English 1 CFA

“She loved him at exactly that moment, and if he’d known this, perhaps he wouldn’t have fallen into the brown depression he fell into, which lasted the rest of his shift. He believed he must have looked a fool in her eyes, and he envied the sureness of everyone around him: the cocky cashier at the register, the grim and harried their breaks. He wanted a second chance. Another chance to be confident and say witty things to her as he threw tin cans into her bags, persuading her to allow him to help her to her car so he might learn just a little about her, check out the floor of the car for signs of hobbies or fetishes and the bumpers for clues as to beliefs and loyalties.”

1. In the above paragraph taken from “Checkouts,” what can the reader infer about the bag boy?

• A. he is nonchalant by nature

• B. he has low self-esteem

• C. he intends to quit his job

• D. he is confident by nature

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Her parents had moved her to Cincinnati, to a large house with beveled glad windows and several porches and the history her mother liked to emphasize. You’ll be lonely at first, they admitted, but you’re so nice you’ll make friends fast. And as an impulse tore at her to lie on the floor, to hold to their ankles and tell them she felt she was dying, to offer anything, anything at all, so they might allow her to finish growing up in the town of her childhood, they firmed their mouths and spoke from their chests, and they said, It’s decided.

2. Based on paragraph 1, what can the reader infer about the narrator’s relationship with her parents?

• A. They spoil her

• B. She easily manipulates them

• C. They are firm but considerate of her feelings

• D. She is always unhappy

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She loved him at exactly that moment, and if he’d known this, perhaps he wouldn’t have fallen into the brown depression he fell into, which lasted the rest of his shift. He believed he must have looked a fool in her eyes, and he envied the sureness of everyone around him: the cocky cashier at the register, the grim and harried their breaks. He wanted a second chance. Another chance to be confident and say witty things to her as he threw tin cans into her bags, persuading her to allow him to help her to her car so he might learn just a little about her, check out the floor of the car for signs of hobbies or fetishes2 and the bumpers for clues as to beliefs and loyalties.

But he busted her jar of mayonnaise, and nothing else worked out for the rest of the day.

Strange, how attractive clumsiness can be.

3. Which sentence best supports the idea that the bag boy is unsure of himself?

• A. “she looked at him and smiled and he could only respond by busting her jar of mayonnaise on the floor”

• B. He was nervous—first day on the job—and along had come this fascinating girl

• C. He believed he must have looked the fool in her eyes, and he envied the sureness of everyone around him

• D. Strange, how attractive clumsiness can be.

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“(1)Incredibly, it was another four weeks before they saw each other again. (2)As fate would have it her visits to the supermarket never coincided with his schedule to bag. (3)Each time she went to the store, her eyes scanned the checkouts at once, her heart in her mouth. (4)And each hour he worked, the bag boy kept one eye on the door, watching for the red-haired girl with the big orange bow.” -Checkouts by Cynthia Ryland

4. What is the correct way to write sentence 2?

• A. As fate would have it, her visits to the supermarket never coincided with his schedule to bag.

• B. As, fate would have it her visits to the supermarket never coincided with his schedule to bag.

• C. As fate would have it her visits, to the supermarket never coincided with his schedule to bag.

• D. Correct as is.

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“Then one day the bag boy dropped her jar of mayonnaise and that is how she fell in love” -Checkouts by Cynthia Ryland

5. What is the correct way to write the sentence above?

• A. Then one day, the bag boy dropped her jar of mayonnaise and that is how she fell in love.

• B. Then one day the bag boy dropped her jar of mayonnaise, and that is how she fell in love.

• C. Then one day, the bag boy dropped her jar of mayonnaise, and that is how she fell in love

• d. Correct as is.

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Directions: Select the BEST answer to the following questions based on “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst

6. What is the best evidence of [the narrator’s pride] in [The Scarlet Ibis]?

• A.He weeps, holding his brother in his arms.

• B.He continues to push Doodle to his limits.

• C.He shows Doodle the coffin that was intended for him.

• D.He takes Doodle to play in Old Woman Swamp

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The author uses foreshadowing primarily to

• A. Reveal Doodle’s vibrancy and passion for life

• B. Indicate how helpful and nurturing Doodle’s brother is

• C. Inform the reader that Doodle will die sooner that he should

• D. Be loved forever by his family but especially his brother

The author uses symbolism primarily to

• A. Indicate how persistent they both are in not wanting to die

• B. Demonstrate how they(Doodle & the scarlet ibis) are delicate, frail beauties with short tragic lives and deaths

• C. Reveal the intense hardships they(Doodle & his family) had to endure to survive

• D. Illuminate how they have adapted to their surroundings

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“"(1)What are you crying for?" asked Daddy, but I couldn't answer. (2) They didn't know that I did it just for myself, that Doodle walked only because I was ashamed of having a crippled brother.

(3)Within a few months, Doodle had learned to walk well. (4) Since, I had succeeded in teaching Doodle to walk I began to believe in my own infallibility. (5)I decided to teach him to run, to row, to swim, to climb trees, and to fight. (6)Now he, too, believed in me; so, we set a deadline when Doodle could start school.”

-Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst

9. What is the correct way to write sentence 4?

• Since I had succeeded in teaching Doodle to walk I began to believe in my own infallibility.

• Since I had succeeded in teaching Doodle to walk, I began to believe in my own infallibility.

• Since I had succeeded in teaching Doodle to walk I began to believe, in my own infallibility.

• Correct as is.

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“(1)Summer was dead but autumn had not yet been born, when the ibis came to the bleeding tree. (2)It's strange that all this is so clear to me, now that time has had its way. (3)But sometimes (like right now) I sit in the cool green parlor, and I remember Doodle.” -Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst

10. What is the correct way to write sentence 1?

• Summer was dead but autumn had not yet been born when the ibis came to the bleeding tree.

• Summer was dead but autumn had not, yet been born when the ibis came to the bleeding tree.

• Summer was dead, but autumn had not yet been born when the ibis came to the bleeding tree.

• Correct as is.

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