Unit 4 Test Review

In the poem Starfish, what is implied about how the starfish came to be stranded on the beach?

• The speaker carried the starfish in from deeper waters.

• The tide brought the starfish on land during a higher tide.

• The starfish searched for food on land but forgot to return to the ocean in time.

In the above excerpt from the Starfish, why does the speaker use alliteration in the following line of the poem “adding sprigs of seaweed, seashells”?

• quicken the rhythm of the poem

• convey a sense of harmony

• compare several unlike things

Which word from the poem Starfish helps the reader understand the meaning of the word pliant in the following - We touched them, Surprised to find them soft, pliant, almost living in their attitudes.

• dry

• rigid

• soft

In the memoir, "The Hawk Can Soar", the author narrates her essay in non chronological order to help convey her —

• memory and thoughts about her disease

• anger about her disease and its history

• medical condition and its treatment

In the memoir, "The Hawk Can Soar", the author describes her experience with her illness in detail to —

• ensure that readers will be sympathetic

• demonstrate how brave she is in the face of illness

• make it clear that she is not her disease

Why did Brother get upset with Doodle during the rainstorm in "The Scarlet Ibis"?

• He thinks Doodle is not trying as hard as he can

• He thinks Doodle is about to get sick again

• He is frustrated that Doodle has failed a physical test

• Doodle fell down while running home

What is the irony in Doodle's given name, William Armstrong, as explained in "The Scarlet Ibis"?

• "Such a name sounds good only on a tombstone."

• "As long as he lay all the time in bed, we called him William Armstrong..."

• "Crawling backward made him look like a doodlebug, so I began to call him Doodle..."

• Doodle's name is ironic because it suggests strength which he does not possess

In "Annabel Lee," to whom does the phrase "her highborn kinsmen" refer?

• Annabel Lee’s lower status male friends

• Annabel Lee’s rich husband

• Annabel Lee’s higher status male blood relatives

• Annabel Lee's distant relatives

Which line from "Annabel Lee" suggests that the narrator blames supernatural beings for Annabel Lee's death?

• "The angels, not so happy in Heaven, Went envying her and me"

• "But our love it was stronger by far than the love, Of those who were older than we"

• "For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams, Of the beautiful Annabel Lee"

• "And neither the angels in Heaven above, Nor the demons down under the sea"

What is the main purpose of Edgar Allan Poe in writing "Annabel Lee"?

• To show the foolishness of young love

• To convey his sadness at the loss of his young love

• To teach the importance of letting someone go

• To express the eternal nature of true love