The Ways We Lie

1.Judging from her explanations and examples it can be inferred that Ericsson believes that people:

• A. Are unaware that they lie in many different ways

• B. Do not recognize the difference between "functional lies" and harmful ones

• C. Fail to understand the true consequences of their lying

• D. Have learned to tolerate the lying as a necessary part of contemporary life

• E. Lie unintentionally more often than they lie intentionally

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

2.The sentence "We exaggerate, we minimize, we avoid confrontation, we spare people's feelings, we conveniently forget, we keep secrets, we justify lying to the big-guy institutions" (paragraph 3) is an example of:

• A. A run-on sentence

• B. A complex sentence

• C. Polysyndeton

• D. Asyndeton

• E. A cumulative sentence

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

3. Which of the following outlines the shared structure of "The White Lie" (paragraphs 8 and 9) and "Omission" (paragraphs 18-20)?

• A. Personal experience,explanation of consequences, examples

• B. Definition, explanation of consequences, examples

• C. Definition, personal experience, general examples

• D. Personal experience, explanation of consequences

• E. Explanation of quotation,personal experiences

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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

4. The section "Facades" (paragraph 10 and 11) includes all of the following EXCEPT:

• A. Hyperbole

• B. Metaphor

• C. Personification

• D. Colloquialism

• E. Metonymy

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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

5. What is the rhetorical function of paragraph 36?

• A. To engage readers by accusing them of wrongdoing

• B. To summarize each of the types of lying that have been discussed in the essay

• C. To encourage readers to contrast "functional lives" with "living a lie"

• D. To repeat the most important points that the author has made in her essay

• E. To encourage the reader to accept her stated claim

6. Which of the following best describes the tone of this essay?

• A. Didactic and moralistic

• B. Sarcastic and acerbic

• C. Lively and provocative

• D. Nonchalant and informal

• E. Confrontational and instructive

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4