AP Lang Trinidad Questions

In line 50 (when I baulked at eating with my hands) "baulked" most closely means...

• was enjoying

• was disgusted by

• stared

• attemped

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The repeated use of "difficult, moody and enigmatic" in lines 38-44 show...

• the growth of the author as a person

• a contrast between how the author is seen and how he sees himself

• how the author has grown in size, but not in terms of personality

• how family can have a great effect on personality

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

In terms of this passage, what is an Absolute?

• The standard the author is held to against his brother

• A small Island

• The final choice

• A colony

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the point of view for the majority of this passage?

• 3rd Person Omniscient

• 2nd Person

• 1st Person

• 1st Person Omniscient

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

When describing "that most august relative" in line 48, "august" most likely means...

• Rude

• The month after July

• Respected

• Kind

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Using the passage, which answer best describes how the author views his brother?

• With Anger, and Jealousy of him

• His hero, and loving of him

• As a Father Figure

• Proud, yet Discouraged by him

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Which of these examples is closest to that of the author and his brother?

• Two sisters who own a successful company together

• A brother who runs a successful company, with a younger sister struggling to make it as an actress

• A man and wife competing to make money

• An older brother raising his younger brother

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In line 2-4, the phrases "burning heat", "watery mirages" and "wind stirred the wild grasses" are utilizing the rhetorical device of...

• Imagery

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Simile

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the tone, as well as the purpose of lines 30-33?

• Regretful, to show he wishes he could've done better

• Confused, to question how he got here

• Hopeful, to show things will change

• Melancholy, to provide examples in how hard it can be to be constantly compared

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the primary function of the italics in lines 52-54?

• To emphasize the rudeness of the relative

• To emphasize how his younger brother could receive even more criticism

• To emphasize one final time how he was compared to his brother

• To emphasize how young he was

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6