After the Storm Quiz

Which sentences from the selection best support the theme of rebirth? Select TWO answers.

• Between the thunder claps, it seemed as if a bolt of lightning might have struck at sea somewhere nearby.

• Like a sailor who wakes up in a storm and instinctively rushes to his sails, I jumped still half asleep from my bed, closing the open windows one by one and turning off a table lamp that had been left burning, and after doing all this I sat in the kitchen and drank a glass of water as the kitchen’s overhead light swayed in the wind howling through the cracks.

• Later, after midnight and before the first light of dawn, the storm swooped in to restore the lost meaning, the lost aspirations.

• A little farther along, yellowing grass, broken ferns, green herbs, on the sides of clovers, that looked like drops of water, and, at the base of the cliff to my right, along which I walked with wonder and decisiveness, the slowly swirling seagulls seemed more dangerous and determined than ever before.

• As I stood at the kitchen window looking out at the world, in my hand an empty glass, I felt content.

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E2.4G

Read the dictionary entry. Which definition represents the meaning of perception as it is used in paragraph 3?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

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E2.2A

Read paragraph 3. The diction in these sentences contributes to a mood of —

• chaos

• renewal

• despair

• courage

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E2.8F

Why does the author use a rhetorical question in paragraph 4?

• To persuade the reader to believe his position

• To prepare the reader for the upcoming simile

• To move his thought process forward

• To bring comfort to himself

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E2.8A

In the memoir, what does the empty glass most likely symbolize?

• Fresh beginnings

• New challenges

• Lack of memory

• Loss of hope

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E2.8E

Read the sentence from paragraph 6. Which statement best paraphrases the idea the author expresses in this sentence?

• Storms inspire dependence on others.

• Storms bring a loss of individuality.

• Storms can have surprising effects on society.

• Storms can create connections among people.

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E2.5D

In what ways has the narrator changed after the storm? Use evidence from the selection to support your answer.

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E2.5C

The author uses long sentences in the story most likely to —

• allow the thoughts expressed by the narrator to be developed

• imbue the body of the text with a sense of the passage of time

• build tension before making a dramatic point with the conclusion

• create a rhythm in the text that reflects the motion of the storm

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E2.8D

With which statements would the author most likely agree? Select TWO answers.

• Beauty can be found on the other side of a storm.

• Mourning the material loss after a storm is important.

• Surviving a storm depends on whether a person can avoid it.

• A person who hides until a storm passes has a better chance of surviving.

• A person who remains alert during a storm is changed by the storm.

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E2.4F

How does the author use motif to support the theme? Use evidence from the selection to support your answer.

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E2.5C

E2.8E