Honors English Unit 2

In the sentence "Studying for the test I learned many interesting facts," a comma should be placed after the word.

"test"

In "Love after Love", which of the following lines from the poem contains a paradoxical image?

"you will greet yourself arriving"

Which sentence pattern describes the statement below?

A. S-V-O

Colloquialisms and slang are important in "When Greek meets Greek" because

A. they help readers understand the characters better

Which of the following is the simple predicate for the sentence below?

B. brought

The following line from "When Greeks meet Greeks" is an example of

B. idiom

Which of the following identifies the underlined word in the sentence below?

C. indirect object

In the poem "In Trying Times," the speaker says, "They asked him for his breast, heart, his shoulders. What is the connotative meaning of the word "heart" as used by the speaker?

C. passion

In the poem "In Trying Times," the speaker says that "in trying times, nothing is so useful in checking hatred or lies." What is the intending meaning of "checking" in the poem?

C. stopping

Which of the following statements identifies a theme explored in both "in trying times" and "girls can we educate we dads?"

C. the desire for independence

Based on the dialogue exchanged between characters in "When Greeks meet Greeks" which of the following statements about the landlord is false?

C. the landlord is biased against Indians

Which of the following is the indirect object in the sentence below?

Charles

The characters' personalities in "When Greek meets Greek" are mostly developed by the author through

D. colorful dialogue interspersed with colloquiums

In "In Trying Times," the author's repetition of the phrase "in trying times," most likely implies

D. governmental oppression

The repetition of the statement "a girl is a girl", in "Girls Can We Educate We Dads?", indicates that the father

D. has strong preconceptions of women

In "Girls Can We Educate We Dads?", the writer uses dialect for all of the following reasons except to..

D. illustrate the theme of defiance

Compared to "in trying times," compared to in "girls can we educate we dads?" is more

D. informal

Which of the following identifies the underlined word in the sentence below?

D. predicate adjective

Which of the following sentences in "And of Clay We Are Created" best describes the relationship between Rolf Carle and his camera?

It affords him the opportunity to remain disconnected from his own fears

Which of the following is not an example of irony in "The Censors"?

Juan's mother attempts to get him to go out with friends.

In "The Third Bank of the River," the mother's reaction to the father's decision to leave most likely indicates that she

believes she can live without him

How is the gerund used in the sentence below?

direct object

Which of the following identifies the underline word in the sentence below?

direct object

The students irreproachable behavior and steady work habits gained her the respect of the students and teachers alike.

faultless

In "And of Clay We Are Created" all of the following can be used to describe the change in Rolf Carle as a result of his relationship with Azucena except

from optimistic to relieved

Which of the following describes the underlined phrase in the sentence below?

gerund

At the end of "The Third Back of the River," what is the most likely reason the narrator cannot get in the boat?

he is terrified of repeating his fathers actions

The tone at the end of "And of Clay We Are Created" is

hopeful

Which of the following best describes the tone of these lines?

lonely

Which of the following is the direct object in the sentence below?

pass

In "Love after Love", the writer's use of paradox helps to support the theme of

rediscovering one's true identity

The poet most likely includes this line in order to suggest that it is important for a person to

relax and enjoy what he or she has

Which word modified by the adjectival phrase in the sentence below? The savings to the project manager at NASA were sustainable.

savings

Which of the following words is used to personify the image of the stars?

shiver

Which of the following generalizations best applies to "The Third Bank of the River"?

sons feel the pressure to follow in their fathers' footsteps

Which of the following best states the central idea explored in "The Youngest Doll"?

taking revenge through acts of passive aggression

Which of the following words is modified by the participial phrase in the sentence below?

textbook

In "The Third Bank of the River," what does the river most likely symbolize?

the death of a loved one

Which of the following is not an example of magic realism in "The Youngest Doll"?

the young doctor selling the dolls eyes

Based on events in "The Third Bank of the River," the reader can most likely conclude that the narrator's siblings choose to leave town because

they are unable to overcome their own senses of shame and grief

In "And of Clay We Are Created" how does the author most likely reveal the character of Azucena?

through the perspectives of others

All of the following words can be used to describe the tone of "Serenity" except

worried