topic test 2
Read the excerpt from Flannery O'Connor's "The Life You Save May Be Your Own." The daughter could not see far in front of her and continued to play with her fingers. Although the old woman lived in this desolate spot with only her daughter and she had never seen Mr. Shiftlet before, she could tell, even from a distance, that he was a tramp and no one to be afraid of. His left coat sleeve was folded up to show there was only half an arm in it and his gaunt figure listed slightly to the side as if the breeze were pushing him. The characters in the excerpt are an example of the inexplicably violent. religious fundamentalists. the racially intolerant. people with disabilities.
d
Read the excerpt from The Great Gatsby. "But we heard it," insisted Daisy, surprising me by opening up again in a flower-like way. "We heard it from three people, so it must be true." Of course I knew what they were referring to, but I wasn't even vaguely engaged. The fact that gossip had published the banns was one of the reasons I had come East. You can't stop going with an old friend on account of rumors, and on the other hand I had no intention of being rumored into marriage. Daisy's insistence that the rumor of Nick's engagement is true despite his denial suggests a conflict between East Egg and West Egg. the upper class and the middle class. Jay Gatsby and Tom Buchanan. rumor and reality.
d
Because of his journalistic background, Ernest Hemingway's diction tends to be a combination of formal and informal. neither formal nor informal. only formal. only informal.
a
Both Wiesel's All Rivers Run to the Sea and Spiegelman's Maus relate events of the Holocaust from a Jewish survivor's perspective. using the third-person point of view. by retelling the experiences of friends. through the eyes of their fathers.
a
Read the excerpt from Dwight Okita's "In Response to Executive Order 9066". Of course I'll come. I've packed my galoshes and three packets of tomato seeds. Denise calls them love apples. My father says where we're going they won't grow. Based on this excerpt, readers can assume that the internment camps are bleak and unfavorable places where typically nothing thrives. supplied with fruits and vegetables from outside sources. located far away from the speaker's current residence. only a temporary relocation and the speaker will return home.
a
Read the excerpt from Elie Wiesel's All Rivers Run to the Sea. I didn't understand, though I wanted to. Ask any survivor and you will hear the same thing: above all, we tried to understand. Why all these deaths? What was the point of this death factory? How to account for the demented mind that devised this black hole of history called Birkenau? Perhaps there was nothing to understand. Based on the excerpt, the author would most likely agree that the rationale for the Holocaust will always be incomprehensible. history is likely to repeat itself if past events remain unresolved. there have been few mentally competent leaders throughout history. understanding the past enabled him to move on with his life.
a
Read the excerpt from Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. Their house was even more elaborate than I expected, a cheerful red-and-white Georgian Colonial mansion, overlooking the bay. The lawn started at the beach and ran toward the front door for a quarter of a mile, jumping over sun-dials and brick walks and burning gardens—finally when it reached the house drifting up the side in bright vines as though from the momentum of its run. The front was broken by a line of French windows, glowing now with reflected gold and wide open to the warm windy afternoon, and Tom Buchanan in riding clothes was standing with his legs apart on the front porch. Based on this description of the Buchanans' house, what inference can be made about many East Egg residents? They hide their unattractive qualities beneath beautiful, light, and dreamy appearances. They commonly ride horses in the afternoon or early evening hours. They are more sophisticated than West Egg residents, because they have less money. They place more importance on the appearance of their homes than in anything else.
