english exam
Absolute Phrase
a noun+participle combination grammatically isolated from the sentence
Who wrote "To Build a Fire"?
Jack London
According to the text, which of the following best describes how the townspeople change after they've left work? A. They feel self-conscious and uncomfortable around each other. B. They refuse to gossip outside of work hours C. They feel like themselves again, and freely converse with each other D. They take off the mule costumes they have to wear at work.
C
Edgar Allan Poe Information
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), aside from inventing the detective story, was also one of the early innovators of Gothic horror. "The Fall of the House of Usher" is one of Poe's most famous short stories, containing many familiar elements readers will encounter throughout his work: the innocent narrator called on for help; the family curse; the creepy, disintegrating old house; and a mysterious body of water (the tarn) that contains a possible source of evil. These now-familiar tropes, as they are called, continue to appear in horror novels, stories, and films to the present day. It was all here, first, brought to life by Poe's no-holds-barred language and his commitment to the lurid scare
Who wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God?
Zora Neale Hurston
(my true south) Which lines from the text most closely support the correct answer to Question 5? A. "It is difficult for them to understand why a successful black woman would choose to return to the South and, worse yet, to Mississippi, which looms large in the public's imagination for its racist depredations, and rightfully so." B. "There are many images of tortured and lynched people taken during that era in the South: white crowds milling under mangled bodies, men, women and children alight, smiling." C. "Mississippi is the memory America invokes whenever it wants to convince itself that racial violence and subjugation are mostly lodged in the past, that they have no space in our present moment, save in this backwoods, backward place." D. "Black pain, Native pain, women's pain: if this was necessary in order to reap their lot, to build their wealth, to earn their leisure, so be it."
D
(slave fourth of july) What line in the speech best supports your answer to Question 5? A. "With all your religious parade and solemnity, are, to Him, mere bombast, fraud, deception, impiety, and hypocrisy — a thin veil to cover up crimes which would disgrace a nation of savages." B. "That which is inhuman, cannot be divine!" C. "There is blasphemy in the thought." D. "There is not a nation on the earth guilty of practices more shocking and bloody than are the people of the United States, at this very hour."
D
(slave fourth of july) To what does the word stripes most closely refer in the following passage from the speech? The rich inheritance of justice, liberty, prosperity and independence, bequeathed by your fathers, is shared by you, not by me. The sunlight that has brought light and healing to you has brought stripes and death to me. A. noun | bands B. noun | streaks of blood from battle C. noun | marks indicating a prisoner's uniform D. verb | decorates something in a series of lines
C
Jesmyn Ward Information
lost everything in a hurricane and lives in delta mississippi
The following passage adds to the development of the story mainly by . Death is a dignitary who when he comes announced is to be received with formal manifestations of respect, even by those most familiar with him. A. introducing the character of Death, who plays a major role in the story B. pointing out the solemnity and seriousness of a military execution C. suggesting that Peyton Farquhar's execution will not go exactly as planned
B
Which of the following inferences about Pheoby is best supported by the text? A. She doesn't have any friends other than Janie. B. She is a loyal friend to Janie. C. She wishes she could be as free-spirited as Janie. D. She is naturally impatient with others.
B
Who wrote "Barracoon: The Story of the Last Black Cargo"?
Zora Neale Hurston
Which of these inferences is best supported by the passage below? Peyton Farquhar was dead; his body, with a broken neck, swung gently from side to side beneath the timbers of the Owl Creek bridge. A. Farquhar's escape was a figment of his imagination. B. Farquhar has been recaptured. C. Farquhar's wife and children were also killed during the war. D. Farquhar's wife was not happy to see him.
A
Appositive
A noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it
Who wrote An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge?
Ambrose Bierce
Emily Dickinson Information
Beloved American poet Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) composed nearly 1,800 poems, but fewer than a dozen were published during her lifetime. The famously private Dickinson lived an untraditional lifestyle but held a deep understanding of the human condition. It shines through in "Because I could not stop for Death," her flawlessly written lyrical poem about death and what might follow.
(lay dying) Which of the following inferences about Cora is best supported by the text? A. Cora is only tending to her friend's death bed because she is in love with Darl. B. Cora is worried about her friend's death because she does not believe in heaven. C. Cora is very religious and uses her moral superiority to judge others. D. Cora is very concerned with money and finances because her husband is abusive.
C
Who wrote "The Color of an Awkward Conversation"?
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
(my true south) The attitude of teachers toward their black students in free preschool programs could best be described as ... A. supportive B. empathetic C. vicious D. negligent
D
Who wrote These Wild Young People?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Absolute Phrase Example
Its wheels clattering rhythmically over the rails, the train rolled into town.
Who wrote "My True South:Why I Decided to Return Home?
