AP Literature Multiple Choice

1.  The passage is primarily concerned with

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2.  In lines 12-14, the words "perhaps someone coughed, or the sound of a car horn, or a curse from the streets came in" have which of the following effects?

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3.  Which of the following best describes the effect produced by the repetition of the phrase "there had never been a time when" in lines 5 and 22-23?

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4.  It can be inferred from the phrase "with terror in his heart, and wonder" (line 24) that John

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5.  In lines 28-29, the pronoun "it" in the phrase "it was, for them" refers to

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6.  The depiction of John's father's "prophetic wrath" and his mother's "long suffering" serves what specific function in the narrative progress of the passage?

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7.  In context, "the saints," "bread of life," and "arms outstretched like wings" serve to

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8.  The qualifiers "for them" (lines 28-29) and "so everyone said" (lines 55-56) suggest that

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9.  The image of a "planet rocking in space" (line 52) suggests all of the following EXCEPT the

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10.  The attention the speaker pays to the details of sound serves primarily to 

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