a
Read the excerpt from Flannery O'Connor's "The Life You Save May Be Your Own." Although the old woman lived in this desolate spot with only her daughter and she had never seen Mr. Shiftlet before, she could tell, even from a distance, that he was a tramp and no one to be afraid of. His left coat sleeve was folded up to show there was only half an arm in it and his gaunt figure listed slightly. Which phrase connects these characters to the Southern gothic genre? half an arm she had never seen his left coat sleeve folded up
a
Read the excerpt from Flannery O'Connor's "The Life You Save May Be Your Own." The daughter could not see far in front of her and continued to play with her fingers. Although the old woman lived in this desolate spot with only her daughter and she had never seen Mr. Shiftlet before, she could tell, even from a distance, that he was a tramp and no one to be afraid of. His left coat sleeve was folded up to show there was only half an arm in it and his gaunt figure listed slightly to the side as if the breeze were pushing him. He had on a black town suit and a brown felt hat that was turned up in the front and down in the back and he carried a tin tool box by a handle. He came on, at an amble, up her road, his face turned toward the sun which appeared to be balancing itself on the peak of a small mountain. What technique does O'Connor use in the paragraph to create compelling characters? detailed descriptions vivid dialogue multiple settings believable motivations
a
Read the excerpt from Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms. The road was crowded and there were screens of corn-stalk and straw matting on both sides and matting over the top so that it was like the entrance at a circus or a native village. Keeping in mind Hemingway's iceberg principle, what feeling is he trying to convey by describing the scene as an "entrance to a circus or a native village"? a feeling of unease as the narrator is driving into a peculiar and alien location a feeling of sadness at the devastation that has been caused by violence of war a feeling of joy as the narrator realizes that he is alive despite all the carnage a feeling of defeat about a war that has taken so many lives and still continues on
a
Read the excerpt from Roosevelt's Executive Order No. 9066. I hereby further authorize and direct all Executive Departments, independent establishments and other Federal Agencies, to assist the Secretary of War or the said Military Commanders in carrying out this Executive Order, including the furnishing of medical aid, hospitalization, food, clothing, transportation, use of land, shelter, and other supplies, equipment, utilities, facilities, and services. Which of the following best describes the tone Roosevelt uses in the excerpt? commanding condescending hopeful subjective
a
Read the excerpt from The Great Gatsby. It was a matter of chance that I should have rented a house in one of the strangest communities in North America. It was on that slender riotous island which extends itself due east of New York—and where there are, among other natural curiosities, two unusual formations of land. Which words from the passage are most indicative of the types of people the narrator will encounter in the novel? "house" and "communities" "strangest" and "unusual" "matter" and "chance" "natural" and "formations"
b
Read the excerpt from Roosevelt's Executive Order No. 9066. Whereas the successful prosecution of the war requires every possible protection against espionage and against sabotage to national-defense material, national-defense premises, and national-defense utilities. . . . Which revision of the excerpt best adds a subjective tone? Whereas the prosecution of the war requires protective measures against espionage and against sabotage to national-defense material, national-defense premises, and national-defense utilities. . . . Whereas the successful prosecution of the war requires every possible protection against espionage and against sabotage from our enemies to national-defense and military materials. . . . Whereas the successful prosecution of the war requires necessary protection against dangerous Japanese spies and against their sabotage to vulnerable national-defense material, national-defense premises, and national-defense utilities. . . . Whereas winning the war requires much protection against espionage and against sabotage to national-defense material, national-defense premises, and national-defense utilities. . . .
a
What does Art Spiegelman's choice in portraying the Jews as mice and the Nazis as cats in Maus reveal about his point of view? He sees the Jews as the innocent prey and the Nazis as the cunning predators. He feels that people with similar nationalities can be depicted by the same animal species. He thinks that animal characters will lessen the emotional charge of the narrative. He hopes to gain empathy for the Jews who were forced to turn on each other to survive
a
Which best describes Art Spiegelman's work Maus? a nonfiction graphic novel that depicts the horrors of the Holocaust a memoir of the author's experiences during the Holocaust a full-length comic depicting the relationship between father and son a short narrative centered on the author's personal tragedies of the Holocaust
a
Which best describes the role of setting in a story? Setting is used to emphasize ideas and theme. Setting is used to introduce new characters. Setting is used to lessen a story's emotional tone. Setting is used to de-emphasize an existing conflict.
a
Which excerpt from "The Life You Save May Be Your Own" contains an example of a simile? After a few minutes there was a guffawing peal of thunder from behind and fantastic raindrops, like tin-can tops, crashed over the rear of Mr. Shiftlet's car. "Fifteen, sixteen," the old woman said. The girl was nearly thirty but because of her innocence it was impossible to guess. "I was raised thataway and there ain't a thing I can do about it. My old mother taught me how to do." "That wouldn't hardly pay for more than the gas and the hotel," he said. "It wouldn't feed her
a
Although it is not directly stated in the order, it was assumed that individuals in Roosevelt's Executive Order No. 9066 were targeted for internment because they had committed crimes in the past. they were Japanese American. they were opposed to war. they were unable to meet their basic needs.