Jesmyn Ward
Who wrote "The Negro Speaks of Rivers"?
Langston Hughes
Appositive example
My best friend, Sammy, lives in Cleveland.
What stories are realism/regionalism?
My true south What to the slave 4th Barracoon As i lay dying Flowering judas Their eyes were watching god
gerund phrase example
Swimming is fun. Eating ice cream is delicious.
Participle example
The clown gave juggling lessons.
Who wrote As I Lay Dying?
William Faulkner
Regionalism
a literary movement that is a branch of Realism, its works depicted the unique characteristics, dialects, and landscapes of particular regions
realism
a movement in which art and literature tried to authentically depict everyday life in comprehensive detail
appositive phrase
consists of an appositive and its modifiers
What stories are naturalism?
to build a fire
Arrange the following events from the story in chronological order.(Owl Creek)
1. Standing on a railroad bridge, the protagonist's wrists are bound behind his back with a noose around his neck. 2.A gray-clad soldier seeks a drink of water from Farquhar and his wife, revealing that the Northern troops have reached the Owl Creek bridge. 3.The men fire from the bridge as Farquhar attempts to come back up for air, anticipating that the men will continue firing. 4. Silence and darkness swallows up Farquhar, revealing his body swinging from the side of the Owl Creek bridge.
William Faulkner
As I lay Dying William Faulkner (1897-1962) was a Nobel Prize-winning novelist and short story writer from Oxford, Mississippi, whose works are a cornerstone of American Southern literature. His novel As I Lay Dying is titled after a line from the Odyssey ("As I lay dying, the woman with the dog's eyes would not close my eyes as I descended into Hades").
Which of the following best describes the difference between men and women, according to the text? A. Men only wish for achievable things, whereas women tend to wish for unrealistic things. B. Men are passive toward their dreams, whereas women work to make their dreams real C. Men are often secretly scared and self-doubting, whereas women are bold and brave D. Men and women both work hard to make their dreams come to fruition.
B
(lay dying) Which meaning of gutter most closely matches its meaning in the following passage (paragraph 11)? Her face is wasted away so that the bones draw just under the skin in white lines. Her eyes are like two candles when you watch them gutterdown into the sockets of iron candle-sticks. But the eternal and the everlasting salvation and grace is not upon her. A. noun | a shallow trough fixed beneath the edge of a roof for carrying off rainwater B. noun | the blank space between facing pages of a book C. verb | to flicker as if to go out D. verb | channel or furrow with something such as streams or tears
C
(my true south) Which inference about the narrator is best supported by the following passage? "When I crossed the Louisiana-Texas state line, I exhaled. And I exhaled again when I crossed the Mississippi state line over the swampy expanse of Pearl River. When I turned right on Kiln DeLisle Road, driving past my grandmother's house, my grandaunt's house, my uncles' houses and my sister's house, where my uncles were fixing the roof on the pump shed and my aunt waved from her porch, another exhalation." A. She is confused about her emotions regarding returning home. B. She has a medical condition related to her breathing. C. She gets progressively more comfortable as she approaches her childhood home. D. She specifically despises the state of Texas.
C
(slave fourth of july) What is most likely the speaker's reason for listing all of the jobs and professions held by Black people? A. The speaker wants to show how exhausted Black people are from all their labor. B. The speaker has been employed at one time or another in all of these capacities. C. The speaker proves the argument that Black people are intelligent human beings. D. The speaker wishes to show the difference between man and animals.
C
characteristics of realism
Concerned with social problems and struggles of the lower of middle class Realistic characters and setting. Comprehensive detail about everyday occurrences. Plausible plot (a story that could happen in your town) Real dialects of the area. Character development important. Importance in depicting social class.
(lay dying) Which of the following statements is best supported by the text? A. Jewel believes that Cash selfishly wants recognition and praise for making the coffin. B. Cash is making the mother's coffin because he is the favorite child. C. Cora thinks that her siblings are neglecting and mistreating their mother during her illness. D. All of the above
C
Who wrote "The Fall of the House of Usher"?
Edgar Allan Poe
Who wrote A Farewell to Arms?
Ernest Hemingway
order of barracoon:
Hurston arrives at Cudjo's home Cudjo and Hurston make small talk Hurston asks Cudjo about Africa Cudjo tells Hurston about his family
Who wrote "How it Feels to be Colored Me"?
