WorksheetsThe Moth
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
1. All of the following are present in the opening sentence of the passage EXCEPT...
Subordinate clauses
An objective tone
Elements in a series
A typical narrative opening
More verbs than nouns or adjectives
2. The “fried” in line 4 derives force from which of the following?
I. Its commonplace associations
II. Its location in the sentence
III. Its alliterative associations with the verbs that precede it
II only
I and II only
I and III only
II and III only
I, II, and III
3. The objects of the verb “creating” (line 5) combine to form an impression of...
Familiar reality imposed on an unfamiliar locale
Sudden color in a formerly monochromatic scene
Miraculous isolation in a hostile environment
Ominous fragility in a threatening episode
Supernatural inspiration of creative thought
4. The phrase “gone the long way of her wings and legs” (line 10 – 11) emphasizes the...
Unusual proportions of the moth
Unexpected course of the moth's death
Irrevocable disappearance of the moth's head
Rapidity with which the fire consumed the moth
Foulness of the lingering smoke from the burned head
5. All of the following are true of the sentence “She kept burning” (line 14) EXCEPT...
Its brevity makes it emphatic
In context, its tone is one of awed fascination
In context, "burning" means "avenging"
The feminine pronoun links the image to the specificity of the previous paragraph
The feminine pronoun humanizes the moth, in preparation for references to martyrs
6. In the second and third paragraphs, the speaker focuses on the moth as...
A specimen embodying qualities inherent in all moths
A reflection of her own past experiences
Essentially a creation of her own imagination
Something more than a moth, both literally and figuratively
An innocent victim of human passivity
7. Which of the following prepare the reader for the image of the “immolating monk” (line 17)?
I. “spectacular skeleton” (line 14)
II. “jagged hole” (line 15)
III. “saffron-yellow flame” (line 16)
IV. “robed” (line 16)
I and II only
I and III only
III and IV only
II, III, and IV only
I, II, III, and IV
8. The repetition of “she burned for two hours” (lines 18 & 19) serves all of the following functions EXCEPT to...
Provide transition between the second and third paragraphs
Imply that the passage of time has several different meanings
Maintain the idea that the burning object has a noteworthy persistence
Focus the reader's attention on the burning moth
Dramatize the narrator's fixation on the duration of the event
9. In line 21, “kindled” is best interpreted to mean...
Relaxed
Angered
Enamored
Betrayed
Inspired
10. The image of the poet Rimbaud expands the meaning of the description of the burning moth to include the...
Futility of excess in a world governed by physical laws
Self-destructive yet self-perpetuating passion of the artist
Selfishness of those who would use the light of others to find truth
Power of the intellect over human behavior
Necessity of recording and analyzing mystical experiences
11. In which of the following lines is the use of alliterative words to heighten the intensity of the description most evident?
Line 1
Line 7-8
Line 11
Line 11-13
Line 16-18
12. Which of the following best describes the rhetorical development of the passage as a whole?
Progress from exposition to argument
Development from hypothesis to proof
Transition from sympathetic narrative to objective description
Expansion from descriptive narration to poetic mediation
Movement from contemplative rumination to active participation
