AP English Final Exam
The events in The Great Gatsby take place in what year?
1922
When supporting a claim, what is the minimum amount of textual support needed in order to be effective/convincing?
2
What did Douglass understand as the pathway from slavery into freedom?
Knowledge
A central irony of the passage is that the author
argues for expanding women's educational opportunities to improve their performance in traditional roles
In The Great Gatsby, Jordan Baker's dishonesty is best displayed when she...
moves her ball during a golf tournament
What is the minimum amount of sources that must be used when writing a Synthesis essay?
5
Any decent argument should include
A counter-argument
Modernist would describe society as which of the following?
All of the above
When writing out a title of a book, what should be done to it?
Underline it
In lines 83-86 ("Will anybody say... less happy"), the passage concludes by
equating increased learning with personal fulfillment
The effect of mentioning "with much hesitation and many blushes" (lines 70-71) is to
illustrate the societal constraints the girl faced
By associating learning with housekeeping (lines 30-42), the author
suggests an immediate practical advantage to educating women
It's okay not to have clear topic sentences at the beginning of each body paragraph.
False
Finish this sentence: "In west Philadelphia, born and raised, on the
playground was where I spent most of my days
Using personal pronouns (me, I, we, us) is okay in academic essays.
False
How many cats does Ms. Gregory have?
3
How many days did McCandless survive in the Alaskan Bush?
113 Days
Why does Nick think Gatsby may be disappointed with Daisy?
Daisy could not possibly live up to the dream that Gatsby has of her
Which words should never be used as a strategy in rhetorical analysis?
Ethos, Pathos, Logos, Diction
Which of the following is not a style of essay writing we studied this year?
Persuasive
In lines 19-25 ("Men do not... the kitchen"), the author
supports a claim by comparing work-related activities
What should an introduction include?
All of the above... duh
Which essay does not require citations?
Argument
Which of the following authors did we not study during our Transcendentalism unit?
Arthur Miller
Which of the following did not negate traditional ways of thinking during this period?
Capitalism
Which of the following is not a key component of Transcendentalism?
City life is a path to spiritual and moral development.
What is Spanish word for Christmas?
Navidad
What food does McCandless find convenient to carry?
Rice
Realism was a reaction to
The Civil War
Which of the following best describes a strategy the author uses to win the favor of her audience?
Addressing readers from the outset as being reasonable people of goodwill.
Which book did we not study this year?
Fifty Shades of Grey
What is Gatsby's extraordinary gift?
Hope & Romantic readiness
Which literary work represents Transcendentalist ideals?
Into the Wild
What color pants does Jake from State Farm wear?
Khakis
How are specific events in time described in Modernist literature?
Loosely, as the narrator remembers them
For Douglass, how did he view his battle with Mr. Covey?
The turning point in his career as a slave
What was Frederick Douglass' purpose in writing his slave narrative?
To expose the hypocrisy & illustrate how the institution functions
At the end of the novel, what does Nick realize about himself?
He is too old to be lying to himself anymore.
The author's chief strategy in lines 47-86 ("One of the best.. less happy") is to
develop a point through an extended example
Realism seek to
represent life realistically and truthfully without idealism
In "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge", what happened to the man being hung?
He died.
The author's attitude toward the girl depicted in lines 53-77 is best described as
admiring
In Into the Wild, why does the author relate many of his personal experiences to McCandless?
To show his understanding of and affinity with McCandless
By referring to the "affectionate-hearted woman" (line 49) as both "simple-minded" (line 48) and "one of the most learned women" (lines 52-53), the author suggests that
a cultivated intellect benefits even ordinary people
The author mentions a stereotype about women in lines 10-11 ("If it said... superficial") primarily to
dismiss a familiar argument against giving women access to scholarly subjects
Taken as a whole, the passage can best be regarded as
an argument for enlarging and enriching the minds of women
In lines 78-79, the phrase "the great... nature" presents a metaphor that
suggests the capacity of abstract study to enrich one's experience of the world
The tone of lines 3-19 ("If it is said... is untrue") is most accurately characterized as
analytical
The author's rhetorical stance is characterized by a dynamic tension between her
appeal for change and her insistence that such a change does not threaten the status quo
