English Part 2 Quiz 3
In Only Daughter, the author believes that her loneliness has a child helped make her a better writer. Which quote supports the author's belief?
"But that aloneness, that loneliness, was good for a would-be writer—it allowed me time to think, to imagine, to read and prepare myself."
How would you summarize Lennie's interruptions during George's story telling in "Of Mice and Men"?
Both B and C
True or False? In "Only Daughter", Cisneros' father will be pleased with her choice to be a writer.
False
In Only Daughter, what information mainly do these two paragraphs convey about the author?
It explains the author's feeling that she is not important to her father.
In Only Daughter, which of the following inferences about the author's success is best supported in the excerpt?
The fact that her father likes her story means the most to her.
In Of Mice and Men, what is most closely the meaning of the underlined phrase in the passage below (paragraphs 9-10)?
To live without having to work
True or False? In "Of Mice and Men", Lennie is not a quiet listener when George tells a story.
True
True or False? In "The Joy Luck Club", the mother wants her daughter to be a prodigy.
True
In Joy Luck Club, what is the meaning of "willful thoughts" in Paragraph 16?
different ideas for herself than her mother's
In Of Mice and Men, based on the dialogue in the reading excerpt, Lennie struggles mainly with ___________.
remembering things
In Only Daughter, which of the following quotes best supports the author's need for her father to be proud of her?
"I wanted my father to understand what it was I was scribbling, to introduce me as "My only daughter, the writer."
In "Only Daughter", what does Cisneros think her father's opinion of her future is?
He is excited for her to meet a husband at college.
In Of Mice and Men, which of the following statements about George is best supported by the latter parts of the excerpt?
He wants Lennie to calm down and go to bed.
In Joy Luck Club, what do the following lines from Paragraph 10 reveal about the narrator?
She believed that she would disappoint her mother if she did not become a child prodigy.
In Only Daughter, which of the following inferences is best supported by the following passage?
She believes that she may not be considered as valuable as a son.
In Joy Luck Club, what is most likely the author's intent by including the mother's line "You already know how. Don't need talent for crying!" in Paragraph 5?
She is showing her mother's humorous side.
In Joy Luck Club, which of the following choices best explains why the beauty instructor tells the narrator and her mother that "Peter Pan is very popular these days" in Paragraph 8?
The instructor is trying to put a positive spin on an unfortunate situation.
In Joy Luck Club, what is a central idea of the excerpt?
The mother believed that their family could succeed in America by immersing themselves in its culture.
In Joy Luck Club, which of these inferences is best supported by the text?
The narrator's early ideas about becoming a famous prodigy were unlikely to occur.
In Of Mice and Men, which of the following inferences about George and Lennie is best supported by the following passage (paragraph 3)?
They have probably been co-workers before.
