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Worksheets"One Art" + "Uncle Tom's Cabin" Practice Quiz
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
The poem suggests that to "master" the art of losing can include all of the following EXCEPT
to forget about losses
to lose everything
to bear up bravely in the face of loss
to accept loss as inevitable
to leave important things behind
The parenthetical instruction in the final line, "(Write it!)" can be inferred to address
the "you" of line 8
the speaker
the poet
the reader
the "mother" of line 10
Lines 4–9 ("Lose something . . . disaster") suggest that
practice helps people get better at losing
traveling is a remedy for loss
words are easier to lose than things
losing things is difficult to accept
losing things is a waste of time
In line 13, "lost" most likely means
failed to control
eradicated
wasted
misplaced
left behind
In the final stanza, the speaker is best described as
brutally honest
seemingly unemotional
deeply insensitive
superficially bothered
coolly determined
Near the end of the second paragraph, "illustrated" most nearly means
pictured
reproduced
decorated
exemplified
explicated
The phrase “with the stars to hold their candles” (second sentence) is used to suggest that the “men” (earlier in the same sentence)
were too proud to acknowledge a higher power
lived without the benefit of artificial illumination
were independent minded and did not ask others for help
cursed those who suffered under the shackles of civilization
exploited nature without worrying about the consequences
In the series of comparisons in the first paragraph, “trees and logs" are similar to which of these contained in the same paragraph?
"heels" (sentence 2)
"chairs or mantel-pieces" (sentence 2)
"windows and doors" (sentence 2)
"winter and summer" (sentence 2)
"great lungs" (sentence 2)
The narrator accounts for the behavior of present-day Kentuckians by
explaining that it is a response to a changing environment
evoking philosophical doctrines of free will
referencing fate and the power of the stars
claiming that it has been inherited
acknowledging the complex influences that caused it
The behavior of the traveller with regard to his “valise and umbrella” (third sentence of paragraph 2) is used as
an example of the traveller’s fastidious character
a sign of the traveller’s desire to remain inconspicuous
an explanation of the traveller’s role in the story
a warning about the lure of material possessions
a reminder of the hostile atmosphere in the room
In the context of the passage, the first paragraph serves primarily to
indicate that the narrator is an unsympathetic participant
censure the character of Kentuckians
establish a character that will be contrasted with that of the traveller
celebrate the romance of the American frontier
foreshadow the sinister events about to take place
The first sentence of the passage served to
provide a theoretical frame for the description that follows
introduce the regional dialect spoken by the characters
evoke nostalgic images of a simpler, more innocent time
Contrast a technical idiom with informal speech
establish the tone and mood of the scene
In the second paragraph, the series of three sentences beginning with "He" serves to
reveal a congenial relationship
explore a character's motivations
accumulate suspenseful images
reiterate an ominous warning
develop a humorous contrast
The narrator’s attitude toward the “aforesaid gentleman” (third paragraph) is best characterized as
unbounded admiration
amused indulgence
feigned indifference
overt contempt
stunned disbelief
