Lorde The Fourth of July

the opening sentence suggest which of the following?

• What Lorde had hoped would happen is not what actually occurred

• A catastrophe is about to happen

• Graduation is not necessarily a new beginning

• Lorde is about to experience a time of transition

• When one stage of life ends another begins

In paragraph 1, what connotation does the word "fabled" carry?

• Legendary

• Imagined

• Phony

• Ghostlike

• Idealistic

Paragraph 4 accomplishes each of the following purposes except to

• Shows that the family is affluent enough to afford good food

• Illustrate the distinctive Taste of Lorde's family

• Emphasize the preparation and care that has gone into preparing for the trip

• Depict the middle class values that the family embodies

• Draw the reader into the world of Lorde is describing

Which of the following details ironically belies Lorde's declaration that the family would not stay in the " some measly fleabag hotel" (par. 6)

• " a new and crushing reality" (par. 7)

• " a private woe" (par.7)

• " one large room with two double beds and an extra cot" (par. 8)

• " a black-street hotel" (par. 8)

• " that belonged to a friend of my father's who was in real estate" (par. 8)

Which of the following statements most accurately summarizes the effect of the sentence: "We were a proper caravan, mother bright and father brown, the three of us girls step-standards in between" (par. 13)

• The syntax of a sentence suggest the diversity of the group

• The metaphor emphasizes the unity despite difference of the family

• The cumulative sentence structure underscores the family relationships

Lorde's description of the family marching out of the ice cream parlor " quiet and, as if we had never been black before" is an example of

i. verbal irony

II. paradox

III. sarcasm

• I only

• II only

• I and II only

• I and III only

• I, II, and III

Paragraph 20 contains all of the following except

• Repetition

• Imagery

• A compound sentence

• Antithesis

• Polysyndeton

In paragraph 19, the speaker characterizes herself as

• Very similar to her parents

• Determined to change her sisters viewpoints

• Embarrassed that her parents lack of response

• Rebellious but accepted within the family

• Smug about the independence of her letter writing

Each of the following is an example of irony except

• The experiences Lorde recalls occurred on the 4th of July

• Lorde is African American

• That her father's use of " negro" would be considered Progressive

• Lorde learns more outside of school then inside the classroom

• Lorde became a well-regarded writer