Zora Neale Hurston
(barracoon) The following passage (paragraphs 13-14) mainly shows that... "But didn't you have a God back in Africa?" I asked him.His head dropped between his hands and the tears sprung fresh. Seeing the anguish in his face, I regretted that I had come to worry this captive in a strange land. He read my face and said "Excusee me I cry. I can't help it when I hear de name call. Oh, Lor'. I no see Afficky soil no mo'!" A. Hurston's mentioning of Africa makes Cudjo very emotional. B. Cudjo is confused easily. C. Cudjo wishes he could return to Africa D. Hurston is not afraid to ask difficult questions
A
(lay dying) Which selection from the excerpt best supports the correct answer to Question 5? A. "But the eternal and the everlasting salvation and grace is not upon her." B. "Riches is nothing in the face of the Lord, for He can see into the heart." C. "If it is His will that some folks has different ideas of honesty from other folks, it is not my place to question His decree." D. All of the above
D
(my true south) The narrator's views on the future of Mississippi can best be characterized as . A. frustrated B. dispassionate C. exuberant D. optimistic
D
Who wrote "The Old Cabin"?
Paul Laurence Dunbar
What does the following passage most closely suggest about Janie? Seeing the woman as she was made them remember the envy they had stored up from other times. So they chewed up the back parts of their minds and swallowed with relish. They made burning statements with questions, and killing tools out of laughs. It was mass cruelty. A mood come alive, Words walking without masters; walking altogether like harmony in a song."What she doin coming back here in dem overhalls? Can't she find no dress to put on? -- Where's dat blue satin dress she left here in? -- Where all dat money her husband took and died and left her? -- What dat ole forty year ole 'oman doin' wid her hair swingin' down her back lak some young gal? Where she left dat young lad of a boy she went off here wid? -- Thought she was going to marry? -- Where he left her? -- What he done wid all her money? -- Betcha he off wid some gal so young she ain't even got no hairs -- why she don't stay in her class?" A. Janie is concerned with what others think B. Janie does not do what society expects. C. Janie thinks she is better than everyone else. D. Janie is a tomboy.
B
Which inference about the last paragraph in the text is best supported by the passage below? The tolling of the midnight bell is a signal, but what does it mean? Get up, Laura, and follow me: come out of your sleep, out of your bed, out of this strange house. What are you doing in this house? Without a word, without fear she rose and reached for Eugenio's hand, but he eluded her with a sharp, sly smile and drifted away. This is not all, you shall see—Murderer, he said, follow me, I will show you a new country, but it is far away and we must hurry. No, said Laura, not unless you take my hand, no; and she clung first to the stair rail, and then to the topmost branch of the Judas tree that bent down slowly and set her upon the earth, and then to the rocky ledge of a cliff, and then to the jagged wave of a sea that was not water but a desert of crumbling stone. Where are you taking me, she asked in wonder but without fear. To death, and it is a long way off, and we must hurry, said Eugenio. No, said Laura, not unless you take my hand. Then eat these flowers, poor prisoner, said Eugenio in a voice of pity, take and eat: and from the Judas tree he stripped the warm bleeding flowers, and held them to her lips. She saw that his hand was fleshless, a cluster of small white petrified branches, and his eye sockets were without light, but she ate the flowers greedily for they satisfied both hunger and thirst. Murderer! said Eugenio, and Cannibal! This is my body and my blood. Laura cried No! and at the sound of her own voice, she awoke trembling, and was afraid to sleep again. A. Laura is haunted by her experiences as a revolutionary. B. Laura feels responsible for Eugenio's death C. Laura is afraid to have future nightmares. D. Laura is ready to betray Braggioni.Incorrect.
B
F. Scott Fitzgerald Information
Born in 1896 in St.Paul, Minnesota Family not rich but wanted to be Not good at disciplining himself Wrote for the Princeton newspaper, and joined lots of social clubs. Failed classes and went and joined the army. Met and married Zelda Zar She was from a well off southern family and they didn't approve of Scott Settled in New York Published This Side of Paradise which was an overnight success While in France he wrote and revised the Great Gatsby Maintained a high style of living - roaring 20s His career crashed and everything else during the stock market crash Struggled with alcoholism Zelda went to a mental hospital Died of a heart attack at 44
Ernest Hemingway Information
Born in Oak Park, Illinois Began to write while he was in highschool By 18, he was working as a reporter for the Kansas City Star Determined to go to Europe when he was able to so he could fight in the war He was rejected because of an eye defect Instead he went to war as an ambulance driver He was wounded in Italy and it really affected him Went to be a reporter in Toronto and was sent to Paris Became apart of a group of American artist (expatriates) Group led by Gertrude Stein She acted as a mentor to him "Lost generation" His style was simple, unadorned, concise, Learned to write like this from working at the Kansas City Star Won noble prize in 1954
(lay dying) Which of these inferences about Darl is best supported by the passage below (paragraph 1)? When I reach the top he has quit sawing. Standing in a litter of chips, he is fitting two of the boards together. Between the shadow spaces they are yellow as gold, like soft gold, bearing on their flanks in smooth undulations the marks of the adze blade: a good carpenter, Cash is. He holds the two planks on the trestle, fitted along the edges in a quarter of the finished box. He kneels and squints along the edge of them, then he lowers them and takes up the adze. A good carpenter. Addie Bundren could not want a better one, a better box to lie in. It will give her confidence and comfort. I go on to the house, followed by theChuck. Chuck. Chuck.of the adze. A. Darl is jealous of Cash's carpentry skills because he has nothing to offer his dying mother. B. Darl does not care that his mother is dying because they have never been close. C. Darl has been helping Cash construct the coffin in the hopes of learning to be a carpenter. D. Darl is practical in his thinking, but also thoughtful towards others.
