The first two paragraphs of this chapter present examples of

I. philosophizing

II. generalizing

III. categorizing

• I only

• II only

• I and II only

• I and III only

• I, II, and III

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The first sentence of the third paragraph (beginning "The people all saw")

• is a complete non sequitur (illogical)

• implies that visitors usually arrive at sundown

• hints that the glare of the sun usually hinders perception

• is explained by information in the paragraph

• reveals something about the woman who is arriving

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

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In the 3rd paragraph, the narrator implies that the daily life of the people is primarily

• difficult

• dehumanizing

• repetitive

• endless

• unpaid

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

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In the 4th paragraph, the sentence "But now, the sun and the bossman were gone, so the skins felt powerful and human" contains an example of

• synecdoche

• allusion

• metaphor

• syllogism

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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In the 6th paragraph, the last sentence, "The porch couldn't talk for looking," is a(n)

• simile

• metonomy

• euphemism

• hyperbole

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

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The irony of the statement "she could stop and say a few words with us" arises from the

• fact that the woman is clearly in a hurry

• earlier references to the woman "burying the dead"

• disparaging words spoken about the woman

• people's refusal to greet the woman civilly

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

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The passage serves to do all of the following EXCEPT

• provide an introduction to the life of a particular community

• give insight into the character of the people in the community

• explain how Janie's husband died and why the community hates Tea Cake

• show the centrality of Janie Starks in the minds of the community

• differentiate Pheoby from the others in the community

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

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In this passage, the level of diction

• is mostly formal and educated

• is mostly vernacular

• switches between educated and vernacular

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The point of view of the narrator is

• first person

• third person omniscient

• second person

• third person limited

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

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The motifs introduced in this very first passage include

• horizons

• mules

• eyes

• all of these

• dreams

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