English 11 Study Sync Unit 2
He believes that other people accept religion without trying to live a life of purpose.
Which of these inferences about Thoreau is best supported by the text?
The bolded sentence gives larger context to the purpose of the guide, and demonstrates that it serves both the "trades people" and travel industry economy, in addition to the African American travelers.
How does the bolded sentence from "A Chat with The Editor" in the 1954 Edition add to the development of the paragraphs below? "In this era of the automobile, trains, buses, boats and fast flying air liners, we have an assortment of transportation which will take one to any place that they might wish to go. With all of these transportation facilities at hand, modern travel has brought thousands of people out of their homes to view the wonders of the world.
bringing some humor and giving Huck added credibility as a narrator
Huck's reference to Mark Twain being the author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer adds to the text mainly by . Answer choices for the above question
can be emotionally affected by words and thoughts
The first stanza suggests mainly that the speaker ______.'i never heard the word Escape'
suggesting that George Starling is being persecuted for protesting injustice
The following passage (paragraph 13) mainly adds to the development of the text by . He had lived up to his family's accidental surname. Starling. Distant cousin to the mockingbird. He had spoken up about what he had seen in the world he was born into, like the starling that sang Mozart's own music back to him or the starling out of Shakespeare that tormented the king by speaking the name of Mortimer. Only, George was paying the price for tormenting the ruling class that owned the citrus groves. There was no place in the Jim Crow South for a colored starling like him.
providing an example of the prejudice that African Americans wanted to leave behind
The passage below (paragraph 8) adds to the development of the text mainly by . A railing divided the stairs onto the train, one side of the railing for white passengers, the other for colored, so the soles of their shoes would not touch the same stair. He boarded on the colored side of the railing, a final reminder from the place of his birth of the absurdity of the world he was leaving.
past; first-person
Thoreau's account of living in the woods in paragraph 1 is told primarily in the tense, from a point of view. Answer choices for the above question
Earnest and humble
Which of the following best describes the tone of the introduction to the 1950 Edition?
"Things had to look normal, like any other time they might ride into town, which was rare enough to begin with."
Which quote from the text best supports the correct answer to Question 5?
The grave is very much like a kind of house.
What do the following lines most likely reveal about the narrator's final destination?'because i could not stop for death'
He does not think that hell sounds so bad if it means getting to hang out with Tom.
What does the following passage (paragraph 7) mainly reveal about Huck? I asked her if she reckoned Tom Sawyer would go there, and she said not by a considerable sight. I was glad about that, because I wanted him and me to be together. Answer choices for the above question
The ability to experience the natural world, free of synthetic additives, is something to be cherished.
What does the following passage from paragraph 9 most closely reveal? How do you really put a value on the view of the night that is caught in a boy's eyes while he is stretched out in the thick grass watching the million stars that we never see in these crowded cities, breathing the sounds of the night and the birds and the pure, fresh air while in his ears are the crickets and the wind?
America's public landscape must be preserved and protected so that everyone can reap the benefits.
What is most closely the central idea of the passage below (paragraph 21)? And this administration has no desire to punish or to penalize any private industry, or any private company, or any group, or any organization of complex associations in this Nation. But we are not going to allow them to intrude their own specialized private objective on the larger public trust. Beauty belongs to all the people. And so long as I am President, what has been divinely given to nature will not be taken recklessly away by man.
Concerning business, manufacturing, or commerce
What is most closely the meaning of industrial as it is used in paragraph 4 of the text? But there is more to America than raw industrial might. And when you go through what I have gone through the last two weeks you constantly think of things like that. You no longer get your computers in and try to count your riches. Answer choices for the above question
publication
What is most closely the meaning of issue as it used in paragraph T/K of The Negro Travelers' Green Book? In 1936 the Green Book was only a local publication for Metropolitan New York, the response for copies was so great it was turned into a national issue in 1937 to cover the United States. This guide while lacking in many respects was accepted by thousands of travelers. Answer choices for the above question
While supposedly helping the lives of some people, progress destroys the lives of others.
What is most likely a central idea about progress from the excerpt?
He thinks that people desire learning the news so badly that they let it get in the way of taking care of their own bodies.
What is most likely the author's intent when describing people's relationship with the news in paragraph 3? Answer choices for the above question
Johnson wishes to align himself with a revered leader who had similar values, and, at the same time, distinguish himself as a more moderate alternative.
What is most likely the author's reason for referencing President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in paragraph 19? I remember the fierce resolve of a man that I admired greatly, a great leader of a great people, Franklin D. Roosevelt. He fought a pitched battle in 1936 with private interests whose target was private gain. And I shall long remember the words that I believe he echoed at Madison Square Garden, when he declared to the Nation that the forces of selfishness had not only met their match, but these forces had met their master. Answer choices for the above question
He wants to demonstrate that Huck is uneducated.
What is most likely the author's reason for spelling "sivilized" incorrectly?
He thinks that the true reason people will run toward a fire alarm is to watch what the fire burns.
What mainly does the following passage reveal about the author's beliefs (paragraph 3)? If I should only give a few pulls at the parish bell-rope, as for a fire, that is, without setting the bell, there is hardly a man on his farm in the outskirts of Concord, notwithstanding that press of engagements which was his excuse so many times this morning, nor a boy, nor a woman, I might almost say, but would forsake all and follow that sound, not mainly to save property from the flames, but, if we will confess the truth, much more to see it burn, since burn it must, and we, be it known, did not set it on fire--or to see it put out, and have a hand in it, if that is done as handsomely; yes, even if it were the parish church itself.
