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Sophomore WOW 10

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It had grown as well during my sojourn at the Castle, and floated in clouds and tangles about my shoulders, drifting into my eyes whenever the wind was behind us, as it was now. Diana Gabaldon -- Outlander

What is the correct definition for the underlined word?

a)

a stay as a temporary resident

b)

a visit

c)

a travel of long distances

d)

a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation

2.

A reporter for the Ethiopian Herald perpetuated this misspelling.

Abraham Verghese -- Cutting for Stone

Which of the following definitions works best in this sentence.

a)

behave in a way so as to belittle or degrade

b)

to cause to continue

c)

become less intense or widespread

d)

describe or portray (something) precisely

3.

The beginning part of the sentence could best be described as what structure?

My friend is dead, my neighbour is dead, my love, the darling of my soul, is dead; it is the inexorable consolidation and perpetuation of the secret that was always in that individuality, and which I shall carry in mine to my life's end. Charles Dickens -- A Tale of Two Cities

What type of sentence (basically) could you say is within the ITALICIZED section?

a)

Parallel

b)

Prepositional Phrase

c)

Compound-Complex

d)

Simple

4.

It just seems so incredibly ludicrous: I am a battered wife.

Gillian Flynn -- Gone Girl

Which definition makes the most sense for the underlined word?

a)

absurd in an amusing way

b)

an uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear,

c)

typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal

d)

to feel embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed

5.

Both, for example, were fastidious, very attentive to hygiene and the condition of their fingernails.

Truman Capote -- In Cold Blood

Which definition of the underlined word makes the most sense as used in the sentence?

a)

having complex nutritional requirements

b)

excessively concerned with cleanliness

c)

showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care

d)

reflecting a meticulous, sensitive, or demanding attitude

6.

No one ever saw her without the defensive shield of grooming, but she knew what was beneath the fastidiousness and gloss.

Nora Roberts -- Summer Pleasures

What part of speech is the underlined word?

a)

Adjective

b)

Adverb

c)

Verb

d)

Noun

7.

The men were whispering in a corner, no doubt consorting about expenses. Madame Bovary, Gustave Flaubert

Which definition for the underlined word makes the most sense as used in the sentence?

a)

spending time with

b)

a wife, husband, or companion, in particular the spouse of a reigning monarch

c)

a ship accompanying another

d)

a group of singers or instrumentalists performing together

8.

It was, however, an autocracy by consent, for they were united from top to bottom by a commonly held ideology whose perpetuation was the reason and justification for all their sufferings. Arthur Miller -- The Crucible

What part of speech is the underlined word?

a)

Adjective

b)

Adverb

c)

Verb

d)

Noun

9.

The latter part of the sentence can be considered what structure?

Being a stranger to you, she might ask whom I was consorting with and whither I was going.

Nathaniel Hawthorne -- Young Goodman Brown

a)

Balanced

b)

Parallel

c)

Simple

d)

Compound Complex

10.

The wickedness has not been taken out of you, wherever you have sojourned.

Charlotte Bronte -- Jane Eyre

What part of speech is the underlined word?

a)

Verb

b)

Adjective

c)

Adverb

d)

Noun