Unit 2.2 Review

Read "The Road Not Taken" and answer the following questions:

1. How does the poet use imagery to develop the idea of the speaker’s choice?

• Ⓐ The imagery of the woods helps place emphasis on how both paths looked the same, making it hard to choose.

• Ⓑ The imagery of the woods helps the reader visualize the strong feelings of the speaker.

• Ⓒ The imagery of the woods helps place emphasis on how the speaker makes a quick decision.

• Ⓓ The imagery of the woods helps the reader visualize that the speaker is choosing between two things.

1. Part B: 

Select a line from the text that supports your answer in Part A.

• Ⓐ “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I–” (line 18)

• Ⓑ “In leaves no step had trodden black” (line12)

• Ⓒ “And be one traveler, long I stood” (line 3)

• Ⓓ “And looked down one as far as I could” (line 4)

Read “Blancaflor” and answer the following questions: 

1. How does the author develop the queen’s perspective on Prince Alfonso leaving?

• Ⓐ The queen tells the king to respect her son’s wishes, but she really intends to go searching for Alfonso.

• Ⓑ The author describes both parents as very loving parents, but only the king wants to respect Alfonso’s wishes.

• Ⓒ The author describes the mother as caring, but he doesn’t say how she feels about Alfonso leaving.

• Ⓓ The author describes how the mother understood Alfonso's decision and her willingness to support it, even though it causes her sadness.

4. 4.How do the morphemes help you determine the meaning of the word?

• Ⓐ The base word conclude means to begin and the suffix -ing means happening now.

• Ⓑ The base word conclude means to finish and the suffix -ing  means again.

• Ⓒ The base word conclude means to begin and the suffix -ing means already happened.

• Ⓓ The base word conclude means to finish and the suffix -ing means happening now.

5.How does the characterization of Blancaflor contribute to the plot of the text?

• Ⓐ Blancaflor is characterized as helpful. This trait helps Prince Alfonso resolve the conflict.

• Ⓑ Blancaflor is characterized as shy. This trait created events where she is getting help from others.

• Ⓒ Blancaflor is characterized as strong. This trait creates a new conflict for Prince Alfonso.

• Ⓓ Blancaflor is characterized as forgetful. This trait helps her to overcome a challenge.

6.How does Prince Alfonso reminding the voice about keeping his word contribute to the development of the plot?

• Ⓐ When Prince Alfonso reminds the voice about their word he shows that the tasks are unfair.

• Ⓑ When Prince Alfonso reminds the voice that he is true to his word, he solves the conflict.

• Ⓒ When Prince Alfonso reminds the voice about their word it creates a new problem that he must overcome.

• Ⓓ When Prince Alfonso reminds the voice about his word the voice agrees to helps him to travel back to his home.

Select the evidence from the text that supports Prince Alfonso’s perspective on the king’s illness

• Ⓐ  “Then, in three year’s time, you shall bring yourself to me, to the Three Silver Towers, in the Land of no return. Do I have your promise?”

• Ⓑ “ I would give anything and everything for my father’s health,”

• Ⓒ “I choose this one,”

• Ⓓ “ My word has been honored! How about yours?”

Which explanation supports the development of the theme: It’s important to keep your promises?

• Ⓐ The theme is developed by showing how Prince Alfonso hurt others when he did not keep his promises.

• Ⓑ The theme is developed by including details that show how breaking your promises was positive.

• Ⓒ The theme is developed by including details of how Prince Alfonso kept his promises throughout the story, which helped solve his problem.

• Ⓓ The theme is developed by showing how Prince Alfonso did not keep his promises at the beginning, and had consequences because of it.

Select two details that show the development of the theme.

• Prince Alfonso chooses the dove with the broken wing.

• Prince Alfonso makes the trip to the Land of No Return because he wanted to honor his word.

• Despite the King wanting his son to marry, the prince had no interest in marriage.

• The prince is upset when he thinks he will not be able to keep the promise he made to his mother.

1. Read the following example of personification from the text.

As he crossed the valley, angry flames leaped out at him.

How does this use of personification create emphasis on the words describing the challenges in Ping’s journey?

• Ⓐ The personification creates emphasis by giving human qualities to the flames.

• ⒷThe personification creates emphasis  by comparing the flames to an emotion.

• Ⓒ The personification creates emphasis by repeating similar sounds in the sentence.

• Ⓓ The personification creates emphasis by comparing Ping’s emotions to something larger.