American Lit Midterm review

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a true statement about a myth?

• Myths are usually about everyday people and their daily lives.

• All myths attempt to explain the origin of earthly life.

• Myths often feature immortal beings.

• Myths rarely convey cultural values.

Before this Earth existed, there was only water. . . . So the birds and animals decided that someone would have to bring up Earth. One by one they tried. The Duck dove first, some say. He swam down and down, far beneath the surface, but could not reach the bottom and floated back up. Then the Beaver tried. He went even deeper, so deep that it all was dark, but he could not reach the bottom, either. The Loon tried, swimming with his strong wings. He was gone a long long time, but he, too, failed to bring up Earth. Soon it seemed that all had tried and all had failed. Then a small voice spoke."I will bring up Earth or die trying."

They looked to see who it was. It was the tiny Muskrat. She dove down and swam and swam. She was not as strong or as swift as the others, but she was determined. She went so deep that it was all dark, and still she swam deeper. She swam so deep that her lungs felt ready to burst, but she swam deeper still. At last, just as she was becoming unconscious, she reached out one small paw and grasped at the bottom, barely touching it before she floated up, almost dead.

When the other animals saw her break the surface, they thought she had failed. Then they saw her right paw was held tightly shut.

"She has the Earth," they said.

 

Multiple Choice

Based on this passage, what is this myth attempting to explain?

• the origins of the land

• the origins of the sea

• the beginnings of life on earth

• the family traditions of muskrats

Before this Earth existed, there was only water. . . . So the birds and animals decided that someone would have to bring up Earth. One by one they tried. The Duck dove first, some say. He swam down and down, far beneath the surface, but could not reach the bottom and floated back up. Then the Beaver tried. He went even deeper, so deep that it all was dark, but he could not reach the bottom, either. The Loon tried, swimming with his strong wings. He was gone a long long time, but he, too, failed to bring up Earth. Soon it seemed that all had tried and all had failed. Then a small voice spoke."I will bring up Earth or die trying."

They looked to see who it was. It was the tiny Muskrat. She dove down and swam and swam. She was not as strong or as swift as the others, but she was determined. She went so deep that it was all dark, and still she swam deeper. She swam so deep that her lungs felt ready to burst, but she swam deeper still. At last, just as she was becoming unconscious, she reached out one small paw and grasped at the bottom, barely touching it before she floated up, almost dead.

When the other animals saw her break the surface, they thought she had failed. Then they saw her right paw was held tightly shut.

"She has the Earth," they said.

 

Multiple Choice

Which of these archetypes is illustrated in this passage from the myth?

• good vs evil

• the triumph of the underdog, the small and weak

• events, activities, or characters that come in threes

• the survival of the fittest

Before this Earth existed, there was only water. . . . So the birds and animals decided that someone would have to bring up Earth. One by one they tried. The Duck dove first, some say. He swam down and down, far beneath the surface, but could not reach the bottom and floated back up. Then the Beaver tried. He went even deeper, so deep that it all was dark, but he could not reach the bottom, either. The Loon tried, swimming with his strong wings. He was gone a long long time, but he, too, failed to bring up Earth. Soon it seemed that all had tried and all had failed. Then a small voice spoke."I will bring up Earth or die trying."

They looked to see who it was. It was the tiny Muskrat. She dove down and swam and swam. She was not as strong or as swift as the others, but she was determined. She went so deep that it was all dark, and still she swam deeper. She swam so deep that her lungs felt ready to burst, but she swam deeper still. At last, just as she was becoming unconscious, she reached out one small paw and grasped at the bottom, barely touching it before she floated up, almost dead.

When the other animals saw her break the surface, they thought she had failed. Then they saw her right paw was held tightly shut.

"She has the Earth," they said.

 

Multiple Choice

What does the passage most clearly indicate was an important value of the Onondaga?

• cooperation

• protecting the earth

• respect for women

• perseverance

Before this Earth existed, there was only water. . . . So the birds and animals decided that someone would have to bring up Earth. One by one they tried. The Duck dove first, some say. He swam down and down, far beneath the surface, but could not reach the bottom and floated back up. Then the Beaver tried. He went even deeper, so deep that it all was dark, but he could not reach the bottom, either. The Loon tried, swimming with his strong wings. He was gone a long long time, but he, too, failed to bring up Earth. Soon it seemed that all had tried and all had failed. Then a small voice spoke."I will bring up Earth or die trying."

