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(There Was a Boy question 2) Which of the following illustrates the rhetorical device of apostrophe? (A) "ye knew him well, ye cliffs" (line 1) (B) "when the earliest stars began/To move" (lines 3-4) (C) "with fingers interwoven" (line 7) (D) "they would shout/Across the watery vale" (lines 11-12) (E) "the voice/Of mountain-torrents" (lines 20-21)

(A) "ye knew him well, ye cliffs" (line 1)

(The Most of It question 17) The figure of speech in line 18 is (A) a simile (B) personification (C) a symbol (D) an extended metaphor (E) allegory

(A) a simile

(There Was a Boy question 7) In context, the word "baffled" (line 17) is best interpreted to mean (A) defied (B) confused (C) reflected (D) strengthened (E) induced

(A) defied

(The Most of It question 13) The echo is "mocking" (line 3) because the speaker (A) had hoped for some response to his call (B) is cynical about other human beings (C) has despaired of the existence of God (0) is being ridiculed by other travelers in the woods (E) is humorously criticizing himself and his aloneness

(A) had hoped for some response to his call

(The Most of It question 14) The primary implication of lines 5 through 8 is that (A) human beings are possessed of a primal need for one another (B) life is richer when one knows who one's antagonist is (C) one understands oneself well only after being measured against others (D) life and nature eternally oppose and frustrate the essential needs of human beings (E) each human being is like a copy of a masterpiece whose essence remains a mystery

(A) human beings are possessed of a primal need for one another

(There Was a Boy question 9) The heaven is "uncertain" (line 24) in the sense that it (A) is a reflection that moves (B) is of doubtful existence for the speaker (C) is a metaphor for fate (D) threatens the speaker (E) reflects various colors

(A) is a reflection that moves

(jude the obscure questions) 8. Which of the following best restates the meaning of the word "intelligence" (line 20) in the context of the passage? (A) reports (B) codes (C) intellect (D) intuition (E) substance

(A) reports

(jude the obscure questions) 10. In the author's view, the most likely reason that Pliny failed to mention "the greatest phenomenon to which the mortal eye has been witness since the creation of the globe" (lines 24-25) is that (A) such a phenomenon never occurred (B) Pliny was unable to make reliable astronomical observations (C) the age of Tiberius was indifferent to scientific observation (D) Pliny was determined not to contribute to Christian mythmaking (E) the phenomenon occurred in a later era

(A) such a phenomenon never occurred

(There Was a Boy question 3) The phrase "Rising or setting" (line 5) modifies which of the following? (A) "evening" (line 3) (B) "stars" (line 3) (C) "edges" (line 4) (D) "hills" (line 4) (E) "he" (line 5)

(B) "stars" (line 3)

(jude the obscure questions) 6. The subject of "appeared unconscious? (line 11) is (A) "The Church" (lines 8-9) (B) "the sages" (line 9) (C) "Greece and Rome" (line 9) (D) "life and study" (line 11) (E) "government of the world" (line 12)

(B) "the sages" (line 9)

(There Was a Boy question 5) Which of the following is the best rendering of the phrase "concourse wild /Of jocund din" (lines 15-16)? (A) A deafening clatter of wings (B) A tumultuous, loud, gleeful noise (C) A painful mixture of sharp sound (D) An aggressive, threatening, vocal attack (E) A witty and mocking conversation

(B) A tumultuous, loud, gleeful noise

(The Most of It question 12) Which of the following is the best interpretation of "He thought he kept the universe alone" (line!)? (A) He maintained a detached attitude toward society. (B) He felt that he was utterly alone in the world. (C) Through contemplation, he merged his whole self with nature. (D) Because of special insight, he felt he alone knew the essence of the universe. (E) He kept to himself entirely and avoided any contact with other living things.

(B) He felt that he was utterly alone in the world.

(The Most of It question 18) As the buck is presented in lines 16-20, the effect is one of a (A) beautiful and enchanting presence (B) primeval and impervious force (C) hostile and destructive power (D) curious and animated intelligence (E) cunning and deceptive spirit

(B) primeval and impervious force

(The Most of It question 15) Which of the following is the critical transition point in the poem? (A) "He would cry out .." (line 6) (B) "And nothing ever came ..." (line 9) (C) "Unless it was ..." (line 10) (D) "But after a time ..." (line l3) (E) "As a great buck. .." (line 16)

(C) "Unless it was ..." (line 10)

(jude the obscure questions) 4. In lines 7-9, "the laws of nature were frequently suspended for the benefit of the Church" contributes which of the following to the sentence? (A) It reinforces the reverent tone of the sentence. (B) It seeks to persuade the reader to believe in an age of miracles by relating the miracles to the Church. (C) It causes the reader to question the events described in the first part of the sentence. (D) It provides historical information that is of central importance to the author's thesis. (E) It causes the reader to doubt the sincerity of Christians.

(C) It causes the reader to question the events described in the first part of the sentence.

