11th Grade Mid-Year Test Part 2

RL6 & RL4 - What is ironic about Mr. Hooper’s behavior or situation?

• His veil is a “mortal” veil, but he says he will not wear it in the afterlife.

• His veil, a symbol of darkness, causes a real darkness between Elizabeth and him.

• He is impatient with Elizabeth, but asks her to be patient with him.

• He dearly loves Elizabeth, but he does not mind when she does not return his love.

RL2 - Based on the passage, which of the following statements is a theme of Hawthorne’s story?

• We can never understand the reasons behind social conventions.

• To understand is to forgive.

• People often fear what they do not understand.

• Love is blind.

RI2 - Which statement best summarizes Thoreau’s central idea in this passage?

• Accept your life and live it fully.

• Some people will complain about anything.

• Poor people are happier than rich people.

• The greatest pleasures in life come from nature.

L1 a, b - If this passage were edited using language and meanings in common usage today, which word would mean most likely be replaced with?

• cruel

• average

• lowly

• timid

RL4 - To the enslaved people who first sang this spiritual, what was one main purpose of the biblical allusion to Moses and the Jewish captivity in Egypt?

• to express their belief in Heaven

• to show their African roots

• to lament their own enslavement

• to convert listeners to Christianity

RL3 - Based on the details Simon Wheeler provides in this passage, which phrase best describes the character of Jim Smiley?

• devious and dishonest

• dull and indecisive

• self-destructive and tragic

• obsessive and comical

RL4, L5 - Which type of figurative language most clearly adds to the humor in this passage?

• a metaphor that compares Smiley’s lack of focus to a straddle bug

• a simile that likens Smiley’s fondness for betting to a straddle bug

• hyperbole used to describe Smiley’s fondness for betting

• understatement used to describe Smiley’s fondness for betting

L5a - Which best explains Twain's use of hyperbole in this excerpt?

• To create a sense of mystery, Twain does not say much about where the other boy went.

• To gain sympathy from readers, Twain exaggerates how much better off the apprentice engineer was than he.

• To convey his envy with humor, Twain overstates the differences between himself and the apprentice engineer.

• To give readers insight into the period, Twain exaggerates how important it was to him to become a steamboat pilot.

L2a - Which statement best explains why the word today was spelled with a hyphen in this nineteenth-century text but is now spelled without a hyphen?

• The word is spoken more rapidly today than it was in the past, so the hyphen is no longer needed.

• The hyphen reflects the fact that the word was once two words but is now accepted as a single word.

• At the time the text was written, the word was used as a different part of speech.

• Modern writers are free to establish their own spellings, and they often choose to omit the hyphen.

L6 - Standards and Skills Questions (Without Text Selections)

Identify the choice that best answers the question.

Read the following sentence. Using the context, choose the best definition for the word coronate—a technical word from politics. George Washington was so popular that some wanted to coronate him, but he thought that it would defeat the purpose of the revolution if he became another monarch.

• idolize

• worship

• deify

• crown