Grade 10 Fast Review Fiction

Fill in the bubbles before two phrases Ovid uses in Passage 1 to show that Pyramus and Thisbe experience a shared love using the draw function

Answer explanation

Option B: They were both inflamed, with minds equally captivated is correct because the description of Thisbe's and Pyramus's behavior and state of mind reveal how they experience the same love for one another

Option N: and the breath of their mouths had been mutually caught by turns... is correct because the phrase shows that both Thisbe and Pyramus share their affection for one another

Which of the following is the correct answer to PART A?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Answer explanation

Part A

Option B is correct because despite the obstacle of the wall, the love of Pyramus and Thisbe remains strong

Which of the following is the correct answer to Part B?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Answer explanation

PART B

Option B is correct because Pyramus and Thisbe use a defect in the wall (which otherwise is an obstacle) in order to communicate, which they would not otherwise be able to do.

Question 3: At the end of Passage 1, why does Ovid use the word "envious" to describe the wall?

• It is immune to the pain that Pyramus and Thisbe experience

• It has a flaw that Pyramus and Thisbe associate with their love

• It hears the opinions Pyramus and Thisbe have about each other

• It experiences the physical contact that Pyramus and Thisbe desire

Answer explanation

Option D is correct because the use of the word "envious" refers to the idea that the wall is keeping Pyramus and Thisbe physically apart.

Question 4: In passage 2, how do sections 6-10 increase the tension of the passage as a whole?

• They show that Romeo is questioning his identity

• They show that Juliet misinterprets Romeo's motives

• They raise the possibility that Juliet may reject Romeo

• They emphasize the danger that Romeo faces if caught

Answer explanation

They emphasize the danger that Romeo faces if caught (option D) is correct because the details about Juliet's kinsmen and the violence they would perhaps inflict on Romeo pervade the rest of the passage, giving an underlying tension to the exchanges that follow.

Romeo and Juliet retells the Pyramus and Thisbe myth in the form of a play. In the excerpt provided in Passage 2, what does the play format help Shakespeare to emphasize about his characters? Select TWO options.

• The various threats they face

• the physical obstacles separating them

• the conflicting feelings they experience

• the way society views their relationship

• the reasons for their families' disapproval

Answer explanation

"The various threats they face" (option a) is correct because although Ovid only says that Pyramus's and Thisbe's fathers forbid their marriage, Shakespeare dramatizes the family disapproval by suggesting that they may kill Romeo if they find him there

"the conflicting feelings they experience" (option c) is correct because while Passage 1 presents the characters as having nearly identical sentiments, Romeo and Juliet's exchanges are full of questions and mixed emotions.

Select the correct answer for PART A

• A

• B

• C

• D

Answer explanation

B "For stony limits cannot hold love out..." (section 7) is correct because this quote reveals the theme in both passages that love can overcome obstacles

Part B: How does Shakespeare dramatize this theme differently than Ovid does in Passage 1?

• A: by placing the characters in a definite setting

• B: By increasing the conflict between the characters

• C: By changing the type of obstacle the characters face

• D: By allowing the characters to engage in conversation

Answer explanation

C is correct because Shakespeare removes the physical barrier that Ovid leaves between his characters and replaces it with the cover of darkness, thus opening up more dramatic possibilities in the scene.