The Roaring 20's & My Life Thus Far

The theme that most dominates this article is --

• family life in the 1920's

• the mood of America in the 1920's

• the government of the 1020's

• scientific advances of the 1920's

The organization of paragraph 3 can best be described as --

• chronology

• cause and effect

• concept and definition

• listing

Which statement is an opinion expressed in the passage?

• "Over the course of the decade, the national income rose over 40%."

• "Before WWI, women wore long skirts, long-sleeved blouses and long hair."

• "It seems now like the whole country went silly."

• "In 1929 the roar of the Twenties came to an abrupt halt."

What can you infer about the author's feelings about the Twenties?

• The author thinks the twenties were a dark time in American history.

• The author thinks the twenties were fun and exciting.

• The author has no feelings about the twenties one-way or the other.

• The author thinks the twenties were confusing and complicated.

Read the sentence from the passage:

He promised a profit on every dollar invested. For a while, he was right.

The second sentence is an example of --

• foreshadowing

• irony

• flashback

• symbolism

How does the illustration of the women enhance the passage?

• It shows how mothers and daughters dressed during the Twenties.

• It shows the global temperatures rose in the Twenties.

• It shows how fashions in the Twenties threatened public morals.

• It shows how fashion changed before and after WWI.

Which word best describes Pete's overall tone?

• Enthusiastic

• Impersonal

• Objective

• Sarcastic

Which word best describes Pete's point of view in regards to his sister's activities?

• Frightened

• Amazed

• Disgusted

• Skeptical

Read this sentence from the passage:

They are also very strange; Rachel says she can converse with ghosts and Leila says she can see them.

What is the connotation of strange in this sentence?

• Unknown

• Unusual

• Shy

• Emabarrassing

Which sentence is NOT relevant to the main idea of the passage?

• "Every Thursday when I come into class the professor plays a piece of classical music."

• "There are also a lot of interesting people in New York."

• "When I was in high school I was a member of the debate team and the swimming club."

• My Dad always told me it was important to have a healthy body and mind --and I totally agree."