b
By signing Executive Order No. 9066, President Roosevelt assumed that no one would actually be interned in camps. he was doing what was best for his nation. his direction and command would end the war. the internment camps would be permanent.
b
Read the excerpt from "In Response to Executive Order 9066". My best friend is a white girl named Denise— we look at boys together. She sat in front of me all through grade school because of our names: O'Connor, Ozawa. In the excerpt, Okita reveals significant details about religion and culture. race and friendship. internment and prison. youth and love.
b
Read the excerpt from Flannery O'Connor's "The Life You Save May Be Your Own." He held the pose for almost fifty seconds and then he picked up his box and came on to the porch and dropped down on the bottom step. "Lady," he said in a firm nasal voice, "I'd give a fortune to live where I could see me a sun do that every evening." Keeping in mind the ending of the story, which best describes the irony of Mr. Shiftlet's statement? Mr. Shiftlet does not need a fortune, as he places no value on financial wealth or the security of having a permanent home. Instead of staying at the plantation, where he can see sunsets like these for the rest of his life, he runs away with Mrs. Crater's car and money. According to Mrs. Crater, the sun sets like this every evening, and if he stays at the plantation, Mr. Shiftlet will see this regularly. No amount of money can ensure that an individual will witness a sunset to equal this one and will see it every single day.
b
Read the excerpt from Roosevelt's Executive Order No. 9066. Whereas the successful prosecution of the war requires every possible protection against espionage and against sabotage to national-defense material, national-defense premises, and national-defense utilities . . . . Which word from the excerpt has a negative connotation? premises sabotage utilities defense
b
Read the excerpt from The Great Gatsby. I lived at West Egg, the—well, the less fashionable of the two, though this is a most superficial tag to express the bizarre and not a little sinister contrast between them. The phrase, "I lived at West Egg, the—well, the less fashionable of the two" reveals the narrator's upper-middle-class, socioeconomic standing. the narrator's awareness of social judgments and their central role in the novel. the narrator's deep desire to fit in and be friends with the fashionable crowd. the narrator's insecurities as he befriends a new group of individuals
b
Read the excerpt from The Great Gatsby. The telephone rang inside, startlingly, and as Daisy shook her head decisively at Tom the subject of the stables, in fact all subjects, vanished into air. Among the broken fragments of the last five minutes at table I remember the candles being lit again, pointlessly, and I was conscious of wanting to look squarely at every one, and yet to avoid all eyes. I couldn't guess what Daisy and Tom were thinking, but I doubt if even Miss Baker, who seemed to have mastered a certain hardy skepticism, was able utterly to put this fifth guest's shrill metallic urgency out of mind. To a certain temperament the situation might have seemed intriguing—my own instinct was to telephone immediately for the police. The phone calls that Tom receives during the dinner are an indicator that he is trying to prevent his marriage from failing. he and Daisy are not a happily married couple. he would rather be in the city than on the island. he has important business deals in the works.
b
Read the excerpt from The Great Gatsby. Twenty miles from the city a pair of enormous eggs, identical in contour and separated only by a courtesy bay, jut out into the most domesticated body of salt water in the Western hemisphere, the great wet barnyard of Long Island Sound. They were not perfect ovals—like the egg in the Columbus story, they are both crushed flat at the contact end—but their physical resemblance must be a source of perpetual confusion to the gulls that fly overhead. To the wingless a more arresting phenomenon is their dissimilarity in every particular except shape and size. I lived at West Egg, the—well, the less fashionable of the two, though this is a most superficial tag to express the bizarre and not a little sinister contrast between them. The use of words such as "fashionable," "superficial," "bizarre," and "sinister" provide a truthful and vivid description of the West Egg and East Egg. a sense of artificiality in the world the narrator finds himself in. an idea of mischief that surrounds the narrator and his friends. a meaningful portrayal of life on the Long Island Sound in the 1920s.
