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WorksheetsBrady's I Want A Wife
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 28mins
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1.
The rhetorical effect of the opening sentence, "I belong to that classification of people known as wives" is to:
a)
A. Give her authority as a speaker.
b)
B. Provide background information.
c)
C. Categorize the average woman.
d)
D. Address the feminist point of view.
2.
What is the central conflict within this essay?
a)
A. There is no conflict.
b)
B. Woman versus man.
c)
C. Women versus herself.
d)
D. Woman versus society.
3.
The author uses all of the following rhetorical strategies in the essay EXCEPT:
a)
A. Irony.
b)
B. Repetition.
c)
C. Metaphor.
d)
D. Hyperbole.
4.
What is the purpose of the line that reads: "If, by chance, I find another person more suitable as a wife than the wife I already have, I want the liberty to replace my present wife with another one."
a)
A. To show that the husband holds all the power.
b)
B. To point out the absurdity of the essay.
c)
C. To show that the wife is irreplaceable.
d)
E. To revel the unimportance of a wife.
5.
What is the author's purpose in writing this essay?
a)
A. To explain marriage.
b)
B. To capture the independence of her moral values.
c)
C. To point out the unrealistic expectations placed on wives.
d)
D. To illustrate the woman's point of view.
6.
All of the following words could be used to describe the author EXCEPT:
a)
A. Logical.
b)
B. Demanding.
c)
C. Sarcastic.
d)
D. Exaggerating.
7.
The word "rambling" as it is used in the sentence, "I want a wife who will not bother me with rambling complaints about a wife's duties," can most likely be defined as:
a)
A. Gossiping.
b)
B. Wandering.
c)
C. Rushing.
d)
D. Quiet.
8.
In this sentence, to what does “it” refer? “It may mean a small cut in my wife’s income from time to time, but I guess I can tolerate that.”
a)
A. Her inability to work for long hours.
b)
B. Her tolerance of her husband's needs.
c)
C. The wife's sacrifice to the family.
d)
D. Her willingness to provide for the family.
9.
The passage is best described as a:
a)
A. Narrative
b)
B. Cause and effect.
c)
C. Compare and contrast.
d)
D. Definition.
10.
What is the function of the second paragraph?
a)
A. The start of the author's layering of examples.
b)
B. To introduce her claim.
c)
C. To recognize her work ethic.
d)
D. To display the hardships in her friend's life.
11.
The tone of the essay can best be described ask:
a)
A. The author uses a serious tone to express the serious need for help.
b)
B. The author uses a sarcastic tone to highlight the absurdity of the expectations on wives.
c)
C. The author uses a longing tone to show how much she wants someone to take care of her.
d)
D. The author uses a practical tone in presenting the facts of what a woman does in her life.
12.
The rhetorical function of the last sentence is to:
a)
A. Emphasize the claim of the essay.
b)
B. Answer a previous question.
c)
C. Explain why the author wants a wife.
d)
D. Extend the passage for the reader.
13.
As the essay progresses, how does the author organize her thoughts?
a)
A. She focuses on the duties that are most important.
b)
B. She becomes more realistic in her expectations of a wife.
c)
C. She uses examples that are more and more absurd.
d)
D. She explores the need for a woman to care for her children.
14.
Which quote would the author most agree with?
a)
A. "Women have a much better time than men in this world; there are far more things forbidden to them." -Oscar Wilde
b)
B. "We've begun to raise daughters more like sons... but few have the courage to raise our sons more like our daughters." -Gloria Steinem
c)
C. "What do you fear, lady?" he asked.
"A cage," she said. "To stay behind bars, until use and old age accept them, and all chance of doing great deeds is gone beyond recall or desire." -JRR Tolkien
"A cage," she said. "To stay behind bars, until use and old age accept them, and all chance of doing great deeds is gone beyond recall or desire." -JRR Tolkien
d)
D. "Men marry women with the hope they will never change. Women marry men with the hope they will change. Invariably, they are both disappointed." -Albert Einstein
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