Tracing the Central Idea in "A Quilt of a Country"

Question 1

What is the denotative meaning of “electrified fence”?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: a fence with an electric current

Question 2

What connotation does the word “bemoan” have? What does the use of this word suggest about Quindlen’s opinion of the historians’ ideas?

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Selection 1: negative: “complain without fixing anything”; Selection 2: She disagrees with them.

Question 3

Which statement best summarizes the central idea of this paragraph?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: The ideals of individualism and community have always been in conflict with one another in America.

Question 4

Which statement best traces the development of a central idea from one paragraph to the next?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: The first paragraph discusses what unifies Americans; the second describes America’s uniqueness among nations.

Question 5

Question 5

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Question 6

What is the denotative meaning of “electrified fence”? | What is the connotative meaning of “electrified fence” in the passage? | What does the use of this phrase reveal about how the author views communism?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: something dangerous and painful

Question 7

Question 7

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Question 8

What is the denotative meaning of “electrified fence”? | What is the connotative meaning of “electrified fence” in the passage? | What does the use of this phrase reveal about how the author views communism?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: She believes that communism is oppressive.

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