English 11
Read the excerpt from "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July? What is the purpose of this rhetorical question as it used by Douglass?
A. It is designed to introduce an idea.
Read the judge's words from chapter 23 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. "We are sold—mighty badly sold. But we don't want to be the laughing stock of this whole town, I reckon, and never hear the last of this thing as long as we live. No. What we want is to go out of here quiet, and talk this show up, and sell the rest of the town! Then we'll all be in the same boat. Ain't that sensible?" What is ironic about the judge's statement?
A. Rather than admit they have been fooled, the townspeople truly believe it is more sensible to devise a plan to fool the others as well.
Which images in the poem "We Wear the Mask" best portray an ironic contrast?
A. grins and lies
Read "Once I Saw the Mountains Angry," by Stephen Crane. Once I saw mountains angry, And ranged in battle-front. Against them stood a little man; Aye, he was no bigger than my finger. I laughed, and spoke to one near me, "Will he prevail?" "Surely," replied this other; "His grandfathers beat them many times." Then did I see much virtue in grandfathers— At least, for the little man Who stood against the mountains. Which best describes the theme of this poem?
B. People can find strength by understanding past generations.
Look at this MLA citation for a print source. Westbrook, Eva. Health and Exercise 102 (2012): 56-60. Print. What is missing from this citation?
B. the title of the article
How does "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" relate to the Declaration of Independence?
C. Douglass's speech proclaims that the treatment of African Americans directly contradicts the Declaration of Independence.
Which statement from "Ain't I a Woman?" is an example of pathos, or an appeal based on emotion?
C. I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother's grief, none but Jesus heard me!
Which excerpt from "My Heart Is Bursting" most contributes to the cultural view that freedom is essential to happiness?
C. I love to roam over the prairies. There I feel free and happy, but when we settle down we grow pale and die.
Read the excerpt from "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge." He unclosed his eyes and saw again the water below him. "If I could free my hands," he thought, "I might throw off the noose and spring into the stream. By diving I could evade the bullets and, swimming vigorously, reach the bank, take to the woods and get away home. My home, thank God, is as yet outside their lines; my wife and little ones are still beyond the invader's farthest advance." Which best describes the impact of the narration in the excerpt?
C. It allows the reader to understand the thoughts of a man preparing for death.
Scholarly sources, such as textbooks and government documents, are generally considered
C. reliable.
Read the quote from "My Heart Is Bursting." Two years ago I made peace with Generals Harney, Sanborn, and Colonel Leavenworth at the mouth of the Little Arkansas. That peace I have never broken. What cultural view is most reflected in this quotation?
C. the value of promises
Read the excerpt from "Ain't I a Woman?" I could work as much and eat as much as a man - when I could get it - and bear the lash as well! And ain't I a woman? I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother's grief, none but Jesus heard me! And ain't I a woman? What is the primary purpose of the phrases "borne thirteen children" and "cried out with my mother's grief"?
C. to emphasize the pain and struggle that Truth has lived through
Miguel is researching the effects of pollution on the Pacific Ocean, and he has found several potential sources. Which is a scholarly source?
D. an academic journal about the marine environment
Read the excerpt from "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" There are seventy-two crimes in the State of Virginia which, if committed by a black man (no matter how ignorant he be), subject him to the punishment of death; while only two of the same crimes will subject a white man to the like punishment. What problem is Douglass referring to in this excerpt?
D. the unfair treatment of African Americans in the courts
Read the excerpt from chapter 23 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. "What we want is to go out of here quiet, and talk this show up, and sell the rest of the town! Then we'll all be in the same boat. Ain't that sensible?" ("You bet it is!—the jedge is right!" everybody sings out.) Twain is most likely using humor to make a statement about the impressionability of which of the following groups of people?
D. those who are considered common folk, represented by the townspeople