D
Zoraneale Hurston
Their Eyes were watching god, Barracoon Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) was an African American author and anthropologist and major figure in the Harlem Renaissance. In addition to publishing a collection of African American folklore she collected during her travels, Hurston also published works of fiction, including Their Eyes Were Watching God and Moses, Man of the Mountain. Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo," published nearly 60 years after her death, consists of interviews Hurston conducted in 1927. The main subject of the book, and this excerpt, is Cudjo Lewis. At the time of his interview with Hurston, Cudjo was known to be one of the last living survivors of the Atlantic slave trade. Hurston's interviews are some of the only of their kind, but because the book is written from the perspective of a former enslaved person, the collection went unpublished for decades.
Walt Whitman Information
Walt Whitman was an American poet, essayist, and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse
(barracoon) Which of the following inferences is best supported by the passage below (paragraphs 6-8)? "Yeah, I got to have somebody stay wid me. I been sick in de bed de five month. I needa somebody hand me some water. So I take dis man and he sleep here and take keer of Cudjo. But I gitee well now."In spite of the recent illness and the fact that his well had fallen in, I found Cudjo Lewis full of gleaming, good will. His garden was planted. There was deep shade under his China-berry tree and all was well.He wanted to know a few things about New York and when I had answered him, he sat silently smoking. Finally, I told him I had come to talk with him. He removed his pipe from his mouth and smiled. A. Despite Cudjo's hardships, he lives a seemingly satisfying life. B. Cudjo really enjoys gardening C. The author has been to Cudjo's house before D. Cudjo is trying to quit smoking.
A
Who wrote "Song for Myself"?
Melvin B. Tolson
(lay dying) Which passage from the text best supports the correct answer to Question 7? A. "Someone comes through the hall. It is Darl. He does not look in as he passes the door." B. "It's because he stays out there, right under the window, hammering and sawing on that god**** box. Where she's got to see him." .C. "He kneels and squints along the edge of them, then he lowers them and takes up the adze. A good carpenter. Addie Bundren could not want a better one, a better box to lie in." D. "We can hear the saw in the board. It sounds like snoring."
A
(slave fourth of july) Which of these inferences is best supported by this speech? A. The Fourth of July should become a national day of mourning. B. America has no right to criticize other nations for their violence against humanity. .C. All the prayerful demonstrations in America cannot cover up the hypocrisy of allowing slavery, a crime against humanity. D. America is still the best country in the world.
B
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Information
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a Nigerian writer, activist, and feminist. Dividing her time between Nigeria and the United States, she writes about her perspective on the complex functions of gender and race across nations and communities, a theme she explores in her novel, Americanah (2013). The recipient of numerous awards and honors, Adichie produces work that seeks to dismantle stereotypes that preserve inequality. One of the aspects of American life that Adichie has explored is what she calls the "incredible American discomfort with discomfort," asserting, "Americans don't like to be uncomfortable." As an activist, Adichie argues against complacency and calls upon people to question what they have been told and develop a more nuanced view of themselves and of humanity.
Melvin B. Tolson Information
Melvin B. Tolson (1898-1966) was an African American poet known for his unique style and poetic structure. Appointed poet laureate of Liberia in 1947, it wasn't until a year before his death that Tolson published what many consider to be his masterpiece, Harlem Gallery, in 1965. "A Song for Myself" is a poem from this beloved collection in which a speaker contemplates the life to come.
Jack London
To build a fire born in 1897 in san fransico to an unstable mother and father worked lots of different jobs like out at sea, expert sailor (sailed to siberia, lived the life of a hobo (saw a lot of pain in the lives of ppl) completed high school in one year went to alaska for the Klondike gold rush (people who went didn't understand the cold and how to prepare for it), never found gold but he came back home and wrote stories to write about and make him famous and lots of money became the countries best paid author. first millionaire author in america wanted to write 1000 publishable words a day spent more money than he made died when he was 40 yrs old
participle phrase
a phrase containing a participle and any modifiers or complements
What stories are regionalism/naturalism?
occurrence at owl creek bridge
(my true south) Which of these statements best describes the historic racial power structure of Mississippi? A. The Civil War ended white control over Mississippi. B. Whites and blacks both had times of being in power C. Whites built their wealth by oppressing other groups of people D. Race did not play a large role in the state's history.
