"I am Woman" AP Quiz

In the third paragraph, the speaker's primary purpose is to, what?

A) Assert her own qualifications

In line 19, "clumsiness" refers to the, what?

A) Confusion caused by failing to give readers fundamental information

The "dyspeptic alderman" (line 62) is presented as an illustration of, what?

B) Restrained behavior that is not driven by moral compunctions

The speaker's point in the first sentence of the third paragraph (lines 40-42) is that, what?

B) She could easily disguise the fact that she is a female writer

The passage focuses primarily on the, what?

B) Speakers pride in being a female and a writer

In line 47, "it" refers to, what?

C) "My serious style" (line 42)

As used in line 46, "wanting" is best interpreted to mean?

C) Lacking

In the second paragraph, the speaker characterizes herself as being, what?

D) Undaunted in the face of prejudice

The speaker's rhetorical strategies in the passage include all of the following EXCEPT, what?

E) Appeals to authority

The "arrow" in line 38 is a metaphorical reference to, what?

E) Criticism from men

In line 20, the speaker uses "christened" to mean, what?

A) Identified properly

Which of the following is the most direct antithesis to the "weak-minded woman" (line 69)?

A) The speaker