MCQ AP Lang Something Wicked this way comes

The description of the two boys in the third paragraph (beginning “No, not the grass”) leads the reader to infer that the boys are

• intelligent

• lazy

• active

• curious

• scholarly

In the paragraph beginning “Well—,” the statement “the coins were spent” refers to the

• coins in Jim’s pocket

• oak leaves

• empty trees

• gray air

• rift in the clouds

In the paragraph which the phrase begins, the meaning of “By their voices” could be clarified if restated as

• Using their voices

• Joining their voices

• Lifting up their voices

• Judging by their voices

• With their voices

In the paragraph beginning “Why?” said the man,” the use of simile, rhetorical questions, and personification combine to emphasize

• the lightning rods’ effectiveness

• the man’s extraordinary skill

• the importance of installing the rod immediately

• the severity of the coming storm

• the man’s concern for the boys’ safety

The salesman’s statement, ““Tom Fury tells you”” serves primarily to

• reveal his surprising name to the boys

• emphasize his position as an authority

• suggest that he is someone to be feared

• imply that the boys should have recognized him

• differentiate himself from other salesmen

The tone of the paragraph that begins '"I'm on my way"' could best be described as

• didactic

• dismissive

• advisory

• moralistic

• admonitory

In the last sentence of the chapter, the word 'Even' emphasizes Jim’s

• stubbornness

• naiveté

• skepticism

• wariness

• agreeableness

The physical descriptions of the three characters in this chapter serve primarily to

• add realism and local color

• provide a contrast between the man and the boys

• reveal the narrator’s attitude toward each of them

• highlight inner characteristics of each of them

• connect each character to the coming storm

In the paragraphs beginning “In the dreaming coldness” and ending “snow-pale-death-shimmering illumination from her cheeks,” the images combine to create an overall impression of

• peacefulness

• movement

• mystery

• enclosure

• freedom

In the paragraph beginning “Once, long ago,” the two references to “women like this” are best understood to mean women who are

• perfect and untouchable

• beautiful but flawed

• exotic and unpredictable

• lovely but vulnerable

• mysterious and saint-like