Miriam- after reading questions

What BEST describes the mood of the story?

• Tragedy

• Suspense

• Thriller

• Comedy

• Romance

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Which is TRUE about Mrs. Miller?

• Miriam is her niece.

• She finds Miriam to be a wonderful gift in her dreary life.

• She has a lonely life.

• She was secretly in love with the old man she saw on the street.

• All of the above (a, b, c, & d) are true.

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What style can be seen by Capote’s use of the following quotes? “Her hands made cobweb movements over the plate,” “Mrs. Miller dissolved into a mask of ugly red lines”, and, “The room was caving under a wave of whisper.”

• Capote uses the iceberg theory.

• Capote uses short, to-the-point sentences.

• Capote uses few adjectives and little description.

• Capote uses a great deal of dialect.

• Capote uses vivid imagery.

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Which is TRUE about Mrs. Miller?

• Mrs. Miller feels repelled by Miriam.

• Mrs. Miller feels attracted to Miriam.

• Miriam makes Mrs. Miller become aware of her loneliness.

• All of the above (a, b, & c) are true.

• None of the above (a, b, nor c) is true.

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In the first paragraph, part of the exposition, it is clear that Mrs. Miller is:

• a solitary woman who stays comfortable in her routine.

• a fun-loving woman who meets people every time she goes out.

• a psychotic woman who can differentiate between reality and fantasy.

• an old woman who loves trying new things and having new experiences.

• a dead woman whose soul is the main character in the story looking back on her life.

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What theme can be found in Capote’s story that is also a theme used by Steinbeck?

• Friendship

• Superiority

• Code Hero

• Loneliness

• Aging

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If we take into account that only Mrs. Miller can see Miriam, we can say that Miriam is:

• part of Mrs. Miller’s imagination.

• used by Capote to explain life lessons

• a symbol for Mrs. Miller’s consciousness.

• All of the above (a, b, & c) are true.

• None of the above (a, b, nor c) is true.

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While Mrs. Miller is a plain woman, content with simple pleasures, Miriam is a stunning child who commands the finest quality in everything from her white silk dresses to the silk bows tied in her silvery, flowing hair. What is the BEST choice for what Capote was doing?

• Capote was simply showing how an old lady would be different from a young girl.

• Capote was letting the reader get some background on the characters to help fill the story, but there is no evident reason for this.

• Capote was showing a stark contrast between the two women to heighten their differences.

• Both A & B are equally the BEST choices.

• Both B & C are equally the BEST choices.

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One point of view is that Miriam could be initiating Mrs. Miller into death, slowly but surely. This point of view can BEST be suggested by:

• the fact that the little girl had previously resided in an old man's house, but who wasn't as rich as Mrs. Miller. Apparently, Miriam had left that place after the old man's death.

• the belief that Miriam’s temper tantrums symbols a series of strokes that Mrs. Miller has, causing her to decline in health.

• the idea that Miriam wanted to see the canary because she would be able to silence the canary, which would symbolize death. This makes sense because canaries used to be used in coal mines to warn miners about low oxygen levels.

• All of the above, (a, b, & c) are equally suggestive of this point of view.

• None of the above (a, b, nor c) are suggestive about this point of view.

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After Mrs. Miller’s box vanishes and she flees to obtain help from her bewildered neighbors, what BEST explains Mrs. Miller?

• She is confused and indecisive.

• She finds strength she did not know she had.

• She questions her own sanity.

• She grows impatient with her neighbor’s husband.

• She finds peace within herself.

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