(jude the obscure questions) 1. The mention of the paleness of the sun after the murder of Caesar (lines 28-30) is used primarily to show that (A) ancient observers were more conscious of the miraculous quality of astronomical phenomena than are modern writers (B) Pliny's understanding of astronomy was subject to astonishing lapses (C) Pliny was not indifferent to astronomical prodigies (D) Superstitition is ludicrous and potentially harmful (E) Pliny's concerns were less political than those of other observer

(C) Pliny was not indifferent to astronomical prodigies

(There Was a Boy question 10) The speaker's experience described in lines 19·25 ("a gentle shock ... the steady lake") is best characterized as (A) a delusion induced by a powerful artist (B) a mystical experience resulting from prayer (C) a heightened consciousness of the beauty of nature (D) an indifference to a force that no longer responds to him (E) a growing resentment at his own insignificance.

(C) a heightened consciousness of the beauty of nature

(There Was a Boy question 1) The speaker recounts the experiences of the boy in the poem with (A) mock heroic tones (B) resentful disdain (C) nostalgic reverence (D) gently controlled pity (E) faint satiric humor

(C) nostalgic reverence

(jude the obscure questions) 2. The sentence beginning "The lame walked. . ." (lines 6-9) is related to the sentence that precedes it in that it (A) further explores an abstract generalization (B) helps to explain what is meant by "the age of Christ" (line 4) (C) provides examples to support a general statement (D) introduces a new generalization about the age of miracles (E) helps to refute the logic of the preceding sentence

(C) provides examples to support a general statement

(jude the obscure questions) 3. In the context of the passage, which of the following presents the sharpest contrast to the "supine inattention" referred to in line 1? (A) "innumerable prodigies" (lines 5-6) (B) "ordinary occupations of life and study" (liens 10-11) (C) "earliest intelligence" (line 20) (D) "indefatigable curiosity" (line 23) (E) "singular defect of light" (lien 28)

(D) "indefatigable curiosity" (line 23)

(jude the obscure questions) 11. Which of the following is a restatement of the phrase "singular defect of light" (line 28)? (A) "the greatest phenomenon" (line 24) (B) "creation of the globe" (line 25) (C) "greatest part of a year" (line 29) (D) "season of obscurity" (lines 30-31) (E) "preternatural darkness" (lines 31-32)

(D) "season of obscurity" (lines 30-31)

(There Was a Boy question 6) The word "din" (line 16) is most strongly reinforced by which of the following pairs of lines? (A) 3 and 4 (B) 5 and 6 (C) 9 and 10 (D) 14 and 15 (E) 20 and 21

(D) 14 and 15

(The Most of It question 11) In this poem, the speaker perceives that for human beings nature is most like which of the following? (A) Nurturing and supportive (B) Hostile and violent (C) Unpredictable and unknowable (D) Unaware and indifferent (E) Oppressive and sinister

(D) Unaware and indifferent

(There Was a Boy question 4) As determined by context, which of the following would best fit between "owls" (line 10) and "That" (line 11)? (A) until (B) in (C) when (D) so (E) if

(D) so

(There Was a Boy question 8) The phrase "his best skill" (line 17) is an oblique reference to which of the following? (A) "To move along the edges" (line 4) (B) "would he stand alone" (line 5) (C) "with fingers interwoven" (line 7) (D) "as through an instrument" (line 9) (E) "Blew mimic hootings"-(line 10)

(E) "Blew mimic hootings"-(line 10)

(jude the obscure questions) 9. The clause "which his indefatigable curiosity could collect" (lines 22-23) modifies (A) "Seneca" (line 18) (B) "Pliny" (line 18) (C) "prodigy" (line 20) (D) "work" (line 21) (E) "phenomena" (line 21)

(E) "phenomena" (line 21)

(jude the obscure questions) 7. In the context of the passage, which of the following can be inferred from the sentence that begins "Even this miraculous event. . . " (line 15)? (A) The author is criticizing mankind for lack of attention to sensory evidence throughout history. (B) The reign of Tiberius was an age of pseudo-science and fundamental misunderstanding of history. (C) During the age of Christ and his apostles, mankind was singularly lacking in curiosity and in devotion to abstract ideals. (D) Because of their lack of knowledge about Christianity, the historians of the reign of Tiberius were insensitive to divine evidence. (E) If such a miraculous event had really occurred it would have been noticed by the eminent historians and scientists of that era.

(E) If such a miraculous event had really occurred it would have been noticed by the eminent historians and scientists of that era.

(The Most of It question 16) Which of the following is the most accurate statement about the word "embodiment" (line 10)? (A) It is an indirect reference to the ''universe'' (line 1). (B) It is a simile for the "echo" (line 3) of the speaker. (C) It is a metaphor for boulders and "talus" (line 11). (D) It is a pronoun foreshadowing the "him" in line 15. (E) It is an abstract noun denoting the "buck" (line 16).

(E) It is an abstract noun denoting the "buck" (line 16).

(jude the obscure questions) 5. In line 10, "the awful spectacle" refers specifically to which of the following? (A) The horrifying sight of demons and the resuscitated dead (B) The terrible degradation of human intelligence in the pagan world (C) Indifferent pagan philosophers (D) Credulous apostles and disciples (E) Miraculous Christian prodigies

(E) Miraculous Christian prodigies

(jude the obscure questions) 1. The use of "supine" (line 1) seems to imply that the inatten- ion of the pagan and philosophic world was (A) completely understandable (B) of little consequence (C) the result of a horrified reaction (D) only a momentary lapse (E) the result of lethargic indifference

(E) the result of lethargic indifference