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TEWWG Passage 1

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

The first two paragraphs of this chapter present examples of

I. philosophizing

II. generalizing

III. categorizing

a)

I only

b)

II only

c)

I and II only

d)

I and III only

e)

I, II, and III

2.

The first sentence of the third paragraph (beginning "The people all saw")

a)

is a complete non sequitur (illogical)

b)

implies that visitors usually arrive at sundown

c)

hints that the glare of the sun usually hinders perception

d)

is explained by information in the paragraph

e)

reveals something about the woman who is arriving

3.

In the 3rd paragraph, the narrator implies that the daily life of the people is primarily

a)

difficult

b)

dehumanizing

c)

repetitive

d)

endless

e)

unpaid

4.

In the 4th paragraph, the sentence "But now, the sun and the bossman were gone, so the skins felt powerful and human" contains an example of

a)

synecdoche

b)

allusion

c)

metaphor

d)

syllogism

5.

In the 6th paragraph, the last sentence, "The porch couldn't talk for looking," is a(n)

a)

simile

b)

metonomy

c)

euphemism

d)

hyperbole

6.

The irony of the statement "she could stop and say a few words with us" arises from the

a)

fact that the woman is clearly in a hurry

b)

earlier references to the woman "burying the dead"

c)

disparaging words spoken about the woman

d)

people's refusal to greet the woman civilly

7.

The passage serves to do all of the following EXCEPT

a)

provide an introduction to the life of a particular community

b)

give insight into the character of the people in the community

c)

explain how Janie's husband died and why the community hates Tea Cake

d)

show the centrality of Janie Starks in the minds of the community

e)

differentiate Pheoby from the others in the community

8.

In this passage, the level of diction

a)

is mostly formal and educated

b)

is mostly vernacular

c)

switches between educated and vernacular

9.

The point of view of the narrator is

a)

first person

b)

third person omniscient

c)

second person

d)

third person limited

10.

The motifs introduced in this very first passage include

a)

horizons

b)

mules

c)

eyes

d)

all of these

e)

dreams

11.

In this passage, Hurston raises questions about

a)

gender roles

b)

class distinctions

c)

youth and age

d)

watching and judging

e)

all of these