Contemporary Literature

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Because she slept through her alarm and did not have enough time to get ready, Paula looked a little ___________when she got to school.

• proprietary

• disheveled

• pejorative

• acrid

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Even though Harry apologized profusely, Alexandra was still ________that he had spilled soda on her favorite shirt

• inhibited

• disheveled

• pejorative

• infuriated

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Jonathan was _________ when his sister snidely informed him that she was taking over his room.

• inhibited

• decimated

• relinquished

• infuriated

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As the tennis club's founder, Harvey felt ________ about big decisions; he thought he should have the final say.

• disheveled

• proprietary

• pejorative

• infuriated

What does the word pejorative mean?

• chaotic

• having negative connotations

• appearing confident in manner

• reserved

For which literary work did Joseph Heller use his military experiences as a primary source?

• A Man Without a Country

• “The Euphio Question”

• Catch-22

• “Wakefield”

In the following sentence, what does the word disheveled mean?

The bumpy bus ride left Robin’s hair disheveled.

• damaged

• untouched

• well-groomed

• disarranged

Who coined the term cyberspace?

• Charles Darwin

• Bruce Bethke

• William Gibson

• Jack London

• Joseph Heller

Which narrative style does Jhumpa Lahiri use in her short story “Once in a Lifetime”? 

• first-person perspective

• second-person perspective

• third-person perspective

• first-person omniscient perspective

Which two parts of this excerpt from "Once in a Lifetime" by Jhumpa Lahiri indicate the use of second-person point of view?

The other items your parents bequeathed to us, the toaster and the crockery and the Teflon pots and pans, were gradually replaced as well,

until there was no longer any physical trace of you in the house.

For years our families had no contact.

The friendship did not merit the same energy my parents devoted to their relatives.

• The other items your parents bequeathed to us

• the Teflon pots and pans, were gradually replaced as well

• until there was no longer any physical trace of you in the house

• For years our families had no contact.

• The friendship did not merit the same energy my parents devoted to their relatives.