Beers Choose the answer that provides the most biased summary.

The author was sure she would have to sleep outside, but then she describes how she was brought to her rooms by an African American man. This man was probably a slave since this was the Civil War.

Read the passage. The FX180 workout program is designed for people who want to make a complete 180 in their lives and appearances. Not for the weak, this comprehensive workout lifestyle involves rigorous daily exercises and strict eating plans that will mold your body to the best shape it's ever been in. Who needs a personal trainer when you have Karmen Pierson, of Work It Out fame, pushing you to your limits in video workouts? Become your best self in 180 days, and shock your friends and family with your new look and lifestyle. Who is the author's audience for this text?

people who want to work out but not in a gym

You are preparing to write an essay with the following prompt: What are the effects of new healthcare legislation? Which of the following could you use as a controlling idea in your essay?

The new healthcare bill for the elderly is the first in a series of healthcare reforms that will lead to socialized medicine in the United States.

What is the purpose of the OSHA Workers' Rights document?

To help workers understand what they deserve in a workplace and what to do if they are in an unsafe environment.

What is the function of the final paragraph of "Ceremonies for Sowing time and Harvest Relationships with the Earth"?

To illustrate the devotedness the whole community has toward working together

What is the purpose of the metaphor "I was only an absurd puppet"?

To imply that he has no real choice in the matter

What is the function of the quotations at the beginning of the chapters of Rigoberta Menchú's memoir?

To introduce the theme or subject

Explain the use of understatement in this excerpt from Robinson Crusoe. "In this government of my temper I remained near a year; and lived a very sedate, retired life..."

To refer to his life as "sedate, retired" is an understatement because he has absolutely no human interaction whatsoever.

Choose the answer that best identifies the purpose of the author using humor.

To reflect the ludicrousness and irony of the situation

What is the purpose of this photograph?

To show how high the floodwaters reach.

What is the meaning of the underlined word in this excerpt? That puts landlocked countries at an economic disadvantage, and helps explain why landlocked Bolivia and semi-landlocked Paraguay are the poorest countries of South America. —"What Makes Countries Rich or Poor?" by Jared Diamond

shut in completely or almost completely by land

Which detail from the Prologue best demonstrates the different levels of society of the time period?

"Of sundry [various] persons who had chanced to fall" (25)

Which detail from the Prologue best places the work in the Middle Ages?

The presence of the Knight in the group indicates feudalism

When babies are born, their brains are not yet fully developed. This is because if babies were able to process everything going on around them, they would very quickly become overwhelmed. Even with this safeguard, babies can easily be overstimulated by their environment. Because their brains cannot process too much at once, babies' brains do not process everything that their eyes see. That is, in the beginning, babies only see in black and white and certain shapes and colors. Additionally, they can only see things within a certain distance of their face. When things are too far away, or too complicated, they appear only as blurs so that the baby does not get overwhelmed. Therefore, if you have a new brother or sister, do not be offended if he or she does not make eye contact with you. The baby is only trying to adjust to life outside the womb. What can be inferred from this passage?

Black and white things are easier for the brain to process.

Read the excerpt from Great Expectations by Charles Dickens: I had often watched a large dog of ours eating his food; and I now noticed a decided similarity between the dog's way of eating, and the man's. The man took strong sharp sudden bites, just like the dog. He swallowed, or rather snapped up, every mouthful, too soon and too fast; and he looked sideways here and there while he ate, as if he thought there was danger in every direction of somebody's coming to take the pie away. He was altogether too unsettled in his mind over it, to appreciate it comfortably I thought, or to have anybody to dine with him, without making a chop with his jaws at the visitor. In all of which particulars he was very like the dog. What can we infer about the man in the passage?

He is mistrustful and instinctively cautious.

Choose the statement that best summarizes a social/cultural view that the image reflects.

It is our responsibility to explore and learn as much as we can about the universe. When someone has a major accomplishment, the public should acknowledge it. ALL OF THE ABOVE

Read this excerpt from the Prologue. Pregnant of moral virtue was his speech; And gladly would he learn and gladly teach (Lines 308-309) What figurative device is represented by the underlined words, and why did Chaucer use this device?

Metaphor - to directly describe the Clerk's speech

Read the passage and choose the answer that explicitly summarizes what the passage says. OPHELIA. ...But, good my brother, Do not, as some ungracious pastors do, Show me the steep and thorny way to heaven, Whiles, like a puffed and reckless libertine, Himself the primrose path of dalliance treads... —Hamlet, act 1, scene 3

Ophelia requests that her brother not show her the difficult way to be a good person, while he takes the easy road.

Read the excerpt of "The Man with the Hoe" by Charles Edward Anson Markham, under the penname Edwin Markham: Through this dread shape the suffering ages look; Time's tragedy is in that aching stoop; Through this dread shape humanity betrayed, Plundered, profaned and disinherited, Cries protest to the Powers that made the world, A protest that is also prophecy. To what does the phrase "dread shape" refer?

The man's hunched over position as he leans on his tool.

What does everyone's opinion of Ophelia seem to be?

That she is naïve and ignorant of the ways of the world.

From this cover, what might you assume?

This is a magazine that focuses on politics and economics in America.

There are several species of dog, from very large to very small, but few are more popular than the Labrador Retriever. This friendly family dog is known for its love of the water and its skill as a hunting companion. Labrador Retrievers, or labs as they are commonly known, want little more than human companionship and regular exercise. Extremely bright, they can be trained to fetch on command, and perform other tricks. Based on the selection, what is one conclusion that can be drawn from the text?

This is an informational piece of writing about the virtues of the Labrador Retriever.

Which of the following characters most contributes to the play's theme of age misunderstanding youth?

ophelia

Read the excerpt from "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe: "The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge. You, who so well know the nature of my soul, will not suppose, however, that I gave utterance to a threat." This excerpt implies that the narrator believes himself to be what?

reasonable

Read this quotation from the Prologue. Though so illustrious, he was very wise And bore himself as meekly as a maid (Lines 68-69) Which of these figures of speech is represented by the underlined words?

simile