English III Semester Exam Study Guide

1. In “Hamadi,” why is Susan’s friend Tracy upset?

• Another girl is competing with her for the attention of a boy.

• Her parents are urging her to quit the school’s literary magazine.

• Her grades have dropped because of her extracurricular activities.

• She secretly finds Gibran’s poetry boring, but is afraid to tell Susan.

Both Hamadi and Susan’s father are character’s in “Hamadi.” Which statement most accurately contrasts the two men?

• a. Hamadi is gloomy and nasty, while Susan’s father is friendly and full of good spirits.

• a. Hamadi is friendly and full of good spirits, while Susan’s father is gloomy and nasty.

• a. Hamadi is imaginative and sees the world in his own way, while Susan’s father is practical and realistic.

• a. Hamadi is practical and realistic, while Susan’s father is imaginative and sees the world in his own way.

Two thin streams of tears rolled down Tracy’s face.… Hamadi peered into Tracy’s face, inquiring, “Why? Is it pain? Is it gratitude?…” What can a reader most likely infer about Hamadi’s feelings from this excerpt?

• a. He is angry.

• a. He is weary.

• a. He is surprised.

• a. He is compassionate.

1. In “Hamadi,” Eddie’s feelings and actions are important to Tracy. How are Susan’s interest’s different?

• a. Susan would rather become a cheerleader.

• a. Susan is not interested in how other’s feel.

• Susan is not interested in having a boyfriend.

• a. Susan would rather read books than talk with Tracy.

What is the most likely meaning of spartan as it is used in this excerpt from “Hamadi”? Susan’s father used to remind him of the apartments available over the Victory Cleaners, next to the park with the fizzy pink fountain, but Hamadi would shake his head, pinching kisses at his spartan room. “A white handkerchief spread across a tabletop, my two extra shoes lined by the wall, this spells ‘home’ to me, this says ‘mi casa.’ What more do I need?”

• messy

• simple

• beautiful

• comfortable

1. Which word best describes the motivation behind Hiawatha’s sacrifice?

Hiawatha heard terrified wailing from endangered people and came from the heavens to protect them. Later, he made a terrible sacrifice to keep them safe when they were once again severely threatened.

• configuration

• confederation

• commiseration

• commemoration

1. What is meant by the phrase “consolidate their resources?”

He suddenly realized that his only chance of survival rested on their willingness to consolidate their resources.

• a. Increase resources

• a. Combine resources

• a. Destroy resources

• None

In “Hiawatha the Unifier,” what first motivates Ta-ren-ya-wa-gon to come to earth?

• a. He is hoping to find a wife.

• a. He hears a small girl calling to him.

• a. He wants to see what it is like to be mortal.

• a. He hears cries of suffering from the humans.

1. In “Hiawatha the Unifier,” what does Ta-ren-ya-wa-gon do as he leads the people from one place to another?

• a. He keeps them close together so they can remain friends and rely on one another.

• a. He divides them into separate tribes, each with its own home, language and skills.

• a. He encourages them to abandon their different traditions, forge a single culture and speak a single language.

• a. He separates them based on the languages they speak, but reminds them that they are part of one tribe.

1. In “Hiawatha the Unifier,” why do the five tribes come together at the great council fire?

• a. To find a new place to live

• a. To say farewell to Hiawatha

• a. To say farewell to Hiawatha’s daughter

• a. To hear Hiawatha’s advice about the invaders