7.6: Analyzing a Memoir Answers

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What are the best questions to ask to determine the author’s viewpoint? Select three options.What is the author’s tone?What atmosphere does the author create?What time period does the author write about?What events does the author include in the text?What is the author’s purpose for writing the text?

A
What is the author’s tone?
B
What atmosphere does the author create?
C
What time period does the author write about?
D
What events does the author include in the text?
E
What is the author’s purpose for writing the text?
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Read the excerpt from chapter 7 of Night.Meir Katz remained on the train. The last day had been the most lethal. We had been a hundred or so in this wagon. Twelve of us left it. Among them, my father and myself.

A
few survived the horrific train ride.
B
the author and his father were safe.
C
Meir Katz was not as strong as he seemed.
D
Meir Katz was left behind to remove the dead.
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What is atmosphere in literature?

A
the attitude of a text toward the subject and theme
B
the emotional response a text generates from a reader
C
the author’s opinion of the subject and the audience
D
the narrator’s perspective in relation to the characters
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How do the underlined words and phrases affect the tone of the excerpt? Select two options.

A
They show apprehension.
B
They point out feelings of disappointment.
C
They demonstrate the despair of the situation.
D
They explain the uncertainty of what is happening.
E
They reflect an attitude of being resigned to one’s fate.
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Which statements best reflect the difference between a memoir and an autobiography? Select two options.A memoir focuses on a specific period in the author’s life, while an autobiography covers the entire life.A memoir is written by a subject expert, while an autobiography can be written by anyone.A memoir offers an objective account of events, while an autobiography offers feelings and opinions.A memoir covers the author’s entire life, while an autobiography covers the most important facts.A memoir uses multiple structures, while an autobiography uses a chronological structure.

A
A memoir focuses on a specific period in the author’s life, while an autobiography covers the entire life.
B
A memoir is written by a subject expert, while an autobiography can be written by anyone.
C
A memoir offers an objective account of events, while an autobiography offers feelings and opinions.
D
A memoir covers the author’s entire life, while an autobiography covers the most important facts.
E
A memoir uses multiple structures, while an autobiography uses a chronological structure.
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How is the connotative meaning of a word different from the denotative meaning of a word?

A
A connotative meaning is stated in precise words, while a denotative meaning uses ambiguous words.
B
A connotative meaning is related to the origin of a word, while a denotative meaning is related to the root of a word.
C
A connotative meaning is the literal meaning of a word, while a denotative meaning is the figurative meaning of a word.
D
A connotative meaning is based on the emotions associated with a word, while a denotative meaning is based on a specific dictionary meaning.
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Read the excerpt from chapter 7 of Night.My father had huddled near me, draped in his blanket, shoulders laden with snow. And what if he were dead, as well? I called out to him. No response. I would have screamed if I could have. He was not moving.Suddenly, the evidence overwhelmed me: there was no longer any reason to live, any reason to fight.

A
The author believes that his father should keep fighting to remain alive.
B
The author believes that his experience is the same as those of the other passengers.
C
The author believes that there is nothing he can do to help his father, so he lets him die.
D
The author believes that the situation is without hope, so he sees no reason to continue on.
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In this passage, the author's viewpoint is that the situation causes people to act in ways that are unfeeling and disrespectful toward those who have died. What evidence supports this viewpoint? Select two options.

A
“The living were glad. They would have more room.”
B
“Volunteers began the task.”
C
“They touched those who had remained on the ground.”
D
“Here’s one! Take him!”
E
“Then, two ‘gravediggers’ grabbed him by the head and feet and threw him from the wagon, like a sack of flour.”

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