They looked to see who it was. It was the tiny Muskrat. She dove down and swam and swam. She was not as strong or as swift as the others, but she was determined. She went so deep that it was all dark, and still she swam deeper. She swam so deep that her lungs felt ready to burst, but she swam deeper still. At last, just as she was becoming unconscious, she reached out one small paw and grasped at the bottom, barely touching it before she floated up, almost dead.

When the other animals saw her break the surface, they thought she had failed. Then they saw her right paw was held tightly shut.

"She has the Earth," they said.

 

Multiple Choice

Based on this passage, which saying expresses a main theme of the myth?

• Great oaks from little acorns grow.

• Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

• A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

• If at first you don't succeed, try, try, again.

Before this Earth existed, there was only water. . . . So the birds and animals decided that someone would have to bring up Earth. One by one they tried. The Duck dove first, some say. He swam down and down, far beneath the surface, but could not reach the bottom and floated back up. Then the Beaver tried. He went even deeper, so deep that it all was dark, but he could not reach the bottom, either. The Loon tried, swimming with his strong wings. He was gone a long long time, but he, too, failed to bring up Earth. Soon it seemed that all had tried and all had failed. Then a small voice spoke."I will bring up Earth or die trying."

They looked to see who it was. It was the tiny Muskrat. She dove down and swam and swam. She was not as strong or as swift as the others, but she was determined. She went so deep that it was all dark, and still she swam deeper. She swam so deep that her lungs felt ready to burst, but she swam deeper still. At last, just as she was becoming unconscious, she reached out one small paw and grasped at the bottom, barely touching it before she floated up, almost dead.

When the other animals saw her break the surface, they thought she had failed. Then they saw her right paw was held tightly shut.

"She has the Earth," they said.

 

Multiple Choice

Which phrase best describes the character of Muskrat in this passage?

• small but determined

• fragile in body and mind

• weak but clever

• foolish and reckless

Multiple Choice

Misplaced is to found as unconscious is to _____.

• guilty

• aware

• faint

• asleep

Multiple Choice

What event begins the rising action in Act I of The Crucible?

• John Proctor appears at the Parris home and rebuffs Abigail's efforts to resume their affair.

• Abigail is dismissed from the Proctor household, and Mary Warren takes her place there.

• Betty has fallen mysteriously ill after she and some other girls were found engaging in apparent rituals in the woods.

• Reverend Hale questions Tituba and the girls about their activities in the woods.

Multiple Choice

The following passage is from the dramatic exposition with which Act I of The Crucible opens. For what event later in Act I does this information prepare you?

 

Long-held hatreds of neighbors could now be openly expressed, and vengeance taken, despite the Bible's charitable injunctions. Land-lust which had been expressed before by constant bickering over boundaries and deeds, could now be elevated to the arena of morality …

• Putnam arguing with Proctor about a piece of land to which both men lay claim

• Reverend Parris complaining about his salary

• Abigail's reluctance to tell the truth about what happened in the woods.

• Abigail's dismissal from service in the Proctor household.

Multiple Choice

Which phrase best describes Abigail William's character in Act I of The Crucible?

• impulsive and thoughtless

• naive and timid

• proud and manipulative

• affectionate and vulnerable

Multiple Choice

From the details in Act I of The Crucible, what can you conclude about Abigail's relationship with the other girls?

• Her beauty and cleverly crafted purity give her great influence over the other girls.

• She uses the other girls' fear of her and of supernatural events to intimidate them.

• Her charm and magnetic persuasiveness make her a natural leader among the girls.

• She has little influence over the other girls, despite her social position as the minister's niece.

Multiple Choice

Consider Tituba's state of mind when she begins naming names in Act I of The Crucible. What can you infer about her motivation?

• She is afraid of Reverend Hale and thinks naming names will save her from punishment

• She actually saw Goody Good and Goody Osburn in the forest and wants to tell the truth.

• She is confused and is talking about a dream she once had.

• She does not like the women she named, and she hopes they will be punished.

   

Multiple Choice

13. From the following stage directions near the start of Act I of The Crucible, what can readers conclude about Tituba's behavior at the end of the act?

