“On Seeing England for the First Time” & XXIII from Midsummer

What is the official relationship between Antigua and England, as indicated by

details in “On Seeing England for the First Time”?

• Antigua and England are at war.

• Antigua is a colony ruled by England.

• Antigua is occupied by the English army.

• Antigua and England are independent allies.

According to “On Seeing England for the First Time,” what has the author been taught to believe about England, both in school and at home?

• England’s most famous figures are actually criminals.

• England was once a world power, but no longer.

• England’s culture is superior to any other.

• England is a nation of ugly people.

In “On Seeing England for the First Time,” what major differences does Kincaid

point out between Antigua and England? Choose three options.

• The languages are different.

• The food is different.

• The schools are different.

• The ethnicity is different.

• The climate is different.

In XXIII from Midsummer, why has the speaker come to Brixton?

• to write a cycle of sonnets

• to participate in a theatrical production

• to offer help during a national emergency

• to present lectures about English literature

According to XXIII from Midsummer, what does the speaker witness during his visit to Brixton?

• a race riot

• a cattle drive

• a political coup

• a shipboard fire

If people can correctly be described as privileged, which of the following must be true?

And then in those fields that were now hemmed in by wire fencing that a privileged woman didn’t like was planted a vile yellow flowering bush that produced an oil, and my friend said that Mrs. Rothchild didn’t like this either; it ruined the English countryside, it ruined the traditional look of the English countryside.

• They are denied equality in their society.

• They obey traditional laws and customs.

• They enjoy special status or favors.

• They possess unusual talents.

Which of the following best describes members of fellowships?

Praise had bled my lines white of any more anger.

and snow had inducted me into white fellowships.

while Calibans howled down the barred streets of an empire

that began with Caedmon’s raceless dew, and is ending

In the alleys of Brixton, burning like Turner’s ships.

• people who share a common interest or enthusiasm

• people whose financial status is about the same

• people whose children attend similar schools

• people who were born in the same year

Which of the following is the best example of subjugation?

The reality of my life was conquests, subjugation, humiliation, enforced amnesia. I was forced to forget.

• a union leader who rallies the members for a strike

• a tyrant who threatens to jail citizens who oppose unjust laws

• a business owner who gives workers a cost-of-living raise

• a president who urges Congress to vote on a potential new law

Read the following sentence from “On Seeing England for the First Time.”

And so finally, when I was a grown-up woman, ... with the desire and will (which I very much act upon) to take from the world more than I give back to it, more than I deserve, more than I need, finally then, I saw England, ... for the first time.

What does Kincaid achieve most clearly by describing herself in these terms?

• She warns readers that nothing she says should be taken seriously.

• She gains readers’ sympathy by continually referring to herself as a

  victim.

• She reveals to readers that ambition and determination are key to her

  personality.

• She makes a connection to readers by showing that her personality is

  much like their own.

Which of the following best describes the author’s attitude toward England and English people as revealed in “On Seeing England for the First Time”?

• She tolerates the English.

• She despises the English.

• She admires the English.

• She loves the English.