C
The mention of Laura's Catholicism adds to the development of her character mainly by . A. showing that the revolutionaries are in conflict with the Catholic Church B. using religious imagery to illustrate her feelings about the revolution C. showing that, despite what Braggioni feels about religion, Laura is determined to practice her faith D. conveying to the audience Laura's ability to be secretive and sneak around
C
study to build a fire questions
on common lit 1. c 2. d 3. a 4. c 5. d
"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" is mainly told in tense, from a(n) point of view. A. past; third-person B. past; first-person C. present; first-person D. future; second-person
A
(barracoon) How does the use of vernacular help the author better convey Cudjo's story? A. Hurston's use of vernacular proves that she is an expert interviewer and listener. B. Hurston's use of vernacular allows the reader to better imagine Cudjo's life and experience, making the reader more invested in what he has to say. C. Hurston's use of vernacular makes the reader pay closer attention to the text, keeping them focused D. Hurston's use of vernacular is meant to show how sad a life Cudjo has lived.
B
literary focus
an approach or method, such as imagery or internal dialogue, that a writer uses to produce a special effect in his or her writing
Jesmyn Ward
my true south lost everything in a hurricane and lives in delta mississippi
Ammbruce Bierce
occurrence at owl creek bridge born in 1842 and estimated death is 1914 in 1913 he went to mexico to report on the revolution and wrote a letter to his daughter about it and soon after he disappeared difficult childhood (Indiana farm, extremely poor, no formal education, had many jobs joined union army, promoted to rank of first lieutenant after war became a successful journalist "bitter bierce" compared to edgar allen poe
Paul Laurence Dunbar Information
was an American poet, novelist, and playwright of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in Dayton, Ohio to parents who were enslaved in Kentucky before the American Civil War, Dunbar began writing stories and verse when he was a child
"Flowering Judas" is told in the tense, from a point of view. A. present; third-person B. present; first-person C. past; first-person D. present; second-person
A
(barracoon) Which sentence from the text best supports the correct answer to Question 7? A. "I found Cudjo Lewis full of gleaming, good will." B. "'I been sick in de bed de five month.'" C. "He wanted to know a few things about New York and when I had answered him, he sat silently smoking." D. "There was deep shade under his China-berry tree and all was well."
A
(my true south) What is most closely the meaning of the word slight as it appears in the passage below? This can be that place. The aggression is sometimes slight and interpersonal, as simple as me walking through a department store with my children, an obvious shopper, when an older white woman with perfectly coiffed hair and small hands walks up to ask me if a shirt or a pair of shoes is on sale. A. adjective | small in degree, inconsiderable B. adjective | not sturdy or strongly built C. verb | to insult someone D. noun | a pointed and contemptuous discourtesy
A
Gerund
A verb form ending in -ing that is used as a noun
Participle
A verb form that can be used as an adjective
Farquhar was most likely captured as a result of? A. his resentment towards the Union B. the disguised scout who visited him and learned his plans C. his wife revealing his location in exchange for her life D. his failure to use another name when speaking to other townspeople
B
Frederick Douglass Information
Born into slavery, Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) escaped to freedom in 1838 and went on to become a leading abolitionist and social reformer. Acclaimed for his brilliant oratory skills and incisive writing, Douglass was invited by leading citizens of Rochester, New York, to speak at an Independence Day celebration in 1852. With his characteristic eloquence and even-handed logic, Douglass answers the question posed in the title of his speech.
(slave fourth of july) What is most closely a central idea of this speech? A. The speaker is advocating for forgiveness of America for a past tarnished by slavery. B. The speaker wants to maintain the status quo by asking slaves not to celebrate the Fourth of July. C. The speaker believes the Fourth of July offers nothing to slaves, and wants America to wake up to her conscience. D. The speaker wants America to make retribution to the sons and daughters of the slaves.
C
Langston Hughes Information
Throughout his career, Langston Hughes celebrated the beauty of ordinary African Americans. Hughes's embrace of common men and women made his work relatable and inspiring to the African American community. In 1920, Hughes was on his way to Mexico. As the train passed through St. Louis, the sight of the Mississippi compelled Hughes to write about rivers associated with black history. He wrote the poem on the back of an envelope he had in his pocket. The next year, W.E.B. DuBois's NAACP magazine, The Crisis, published the poem, giving Hughes early recognition as a poet. It remains one of his most popular works.
