English 12B Unit 4 Exam
Read the lines from "Dulce et Decorum Est." Gas! GAS! Quick, boys!—An ecstasy of fumbling Fitting the clumsy helmets just in time, But someone still was yelling out and stumbling And flound'ring like a man in fire or lime.—Dim through the misty panes and thick green light, As under a green sea, I saw him drowning. Which response most accurately evaluates whether there is sufficient evidence to say that a man has inhaled gas?
Yes, because "drowning," although it usually means within water, refers to the fact that the stumbling man cannot breathe. ^ correct 1/1
Read the lines from "Up-Hill." Shall I find comfort, travel-sore and weak? Of labor you shall find the sum. Will there be beds for me and all who seek? Yea, beds for all who come. Which responses clearly explain why the lines support the central idea that there is a reward in the afterlife for people's work in this life? (Select all that apply.)
"Of labor you shall find the sum" means that everything people have worked for will be in heaven. ^ correct "Yea, beds for all who come" means that rest will be given to all who enter heaven. ^ correct 1/1
Read the lines from "Up-Hill." Will the day's journey take the whole long day? From morn to night, my friend But is there for the night a resting-place? A roof for when the slow dark hours begin. Which response accurately explains the meaning of the words "the slow dark hours" in this poem?
"The slow dark hours" is a metaphorical way of describing death. ^ correct 1/1
Read the excerpt from "The Soldier." If I should die, think only this of me: That there's some corner of a foreign field That is for ever England. There shall be In that rich earth a richer dust concealed; A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware, ... Which responses most clearly explain the figurative meaning of dust? (Select all that apply.)
Dust represents the soldier's body, which is from England, after it is buried abroad. ^ correct Dust represents England and its values, expressed in soldiers who sacrifice their lives for their country. ^ correct 1/1
Reread the poem "Dulce et Decorum Est." Which excerpts provide the strongest evidence that the narrator feels that war is unimaginably cruel? (Select all that apply.)
If you could hear, at every jolt, the blood Come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs ... ^ correct And watch the white eyes writhing in his face, His hanging face, like a devil's sick of sin, ... ^ correct In all my dreams before my helpless sight He plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning. ^ correct 1/1
Read the lines from "Up-Hill." Shall I meet other wayfarers at night?Those who have gone before. Which response clearly explains how the figurative language in the lines informs the reader about the poem's meaning?
Metaphor is used to tell the reader that the souls of all who have lived before are in the afterlife. ^ correct 1/1
Read the excerpt from The Woman in White. "I want to ask you something," she said suddenly. "Do you know many people in London?" "Yes, a great many." "Many men of rank and title?" There was an unmistakable tone of suspicion in the strange question. I hesitated about answering it. "Some," I said, after a moment's silence. "Many"—she came to a full stop, and looked me searchingly in the face—"many men of the rank of Baronet?" Too much astonished to reply, I questioned her in my turn. "Why do you ask?" "Because I hope, for my own sake, there is one Baronet that you don't know.""Will you tell me his name?" "I can't—I daren't—I forget myself when I mention it." She spoke loudly and almost fiercely, raised her clenched hand in the air, and shook it passionately; then, on a sudden, controlled herself again, and added, in tones lowered to a whisper "Tell me which of them you know." Which responses accurately explain what can be inferred about the Baronet? (Select all that apply.)
The Baronet is likely involved in the events that led to the woman being put in the asylum, because she is fleeing. ^ correct The Baronet likely poses some threat or danger to the woman, because she is afraid of meeting his acquaintances in London. ^ correct 1/1
Read the excerpt from "Dulce et Decorum Est." Many had lost their boots, But limped on, blood-shod. Which response most clearly explains the impact of the description "blood-shod"?
The description means the men wore blood, not shoes, on their feet, and this surprising choice of words reminds the reader of the shocking pain of war. ^ correct 1/1
Read the excerpt from "Dulce et Decorum Est." My friend, you would not tell with such high zest To children ardent for some desperate glory, The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est Pro patria mori. Which response most clearly explains why the narrator uses the phrase "The old Lie"?
Through this phrase, the narrator makes clear that the well-established sentiment that it is sweet and glorious to die for your country is not true, even though it has been told many times. ^ correct 1/1
Read the lines from "Up-Hill." May not the darkness hide it from my face?You cannot miss that inn. Which response accurately identifies the literary technique used in the lines?
Understatement, because "You cannot miss that inn" is a very mild and subtle way to say that everyone can reach heaven. ^ correct
Read the lines from "The Soldier." And think, this heart, all evil shed away, A pulse in the eternal mind, no less Gives somewhere back the thoughts by England given; ... Which response accurately identifies the figurative language used in the lines?
