Unit 7 Test Review

Which of the following lines from "The Return of a Private" contains an example of dialect?

• "The station was deserted, chill, and dark, as they came into it at exactly a quarter to two in the morning."

• "My farm's just beyond that."

• "Old Rover'll come down the road to meet me."

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  "I'll git home in time f'r dinner, sure!"

Why are works such as Hamlin Garland's "The Return of a Private" classified as realism?

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  They shy away from the gritty realities of life, instead presenting readers with a sanitized version of reality.

• They present readers with a faithful representation of people, places, and events that they can recognize and relate to.

• They offer readers solutions to the conflicts and problems that plague modern life but seem to be impossible to resolve.

• They guide readers to think about historical and political figures in ways that are humanizing and interesting.

Mark Twain's "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" is a masterpiece of regionalism thanks largely to Twain's skill at incorporating dialect and __________.

• dialogue

• pathos

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  naturalism

• local color

Why was Chief Joseph's surrender to federal troops an act that demonstrated true leadership?

• By surrendering, Chief Joseph was able to achieve all of the goals of the Nez Perce people.

• By surrendering, Chief Joseph fooled the federal troops long enough for his people to counterattack.

• By surrendering, Chief Joseph made the safety and health of his people his first priority.

• By surrendering, Chief Joseph turned himself into a well-known figure and a symbol of pacifism.

One line in "I Will Fight No More Forever" reads, "Hear me, my Chiefs, I am tired; my heart is sick and sad." This line captures the tone of the work.

How is the tone of this work best described?

• angry

• proud

• resigned

• jealous

What do both "I Will Fight No More Forever" and "The School Days of an Indian Girl" help readers to understand?

• Young Native American girls were educated by white missionaries in the nineteenth century.

• Native American groups, cultures, and traditions were weakened and destroyed in the nineteenth century.

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  The military fight to maintain traditional lands exacted a harsh toll from various Native American groups.

• The expansion of the United States in the nineteenth century unified and strengthened different Native American tribes.

In "The School Days of an Indian Girl," the failure of the school's staff to respect and understand Native American culture and beliefs is most obvious when the teachers __________.

• forcibly cut the young Zitkala-Sa's hair

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  serve the students breakfast early in the morning

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  bring the students from the Great Plains to Indiana

• send the students home to their families over the summer

Re-read the passage:

A man said to the universe:

“Sir, I exist!”

“However,” replied the universe,

“The fact has not created in me

A sense of obligation.”

In Stephen Crane's "A Man Said to the Universe," a man asserts his own existence to the universe. The universe responds in a way that is best described as __________. 

• overjoyed

• furious

• indifferent

• shocked

In Stephen Crane's "To the Maiden," why does the sailor view the sea as "dead grey walls" on which is written the "grim hatred of nature"?

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  The sailor's negative experiences with the sea have led him to develop this perspective.

• The sailor is naturally pessimistic and therefore always sees the negative side of things.

• The sailor's lack of familiarity with the sea leads him to develop this ignorant perspective.

• The sailor's inability to appreciate beauty in the natural world causes him to think this way.

In Stephen Crane's "To the Maiden," why does the maiden view the sea as a "blue meadow" that is "alive with little froth-people / Singing"?

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  The maiden has a short memory and chooses to view elements of the natural world only in positive terms.

• The maiden lacks firsthand experience with the sea that would cause her to doubt its beauty.

• The maiden recognizes that the human world is imperfect but considers the natural world to be beyond the damaging influence of people.

• The maiden, unable to understand reality, instead invents details about what she sees and believes them to be true.