CFA Review

1. What does it mean when the text states, "In the street below a peddler was crying his wares"?

• A. the people in the community are upset at the death of Mr. Mallard

• B. a vendor is trying to sell products

• C. the death of the sparrow is upsetting to the peddler

• D. Mrs. Mallard felt trapped in her room

2. What does the season “spring” symbolize in the story?

• A. Mrs. Mallard no longer feeling trapped in her marriage

• B. Mrs. Mallard’s new life

• C. a new beginning

• D. all of the above

3. What is the closest meaning of the word “tumultuously” in the sentence, “Now her bosom rose and fell tumultuously”?

• A. at once

• B. quietly

• C. wildly

• D. calmly

4. What can we infer when we learn that “It was only yesterday she had thought with a shudder that life might be long”?

• A. Mrs. Mallard did not love Richards

• B. Mrs. Mallard wanted life to be long

• C. Mrs. Mallard was not happy in her marriage

• D. Mr. Mallard was an abusive husband

5. The open window symbolizes what?

• A. freddom, trapped

• B. freedom, opportunity

• C. trapped, grief

• D. none of the above

6. After reading how would you characterize Chopin’s view of marriage?

• A. women married for financial stability

• B. men were in control and women subservient

• C. marriage is unnecessary

• D. marriage is a necessity

7. The story explores the theme about ---

• A. freedom after being confined

• B. death in a marriage

• C. joy despite grief

• D. living a carefree life

8. The tone of the paragraph 11 can be best described as ---

• A. restrained

• B. ecstatic

• C. guilty

• D. melancholy

9. What change should be made to sentence 11?

• A. Delete the semicolon

• B. Change took to taken

• C. Change director's to directors'

• D. Nothing needs to be changed in sentence 11

10. Janie wants to tell more about the statement she has made in sentence 9. Which of these ideas would best follow and support sentence 9?

• A. Wouldn’t you love to get on the bandwagon?

• B. The advertisers have convinced you that you will have as much fun as the people on the beach if you drink the same brand of soda.

• C. This means that everyone on the beach should drink soda.

• D. This bandwagon technique is one technique that television and magazine advertisers use to persuade people to buy a certain soft drink.