ENG 3B UNIT 1 Voices of Modernism (1920s - 1940s) LESSON 12 Voices of Modernism (1920s - 1940s) Unit Test : Modernism
27. The mood and tone of his literature is largely shaped by his experience as a soldier in World War
A: Ernest Hemingway (1 pt)
12. In Ralph Ellison's The Black Ball" the narrator of the story stretches the truth or lies several times. What do you think is his motivation for being so untruthful?
A: He often tries to protect those around him, as well as avoid conflict. (1 pt)
17. Read the following passage from The Chrysanthemumsby John Steinbeck. He replied with some asperity: It might surprise you what them beasts can pull through." What does the word asperity indicate about the man's reply ?
A: He replied roughly. (1 pt)
4. Read the following sentence. A shop identified by a bell or a star could give a name to its owner. Which of the following sentences is NOT true ?
A: The sentence includes a present participle. (1 pt)
21. when objects, persons, or objects in a story are used as symbols
A: allegory (1 pt)
30. On both sides
A: ambi- (1 pt)
6. We saw three fires flying over the forest.
A: misplaced (1pt)
8. Bamboo is the fastest growing plant that we know.
A: subordinate (1 pt)
25. Summers spent in Pacific Grove, California influenced the symbolism in his literature.
B: John Steinbeck (1 pt)
5. Making coffee may not be as easy as you think
B: Making coffee (1 pt)
15. Babylon Revisited" why did Fitzgerald choose the title to be metaphoric of Paris?
B: Paris is living in a wealth that will end up destructive. (1 pt)
1. Read the following sentence. The cars passing by are filled with commuters. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
B: The participial phrase modifies the word commuters (1pt)
2. Read the following sentence . Family names derived from people's surroundings were common in the Middle Ages Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
B: The participial phrase modifies the words Middle Ages. (1pt)
23. a clever statement that communicates a truth
B: aphorism (1 pt)
35. Line 3 describes a gesture in which Elisa's upper lip raised a little, showing her teeth. Considering the context of the passage, this gesture might be best interpreted to show an attitude of
B: challenge (1 pt)
29. Out of, from
B: ex- (1 pt)
13. In Langston Hughes's short story Why, You Reckon?" what motivates the narrator to get involved in a scheme to rob a white person ?
B: hunger he needs the money to buy more food (1 pt)
16. Read the following passage from In Another Country" by Ernest Hemingway It was cold in the fall in Milan and the dark came very earlyThen the electric lights came on and it was pleasant along the streets looking in the windows. There was much game hanging outside the shops, and the snow powdered in the fur of the foxes and the wind blew their tails. What elements of Hemingway's style are evident in this passage ?
B: imagery (1 pt)
7. Many people use bamboo screens that roll up and down.
B: independent (1 pt)
10. In Hemingway's short story, In Another Countrywhy does the narrator see himself as different from the other wounded soldiers who visit the hospital?
C: He believed the wounded soldiers were heroic and he was not. (1 pt)
26. His poetry includes simple, direct language. Many are dramatic monologues written in free verse are about life on New England farms.
C: Robert Frost (1 pt)
3. Read the following sentence . Names based on people's hometowns were common , too. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
C: The participial phrase is non-essential. Additional commas are needed (1pt)
9. Which of the following was not a major influence of the Modernist writers ?
C: World War II (1pt)
20. the word choice an author chooses
C: diction (1 pt)
14. In Mending Wallthe neighbors meet in the spring to repair the wall. One speaker does not see the necessity of the wall, yet he is the one who repairs the wall throughout the year in order to maintain it. What is this figurative element called when a character seems to do the opposite of what is expected ?
C: irony (1 pt)
32. Again, back
C: re- (1 pt)
11. What does renaissance" mean?
C: rebirth (1 pt)
33. This passage implies that women in Elisa's time and place were
C: restricted to safe, traditional roles. (1 pt)
24. Read the following passage from "Babylon Revisited" by F. Scott Fitzgerald. delighted," Marion said vehementlyNow at least you can go into a store without their assuming you're a millionaire" What does the word vehemently indicate about Marion's tone ?
C: she spoke forcefully (1 pt)
28. His poetry and short stories include dialect which and colloquialisms which give his primarily African American characters distinctive voices.
D: Langston Hughes (1 pt)
19. when a story begins in the middle of the action
D: in medias res (1 pt)
34. In lines 15-16, the phrase "The wagon turned and crawled out the entrance road" is an example of
D: personification (1 pt)
31. Same
D: sym- (1 pt)
18. Which of the following contributed to the rise of the Harlem Renaissance?
D: the migration of African Americans to northern cities ( 1 pt)
22. a direct comparison that does not use the words like, as, or than
E: metaphor (1 pt)
Grammar: Multiple Choice
Recall that a participle is a verb form that is used an adjective. A participial phrase is a participle with its modifers and complements used as an adjective.