Practice EOC Questions

Which line from the poem describes the speaker's feelings about loving someone?

• A. "when I have so little left to receive it"

• B. "are wide open to me always, but"

• C. "paths and places I hold your memories"

• D. "at the fullness forming"

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which word could replace reverent in line 19 of the poem?

• A. amazed

• B. respectful

• C. redundant

• D. significant

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which lines from the poem support the theme?

• A. "...once I have known/ The joy that could have touched a heart of stone--"

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

• C. "From the long waters sorrowfully strong,/ Came the last echoes of the River Song!"

• D. "Here in this alien crowd I walk apart/ Clasping remembered beauty to my heart!"

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How does the author's use of rhyme scheme enhance the theme?

• A. The rhyming couplets in the stanzas about Russia are rhythmic and soothing.

• B. The different rhyme patterns are jarring, and mirror the noise of the city.

• C. The rhyming lines are subtle in comparison to the growing light.

• D. The rhyme pattern mimics the songs of the birds in the country.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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

• A. imagining future events

• B. recalling past events

• C. creating current events

• D. forgetting past events

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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

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

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

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

• D. She is now confidently intermixing with her fellow walkers.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How does the speaker's cultural background affect her perception of the noon-time workers of New York?

• A. The speaker dislikes the country life and is energized by the people of New York.

• B. The speaker's experiences in Russia lead her to expect New York workers to be wealthy and benevolent people.

• C. Because the speaker grew up in a large Russian city, she feels at home among the people of New York.

• D. The speaker's rural Russian upbringing causes her to view the workers of New York as a herd of animals.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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

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

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

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

• D. She confesses her feelings of bitterness and remorse.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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

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

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

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

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

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

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