Love Letter by Jack London- English 2 EOC Review

How does Jack view Anna?

• He loves her because she is unique &. unpredictable

• He loves her because she is beautiful & gentle

• He loves & fears her because she is wild & dangerous

• He is uncertain of her because she is mysterious & stealthy

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.W.9-10.9

Why does Jack feel like he & Anna are "incongruously matched"?

• because they do not both speak English

• because they never feel the same about things

• because they always feel the same about things

• because they do not communicate their feelings well

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which phrase best describes Jack & Anna's relationship?

• Even though they are different, they connect through their large personalities

• Even though they do not speak the same language, they communicate through gestures & body language

• The two of them must communicate with one another through broken English, leading to many misunderstandings

• The two of them understand one another because they understand universal truths about all people

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Jack feels strongly towards Anna because...

• she has a larger temperament than him

• she cannot speak to him

• she's teaching him to live with passion

• she's training him to repress his flaws

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following best states a central idea of the text?

• Love can be painful & challenging, but worth the sacrifice

• Some people simply cannot be understood by others, regardless of the feelings of affection one may have for them

• Love is so powerful that a mere similarity of temperament can sustain an relationship between two otherwise dissimilar people

• Retaining one's passions & enthusiasm is vital to forging successful relationships

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which phrase from the text best supports the idea that if two people have a similar temperament, even if their personalities differ otherwise, they can have a successful relationship?

• "…of nine out of ten, by their word or action, I may feel the pulse of their hearts. But of the tenth I despair. It is beyond me." [Paragraph 3]

• "Spoken words do not come to us. We are unintelligible. God must laugh at the mummery." [Paragraph 4]

• "Large temperamentally — that is it. It is the one thing that brings us at all in touch. We have, flashed through us, you and I, each a bit of universal, and so we draw together. And yet we are so different." [Paragraph 7]

• "I learned not to be enthusiastic. It is a hard lesson to forget. I begin to forget, but it is so little. At the best, before I die, I cannot hope to forget all or most." [Paragraph 8]

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.9

Based off context, what is the meaning of the underlined word in the passage below?

Did I say that the human might be filed in categories? Well, and if I did, let me qualify — not all humans. You elude me. I cannot place you, cannot grasp you. I may boast that of nine out of ten, under given circumstances, I can forecast their action; that of nine out of ten, by their word or action, I may feel the pulse of their hearts. But of the tenth I despair. It is beyond me. You are that tenth.

• to fail to understand or hold on to

• to challenge or provoke

• to appreciate or relate to

• to categorize or organize

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which phrase from the paragraph below best helps the reader to identify the meaning of the word "elude"?

Did I say that the human might be filed in categories? Well, and if I did, let me qualify — not all humans. You elude me. I cannot place you, cannot grasp you. I may boast that of nine out of ten, under given circumstances, I can forecast their action; that of nine out of ten, by their word or action, I may feel the pulse of their hearts. But of the tenth I despair. It is beyond me. You are that tenth.

• "the human might be filed in categories"

• "cannot place you, cannot grasp you"

• "can forecast their action"

• "I despair"

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4