Post Test: The Early Twentieth Century: Modernism (93% 26/28)

Which sentences in this excerpt from Ernest Hemingway's "In Another Country" reflect the theme of the psychological alienation caused by war?

"He had lived a very long time with death and was a little detached. We were all a little detached, and there was nothing that held us together except that we met every afternoon at the hospital." "we felt held together by there being something that had happened that they, the people who disliked us, did not understand."

Which sentence in this excerpt from Ernest Hemingway's "In Another Country" uses parallelism?

"The deer hung stiff and heavy and empty, and small birds blew in the wind and the wind turned their feathers."

Which two parts of this excerpt from F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Winter Dreams" helps build anticipation in the story?

"because the sound of a piano over a stretch of water had always seemed beautiful to Dexter he lay perfectly quiet and listened." "It was a mood of intense appreciation, a sense that, for once, he was magnificently attune to life and that everything about him was radiating a brightness and a glamour he might never know again."

Which three parts of this excerpt from F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Winter Dreams" reflect Dexter's final disillusionment?

"he had just lost something more, as surely as if he had married Judy Jones and seen her fade away before his eyes." "The dream was gone." "Something had been taken from him"

Read this excerpt from "We Wear the Mask" by Paul Laurence Dunbar and answer the question that follows:

"he is speaking about a common experience that the African American community shares." "African Americans used the "mask" to hide their suffering and gain a kind of victory against society"

Which line from The Still Alarm by George S. Kaufman contains a parody of British society?

A. FIRST FIREMAN: We're the firemen, Mr. Barclay. (They remove their hats.)

What important fact about the wounded soldiers is reflected by the repetition of the bolded sentences in the excerpts from "In Another Country" by Ernest Hemingway?

A. It establishes the irony that, although the wounded soldiers have physically left the warfront, the war continues to haunt them psychologically.

Which of the following sentences from Zora Neale Hurston's "What White Publishers Won't Print" best supports the author's opinion that white Americans perceive educated African Americans as a threat?

A. Man, like all the other animals fears and is repelled by that which he does not understand, and mere difference is apt to connote something malign.

Which aspect of the following poem might imagists most admire? The footsteps of the cat upon the snow:plum-blossoms.

A. the overlapping images of a cat's footprints and flowers

Select the correct text in the passage. Which line in this excerpt from The Still Alarm by George S. Kaufman demonstrates the use of understatement?

BELLBOY: Yes, sir. The lower part of the hotel is about gone, sir.

What might Paul Laurence Dunbar mean in the following lines from his poem "We Wear the Mask"? We smile, but, O great Christ, our criesTo thee from tortured souls arise.

C. Although they smile outwardly, African Americans pray for an end to their community's struggle.

What does this excerpt from the beginning of F. Scott Fitzgerald's short story "Winter Dreams" tell readers about Dexter's motivations as a character? He became a golf champion and defeated Mr. T. A. Hedrick in a marvellous match played a hundred times over the fairways of his imagination, a match each detail of which he changed about untiringly—sometimes he won with almost laughable ease, sometimes he came up magnificently from behind. Again, stepping from a Pierce-Arrow automobile, like Mr. Mortimer Jones, he strolled frigidly into the lounge of the Sherry Island Golf Club—or perhaps, surrounded by an admiring crowd, he gave an exhibition of fancy diving from the spring-board of the club raft. . . . Among those who watched him in open-mouthed wonder was Mr. Mortimer Jones.

C. Dexter dreams of being admitted into high society and gaining its admiration.

Which literary device is used in this poem? For a Lady I Know by Countee Cullen She even thinks that up in heavenHer class lies late and snores While poor black cherubs rise at sevenTo do celestial chores.

C. hyperbole

Based on this excerpt from F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Winter Dreams," what is the meaning of the word priggish? He stayed late at the dance. He sat for an hour with Irene Scheerer and talked about books and about music. He knew very little about either. But he was beginning to be master of his own time now, and he had a rather priggish notion that he—the young and already fabulously successful Dexter Green—should know more about such things.

C. obnoxious

How did Paul Laurence Dunbar depart from traditional poetry in "We Wear the Mask," ?

C. by employing an unusual rhyme scheme

Match the bolded words in the excerpts to their contextual meanings.

Clean favored- well-groomed myriad- numerous derivative- unoriginal

Based on your knowledge of word parts, which sentence uses the word introspection correctly?

D. After some soul-searching and introspection, Peter knew that it was time for him to move on.

In which sentence is the literary device litotes used?

D. He commented that her house was no palace.

Based on the excerpt, what is the contextual meaning of the word jostle? Although, as we walked to the Cova through the tough part of town, walking in the dark, with light and singing coming out of the wine-shops, and sometimes having to walk into the street when the men and women would crowd together on the sidewalk so that we would have had to jostle them to get by, we felt held together by there being something that had happened that they, the people who disliked us, did not understand.

D. to push, elbow, or bump against

Reread an excerpt from "How the Animals Lost Their Tails and Got Them Back Traveling from Philadelphia to Medicine Hat." What is the most likely reason the author focuses on politeness in this passage?

NOT A. to describe why animals should never speak to humans. (sorry idk the correct answer)

What effect does William Carlos Williams achieve by breaking up the words wheel barrow and rain water and placing them in separate stanzas, and how does this effect contribute to the theme of the poem?

NOT B. The separate stanzas force readers to stop and read each word carefully, which reflects the theme that all elements must be considered individually to appreciate their true value.

Match each word with the correct meaning of its bolded prefix, root, or suffix.

before-foresight high-altostratus stretch-distend

Based on the context of each sentence, choose the word that most closely matches the denotation of the bolded word.

distinction- nuance old-fashioned- quaint preference- inclination condemn- denounce

Using what you learned about word origins and word parts, match the words to their respective meanings.

extracurricular- beyond scholastics exclusion- leaving out pathological- compulsive or irrational conservation- preservation or saving up contemporary- modern or current rupture- to break

Based on the context of each excerpt from "The Fish" by Elizabeth Bishop, choose the word that most closely matches the denotation of the bolded word.

fast- firmly fixed or attached crimped- compressed or crumpled sullen- sulky or angry

Based on the context of each excerpt from "The Fish" by Elizabeth Bishop, choose the word that most closely matches the denotation of the bolded word.

frayed- to become unraveled at the end tarnished- to become dull or spoiled after bilge- dirty water that collects in corners

Read the excerpt, and then complete the sentence that follows. Deferred

improvision call and response

Match each story with the plot archetype that it follows.

rags to riches- "Cinderella": a girl goes from being her evil stepmother's maid to a princess. overcoming the monster- "Hansel and Gretel": young siblings who get lost in the woods are captured by a witch who wants to eat them, and they later escape. tragedy-Romeo and Juliet: a feud between two families spells doom for a young couple who fall in love despite their family's animosity. comedy-The Importance of Being Earnest:after a series of mistaken identities,the love of two couples prevails.