End of Unit 1 Assessment

End of Unit 1 Assessment

Directions

 Read the poem “I Shall Return” and answer the questions below.

​I Shall Return

I Shall Return

by Claude McKay

I shall return again; I shall return
To laugh and love and watch with wonder-eyes
At golden noon the forest fires burn,
Wafting their blue-black smoke to sapphire skies.
I shall return to loiter by the streams
That bathe the brown blades of the bending grasses, And realize once more my thousand dreams
Of waters rushing down the mountain passes.
I shall return to hear the fiddle and fife
Of village dances, dear delicious tunes
That stir the hidden depths of native life,
Stray melodies of dim remembered runes.
I shall return, I shall return again,
To ease my mind of long, long years of pain.

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of the phrase wonder-eyes in the second line of the poem? (L.7.5)

• The speaker has poor eyesight.

• The speaker has great eyesight.

• The speaker is happy about what he sees.

• The speaker is confused about what he sees.

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

Reread the following stanza, and answer the questions below.

I shall return to hear the fiddle and fife
Of village dances, dear delicious tunes

That stir the hidden depths of native life, Stray melodies of dim remembered runes.

Multiple Choice

Part A

How does this stanza develop meaning in the poem? (RL.7.5)

• by adding descriptions of human activity

• by explaining why the speaker first left home

• by contradicting the images that came before

• by showing how the speaker first discovered his home

Multiple Choice

Part B

How does the rhyming in this stanza add to the meaning of the poem?

• by showing the results of actions the speaker has taken

• by drawing connections between the ideas being discussed

• by developing contrasts between positive and negative events

• by suggesting the speaker is taking the advice of others about home

Multiple Choice

How do the phrases hidden depths and dim remembered contribute meaning to the text? (RL.7.4)

• by suggesting how the celebrations bring the past alive

• by demonstrating the author's confusion about what is happening

• by explaining how the author first discovered certain kinds of songs

• by giving a reason why the author may not want to return home

Multiple Choice

Reread the following line from the poem and answer the question below.

"At golden noon the forest fires burn" (3)

What is the connotation of the word golden in this Line? (L.7.5c)

• hidden

• beautiful

• important

• dangerous

Multiple Choice

What is the effect of the repetition of I shall return to begin each stanza? (RL.7.5)

• They emphasize what the speaker longs to see again

• They explain why the speaker has to argue his point

• They demonstrate a new understanding of what home is

• They show the speaker coming to a new decision for each stanza

Multiple Choice

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

Part A

What is a theme of the poem? (RL.7.2)

• Some memories are too difficult to consider

• Home can hold a special meaning for people

• There is danger in thinking too much the past

• Nature can be more comforting than people at times

Multiple Choice

Part B

How is this theme developed? (RL.7.2)

• by describing the things the speaker misses

• by explaining how easy it is to forget certain things

• by showing why nature is superior to large gatherings

• by explaining how the speaker changes his mind over time

Multiple Choice

How does the last line of the poem develop the theme? (RL.7.2)

• by revealing that the speaker will be home soon

• by showing the power of home for the speaker

• by making the idea of home seem more complicated

• by introducing a new idea about home the speaker has