English 2 Mock EOC

What does the speaker achieve in the poem with her description of New York?

• She presents a stark contrast to the beauty of her homeland.

• She confesses her feelings of bitterness and remorse.

• She forges a connection with the audience’s sense of gratitude.

• She describes how to pass time during the hectic rush hour.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How has the speaker changed between the first and last stanzas of the poem?

• She is more aggressive toward the other people in the street.

• She is even more overwhelmed by her hectic surroundings in New York City.

• She is now confidently intermixing with her fellow walkers.

• She is less meek after remembering beautiful moments from her days in Russia.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which lines from the poem support the theme?

• “. . . once I have known / The joy that could have touched a heart of stone—”

• “From the long waters sorrowfully strong, / Came the last echoes of the River Song!”

• “Here in this alien crowd I walk apart / Clasping remembered beauty to my heart!”

• “One day in Kiev I heard a great church-bell / Crying a strange farewell.”

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How does the speaker’s point of view affect her impression of the bustle of New York?

• The speaker is cautious and curious about life in a large, new city.

• The speaker is excited by the differences between home and the new city.

• The speaker feels welcomed and embraced by the citizens of New York.

• The speaker feels excluded in a strange and frightening place.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.SL.9-10.3

In line 18, what is the meaning of the phrase “clasping remembered beauty”?

• imagining future events

• forgetting past events

• recalling past events

• creating current events

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

In paragraph 3, what effect does the word generously have on the selection?

• It shows that the author does not agree that most exiles were intellectuals.

• It shows that the author feels fortunate to have been safe in Europe.

• It shows that the author includes herself as a member of the intellectual class.

• It shows that the author is being serious when she describes the division of the population as being ridiculous.

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the effect of the metaphor in the sentence below from paragraph 4?

“Only, at the time, the prestige attached to the journey was such that those who did not leave attempted to justify themselves by discrediting those who did—the long-suffering sippers who had found themselves obliged to swallow the salty caviar of exile.”

• It emphasizes how those individuals who were exiled were ridiculed by those who were not.

• It shows that exile was only for special occasions and for those who were wealthy.

• It shows that exile was not a pleasant experience.

• It shows that the safety of exile was small compared to the costs.

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the effect of the phrase below from paragraph 4 on the overall selection?

“the long-suffering sippers who had found themselves obliged to swallow the salty caviar of exile.”

• The simile exemplifies the repeated use of figurative language as a rhetorical device.

• The metaphor illustrates the idea that some of the people who left savored their special kind of suffering.

• The allegory demonstrates the perceived importance of some of the people who left.

• The alliteration signals and emphasizes a place deserving special attention from the reader.

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the purpose of the figurative language in the sentence below from the last paragraph?

“In 2002, the difference between those who left and those who stayed no longer attracted capital letters (for we live in a lowercase era, without great pretensions).”

• The description of the two eras eliminates the possibility that the two time periods were similar in any way.

• The description of the two eras demonstrates the author’s ironic tone while differentiating the change in perception between the time periods.

• The description of the two eras shows the importance of language to the author.

• The description alludes to previous use of analogies and metaphors by the author which demonstrates the similarity between the two time periods.

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What can be inferred from the author’s focus on Argentina’s troubled past and present situation?

• The leaders of Argentina have made life intolerable for all Argentinian citizens.

• The people who have stayed in Argentina are better off than those who left.

• The people who have left Argentina are better off than those who stayed.

• The Argentinian people as a whole have lost any sense of security.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.6

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