Zora Neale Hurston Information
Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) was an African American author and anthropologist and major figure in the Harlem Renaissance. In addition to publishing a collection of African American folklore she collected during her travels, Hurston also published works of fiction, including Their Eyes Were Watching God and Moses, Man of the Mountain. Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo," published nearly 60 years after her death, consists of interviews Hurston conducted in 1927. The main subject of the book, and this excerpt, is Cudjo Lewis. At the time of his interview with Hurston, Cudjo was known to be one of the last living survivors of the Atlantic slave trade. Hurston's interviews are some of the only of their kind, but because the book is written from the perspective of a former enslaved person, the collection went unpublished for decades.
Jack London Information
born in 1897 in san fransico to an unstable mother and father worked lots of different jobs like out at sea, expert sailor (sailed to siberia, lived the life of a hobo (saw a lot of pain in the lives of ppl) completed high school in one year went to alaska for the Klondike gold rush (people who went didn't understand the cold and how to prepare for it), never found gold but he came back home and wrote stories to write about and make him famous and lots of money became the countries best paid author. first millionaire author in america wanted to write 1000 publishable words a dayspent more money than he made died when he was 40 yrs old
Who wrote "Because I Could Not Stop for Death"?
Emily Dickinson
Frederick Douglass
What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? Born into slavery, Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) escaped to freedom in 1838 and went on to become a leading abolitionist and social reformer. Acclaimed for his brilliant oratory skills and incisive writing, Douglass was invited by leading citizens of Rochester, New York, to speak at an Independence Day celebration in 1852. With his characteristic eloquence and even-handed logic, Douglass answers the question posed in the title of his speech.
William Faulkner Information
William Faulkner (1897-1962) was a Nobel Prize-winning novelist and short story writer from Oxford, Mississippi, whose works are a cornerstone of American Southern literature. His novel As I Lay Dying is titled after a line from the Odyssey ("As I lay dying, the woman with the dog's eyes would not close my eyes as I descended into Hades").
John F. Carter Information
Wrote it as an essay published in the atlantic in the early 1900s Older people have always criticized the younger generation Uses lots of sarcasm Carter is writing to the older generation and the way they talk and think about the younger generation WW1 ended in 1919 in unprecedented destruction and death, no glory - a disillusionment Young people enjoyed the financial success of the post war economy Roaring 20s Jazz Age The lost generation
Catherine Anne Porter
Flowering Judas Katherine Anne Porter (1890-1980) wrote fiction, essays, and journalism. She is best known for her short stories and her best-selling novel Ship of Fools; she was also a teacher, actress and political activist. Born and raised in Texas, and later splitting her time between New York City and Mexico, Porter went on to win a Pulitzer Prize for her collected short stories. married 4 times
Who wrote "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?"?
Frederick Douglass
Katharine Anne Porter Information
Katherine Anne Porter (1890-1980) wrote fiction, essays, and journalism. She is best known for her short stories and her best-selling novel Ship of Fools; she was also a teacher, actress and political activist. Born and raised in Texas, and later splitting her time between New York City and Mexico, Porter went on to win a Pulitzer Prize for her collected short stories. married 4 times
Naturalism
a literary movement (that branched from Realism) in which writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description and had a focus on the circumstances of middle- and working-class urban life
(lay dying) The following passage (paragraphs 2-5) mainly adds to the development of the text by . [Cora:]... So I baked yesterday, more careful than ever I baked in my life, and the cakes turned out right well. But when we got to town this morning Miss Lawington told me the lady had changed her mind and was not going to have the party after all."She ought to taken those cakes anyway," Kate says."Well," I say, "I reckon she never had no use for them now.""She ought to taken them," Kate says. "But those rich town ladies can change their minds. Poor folks cant." A. indicating that the main characters in the excerpt are not wealthy B. showing that Kate resents Cora because she is wealthier than the other townspeople C. reflecting important context for the setting of the story D. foreshadowing that Kate is going to become wealthy through marriage
A
Who wrote "Flowering Judas"?
Katherine Anne Porter
order of what to a slave is the fourth of july:
The founders of the nation who authored the Declaration of Independence are praised for their greatness. Black Americans are deprived of the same rights that are being celebrated by White Americans on the Fourth of July. Black people are punished for crimes that, for white people, are considered non-criminal. The fact that Black people serve in every capacity in private and public life is proof they are no different from other human beings.
Ammbrose Bierce Information
born in 1842 and estimated death is 1914 in 1913 he went to mexico to report on the revolution and wrote a letter to his daughter about it and soon after he disappeared difficult childhood (Indiana farm, extremely poor, no formal education, had many jobs joined union army, promoted to rank of first lieutenant after war became a successful journalist "bitter bierce" compared to edgar allen poe
(barracoon) How does the author mainly show her closeness with Cudjo? A. She describes Cudjo's house in detail and how she knows whether or not he is home B. She calls Cudjo by his birth name, Kossula. C. She asks Cudjo very personal questions D. Cudjo recognizes her immediately.
