English final

(Brown vs the Board of Education) Select two statements that provide evidence for the idea that the Plessy v. Ferguson decision of 1896 was an outdated precedent for segregation.

1. The importance and role of public education had changed since the "separate but equal" doctrine was adopted. 2. The policy of segregation implied that Black people were inferior to white people, resulting in a detrimental effect upon Black children.

(Hauntings) This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B. Part A What inference can be made about the theme in Passage 2? Part B Which excerpt best supports the answer to Part A?

A. A portion of a person's heritage always remains with them. B. Sometimes you feel that she is there, that old-world ghost of you, (line 18)

(The Cutting of My Long Hair) This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B. Part A In Passage 1, what can be inferred about the historical context of the text? Part B Select two sentences in Passage 1 that best support the answer to Part A.

A. It is about Native American children in a boarding school B. As I walked noiselessly in my soft moccasins, I felt like sinking to the floor, for my blanket had been stripped from my shoulders These were Indian girls, in stiff shoes and closely clinging dresses.

(Brown vs the Board of Education) This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B. Part A What claim does the author make? Part B Which excerpt best supports the author's claim identified in Part A?

A. Quality education provided by the government is a fundamental right that must be equal and available to all children. B. In these days, it is doubtful that any child may reasonably be expected to succeed in life if he is denied the opportunity of an education. (paragraph 6)

(Hauntings) This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B. Part A What can be inferred about how the speaker in Passage 2 feels about the setting? Part B Select three excerpts that best support the answer to Part A.

A. The speaker is conflicted between becoming more American and staying connected to her previous life. B. Most days, you are nothing but American. (line 17) Sometimes you feel that she is there, that old-world ghost of you, / little girl who forgot to say goodbye to her grandmothers, (lines 18-19) you touched the curls of your kindergarten class mates / and drew yourself with the blond hair gene. (lines 10-11)

(The cutting of my long hair) Which sentence from Passage 1 most clearly reveals the theme?

And though my spirit tore itself in struggling for its lost freedom, all was useless. (paragraph 1)

Select two words that best describe the tone of the text. (Brown vs the Board of Education)

Formal/scholarly

(Language and Style) There is one blank in the sentence below. For this blank, click the phrase that correctly uses the past perfect tense.

I had gone to meet friends, but was distracted.

(Language and Style) There is one blank in the sentence below. For this blank, click the phrase that best completes the sentence in a grammatically correct way.

I have no idea why a person would spend hard-earned money on outfits that make them fade into the background.

(Hauntings) What effect does the structural change in lines 15-17 in Passage 2 have on the meaning of the poem?

It shows a separation between the speaker's American self and her past cultural identity.

(The cutting if my long hair) Read the excerpt from paragraph 9 of Passage 1. . . . for now I was only one of many little animals driven by a herder. What tone does this excerpt suggest?

Meek

(Language and Style) There is one blank in the sentence below. For this blank, click the word that reflects an informal tone.

My mother was finishing her work for the day, my sister was chatting with a friend who had stopped by, and my younger brother was annoying others.

(Brown vs the Board of Education) Read this excerpt from paragraph 9. Therefore, we hold that the plaintiffs and others similarly situated for whom the actions have been brought are, by reason of the segregation complained of, deprived of the equal protection of the laws guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment. Which word has a weaker connotation than deprived?

Removed

(Hauntings) Which excerpt from Passage 2 links the theme of the poem with the title?

Sometimes you feel that she is there, that old-world ghost of you, (line 18)

(Brown vs the Board of Education) Which excerpt indicates a concession, or an acknowledgment of a valid opposing point, made by the author?

There are findings below that the Negro and white schools involved have been equalized, or are being equalized, with respect to buildings, curricula, qualifications and salaries of teachers, and other "tangible" factors. (paragraph 4)

(Language and Style) There is one blank in the sentence below. For this blank, click the word or phrase that uses the correct verb tense.

What I needed was solitude to sort out the confusion and uneasiness.

Read the following sentence from paragraph 9 of Passage 1. I cried aloud, shaking my head all the while until I felt the cold blades of the scissors against my neck, and heard them gnaw off one of my thick braids. What is the character's motivation in this sentence?

to avoid something shameful