The Modern American Writer/Elements of Modernist Poetry

Which of the following definitions best represents the meaning of the word invalided in this sentence from Ernest Hemingway's "In Another Country"? 

The doctor told me that the major's wife, who was very young and whom he had not married until he was definitely invalided out of the war, had died of pneumonia.

• to be promoted with medals or honors

• to be tortured in prisoner of war camps

• to be discharged in disgrace for not reporting to duty

• to be removed from service due to injury or illness

Based on this excerpt from Ernest Hemingway's "In Another Country," what is the contextual meaning of the word resign? 

"I am sorry," he said, and patted me on the shoulder with his good hand. "I would not be rude. My wife has just died. You must forgive me."

"Oh-" I said, feeling sick for him. "I am so sorry."

He stood there biting his lower lip. "It is very difficult," he said. "I cannot resign myself."

He looked straight past me and out through the window. Then he began to cry. "I am utterly unable to resign myself," he said and choked. And then crying, his head up looking at nothing, carrying himself straight and soldierly, with tears on both cheeks and biting his lips, he walked past the machines and out the door.

• accept it

• assume it

• explain it

• defend it

Based on the context of the excerpt from F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Winter Dreams," choose the definition that most closely matches the denotation of the bolded word.

As she took her stance for a short mashie shot, Dexter looked at her closely. She wore a blue gingham dress, rimmed at throat and shoulders with a white edging that accentuated her tan.

• to emphasize

• childish sulkiness or bad-temper

• practical, ordinary

• happy

Based on the context of the excerpt from F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Winter Dreams," choose the definition that most closely matches the denotation of the bolded word.

During dinner she slipped into a moody depression which gave Dexter a feeling of uneasiness. Whatever petulance she uttered in her throaty voice worried him.

• childish sulkiness or bad-temper

• to emphasize

• strawberry

• practical, ordinary

Based on the context of the excerpt from F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Winter Dreams," choose the definition that most closely matches the denotation of the bolded word.

"You're not. I like you. But I've just had a terrible afternoon. There was a man I cared about, and this afternoon he told me out of a clear sky that he was poor as a church-mouse. He'd never even hinted it before. Does this sound horribly mundane?"

• practical, ordinary

• happy

• childish sulkiness or bad-temper

• to emphasize

In F. Scott Fitzgerald's “Winter Dreams,” which type of character is Judy Jones?

• a static character that does not have any impact on the development of the dynamic characters

• a dynamic character that undergoes a sudden change in fortune and is forced to mature

• a static character whose beliefs and behaviors don’t change over the course of the story

• a dynamic character whose beliefs and behavior undergo a gradual change in the story

Which excerpt from Carl Sandburg's "How the Animals Lost Their Tails and Got Them Back Traveling from Philadelphia to Medicine Hat" uses onomatopoeia?

• And when they jumped up and ran out of the potato rows, Mr. Sniggers thought they were boys playing tricks

• Then the blue foxes and the yellow flongboos pattered pitty-pat, pitty-pat, each with feet and toenails, ears and hair, everything except tails, patter scritch scratch over the stone floor out into the train shed

• The train jumped off the tracks down in the valley and cut across in a straight line on a cut-off, jumped on the tracks again and went on toward Ohio.

• Each blue fox and yellow flongboo got a newspaper for himself and each one looked long and careful upside down to see how he looked in the picture in the newspaper climbing a telephone pole standing on his head eating pink ice cream with an iron ax.

In Carl Sandburg’s story “How the Animals Lost Their Tails and Got Them Back Traveling from Philadelphia to Medicine Hat” how does the author introduce and describe the story's characters?

• Carl Sandburg introduces these characters in a comical manner

• Carl Sandburg introduces these characters in a serious manner

• Carl Sandburg introduces these characters in a sad manner

• Carl Sandburg introduces these characters in a down manner

“Winter Dreams” explores the aspirations of Dexter Green. Is he dynamic or static character?

• Dynamic

• Static