B
(slave fourth of july) What is most likely the speaker's intent by including the following? And let me warn you that it is dangerous to copy the example of a nation whose crimes, towering up to heaven, were thrown down by the breath of the Almighty, burying that nation in irrevocable ruin! I can to-day take up the plaintive lament of a peeled and woe-smitten people!"By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yea! We wept when we remembered Zion. We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. For there, they that carried us away captive, required of us a song; and they who wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion. How can we sing the Lord's song in a strange land? If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth." A. The speaker compares the song of Babylon to American idealism. B. The speaker is practicing to become a preacher. C. The speaker uses threatening language to make a point. D. The speaker cautions America not to become like Babylon, a slave nation that fell into ruins.
D
The following passage (paragraph 3) adds to the development of the text mainly by . So the beginning of this was a woman and she had come back from burying the dead. Not the dead of sick and ailing with friends at the pillow and the feet. She had come back from the sodden and the bloated; the sudden dead, their eyes flung wide open in judgment. A. introducing Janie and explaining that she has just lost her lover B. suggesting that Janie will be judged forever by the person who died C. foreshadowing that this story is not going to be a happy one D. introducing Janie and suggesting that she has just endured a hardship
D
What is most closely the central idea of the passage below? Braggioni enters his own house where for a month his wife has spent many hours every night weeping and tangling her hair upon her pillow. She is weeping now, and she weeps more at the sight of him, the cause of all her sorrows. He looks about the room. Nothing is changed, the smells are good and familiar, he is well acquainted with the woman who comes toward him with no reproach except grief on her face. He says to her tenderly: "You are so good, please don't cry anymore, you dear good creature." She says, "Are you tired, my angel? Sit here and I will wash your feet." She brings a bowl of water, and kneeling, unlaces his shoes, and when from her knees she raises her sad eyes under her blackened lids, he is sorry for everything, and bursts into tears. "Ah, yes, I am hungry, I am tired, let us eat something together," he says, between sobs. His wife leans her head on his arm and says, "Forgive me!" and this time he is refreshed by the solemn, endless rain of her tears. A. Braggioni truly loves his wife. B. Braggioni's wife has a timid personality. C. Braggioni's wife is jealous of Laura and knows that he is unfaithful. D. Braggioni's wife is extremely devoted to him and will go to great lengths to express this.
D
Order of my true south:
The narrator drives home on I-40, passing through Texas. Mississippi boasts the largest number of millionaires in the country in the early 1800s. White neighbors demand a strip of forest to separate themselves from a black neighborhood. A local bookseller arranges a birthday dinner for the narrator's sister. The narrator longs for kind neighbors who will return her runaway bulldog.
(lay dying) What information does the following passage (paragraph 19) mainly reveal about Jewel? [Jewel:] And now them others sitting there, like buzzards. Waiting, fanning themselves. Because I said If you wouldn't keep on sawing and nailing at it until a man cant sleep even and her hands laying on the quilt like two of them roots dug up and tried to wash and you couldn't get them clean. I can see the fan and Dewey Dell's arm. I said if you'd just let her alone. Sawing and knocking, and keeping the air always moving so fast on her face that when you're tired you cant breathe it, and that god**** adze going One lick less. One lick less. One lick less until everybody that passes in the road will have to stop and see it and say what a fine carpenter he is. A. Jewel is very protective of his mother and fears her death. B. Jewel believes that Dewey Dell is trying to kill their mother. C. Jewel doesn't understand why everyone is making such a big deal about his mother's illness. D. Jewel wants his mother to die quickly so that she is out of pain.
A
(barracoon) Which of these inferences about Cudjo's family is best supported by the passage below (paragraph 21)? "My people, you unnerstand me, dey ain' got no ivory by de door. When it ivory from de elephant stand by de door, den dat a king, a ruler, you unnerstand me. My father neither his father don't rule nobody. De ole folks dat live two hud'ed year befo' I born don't tell me de father (remote ancestor) rule nobody." A. Cudjo's family was a part of a feudal system in which there were kings B. Cudjo's family was not of high social standing. C. There is no clear existing history of Cudjo's family. D. Cudjo's family were mostly farmers
B
(slave fourth of july) What is most likely the speaker's reason for a series of questions? Would you have me argue that man is entitled to liberty? That he is the rightful owner of his own body? You have already declared it. Must I argue the wrongfulness of slavery? Is that a question for Republicans? Is it to be settled by the rules of logic and argumentation, as a matter beset with great difficulty, involving a doubtful application of the principle of justice, hard to be understood? How should I look to-day, in the presence of Americans, dividing, and subdividing a discourse, to show that men have a natural right to freedom? Speaking of it relatively and positively, negatively and affirmatively. To do so, would be to make myself ridiculous, and to offer an insult to your understanding. There is not a man beneath the canopy of heaven that does not know that slavery is wrong for him. A. He wants to show that Republicans are not to be taken seriously B. He insists that arguing the wrongfulness of slavery ridicules the person arguing and insults the listener. C. The speaker believes logic and argumentation are the strongest weapons against slavery. D. The speaker wishes to show he has a great sense of humor.
