3.18 Unit Test Practice: Lights in the Darkness

Read the passage.

Margot and I got in the same bed together last evening; it was a frightful squash, but that was just the fun of it.

Which word best determines the connotation of the word frightful?

• scary

• extreme

• uncomfortable

• pointless

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Which statement best compares Anne and Margot Frank in Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl?

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    Anne is more forward and outspoken than Margot.

• Margot is less intelligent and intellectually motivated than Anne.

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    Anne is quieter and more reserved than Margot.

• Margot is not as well liked by the annex residents.

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Read this excerpt from Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.

I model myself after Father, and there’s no one in the world I love more.

Which word best identifies the author's tone toward her father?

• annoyed

• admiring

• longing

• regretful

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What is the effect of the symbol of darkness on meaning in Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl?

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    It represents the gathering storm of the occupation outside the Annexe.

• It represents the despair Holocaust survivors feel at the end of the war.

• • Darkness symbolizes how Anne deals with her loneliness while living in the Annexe.

• Darkness symbolizes how the people in the Annexe must be careful turning on lights at night.

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How does Anne Frank directly acknowledge conflicting viewpoints in her diary in Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl?

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    She quotes her family's conversations and explains how she disagrees.

• She describes and interprets other people's facial expressions.

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    She guesses what her family members are thinking when they don't respond.

• She writes why she thinks people should believe what she does.

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In Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, Anne and her family hide in the Secret Annexe.

What is the meaning of annexe?

• a building or wing that is accessible from a main building

• a small and isolated neighborhood

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    a cluster of small houses

• a building or wing that is only accessible from an outside entrance

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In which sentence is the word context or its variation used correctly?

• We contexted the novel to understand more about its history.

• A novelist contexts characters and dialogue.

• The context for Anne's diary is the World War II era.

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    We made context with a project about the Holocaust.

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What is the best definition of the word epistles as used in this sentence?

The author also wrote a novel in the form of epistles written by the main character.

• letters

• articles

• documents

• requests

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Which sentence uses commas to correctly separate items in a series?

• Sarah's greatest joy comes from hearing her baby laugh, seeing her children play, and sharing the day's events at dinnertime.

• Michael's most favorite pastime is spending the day outside, riding his horse and getting together, with his friends.

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    Brittany likes to sew quilts, from scraps of material can fruit from the garden, and make pies for her family.

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    Don most enjoys watching action movies on a large TV, playing video games with his friends and eating pizza.

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Which sentence contains a correctly punctuated parenthetical phrase?

• The player, my big brother, caught the fly ball and scored the final out.

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    The children Neil and Hamish had to wash their hands before coming into the living room.

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    The violinist the third from the left, is my granddaughter.

• The problem, low productivity is caused by too much time wasted collecting necessary materials.

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