English Test -"it is the fate of actors"

Which of the following stylistic features is used most extensively in lines 25-30 ?

Repetition of sentence structure

The words "bubbled off " (line 19) and "peeled off " (line 28), used to describe the way Terry wrote, emphasize

ease and spontaneity

The passage implies that the primary enemy of the "beautiful coloured canvas" and the "wavering, insubstantial phantom" (lines 3 and 4-5) is the

passage of time

Thee "sketches" (line 36) are most probably

self-revelatory remarks.

The author's attitude toward Terry can best be described as

sympathetic and admiring

The pronoun "it" (line 6) refers to which of the following?

"fate" (line 1)

Which of the following statements is best supported by information given in the passage?

Because Terry lacked con dence in certain of her skills, she never fully realized she was a person of rare talents and gifts.

What is the relationship of the second and third sentences (lines 2-5) to the first sentence (lines 1-2)?

They clarify and expand on the first.

Thee effect of mentioning an "Academy portrait" (line 32) is to

clarify the informal nature of Terry's self-portrait through contrast

The phrase "a verbal life on the lips of the living" (line 5) suggests that

performances live only in the memories of those who witness and speak of them

The author suggests that Shakespeare, Shaw, and Ibsen could not "fit" (line 46) Terry chiefly because

the parts they created did not allow Terry to make use of every aspect of her talents

In line 1, "picture postcards" functions as a metaphor for the

audience's impressions of the actors' performances

The effect of italicizing the words "nothing, nothing" (line 13) is to

emphasize Terry's sense of frustration