 

She enters as one does who can no longer bear to be barred from the sight of her beloved, but she is also very frightened because her slave sense has warned her that, as always, trouble in this house eventually lands on her back.

• Tituba is so fond of Betty that she will try anything to help her.

• Tituba is actually in love with Reverend Parris and confesses to keep him out of trouble.

• Tituba's "slave sense" is what got her and the girls into trouble in the first place.

• She is so sure that trouble will befall her that she plays along with Hale as he pushes her for information.

Multiple Choice

In Act II of The Crucible, when John Proctor tells Mary Warren "It's strange work for a Christian girl to hang old women," he implies Mary's behavior is:

• irrational

• hypocritical

• cowardly

• rash

Multiple Choice

In Act II of The Crucible, when Elizabeth says that the crowd parted for Abigail like the sea for Israel, she makes:

• a comparison to politics

• an allusion to the Bible

• eventual trouble for Abigail

• a bigoted joke

Multiple Choice

What is Mary's motive in giving the poppet to Elizabeth in Act II of The Crucible?

• She wants to make friends with Elizabeth.

• She wants Elizabeth to see her as an innocent girl.

• She wants to plant evidence of witchcraft in Elizabeth's house.

• She wants to make peace with Elizabeth after disobeying her.

Multiple Choice

When Hale appears at the Proctors' door in Act II of The Crucible, he is described as "different now—drawn a little, and there is a quality of deference, even of guilt, about his manner now." What internal conflict accounts for this change?

• He feels guilty for allowing events to spiral out of control in Salem.

• He no longer believes in witchcraft but must proceed anyway.

• He feels guilty for the desire he has for Abigail.

• He fears that even he may be at risk of an accusation of witchcraft.

Multiple Choice

In Act II of The Crucible, why does John Proctor forget to mention the commandment forbidding adultery when Hale questions his knowledge of the Ten Commandments?

• He has a guilty conscience.

• He has never properly learned the commandments.

• He believes that it is an unjust commandment.

• He is afraid of revealing his own sin.

Multiple Choice

In Act III of The Crucible, what development causes Mary Warren to recant her confession and rejoin Abigail and the other girls?

• John Proctor's confession of his relationship with Abigail

• Judge Danforth's persistent questions

• the confusion about Elizabeth Proctor's "poppets"

• Abigail's pretending to be attacked by Mary's spirit

Multiple Choice

The climax in Act IV of The Crucible occurs when

• Parris reveals that Abigail Williams has disappeared

• Elizabeth Proctor is brought into the cell

• Proctor decides to confess to witchcraft

• Proctor refuses to sign the confession.

Multiple Choice

In The Crucible, Act IV, what important message about life is conveyed by Proctor's decision to tear up the confession?

• Personal honor determines the worth of one's self.

• Government authority can be resisted single-handedly.

• Forgiveness can be extended to the guilty as well as the innocent.

• The variability of justice is an evil in itself.

Multiple Choice

Which aspect of life in Puritan Salem as portrayed in The Crucible, Act IV, is applicable today?

• Local courts are closely allied to religious institutions.

• Belief in the supernatural may be quite dangerous.

• Living on the edge of the wilderness creates great fear and unrest.

• Fear and suspicion can lead to miscarriages of justice.

​Soon after the American Revolution began in Massachusetts, members of the Virginia Convention debated whether Virginia should join the fighting. Read this passage from Patrick Henry's famous speech in that debate. Then, answer the question(s).

Gentlemen may cry, "Peace, peace"—but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!

Multiple Choice

Based on this passage, what seems to be Henry's main purpose?

• to challenge the British King

• to suggest that the colonists abolish social class

• to convince the Virginia Convention to support the American Revolution

• to convince colonists in Virginia to attend the Virginia Covention

​Soon after the American Revolution began in Massachusetts, members of the Virginia Convention debated whether Virginia should join the fighting. Read this passage from Patrick Henry's famous speech in that debate. Then, answer the question(s).

Gentlemen may cry, "Peace, peace"—but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!

Multiple Choice

Which statement most accurately describes the rhetorical devices that Henry uses in this passage?

• He rarely uses rhetorical questions.

• He uses restatement of ideas in his first four sentences.

• He uses parallel structure in every sentence.

• He uses understatement frequently.