B
(slave fourth of july) Which of the following inferences is best supported by the fourth paragraph? But such is not the state of the case. I say it with a sad sense of the disparity between us. I am not included within the pale of glorious anniversary! Your high independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us. The blessings in which you, this day, rejoice, are not enjoyed in common. The rich inheritance of justice, liberty, prosperity and independence, bequeathed by your fathers, is shared by you, not by me. The sunlight that brought light and healing to you, has brought stripes and death to me. This Fourth July is yours, not mine. A. The speaker is jealous of those who celebrate the Fourth of July. B. The speaker says his people have no reason to celebrate the Fourth of July. C. The speaker loves this country right or wrong D. The speaker wishes he lived in another country
B
Which of the following sentences from the text best explains Laura's feelings about Braggioni's guitar playing and singing? A. "He scratches the guitar familiarly as though it were a pet animal, and sings passionately off key." B. "Braggioni curves his swollen fingers around the throat of the guitar and softly smothers the music out of it." C. "Laura says, 'Sing, then,' and Braggioni heaves himself into song." D. "The excess of this self-love has flowed out, inconveniently for her, over Laura, who, with so many others, owes her comfortable situation and her salary to him."
B
(my true south) Which line from the text best supports the correct answer to Question 7? A. "We stand at the edge of a gulf, looking out on a surging, endless expanse of time and violence, constant and immense, and like water, it wishes to swallow us." B. "We dream of a day when we will not feel the need to throw our children into its maw to shock them into learning how to swim." C. "Even as the South remains troubled by its past, there are people here who are fighting so it can find its way to a healthier future, never forgetting the lessons of its long, brutal history, ever present, ever instructive." D. "We are trying to understand that one person's fate predicates another's, that this illness of racial violence and oppression affects all of us—not just in Mississippi, but throughout the South, America and abroad."
C
(my true south) Which sentence best summarizes the following passage? There are moments that would break me if they could, moments when I am all too aware of how we have been robbed of opportunities to create intergenerational wealth, when our schools fail us, when we are shuttled into the service sector, when we scrabble for demeaning job after demeaning job. Days when I see one of my cousins, struggling with addiction and untreated mental illness, walking the streets shirtless and shoeless, drowning in his life, and my heart breaks. It is on days like this when a white person will interview me and ask me how to make black people want more for themselves, and I've had enough. A. The narrator feels deeply frustrated by the historical injustices that continue to oppress black Americans. B. The narrator considers the problems of black Americans to be unfixable. C. White interviewers frequently fail to understand the narrator. D. Lack of intergenerational wealth, bad schools, and demeaning jobs are the main problems affecting black Americans
A
(barracoon) What is most closely the central idea of the passage below (paragraphs 23-25)? "My father's father, you unnerstand me, he a officer of de king. He don't live in de compound wid us. Wherever de king go, he go, you unnerstand me. De king give him plenty land, and got plenty cows and goats and sheep. Now, dass right. Maybe after while he be a little chief, I doan know. But he die when I was a lil boy. Whut he gointer be later on, dat doan reachee me."My grandpa, he a great man. I tellee how he go."I was afraid that Cudjo might go off on a tangent, so I cut in with, "But Kossula, I want to hear about you and how you lived in Africa." A. Cudjo has a lot to say about Africa and his story is going in an unexpected direction. B. Hurston is trying to stay in control of Cudjo's story. C. Cudjo loved his grandfather. D. Cudjo's father died when Cudjo was young.
B
Which of the following statements about Farquhar is best supported by the story? A. Farquhar was a soldier who deserted the Union army to fight for the South B. Farquhar was a Confederate soldier who fought at the battle of Corinth. C. Farquhar was not a soldier but a sympathizer to the Confederate cause. D. Farquhar's wife was a spy for the Union who knew the scout.
C
(slave fourth of july) Which of the following lines best supports your answer to Question 7? A. "For it is not light that is needed, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder." B. "We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake." C. "At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed." D. "The feeling of the nation must be quickened; the conscience of the nation must be roused; the propriety of the nation must be startled; the hyprocrisy of the nation must be exposed; and its crimes against God and man must be proclaimed and denounced."
D
Who wrote "Song of Myself"?
Walt Whitman
