Eglish 10 B Unit Review

Read the passage from "By the Waters of Babylon." How shall I tell what I saw? There was no smell of man left, on stone or metal. Nor were there many trees in that wilderness of stone. There are many pigeons, nesting and dropping in the towers—the gods must have loved them, or, perhaps, they used them for sacrifices. There are wild cats that roam the god-roads, green-eyed, unafraid of man. At night they wail like demons but they are not demons. The wild dogs are more dangerous, for they hunt in a pack, but them I did not meet till later. Everywhere there are the carved stones, carved with magical numbers or words. Which textual evidence indicates that John's journey into the Place of the Gods will continue? "no smell of man left, on stone or metal" "god-roads, green-eyed, unafraid of man" "but them I did not meet till later" "magical numbers or words"

"but them I did not meet till later"

Read the passage from "By the Waters of Babylon." It was close and dry and dusty in the house of the gods. I have said the magic was gone but that is not true—it had gone from the magic things but it had not gone from the place. I felt the spirits about me, weighing upon me. Nor had I ever slept in a Dead Place before—and yet, tonight, I must sleep there. When I thought of it, my tongue felt dry in my throat, in spite of my wish for knowledge. Almost I would have gone down again and faced the dogs, but I did not. Which text evidence from the passage supports the theme that even nonliving things contain a life force? Select two options. "It was close and dry and dusty in the house of the gods." "I have said the magic was gone but that is not true—it had gone from the magic things but it had not gone from the place." "I felt the spirits about me, weighing upon me." "Nor had I ever slept in a Dead Place before—and yet, tonight, I must sleep there." "When I thought of it, my tongue felt dry in my throat, in spite of my wish for knowledge." "Almost I would have gone down again and faced the dogs, but I did not."

I have said the magic was gone but that is not true—it had gone from the magic things but it had not gone from the place." "I felt the spirits about me, weighing upon me."

Read the passage from "By the Waters of Babylon." My father is a priest; I am the son of a priest. I have been in the Dead Places near us, with my father—at first, I was afraid. When my father went into the house to search for the metal, I stood by the door and my heart felt small and weak. It was a dead man's house, a spirit house. It did not have the smell of man, though there were old bones in a corner. But it is not fitting that a priest's son should show fear. I looked at the bones in the shadow and kept my voice still. What does the narrator's response to the setting reveal about his character? By describing the details of a spirit house, he reveals why he gives in to his fear. Because he is not able to show fear, he wishes that he were not a priest's son. Due to his upbringing, we see that he is prepared for whatever the future holds. In describing his past, he shows that he will live up to his father's expectations.

In describing his past, he shows that he will live up to his father's expectations.

Read the poem "Sonnet in Primary Colors" by Rita Dove. This is for the woman with one black wing perched over her eyes: lovely Frida, erect among parrots, in the stern petticoats of the peasant, who painted herself a present— wildflowers entwining the plaster corset her spine resides in, that flaming pillar— this priestess in the romance of mirrors. Each night she lay down in pain and rose to the celluloid butterflies of her Beloved Dead, Lenin and Marx and Stalin arrayed at the footstead. And rose to her easel, the hundred dogs panting like children along the graveled walks of the garden, Diego's love a skull in the circular window of the thumbprint searing her immutable brow. How does this poem resemble an Elizabethan sonnet? It contains exactly 14 lines. It has no set rhyme pattern. It has a pattern of repeating lines. It has a set number of syllables per line.

It contains exactly 14 lines.

Read the stanza from "Sonnet in Primary Colors" by Rita Dove. Each night she lay down in pain and rose to the celluloid butterflies of her Beloved Dead, Lenin and Marx and Stalin arrayed at the footstead. And rose to her easel, the hundred dogs panting like children along the graveled walks of the garden, Diego's love a skull in the circular window of the thumbprint searing her immutable brow. How does the underlined figurative language contribute to the meaning of the poem? It describes the reason for Frida's pain and suffering. It indicates that the love Frida once felt has died. It shows that Frida continues to think of politics. It suggests that Frida prefers to be around nature.

It indicates that the love Frida once felt has died.

How does the narrator's knowledge of his postapocalyptic world in "By the Waters of Babylon" affect his reactions to the different settings? It motivates him to make up stories about the world and the places he explores. It has caused him to fear the settings outside the hill country, so he tries to avoid them. It forces him to reject what he sees and experiences himself at various locations in the story. It makes him cautious about new settings yet open-minded and critical of what he experiences.

It makes him cautious about new settings yet open-minded and critical of what he experiences.

Read the line from Rita Dove's poem "Sonnet in Primary Colors," then study Frida Kahlo's painting Self-Portrait with Monkey and Parrot. the thumbprint searing her immutable brow. How does this line relate to the artwork? It suggests that the portrait is about anger. It suggests that the painting is as bold and resilient as Kahlo was. It suggests that Kahlo's self-portrait reveals weakness. It suggests that Kahlo had finally mastered painting self-portraits.

It suggests that the painting is as bold and resilient as Kahlo was.

What are the characteristics of a theme in literature? Select two options. Theme is added to the conflict to lead to the resolution of the plot. Theme is established through the conflicts and their resolution. Theme is a restatement of the main topic of the story. Theme is always directly connected to descriptions of the story's setting. Theme is conveyed as a message about a topic related to the plot.

Theme is established through the conflicts and their resolution. Theme is conveyed as a message about a topic related to the plot.

Read the passage from "By the Waters of Babylon." When I was very near, my raft struck and turned over. I can swim in our lakes—I swam to the shore. There was a great spike of rusted metal sticking out into the river—I hauled myself up upon it and sat there, panting. I had saved my bow and two arrows and the knife I found in the Dead Place but that was all. My raft went whirling downstream toward the Bitter Water. I looked after it, and thought if it had trod me under, at least I would be safely dead. Nevertheless, when I had dried my bowstring and re-strung it, I walked forward to the Place of the Gods. What kind of atmosphere is created by the author's word choice in this excerpt? a welcoming atmosphere a horrific atmosphere a religious atmosphere a threatening atmosphere

a threatening atmosphere

Read the passage from "By the Waters of Babylon." Nevertheless, it was strange. There was a washing-place but no water—perhaps the gods washed in air. There was a cooking-place but no wood, and though there was a machine to cook food, there was no place to put fire in it. Nor were there candles or lamps—there were things that looked like lamps but they had neither oil nor wick. All these things were magic, but I touched them and lived—the magic had gone out of them. Let me tell one thing to show. In the washing-place, a thing said "Hot" but it was not hot to the touch—another thing said "Cold" but it was not cold. This must have been a strong magic but the magic was gone. I do not understand—they had ways—I wish that I knew. Which conflict does the narrator face in this passage? character vs. character, because his father's words cause him to question his actions character vs. nature, because he must battle the elements of weather character vs. self, because he is struggling to understand how the gods lived character vs. society, because he must battle against the teachings of the gods

character vs. self, because he is struggling to understand how the gods lived

Poetry that does not follow a specific form and does not have a set rhyme pattern is known as a haiku. a villanelle. free verse. an Elizabethan sonnet.

free verse.