"Heart" is a metaphor for an eternal part of the soldier's identity, not just his literal, physical heart. ^ correct 1/1
Which words from "The Soldier" clearly support the central idea that people carry their formative influences with them wherever they go? (Select all that apply.)
A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware ^ correct That there's some corner of a foreign field That is for ever England. ^ correct A body of England's, breathing English air ^ correct 1/1
Which excerpt from The Woman in White most clearly provides support for the claim that the narrator, Walter Hartright, will continue to be involved with the story of the woman beyond this evening?
It was my turn now to stop suddenly. In the excited state of my curiosity, at that moment, the chance reference to Mr. Fairlie's place of residence, on the lips of my strange companion, staggered me with astonishment. ^ correct 1/1
Which responses accurately state a central idea from The Woman in White? (Select all that apply.)
Sometimes people's intuition or "gut" can send signals that have no basis in logic, yet these signals are correct. ^ correct In hindsight, people may realize that their actions had unforeseen results. ^ correct 1/1
Read the lines from "Up-Hill." Shall I meet other wayfarers at night?Those who have gone before.Then must I knock, or call when just in sight?They will not keep you standing at that door. Which response most clearly explains the purpose of including the sentence "They will not keep you standing at that door"?
Because the sentence is such a simple answer to the scary question of whether people will be safe and comforted in death, it is reassuring and welcoming. ^ correct 1/1
Read the excerpt from The Woman in White. My father was a drawing-master before me. His exertions had made him highly successful in his profession; and his affectionate anxiety to provide for the future of those who were dependent on his labours had impelled him, from the time of his marriage, to devote to the insuring of his life a much larger portion of his income than most men consider it necessary to set aside for that purpose. Which responses accurately state strategies that a student could use to determine the meaning of impelled? (Select all that apply.)
Brainstorm a different word, like caused or forced, that would make sense in the sentence. ^ correct Consider words like compelled and propelled, which have similar roots. ^ correct 1/1
Read the excerpt from The Woman in White. "No, no, no," she said vehemently. "I'm quite safe, and quite happy now. If you are a gentleman, remember your promise. Let him drive on till I stop him. Thank you—oh! thank you, thank you!" Which responses accurately explain ways that a student who did not know the word vehemently could determine its meaning? (Select all that apply.)
Brainstorm other words, like "forcefully" or "emphatically," that would make sense in the sentence. ^ correct Analyze its suffix, -ly, to determine that it is an adverb describing how the woman spoke. ^ correct 1/1
Read the lines from Rupert Brooke's poem "The Soldier." A body of England's, breathing English air,Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home. Which responses accurately explain the author's purpose in using the words "Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home"? (Select all that apply.)
Brooke uses simple, beautiful phrasing to further emphasize the pure goodness of England. ^ correct Brooke shows that wherever the soldier is, he carries traces of his English upbringing with him. ^ correct 1/1
Read the excerpt from "The Soldier." And think, this heart, all evil shed away, A pulse in the eternal mind, no less Gives somewhere back the thoughts by England given; Her sights and sounds; dreams happy as her day; And laughter, learnt of friends; and gentleness, In hearts at peace, under an English heaven. Which response most clearly explains how the soldier feels his death will impact England?
He believes that his essence, which is English, will live on in the laughter and gentle friendship of English people to come, as shown by his comment that he will become a "pulse in the eternal mind." ^ correct 1/1
Read the lines from "Up-Hill." Shall I find comfort, travel-sore and weak? Of labor you shall find the sum. Will there be beds for me and all who seek? Yea, beds for all who come. Which response most clearly explains the speaker's views expressed in the lines?
Heaven is a place where people can rest, and there is room for anyone who travels there. ^ correct 1/1
Read the excerpt from Wilfred Owen's "Dulce et Decorum Est," which describes the victim of a gas attack. If in some smothering dreams, you too could pace Behind the wagon that we flung him in, And watch the white eyes writhing in his face, His hanging face, like a devil's sick of sin, If you could hear, at every jolt, the blood Come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs Bitter as the cud Of vile, incurable sores on innocent tongues,—My friend, you would not tell with such high zest To children ardent for some desperate glory, The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est Pro patria mori. Which response most clearly explains why the author does not state whether the man dies?
The author shows the man to be in a wretched state of pain and degradation, but the manner of his possible death is more important to the author than simply whether the man dies. ^ correct 1/1
Read the excerpt from The Woman in White. The ruling idea of his life appeared to be, that he was bound to show his gratitude to the country which had afforded him an asylum and a means of subsistence by doing his utmost to turn himself into an Englishman. Not content with paying the nation in general the compliment of invariably carrying an umbrella, and invariably wearing gaiters and a white hat, the Professor further aspired to become an Englishman in his habits and amusements, as well as in his personal appearance. Finding us distinguished, as a nation, by our love of athletic exercises, the little man, in the innocence of his heart, devoted himself impromptu to all our English sports and pastimes whenever he had the opportunity of joining them; firmly persuaded that he could adopt our national amusements of the field by an effort of will precisely as he had adopted our national gaiters and our national white hat. Which response accurately explains the writing device that the author uses in this section?