Tom
What most likely causes Huck to hear the "me-yow" sounds in the final paragraph of Chapter 1?
"But Tom Sawyer he hunted me up and said he was going to start a band of robbers, and I might join if I would go back to the widow and be respectable."
Which excerpt from the text most strongly supports the answer to Question 5?
The United States' patriotism is justifiable in light of its hard-won commercial success.
Which inference about the United States is best supported by the passage below (paragraphs 2-3)? America likes to think of itself as a strong and stalwart and expanding Nation. It identifies itself gladly with the products of its own hands. We frequently point with pride and with confidence to the products of our great free enterprise system—management and labor.These are and these should be a source of pride to every American. They are certainly the source of American strength. They are truly the fountainhead of American wealth. They are actually a part of America's soul.
To inform African American travelers about the safe businesses and accommodations available to them while traveling the country, while also providing crucial information about vehicle mechanics.
Which of the following best states the central purpose of the text?
He is not letting segregation bother him because he anticipates leaving it behind when he arrives in the North.
Which of the following inferences about George Starling is best supported by the passage below (paragraphs 8-9)? A railing divided the stairs onto the train, one side of the railing for white passengers, the other for colored, so the soles of their shoes would not touch the same stair. He boarded on the colored side of the railing, a final reminder from the place of his birth of the absurdity of the world he was leaving.He was getting out alive. So he didn't let it bother him. "I got on the car where they told me to get on," he said years later. Answer choices for the above question
The family would be in danger if the wrong people discovered they were leaving.
Which of the following inferences about Ida Mae and her family is best supported by the excerpt?
The author believes that the guidebook will enable African-Americans to travel without issue.
Which of the following inferences is best supported by the following paragraph (paragraph 35)? The white traveler for years has had no difficulty in getting accomodations [sic], but with the Negro it has been different. He before the advent of Negro Travel Guides has had to depend on word of mouth and then sometimes accommodations weren't available. But now a days things are different—he has his own travel guide, that he can depend on for all the information that he wants and with a selection. Hence these guides have made traveling more popular and without running into embarrassing situations.Since 1936, THE GREEN BOOK has been published yearly. A few years after its publication, THE GREEN BOOK was recognized as the official Negro Travel Guide by the United States Travel Bureau, a part of the Department of Commerce, which bureau has been closed, due to the lack of funds.
Many young African Americans left the South in search of better treatment and opportunities in the North.
Which of the following inferences is best supported by the passage below (paragraph 4)? Miss Theenie stood watching. One by one, her children had left her and gone up north. Sam and Cleve to Ohio. Josie to Syracuse. Irene to Milwaukee. Now the man Miss Theenie had tried to keep Ida Mae from marrying in the first place was taking her away, too. Miss Theenie had no choice but to accept it and let Ida Mae and the grandchildren go for good. Miss Theenie drew them close to her, as she always did whenever anyone was leaving. She had them bow their heads. She whispered a prayer that her daughter and her daughter's family be protected on the long journey ahead in the Jim Crow car. Answer choices for the above question
Starling must flee because he angered the grove owners, although he did not break any official laws.
Which of the following inferences is best supported by the text?
"But I tug childish at my bars / Only to fail again!"
Which of the following lines best supports the answer to the previous question? 'i never heard the word Escape'
The speaker sees imprisonment as a metaphor for her emotional state.
Which of the following selections best summarizes the speaker's situation?'i never heard the word Escape'
Stanza 3
Which of the following stanzas best supports the correct answer to Question 3? 'because i could not stop for death'
. He wanted to live life in its purest form and report back on the results, good or bad.
Which of the following statements best explains why Thoreau moved to the woods? Answer choices for the above question
As she rides along with Death, the narrator is able to focus on life as it passes by.
Which of the following statements might best describe a central theme of the poem?'because i could not stop for death'
Johnson argued that the act would be one of the first lines of defense against the encroachment of advertisements and man-made pollutants near the highways.
Which of these inferences about the Highway Beautification Act of 1965 is best supported by the text?
"Hence these guides have made traveling more popular and without running into embarrassing situations."
Which sentences from the text best support the correct answer to Question 5? But now a days things are different—he has his own travel guide, that he can depend on for all the information that he wants and with a selection. Hence these guides have made traveling more popular and without running into embarrassing situations. Answer choices for the above question
Huck only goes back to the civilized life at the widow's house in order to become a criminal.
Which statement about Huck is best supported by the excerpt?
"He was on the run, and he wouldn't rest easy until he was out of range of Lake County, beyond the reach of the grove owners whose invisible laws he had broken."
Which quote from the text best supports the correct answer to Question 7?
a sensation of speed and excitement
Which selection below best replaces the underlined phrase in the following passage (lines 1-4)? I never hear the word "Escape"Without a quicker blood,A sudden expectation -A flying attitude!
"These are and these should be a source of pride to every American."
Which sentence from paragraphs 2 and 3 best supports the correct answer to Question 7?
"Beauty belongs to all the people."
Which sentence from the text best supports the correct answer to Question 5?
And every few years a new lot is laid down and run over; so that, if some have the pleasure of riding on a rail, others have the misfortune to be ridden upon."
Which sentence from the text most strongly supports the correct answer to Question 5?
The success of The Negro Motorist Green Book depends just as much on the publishing team as it does on the cooperation and feedback of its readers.
Which statement about The Negro Travelers' Green Book would the author most likely agree with?
To establish an atmosphere of cold, formal reserve that embodies death.
What is most likely the poet's reason for using words like ¨kind¨ and ¨civility¨ to describe Death?'because i could not stop for death'
