AP Classroom Study Test
Near the end of the second paragraph, "illustrated" most nearly means
decorated
Which of the following best paraphrases the meaning of line 36?
When nature has ceased to exist
The word "loomed" (final sentence of the passage) primarily suggests the narrator's feeling of
insignificance
In line 5, "Fired" is best interpreted as meaning
inspired
The narrator most likely includes the image of the "dark-red gables" in the description of the outdoors in the first paragraph to
introduce a contrast between the indoors and outdoors
The narrator uses the word "body" (seventh sentence) primarily to
reinforce a feeling of community
The mirrorlike quality of the granite walls allows the speaker to experience all of the following in the poem EXCEPT
self-respect
Lines 20-21 most strongly convey the speaker's
sense of how permanent is the fate of those named
The imagery in the passage suggests all of the following about Satan EXCEPT his
stupidity
In the fourth sentence, "patronized" is best interpreted to mean
supported
In the second sentence of the first paragraph, the narrator describes old Christmas' "imprisonment" as "sweet" to suggest that
the holiday provides a welcome break from the dreariness of winter
The imagery of the poem is characterized by
transformation and duality
In context, the expression "play the monkey" (paragraph 5) likely means to
act like a fool
In context, the word "end" (line 41) is best understood to refer to the
author's aim in a work
Lines 31-38 suggest that the appropriate way to appreciate a work of art is to consider its
balance and unity
In line 5, "perplexed" is best interpreted to mean
complicated
In line 15, "hurdled cotes" refers to
fenced enclosures
In line 23, "that malignant dull delight" refers to
finding faults
In lines 13-16 ("Though . . . alters"), the speaker is asserting that we
have all experienced loss and disappointment
The speaker implies that without "The dolphin's arc, the dove's return" (line 24), we would
have less understanding of ourselves and our lives
In the first sentence of the passage, what is the main purpose for exaggerating the condition of the "petrified" animals?
To emphasize the profound stillness of the winter scene
Which of the following best describes an effect of the repetition of the phrase "ask us" in line 33?
It provides a tone of imploring earnestness.
The books the narrator gets from the library van are significant to her because they
describe things and activities that are outside of her everyday experience