b
Read the sentence from Flannery O'Connor's "The Life You Save May Be Your Own." She had long pink-gold hair and eyes as blue as a peacock's neck. How does the simile in the sentence develop Lucynell's character? The description of Lucynell's hair and eyes emphasizes her strong religious convictions. The description of Lucynell's hair and eyes lends her an image of angelic innocence. This description underscores the idea that Lucynell is poorly educated and inarticulate. This description shows how Lucynell's appearance makes her a target for Mr. Shiftlet's cruelties.
b
Read the sentence from Flannery O'Connor's "The Life You Save May Be Your Own." The ugly words settled in Mr. Shiftlet's head like a group of buzzards in the top of a tree. How does the simile in the sentence develop the Southern gothic character of Mr. Shiftlet? The image hints at Mr. Shiftlet's pending tragic death. The image emphasizes that Mr. Shiftlet lives in an uncaring world. The image reminds readers that Mr. Shiftlet is a damaged character. The image reveals that Mr. Shiftlet will leave Lucynell behind.
b
read the excerpt from The Great Gatsby. My own house was an eyesore, but it was a small eyesore, and it had been overlooked, so I had a view of the water, a partial view of my neighbor's lawn, and the consoling proximity of millionaires—all for eighty dollars a month. Across the courtesy bay the white palaces of fashionable East Egg glittered along the water, and the history of the summer really begins on the evening I drove over there. What message do phrases such as "the consoling proximity of millionaires" and "white palaces of fashionable East Egg glittered" convey to the reader? Everyone in East Egg lives in a palace. Financial wealth is desirable to the narrator. The narrator despises people who live in large homes. Financial wealth has no relevance in this novel.
b
Elie Wiesel most likely wrote All Rivers Run to the Sea to lessen public awareness of the events of the Holocaust. stop himself from having any type of emotional release. attempt to make sense of the atrocities he experienced. keep other Holocaust survivors from reaching out to him.
c
Read the excerpt from Elie Wiesel's All Rivers Run to the Sea. It is unbelievable how fast people adapt. It hurts to admit it, but within hours of first breathing the cattle car's nauseating air, we began to feel at home. 'Home' was the edge of the wooden plank I sat on as I dreamed of the Jewish exiles of antiquity and the Middle Ages. More curious than afraid, I thought of myself as their brother. Mixed into my sadness there was undeniable excitement, for we were living a historic event, a historic adventure. Which best describes the author at this point in his life? He comprehends the situation but is trying to remain optimistic. He reveals the torment he feels while riding the train to the unknown. He is too young and naive to truly understand what is happening. He is troubled by how quickly the others have accepted the current condition.
c
Read the excerpt from Flannery O'Connor's "The Life You Save May Be Your Own." "A body and a spirit," he repeated. "The body, lady, is like a house: it don't go anywhere; but the spirit, lady, is like a automobile: always on the move, always . . ." This excerpt contains one simile. two metaphors. two similes. one case of irony.
c
Read the excerpt from Flannery O'Connor's "The Life You Save May Be Your Own." "It's nothing so sweet," Mr. Shiftlet continued, "as a boy's mother. She taught him his first prayers at her knee, she give him love when no other would, she told him what was right and what wasn't, and she seen that he done the right thing. Son," he said, "I never rued a day in my life like the one I rued when I left that old mother of mine." What is ironic about Mr. Shiftlet's comments? He discusses his mother although he doesn't seem to actually have a mother. He has picked up a hitchhiker who has run away from his mother. He speaks about morals after having just abandoned his wife at a roadside diner. He clearly has no regrets about having left his mother when he was a younger man.
c
Read the excerpt from Flannery O'Connor's "The Life You Save May Be Your Own." They drove back to the house to let the old woman off and pick up the lunch. When they were ready to leave, she stood staring in the window of the car, with her fingers clenched around the glass. Tears began to seep sideways out of her eyes and run along the dirty creases in her face. "I ain't ever been parted with her for two days before," she said. Which best describes the irony in the excerpt? Mrs. Crater has never been separated from her daughter, and now she must let her go for two days. Mrs. Crater's tears are insincere because she is happy that her daughter is finally leaving her alone. Instead of experiencing the joy of gaining a son-in-law, Mrs. Crater feels the sorrow of losing her daughter. As the two part ways, Lucynell does not feel the same amount of emotional despair as her mother.