​Soon after the American Revolution began in Massachusetts, members of the Virginia Convention debated whether Virginia should join the fighting. Read this passage from Patrick Henry's famous speech in that debate. Then, answer the question(s).

Gentlemen may cry, "Peace, peace"—but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!

Multiple Choice

Based on his word choice and rhetorical devices, which phrase best describes Henry's tone?

• angry but jolly

• brave but fearful

• logical and unemotional

• urgent and committed

​Soon after the American Revolution began in Massachusetts, members of the Virginia Convention debated whether Virginia should join the fighting. Read this passage from Patrick Henry's famous speech in that debate. Then, answer the question(s).

Gentlemen may cry, "Peace, peace"—but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!

Multiple Choice

Which of these political assumptions does Patrick Henry make in the passage?

• All human beings are born equal.

• It is worth risking your life to fight for political freedom.

• Virginia has little in common with Massachusetts.

• Once war has begun, there is no point in questioning its cause.

​Soon after the American Revolution began in Massachusetts, members of the Virginia Convention debated whether Virginia should join the fighting. Read this passage from Patrick Henry's famous speech in that debate. Then, answer the question(s).

Gentlemen may cry, "Peace, peace"—but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!

Multiple Choice

Which of his listeners' concerns does Henry anticipat and attempt to ease in this passage?

• their concern that their decision may lead to violence

• their concern that their decision may divide public opinion

• their concern that they do not have the same interests as Massachusetts

• their concern about losing their slaves.

​Soon after the American Revolution began in Massachusetts, members of the Virginia Convention debated whether Virginia should join the fighting. Read this passage from Patrick Henry's famous speech in that debate. Then, answer the question(s).

Gentlemen may cry, "Peace, peace"—but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!

Multiple Choice

Which of these remarks from Henry’s Speech in the Virginia Convention uses logical arguments to appeal to reason?

• "Are we disposed to be of the number of those who having eyes see not, and having ears hear not, the things which so nearly concern their temporal salvation?"

• "There is no retreat but in submission and slavery!"

• "The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms!"

• "I ask gentlemen, sir, what means this martial array, if its purpose be not to force us to submission?

​Read this passage from the “Declaration of Independece”.

When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.—That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, -- That whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness…

Multiple Choice

From Jefferson's statement that governments are instituted to secure basic human rights, the argument logically follows that

• any form of government that suppresses people's freedoms should be overthrown.

• monarchy is a bad form of government because rulers are not elected.

• the rights of men should be supported over those of women.

• all forms of government destroy human rights and thus should be abandoned.

​Read this passage from the “Declaration of Independece”.

When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.—That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, -- That whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness…

Multiple Choice

From the Declaration of Independence, what can be inferred about Jefferson's general attitude toward revolution?

• All cases of injustice vindicate a revolution

• People often revolt as their first course of action

• Revolution is a method of last resort

• Revolution is a very poor way of dealing with conflict

​Read this passage from the “Declaration of Independece”.

When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.—That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, -- That whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness…

Multiple Choice

Jefferson uses the charged word tyrant to characterize the king of Britain. To what emotion does this word appeal?

• sorrow

• envy

• anger

• pride

​Read this passage from the “Declaration of Independece”.

When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.—That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, -- That whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness…

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements most appeals to the emotions of horror and disgust?

• "He is at this time transporting large armies…to complete the works of death, desolation, and tyranny.…"

• "He has abdicated government here, by declaring us out of his protection and waging war against us."

• "He has dissolved representative houses repeatedly…."

• "He has called together legislative bodies…for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures."

​Read this passage from the “Declaration of Independece”.

When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.—That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, -- That whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness…

Multiple Choice

Jefferson's list of self-evident truths is effective because it

• helps his audience understand the truths

• creates a connection between these truths and the colonists' attempts at reconciliation with Britain

• draws his readers' attention to his personal opinions about humanity

• imparts a sense of reasonableness to the beginning of his argument

​Read this passage from the “Declaration of Independece”.

When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.—That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, -- That whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness…

Multiple Choice

What does Jefferson mean when he says that the king has "refused his assent to laws...necessary for the public good"?

• He knows what is best for the colonies.

• He has failed to allow changes that would benefit the colonies.

• He enjoys being tyrannical.

