from BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME

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English
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11th Grade
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Bret Loewen
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The author’s tone in paragraph 1 is most accurately characterized as
self-effacing confidence
defensive self-justification
Ironic humility
arrogant superiority
thoughtful questioning
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CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
We can infer from the statement, “I no longer feel it necessary to hang my head at parties and tell people that I am ‘trying to be a writer’,” that the author
has found relief in choosing a career path other than becoming a writer
had been embarrassed by his choice of career in the past but is no longer
has found reluctant acceptance for his career as a writer
has overcome the insecurities he formerly felt at social gatherings
has become famous enough so that people no longer ask him what he does
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the last sentence of paragraph 1, the author characterizes himself as
confident but diminutive
unscientific butimaginative
unexceptional butimpressed
unreligious but grateful
self-centered but unsurprised
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In paragraph 2, the primary function of the quotation marks around the words “race” and “black” is to
emphasize their importance to his argument
imply that they are quoted from other well-knownsources
challenge the common definitions of the terms
highlight that he seeks to stipulate alternative meanings
attack those who use the terms improperly
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CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In paragraph 2, the phrase “the organization of people beneath, and beyond, the umbrella of rights” servesto
answer the question the author has been “searchingfor”
identify what the author has “spent [his] timestudying”
explain the basis of “the history of civilization”
define the function that “race” had performed in thepast
challenge “Frankish, Italian, German, Irish” concepts ofculture
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.1
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In paragraph 3, the use of the word “rapture” derives its force from all the following EXCEPT
it subtly develops the perspective presented in the phrase “If my life ended today”
it expands on the meaning of “great joy”
it contains linguistic echoes of “rupture”
it links connotatively to “The Mecca” and “the Dream”
it defines a method “to best exploit that singular gift of study”
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CCSS.L.11-12.4
CCSS.L.11-12.5
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In paragraph 4, we can infer that the “land that I once considered mythical” is
America
heaven
freedom
France
The Mecca
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CCSS.L.11-12.5
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In paragraph 5, the author’s “warring emotions” refer to his conflict between
his pride in his son’s confidence and knowledge of his son’s privileged status
his desire for peace and his experience of the violence that disrupts it
his childhood experiences and his adult perspective on that experience
his personal life in his home and his public life in the community
his participation in his professional career and his personal family life at home
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
9.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The tone of the first five paragraphs of the passage is best characterized as
didactic yet impartial
moralistic yet even handed
blunt yet hopeful
condescending yet generous
candid yet emotional
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CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
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