Stupid Invisible Man Applied Practice
The description of the students in the first sentence of the fourth paragraph ("Around me the students ...'*) most likely reflects the students' feelings in light of which phrase in the parenthetical comments which follow it?
"An ultimatum accepted and ritualized"
Which of the following phrases contributes LEAST to the mood of the long final sentence of the first paragraph (beginning "Many times ...")?
"barren of buildings, birds, or grass"
Which of the following phrases in the third paragraph is LEAST suggestive of ambiguity?
"runs with liquid chalk"
The narrator characterizes white people as those who I. deceive themselves II. reward subservience III. resent the abolition of slavery
B II only
The description of the moon in the first paragraph serves to I. convey an ominous tone II. associate the moon with the chapel (second paragraph) III. associate the moon with the organ pipes (third paragraph)
C- I and II
The narrator uses the present tense to indicate the perspective of the time when he I. still lived in his hometown II. was a student III. is looking back on his time as a student
C- II and III
Question from 3rd passage (pages 109-111)
I forgot what it was about
What effect does "...off to the insane asylum." provide? I. provides a sharp contrast to the 1st sentence of paragraph II. reinforces the negative connotations of several other words in its sentence III. ? (idk what III was)
I not II possibly III
The narrator sees his "invisibility" as
a result of his long search
The shift in tone in the second paragraph is primarily dependent upon the connotations of its
adjectives
The bitter tone of the last paragraph (beginning "Here upon this stage") is primarily achieved through the use of
allusion
The first paragraph contains all of the following EXCEPT
allusion
The second paragraph is related to the first paragraph in that the second paragraph
contradicts the picture presented in the first paragraph
According to the narrator, his search during his early years was characterized by
denial
The fourth paragraph (beginning "Oh, long green stretch .. .") contains all of the following rhetorical devices EXCEPT
ellipsis
The second paragraph is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT. The narrator could most accurately be described as
humble
The college, as described in the first half of the first paragraph, is
idyllic
The narrator could most accurately be described as
introspective
The attitude of those who speak to the students could best be described as
patronizing
The narrator conducts himself in a manner which is praised by the white community because of his
pragmatism
The tone of the parenthetical phrase in the second paragraph ["(or unequal)"] could best be described as
sardonic
The narrator develops the positive associations of winter by means of all of the following EXCEPT
verbs
The narrator's comments about the rabbits imply that
wariness is a trait developed in self-defense
