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Graduation by Maya Angelou

Authored by Janet Perez

11th Grade

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Graduation by Maya Angelou
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The first paragraph includes each of the following EXCEPT

narration

description

argumentation

reflection

exposition

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"Like travelers with exotic destinations on their minds, the graduates were remarkably forgetful" (par.1) is an example of

metaphor

simile

hyperbole

allusion

personification

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"Volunteers fell over themselves to secure replacements for the missing equipment" (par.1) is an example of

simile

hyperbole

metaphor

personification

irony

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The speaker's recollection of her mother in paragraph 7 can best be described as

embarrassed but understanding

admiring and loving

amused and appreciative

mocking and resentful

affectionate but critical

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The speaker's attitude toward the junior students in paragraph 1 may be best described as

sharp disapproval

mild criticism

enthusiastic support

pedantic evaluation

sympathetic concern

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The movement from paragraphs 5 to 6 involves a shift in

point of view

speaker

subject

purpose

occasion

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In paragraph 5 the speaker expresses

exasperated dismissal

mild irony

detached indifference

outraged criticism

objective regard

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