The author uses humor to describe a foreign professor who has taken on English customs with such enthusiasm that it is sometimes comical. ^ correct 1/1
Read the excerpt from The Woman in White, related by Walter Hartright. The moon was full and broad in the dark blue starless sky, and the broken ground of the heath looked wild enough in the mysterious light to be hundreds of miles away from the great city that lay beneath it. The idea of descending any sooner than I could help into the heat and gloom of London repelled me. The prospect of going to bed in my airless chambers, and the prospect of gradual suffocation, seemed, in my present restless frame of mind and body, to be one and the same thing. I determined to stroll home in the purer air by the most roundabout way I could take; to follow the white winding paths across the lonely heath; and to approach London through its most open suburb by striking into the Finchley Road, and so getting back, in the cool of the new morning, by the western side of the Regent's Park.I wound my way down slowly over the heath, enjoying the divine stillness of the scene, and admiring the soft alternations of light and shade as they followed each other over the broken ground on every side of me. Which response most clearly explains the effect of Walter Hartright's description of the night?
The descriptions of the "wild" and "mysterious" heath and the dappled moonlight create a surreal tone that forms a backdrop for the creepy, disorienting events to come. ^ correct 1/1
Reread "The Soldier" by Rupert Brooke. Which response most accurately explains how Brooke structured the poem to enhance its meaning?
The first eight lines introduce the topic by describing the resting place of the soldier's physical body, and the last six lines build a more complicated message by describing the afterlife of the soldier's soul. ^ correct 1/1
Read the lines from "The Soldier." If I should die, think only this of me:That there's some corner of a foreign fieldThat is for ever England. Which response accurately explains the meaning of the lines?
The narrator's grave will become an English place because he is English, implying that his death will not be a tragedy. ^ correct 1/1
Read the lines from "Dulce et Decorum Est." Bent double, like old beggars under sacks, Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge, Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs, And towards our distant rest began to trudge. Which response accurately explains the effect of the descriptive language in the lines?
The words "Bent," "beggars," and "trudge" show that the men are exhausted from the war, creating a weary tone. ^ correct 1/1
Read the lines from the poem "Up-Hill." Does the road wind up-hill all the way? Yes, to the very end.Will the day's journey take the whole long day? From morn to night, my friend. Which responses clearly explain the effect of the language in the poem? (Select all that apply.)
The words "Yes, to the very end" create a slightly eerie tone, so that before the reader learns the metaphorical second meaning of the poem, the reader already senses the poem's seriousness. ^ correct The words "up-hill" and "whole long day" create a serious, purposeful tone and imply to the reader that the journey described in the poem will be unceasingly difficult. ^ correct 1/1
Read the lines from "Dulce et Decorum Est." If you could hear, at every jolt, the blood Come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs Bitter as the cud Of vile, incurable sores on innocent tongues,— Which response most clearly describes the impact of the simile in the lines?
Using such uniquely revolting imagery supports the narrator's larger point that war is too cruel to bring glory or sweetness. ^ correct 1/1
Read the excerpt from The Woman in White. "I heard you coming," she said, "and hid there to see what sort of man you were, before I risked speaking. I doubted and feared about it till you passed; and then I was obliged to steal after you, and touch you. "Steal after me and touch me? Why not call to me? Strange, to say the least of it. "May I trust you?" she asked. "You don't think the worse of me because I have met with an accident?" She stopped in confusion; shifted her bag from one hand to the other; and sighed bitterly.The loneliness and helplessness of the woman touched me. The natural impulse to assist her and to spare her got the better of the judgment, the caution, the worldly tact, which an older, wiser, and colder man might have summoned to help him in this strange emergency. Which responses clearly explain the inference that Walter Hartright can sense that the woman may lead to trouble? (Select all that apply.)
Walter's comment that an "older, wiser, and colder" man might have been prepared to respond differently lets the reader know that in hindsight, as he tells this story, he regrets first interacting with the woman. ^ correct Walter's sense that it was "strange" of the woman to touch him reveals that he immediately perceives something atypical and alarming about their encounter. ^ correct 1/1
Read the sentence from The Woman in White. Finding us distinguished, as a nation, by our love of athletic exercises, the little man, in the innocence of his heart, devoted himself impromptu to all our English sports and pastimes whenever he had the opportunity of joining them; firmly persuaded that he could adopt our national amusements of the field by an effort of will precisely as he had adopted our national gaiters and our national white hat. Based on the context in which the word impromptu is used, which response most accurately defines this word?
at the spur of the moment or without any advance notice or preparation ^ correct 1/1