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!"

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

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.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

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

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9