c
Read the excerpt from Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms. "Tenente," Passini said. "We understand you let us talk. Listen. There is nothing as bad as war. We in the auto-ambulance cannot even realize at all how bad it is. When people realize how bad it is they cannot do anything to stop it because they go crazy. There are some people who never realize. There are people who are afraid of their officers. It is with them the war is made." "I know it is bad but we must finish it." "It doesn't finish. There is no finish to a war." "Yes there is." Passini shook his head. "War is not won by victory. What if we take San Gabriele? What if we take the Carso and Monfalcome and Trieste? Where are we then? Did you see all the far mountains to-day? Do you think we could take all them too? Only if the Austrians stop fighting. One side must stop fighting. Why don't we stop fighting? If they come down into Italy they will get tired and go away. They have their own country. But no, instead there is a war." Which best describes the effect of Passini's long pieces of dialogue? They indicate that Passini is naive about the ways of war. They indicate that Passini is guided by his emotions. They indicate that Passini feels passionately about his beliefs. They indicate that Passini is the main protagonist.
c
Read the excerpt from Roosevelt's Executive Order No. 9066. Whereas the successful prosecution of the war requires every possible protection against espionage and against sabotage to national-defense material, national-defense premises, and national-defense utilities. . . . Which revision of the excerpt best adds a subjective tone? Whereas the prosecution of the war requires protective measures against espionage and against sabotage to national-defense material, national-defense premises, and national-defense utilities. . . . Whereas the successful prosecution of the war requires every possible protection against espionage and against sabotage from our enemies to national-defense and military materials. . . . Whereas the successful prosecution of the war requires necessary protection against dangerous Japanese spies and against their sabotage to vulnerable national-defense material, national-defense premises, and national-defense utilities. . . . Whereas winning the war requires much protection against espionage and against sabotage to national-defense material, national-defense premises, and national-defense utilities. . . .
c
Read the excerpt from Wiesel's All Rivers Run to the Sea. No, let us go no further. Decency and custom forbid it. I said it earlier, when speaking of my grandfather: In Jewish tradition a man's death belongs to him alone. Let the gas chambers remain closed to prying eyes, and to the imagination. We will never know all that happened behind those doors of steel. Read the text and study the images from Spiegelman's Maus. mc018-1.jpg Which theme is addressed in both excerpts? Inexperience can sometimes lead to misunderstanding. It's important to follow tradition regardless of circumstance. Some truths are too difficult to fathom if one has not experienced them. There are times when one must be able to see in order to believe.
c
Roosevelt's Executive Order No. 9066 was based on evidence that all Japanese Americans were plotting to fight the US within its borders. past experiences of Japanese Americans causing civil unrest in the United States. the assumption that Japanese Americans posed a threat to national security. written reports that Japan was recruiting American citizens to spy for them.
c
Which accurately describes a contrast between Wiesel's All Rivers Run to the Sea and Art Spiegelman's graphic novel, Maus? Wiesel's narrative is a nonfiction account of the Holocaust, whereas Spiegelman's novel is a fictional account. Wiesel's work relies on the memories of others, whereas Spiegelman's account relies on the memories of one person. Wiesel's story includes his thoughts and feelings, whereas Spiegelman's novel illustrates his father's horrific experiences. Wiesel's writing is loosely based on his own experiences, whereas Spiegelman's narrative is purely imaginative.
c
Which excerpt from The Great Gatsby best indicates that Nick is not fully content with his life? He didn't say any more, but we've always been unusually communicative in a reserved way, and I understood that he meant a great deal more than that. Father agreed to finance me for a year, and after various delays I came East, permanently, I thought, in the spring of twenty-two. Instead of being the warm center of the world, the Middle West now seemed like the ragged edge of the universe—so I decided to go East and learn the bond business. I had a dog—at least I had him for a few days until he ran away—and an old Dodge and a Finnish woman, who made my bed and cooked breakfast and muttered Finnish wisdom to herself over the electric stove
c
Which incident taken from O'Connor's "The Life You Save May Be Your Own" is the best example of irony? Lucynell Crater falls asleep in the diner before she has a chance to eat her food, and she is left there by her husband. Mrs. Crater gives her car to Mr. Shiftlet in hopes that he will marry her one and only daughter. Mrs. Crater thinks she is gaining a son-in-law, when in fact Mr. Shiftlet takes her car, her money, and abandons her daughter at a diner. Mr. Shiftlet appears at the plantation house and explains that even the best doctors cannot know what is in his heart.