• He is too busy to listen to the colonists

​Read this passage from "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano"

When I looked round the ship too and saw a large furnace or copper-boiling, and a multitude of black people of every description chained together, every one of their countenances expressing dejection and sorrow, I no longer doubted of my fate; and, quite overpowered with horror and anguish, I fell motionless on the deck and fainted. When I recovered a little I found some black people about me, who I believed were some of those who brought me on board, and had been receiving their pay; they talked to me in order to cheer me, but all in vain. I asked them if we were not to be eaten by those white men with horrible looks, red faces, and loose hair. They told me I was not: and one of the crew brought me a small portion of spirituous liquor in a wine glass; but, being afraid of him, I would not take it out of his hand. One of the blacks therefore took it from him and gave it to me, and I took a little down my palate, which, instead of reviving me, as they thought it would, threw me into the greatest consternation at the strange feeling it produced, having never tasted any such liquor before. Soon after this the blacks who brought me on board went off, and left me abandoned to despair I now saw myself deprived of all chance of returning to my native country, or even the least glimpse of hope of gaining the shore, which I now considered as friendly; and I even wished for my former slavery in preference to my present situation, which was filled with horrors of every kind, still heightened by my ignorance of what I was to undergo. I was not long suffered to indulge my grief; I was soon put down under the decks, and there I received such a salutation in my nostrils as I had never experienced in my life: so that, with the loathsomeness of the stench, and crying together, I became so sick and low that I was not able to eat, nor had I the least desire to taste anything. I now wished for the last friend, death, to relieve me; but soon, to my grief, two of the white men offered me eatables; and, on my refusing to eat, one of them held me fast by the hands, and laid me across I think the windlass, and tied my feet, while the other flogged me severely. I had never experienced any thing of this kind before …

Multiple Choice

What experience does this portion of Equiano's slave narrative describe?

• the loss of African cultural traditions

• the fight to abolish slavery

• the observations of a slave merchant

• the horrors slaves faced on transatlantic voyages

​Read this passage from "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano"

When I looked round the ship too and saw a large furnace or copper-boiling, and a multitude of black people of every description chained together, every one of their countenances expressing dejection and sorrow, I no longer doubted of my fate; and, quite overpowered with horror and anguish, I fell motionless on the deck and fainted. When I recovered a little I found some black people about me, who I believed were some of those who brought me on board, and had been receiving their pay; they talked to me in order to cheer me, but all in vain. I asked them if we were not to be eaten by those white men with horrible looks, red faces, and loose hair. They told me I was not: and one of the crew brought me a small portion of spirituous liquor in a wine glass; but, being afraid of him, I would not take it out of his hand. One of the blacks therefore took it from him and gave it to me, and I took a little down my palate, which, instead of reviving me, as they thought it would, threw me into the greatest consternation at the strange feeling it produced, having never tasted any such liquor before. Soon after this the blacks who brought me on board went off, and left me abandoned to despair I now saw myself deprived of all chance of returning to my native country, or even the least glimpse of hope of gaining the shore, which I now considered as friendly; and I even wished for my former slavery in preference to my present situation, which was filled with horrors of every kind, still heightened by my ignorance of what I was to undergo. I was not long suffered to indulge my grief; I was soon put down under the decks, and there I received such a salutation in my nostrils as I had never experienced in my life: so that, with the loathsomeness of the stench, and crying together, I became so sick and low that I was not able to eat, nor had I the least desire to taste anything. I now wished for the last friend, death, to relieve me; but soon, to my grief, two of the white men offered me eatables; and, on my refusing to eat, one of them held me fast by the hands, and laid me across I think the windlass, and tied my feet, while the other flogged me severely. I had never experienced any thing of this kind before …

Multiple Choice

What attitude toward slavery does the narrative most strongly convey?

• outrage

• understanding

• tolerance

• indifference

​Read this stanza "Snow-Bound" by John Greenleaf Whittier

The sun that brief December day

Rose cheerless ove rhills of gray,

And, darkly circled, gave at noon

A sadder light than waning moon.

Slow tracing down the thickening sky

Its mute and ominous prophecy,

A portent seeming less than threat,

It sank from sight before it set.

A chill no coat, however stout,

Of homespun stuff could quite shut out,

A hard, dull bitterness of cold,

That checked, mid-vein, the circling race

Of lifeblood in the sharpened face,

The coming of the snowstorm told.

