Literary Analysis of Key Passages
Authored by Karl Braymore
English
11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
1. Read the following sentence from The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald:
"Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us."
"Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us."
What does the word orgastic most likely mean as used in the sentence?
A. Peaceful and calm
B. Distant and imaginary
C. Intensely exciting and filled with emotion
D. Cold and uninviting
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
2. Read the following sentence from Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck:
"A few miles south of Soledad, the Salinas River drops in close to the hillside bank and runs deep and green."
"A few miles south of Soledad, the Salinas River drops in close to the hillside bank and runs deep and green."
What does the word Soledad contribute to the meaning of the sentence?
A. It introduces a character in the story
B. It suggests a theme of isolation
C. It refers to the color of the river
D. It implies danger in the setting
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
3. Read the excerpt from Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston:
“She was stretched on her back beneath the pear tree, soaking in the alto chant of the visiting bees.”
“She was stretched on her back beneath the pear tree, soaking in the alto chant of the visiting bees.”
What does the phrase alto chant of the visiting bees suggest about the tone of the passage?
A. It is frightening and tense
B. It is musical and harmonious
C. It is chaotic and wild
D. It is dull and repetitive
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
4. From The Crucible by Arthur Miller:
“Abigail brings the other girls into the court, and where she walks the crowd will part like the sea for Israel.”
“Abigail brings the other girls into the court, and where she walks the crowd will part like the sea for Israel.”
What is the meaning of the phrase part like the sea for Israel?
A. The people dislike Abigail
B. Abigail is treated with reverence and fear
C. The crowd follows Abigail’s orders
D. Abigail avoids public places
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
5. From The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain:
“It was a close place. I took it up, and held it in my hand. I was a-trembling, because I'd got to decide, forever, betwixt two things…”
“It was a close place. I took it up, and held it in my hand. I was a-trembling, because I'd got to decide, forever, betwixt two things…”
What does the word betwixt mean in this context?
A. Behind
B. Across
C. Between
D. Beneath
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
6. Read the line from Emily Dickinson’s poem:
“Hope is the thing with feathers—
That perches in the soul—”
“Hope is the thing with feathers—
That perches in the soul—”
What does the metaphor thing with feathers suggest about hope?
A. Hope is weak and easily lost
B. Hope is powerful and violent
C. Hope is light and uplifting
D. Hope is silent and still
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
7. From The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne:
“It had the effect of a spell, taking her out of the ordinary relations with humanity, and enclosing her in a sphere by herself.”
“It had the effect of a spell, taking her out of the ordinary relations with humanity, and enclosing her in a sphere by herself.”
What does the word spell most likely mean in this context?
A. A period of time
B. A magical influence
C. A moment of silence
D. A written phrase
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
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