c
Read the excerpt from Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. But I didn't call to him, for he gave a sudden intimation that he was content to be alone—he stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and, far as I was from him, I could have sworn he was trembling. Involuntarily I glanced seaward—and distinguished nothing except a single green light, minute and far away, that might have been the end of a dock. When I looked once more for Gatsby he had vanished, and I was alone again in the unquiet darkness. Gatsby's reaching from the darkness toward the light, creates fear and loathing. sadness and loss. sympathy and insight. mystery and interest.
d
Read the excerpt from Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. The silhouette of a moving cat wavered across the moonlight, and turning my head to watch it, I saw that I was not alone—fifty feet away a figure had emerged from the shadow of my neighbor's mansion and was standing with his hands in his pockets regarding the silver pepper of the stars. Something in his leisurely movements and the secure position of his feet upon the lawn suggested that it was Mr. Gatsby himself, come out to determine what share was his of our local heavens. The appearance of Gatsby from the shadows suggests that he prefers to go out at night. he is very busy during daytime hours. he prefers to be left alone. he is a man of mystery and secrets.
d
Read the excerpt from Flannery O'Connor's "The Life You Save May Be Your Own." He was more depressed than ever as he drove on by himself. The late afternoon had grown hot and sultry and the country had flattened out. Which best describes the irony in the excerpt? The heat of the day is indicative of Mr. Shiftlet's negative feelings of his life and situation. Mr. Shiftlet would have preferred to travel with his new wife, Lucynell, but she has left him at the diner. The young boy rejected Mr. Shiftlet's offer to give him a ride, and now the man finds himself alone. Mr. Shiftlet has the car he wanted and managed to rid himself of his wife, but he still is not happy.
d
Read the excerpt from Wiesel's All Rivers Run to the Sea. My very last resistance broken, I let myself be pulled, pushed, and kicked, like a deaf and mute sleepwalker. I could see everything, grasp it and register it, but only later would I try to put in order all the sensations and all the memories. How stunned I was, for example, to discover another time outside time, a universe parallel to this one, a creation within Creation, with its own laws, customs structures, and language. Read the text and study the image from Spiegelman's Maus. mc017-1.jpg Which theme is addressed in both excerpts? Ignorance of reality is preferable to awareness. Memories can be just as painful as the event itself. People can be worn down to the point of giving up. Reality can be inexplicably cruel and unfair.
d
read the excerpt from Flannery O'Connor's "The Life You Save May Be Your Own." "A body and a spirit," he repeated. "The body, lady, is like a house: it don't go anywhere; but the spirit, lady, is like a automobile: always on the move, always . . ." How does the figurative language used by Mr. Shiftlet develop his character? The imagery reveals that Mr. Shiftlet is an extremely cruel and inexplicably violent nature. The imagery emphasizes that he is a poorly educated individual from the rural South. The imagery highlights that Mr. Shiftlet received his disability while fighting overseas during World War II. The imagery underscores Mr. Shiftlet's restlessness and his reluctance to remain in one place.
d
Read the excerpt from The Great Gatsby. Instead of being the warm centre of the world, the Middle West now seemed like the ragged edge of the universe—so I decided to go East and learn the bond business. The element of setting described in the excerpt provides the context.
geographical
Read the excerpt from Elie Wiesel's All Rivers Run to the Sea. My very last resistance broken, I let myself be pulled, pushed, and kicked, like a deaf and mute sleepwalker. Read the text and study the image from Art Spiegelman's Maus. es028-1.jpg The theme best expressed by both Wiesel and Spiegelman is .
submissive obedience
