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WorksheetsTEWWG Passage 1
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
The first two paragraphs of this chapter present examples of
I. philosophizing
II. generalizing
III. categorizing
I only
II only
I and II only
I and III only
I, II, and III
The first sentence of the third paragraph (beginning "The people all saw")
is a complete non sequitur (illogical)
implies that visitors usually arrive at sundown
hints that the glare of the sun usually hinders perception
is explained by information in the paragraph
reveals something about the woman who is arriving
In the 3rd paragraph, the narrator implies that the daily life of the people is primarily
difficult
dehumanizing
repetitive
endless
unpaid
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
synecdoche
allusion
metaphor
syllogism
In the 6th paragraph, the last sentence, "The porch couldn't talk for looking," is a(n)
simile
metonomy
euphemism
hyperbole
The irony of the statement "she could stop and say a few words with us" arises from the
fact that the woman is clearly in a hurry
earlier references to the woman "burying the dead"
disparaging words spoken about the woman
people's refusal to greet the woman civilly
The passage serves to do all of the following EXCEPT
provide an introduction to the life of a particular community
give insight into the character of the people in the community
explain how Janie's husband died and why the community hates Tea Cake
show the centrality of Janie Starks in the minds of the community
differentiate Pheoby from the others in the community
In this passage, the level of diction
is mostly formal and educated
is mostly vernacular
switches between educated and vernacular
The point of view of the narrator is
first person
third person omniscient
second person
third person limited
The motifs introduced in this very first passage include
horizons
mules
eyes
all of these
dreams
In this passage, Hurston raises questions about
gender roles
class distinctions
youth and age
watching and judging
all of these
