2022 Final Exam Review

Which of the following statements BEST expresses a theme of the story?

• It is always darkest before the storm.

• Good things come to those who wait.

• Where there is a will, there is a way.

• Trust your heart instead of your head.

What can the reader infer about Phoenix’s character, based on the events detailed in paragraphs 5–13?

• She is foolish.

• She is willful.

• She is irritable.

•  She is angry.

Which statement best describes how the story’s setting relates to the theme?

• The setting is like an obstacle course that Phoenix triumphs over.

• The setting is like a roller coaster ride that overwhelms Phoenix.

• The setting is like a tennis game that pits Phoenix against opponents.

• The setting is like a track event that requires Phoenix to act quickly.

The boy with the marble-cake and the ragged man dancing in the field are both —

• people who help Phoenix along the way

• supernatural creatures that surprise Phoenix

• memories Phoenix has from her distant youth

• misconceptions Phoenix has due to her eyesight

Select two scenes that display Phoenix’s bravery.

• When Phoenix faces the hunter’s gun

• When Phoenix loses her memory at the doctor’s office

• When Phoenix marches across the creek on a log

• When Phoenix laughs at the scarecrow

• When Phoenix asks a young lady to tie her shoe

What can the reader infer about the nurse and the attendant at the end of the story?

• The nurse dislikes her job, but the attendant enjoys it.

• The nurse is overworked, but the attendant is carefree.

• The nurse is professional, but the attendant is amateurish.

• The nurse is insensitive, but the attendant is kindhearted.

Which sentence best summarizes the story?

• Unfazed by circumstances, an old woman manages a difficult journey in order to get medicine for her sick grandchild.

• Despite her best intentions, an old woman is threatened by a man with a gun and wild dogs as she seeks help for her grandchild.

• Even though she is nearing death, an old woman undertakes a long journey because no one else is available to help her.

• After a difficult journey through the woods, an old woman miraculously arrives at a big city and gets the help that she needs.

Given the information the author provides in paragraphs 1–4, one can infer that so many teenagers attend Kathy and David’s Thursday night dinner because —

• they appreciate an occasional free meal

• there are often birthday and graduation celebrations

• they want to escape the problems of poverty

• there are too few homeless shelters

Select two reasons why the author wrote this editorial.

• To personalize the issues faced by many people in the country

• To reward people who choose to help others instead of themselves

• To spotlight the leaders of the next generation

• To express the transformative power of love

• To encourage the passing of new legislation

What does the author mean in paragraph 5 when he writes that hostile soil has produced charismatic flowers?

• The teenagers are transformed from angry people into happy ones.

• The teenagers are wonderful people despite their harsh backgrounds.

• The teenagers start out as total strangers and end up a loving family.

• The teenagers hunger for the emotional support they have been denied.