Multiple Choice

Which sound device does the phrase December day in line 1 illustrate?

• alliteration

• assonance

• consonance

• onomatopoeia

​Read this stanza "Snow-Bound" by John Greenleaf Whittier

The sun that brief December day

Rose cheerless ove rhills of gray,

And, darkly circled, gave at noon

A sadder light than waning moon.

Slow tracing down the thickening sky

Its mute and ominous prophecy,

A portent seeming less than threat,

It sank from sight before it set.

A chill no coat, however stout,

Of homespun stuff could quite shut out,

A hard, dull bitterness of cold,

That checked, mid-vein, the circling race

Of lifeblood in the sharpened face,

The coming of the snowstorm told.

Multiple Choice

What chief emotion does the imagery in the stanza convey?

• joy

• sorrow

• anger

• gloom

Multiple Choice

Match the sentence with the correct figurative language:

I swear you're an angel.

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

Multiple Choice

Match the sentence with the correct figurative language:

I can feel that body shake.

• personification

• imagery (kinesthetic)

• imagery (smell)

• alliteration

Multiple Choice

Match the sentence with the correct figurative language:

Just a simple touch can make you feel alive.

• imagery (touch)

• imagery (kinesthetic)

• onomatopoeia

• assonance

Multiple Choice

Match the sentence with the correct figurative language:

Love will never leave you alone.

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• personification

• consonance

Multiple Choice

Match the sentence with the correct figurative language:

The road of life is rocky.

• allusion

• hyperbole

• simile

• idiom

Multiple Choice

Match the sentence with the correct figurative language:

We've got some corn for popping.

• onomatopoeia

• imagery (touch)

• metaphor

• symbol

Multiple Choice

Match the sentence with the correct figurative language:

They parted like the red sea.

• metaphor

• simile

• allusion

• personification

Multiple Choice

Match the sentence with the correct figurative language:

His face became as black as coal after being criticized.

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

• consonance

Multiple Choice

Match the sentence with the correct figurative language:

Wonder woman won the war.

• allusion

• assonance

• symbol

• alliteration

Multiple Choice

Match the sentence with the correct figurative language:

Jane rode a plane to spain

• assonance

• consonance

• alliteration

• symbol

Multiple Choice

Match the sentence with the correct figurative language:

That purse looks like it costa million dollars.

• alliteration

• simile

• hyperbole

• idiom

Multiple Choice

Match the sentence with the correct figurative language:

Her lips tasted sweet.

• imagery (smell)

• imagery (sound)

• imagery (touch)

• imagery (taste)

Multiple Choice

Match the sentence with the correct figurative language:

I came inside because the house smells like a chocolate brownie.

• imagery (taste)

• imagery (sound)

• imagery (smell)

• simile

Multiple Choice

Match the sentence with the correct figurative language:

The color is repellant, almost revolting.

• imagery (smell)

• hyperbole

• imagery (sight)

• metaphor

Multiple Choice

Match the sentence with the correct figurative language:

The sound of the drums was exhilarating

• imagery (touch)

• imagery (sound)

• imagery (sight)

• imagery (taste)

Multiple Choice

Match the sentence with the correct figurative language:

The heat melted the tires down

• imagery (thermal)

• hyperbole

• idiom

• simile

Multiple Choice

Match the sentence with the correct figurative language:

The Pride flag is an example of a

• simile

• idiom

• metaphor

• symbol

Multiple Choice

Match the sentence with the correct figurative language:

Mike likes his new bike

• assonance

• alliteration

• consonance

• idiom

​There will be a narrative writing piece and an informative writing piece which is worth 10 pts a piece.

For the narrative: you will need to write 2 paragraphs (about 10 lines) to change the ending of the story. You need the characters, the dialogue, and it needs to have a beginning, a middle, and end to the scene, and it needs to take place in the 1690s.

For the informative piece. You need an introduction, a conclusion, and 1 to 2 body paragraphs. You also make sure that you do not have an opinion in your informative piece. You're simply sharing information.

If you do not follow the directions, you do not get the full 10 points.

If you do not answer the questions, your grade will be - at the most - a 73. (that is if you get all the multiple choice correct). Which if you're currently failing, that is NOT enough. So make sure you write!