Lorde The Fourth of July

Lorde The Fourth of July

11th Grade

9 Qs

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Lorde The Fourth of July

Lorde The Fourth of July

Assessment

Quiz

English

11th Grade

Hard

Created by

Janet Perez

Used 21+ times

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9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Legendary

Imagined

Phony

Ghostlike

Idealistic

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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)

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Paragraph 20 contains all of the following except

Repetition

Imagery

A compound sentence

Antithesis

Polysyndeton

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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