invisible man apmc (seidel)
the description of the students in the first sentence of the fourth paragraph most likely reflects the students' feelings in light of which phrase in the parenthetical comments which follows it ?
"an ultimatum accepted and ritualized"
in the paragraph beginning "a tremor shook me", the narrator's words which are ironic in light of his treatment by the doctors are
"i was overcome with a swift shame" and "i was failing"
the narrator's feelings of both futility and anger are clearly expressed in which of his questions ?
"why hadn't they come when they could have stopped it all?"
in the paragraph beginning "other voices emerged", the narrator's confusion and disorientation are conveyed primarily through the choices of
adjectives
the bitter tone of the last paragraph is primarily achieved through the use of
allusion
the first paragraph contains all of the following EXCEPT
allusion
the paragraph beginning "when i emerged" contains all of the following EXCEPT
allusion
the phrase "heart of darkness" in the first paragraph is an example of
allusion
the narrator sees his "invisibility" as
an inevitable result of events
toward the end of the second paragraph, the phrase "its meaning lost", in relation to the clause which precedes it, serves to
clarify it
the description of the moon in the first paragraph serves to
convey an ominous tone, associate the moon with the chapel, and associate the moon with the organ pipes
the narrator characterized white people as those who
deceive themselves and reward subservience
in this passage, the narrator's tone could be described as
didactic and introspective
the second paragraph is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT
euphemism
according to the narrator, his search during his early years was characterized by
futility
the woman's words in the second and fourth paragraphs could best be described as an example of
generalization
the first paragraph of the narrator's speech to the crowd is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT
hyperbole
the white man's words in the first paragraph are intended to do all of the following EXCEPT
imply that his superiors are inept
in the next sentence, the phrase "bat blind"m in relation to the clause which precedes it, serves to
intensify it
the narrator could most accurately be described as
introspective
in context, "invisibility" the last word in the third paragraph, could most accurately be restated as
lack of identity in their eyes
in the paragraph beginning "very well", the three sentences beginning "his name was clifton" are notable for their
lack of subordination
in the middle of the last paragraph, the speaker's words "there's been too much blood to excite you" imply that
many others have died similar deaths
the sentence in the third paragraph which begins "i was my experiences..." contains an example of a
metaphor, hypothetical, and chiasmus
in comparison to the tone of the rest of the last paragraph, the tone of the final sentence of the passage is
more explicit
the development of the second paragraph depends chiefly on the device of
paradox
as described in the paragraph beginning "something had been working..." the crowd's responses to witnessing the eviction are
paradoxical
the descriptions of the couple's belongings in the paragraph beginning "i turned aside..." convey an atmosphere of
pathos
the attitude of those who speak to the students could best be described as
patronizing
in the two paragraphs which begin "i turned aside" and "the crowd surged", the concreteness of the descriptions of the couple's possessions serves primarily to
personalize this particular couple
the black and white imagery in the passage serves to do all of the following EXCEPT
point out the narrator's growing bitterness toward white people
the narrator conducts himself in a manner which is praised by the white community because of his
pragmatism
the phrase "rine and heart" in the first sentence of the fourth paragraph is a
pun
the narrator feels the impulse to be "murderously angry" because the oily-faced speaker's words are
racist, callous, and contemptuous
the tone of the narrator's final question is
sardonic
the tone of the parenthetical phrase in the second paragraph could best be described as
sardonic
the fourth paragraph presents all of the following EXCEPT
simile
the second paragraph is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT
simile
the primary comparison in the third and fourth paragraphs is that between the narrator and a
snake
in light of the last two sentences of the first paragraphs jack's glass eye is best understood to be a
symbol
the narrator's inability to recall his name could most accurately be described as
symbolic
in the fourth paragraph, beginning "an oily face looked in", the clause "it said" is an example of
synecdoche
the single sentence that makes up the fifth paragraph contains an example of
synesthesia
in the paragraph beginning "i turned away" in the narrator's statement "it has been longer than that..." the pronoun "it" most likely refers to the time elapsed since
the ending of slavery in the u.s.
the narrator's discomfort throughout the passage is primarily a result of
the personal associations evoked by the scene
in the second to last sentence of the first paragraph, "it" most likely refers to
the south
in the sentence in the sixth paragraph which begins "he's dead, uninterested" the pronoun "it" most likely refers to
the term used to describe clifton's hair
in the fourth paragraph, the tone of the two sentences "oh, but wouldn't they gag" and "oh, i'd yes them, but wouldn't i yes them!" could best be described as
triumphant
the narrator develops the positive associations of winter by means of all of the following EXCEPT
verbs
the narrator uses the present tense to indicate the perspective of the time when he
was a student and is looking back on his time as a student
in the second paragraph, in the two sentences beginning "without the possibility of action..." and "nor will certain ideas..." the meaning is developed using
word play