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Purpose and Format in “The Leader in the Mirror” — Cumulative exam Answers

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Which sentence should be revised to include commas to set off a nonrestrictive element?

A
The car in my driveway belongs to my oldest sister.
B
The game that my mom gave me is really fun to play.
C
The tree in front of my house has been there for a century.
D
The TV show which we watch together airs on Friday nights.
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Read the passage from How to Live Twenty-Four Hours a Day."What? I am to cultivate my mind in the street, on the platform, in the train, and in the crowded street again?” Precisely. Nothing simpler!

A
“cultivate my mind”
B
“on the platform”
C
“crowded street”
D
“nothing simpler”
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Read the passage from Act V of Hamlet. Hamlet: Let me see.—[Takes the skull.]—Alas! poor Yorick. I knew him, Horatio; a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy; he hath borne me on his back a thousand times; and now, how abhorred in my imagination it is! my gorge rises at it. Here hung those lips that I have kissed I know not how oft.

A
anatomy.
B
death.
C
humor.
D
infatuation.
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Which statements are true of both a political speech and a printed political advertisement? Select 3 options.They utilize diction as rhetoric.They employ parallelism.They seek to inspire.They use colors and images.They attempt to persuade.

A
They utilize diction as rhetoric.
B
They employ parallelism.
C
They seek to inspire.
D
They use colors and images.
E
They attempt to persuade.
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Which evaluation of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman makes an accurate conclusion about Wollstonecraft’s beliefs and correctly supports it with text evidence?

A
Wollstonecraft writes, “Such deeply rooted prejudices have clouded reason.” This supports the idea that she believes people must overcome existing prejudices to reason correctly.
B
Wollstonecraft writes, “Men, in general, seem to employ their reason to justify prejudices.” This supports the idea that she believes all men are prejudiced and are therefore unable to reason truthfully.
C
Wollstonecraft writes, “The society is formed in the wisest manner.” This supports the idea that she believes that humans are so smart that their ability to reason is unquestionable.
D
Wollstonecraft writes, “For why should the gracious fountain of life give us passions.” This supports the idea that she believes that people’s passions should be ignored in favor of their reason.
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In A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, Wollstonecraft contrasts her logic and reasoning with

A
various priests’ works.
B
her earlier work.
C
Rousseau’s work.
D
various European authors.
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Read the sentence.We took a long walk along the path beside the bubbling stream.

A
The sentence contains a single dependent clause.
B
The sentence contains a single independent clause.
C
The sentence contains both independent and dependent clauses.
D
The sentence contains neither an independent nor a dependent clause.
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Read the excerpt from an analysis of Act III of Hamlet.The fight between Hamlet and Gertrude reinforces gender stereotypes, as Hamlet judges Gertrude and she accepts his criticism without attempting to justify her actions.

A
Gertrude: What wilt thou do? thou wilt not murder me? Help, help, ho!
B
Gertrude: What have I done that thou dar’st wag thy tongue In noise so rude against me?
C
Gertrude: O gentle son! Upon the heat and flame of thy distemperSprinkle cool patience. Whereon do you look?
D
Gertrude: Be thou assur’d, if words be made of breath, And breath of life, I have no life to breathe What thou hast said to me.
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Select 5 options.Claims must always be supported by evidence such asfacts.opinions.statistics.quotations.examples.hypotheticals.

A
facts.
B
opinions.
C
statistics.
D
quotations.
E
examples.
F
hypotheticals.
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Read the excerpt from Hamlet, Act I, Scene i.Marcellus: What! has this thing appear’d again to-night?Bernardo: I have seen nothing.Marcellus: Horatio says ’tis but our fantasy, And will not let belief take hold of him Touching this dreaded sight twice seen of us: Therefore I have entreated him along With us to watch the minutes of this night;

A
It creates an air of suspense in the plot.
B
It shows how angry the characters are.
C
It describes details of the castle setting.
D
It entertains through the use of clever wording.
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Read the excerpt from Act IV of Hamlet.Claudius: Good Laertes,If you desire to know the certainty Of your dear father's death, is 't writ in your revenge, That, swoopstake, you will draw both friend and foe, Winner and loser?Laertes: None but his enemies.Claudius: Will you know them then?Laertes: To his good friends thus wide I'll ope my arms; And like the kind life-rendering pelican, Repast them with my blood.

A
The concept of revenge is introduced for the first time in the play.
B
The play’s action reaches a climax as Laertes exacts revenge.
C
The suspense builds as Claudius clarifies Laertes's goal.
D
The play's action is resolved as Claudius and Laertes make peace.
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A reader using a historical lens to analyze a text will be most concerned with

A
the role of women.
B
the use of language.
C
culture and events.
D
gender stereotypes.
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Read the last stanza of "Mutability.”It is the same!—For, be it joy or sorrow, The path of its departure still is free: Man’s yesterday may ne’er be like his morrow; Nought may endure but Mutability.

A
Poetry is an expression of the imagination.
B
Poetry can make all things more beautiful.
C
Life is fleeting and constantly changing.
D
Life is filled with a wide range of emotions.
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Read the excerpt from Act II of Hamlet.Guildenstern: Which dreams, indeed, are ambition, for the very substance of the ambitious is merely the shadow of a dream.Hamlet: A dream itself is but a shadow.Rosencrantz: Truly, and I hold ambition of so airy and light a quality that it is but a shadow’s shadow.

A
dreams and ambition by using metaphors.
B
shadows and dreams by using similes.
C
ambition and substance by using apostrophes.
D
substance and dreams by using personification.
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Which excerpts from Act III of Hamlet show that plot events have resulted in Claudius feeling guilty? Select 3 options.Claudius: I like him not, nor stands it safe with us To let his madness range.Claudius: I your commission will forthwith dispatch, And he to England shall along with you.Claudius: A brother’s murder! Pray can I not, Though inclination be as sharp as will:Claudius: Is there not rain enough in the sweet heavens To wash it white as snow?Claudius: But, O! what form of prayer Can serve my turn? 'Forgive me my foul murder?'

A
Claudius: I like him not, nor stands it safe with us To let his madness range.
B
Claudius: I your commission will forthwith dispatch, And he to England shall along with you.
C
Claudius: A brother’s murder! Pray can I not, Though inclination be as sharp as will:
D
Claudius: Is there not rain enough in the sweet heavens To wash it white as snow?
E
Claudius: But, O! what form of prayer Can serve my turn? 'Forgive me my foul murder?'
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Read the excerpt from "Digging."The coarse boot nestled on the lug, the shaft Against the inside knee was levered firmly.

A
comfort
B
roughness
C
sadness
D
perfection
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Read this prompt.Create a multimedia presentation about curfew laws for teenagers. Use research and evidence to support your opinion. Use persuasive techniques and a variety of visual aids in your presentation.

A
Many towns have curfew laws requiring teenagers to be home at a given hour.
B
Curfew laws often allow for exceptions, such as traveling home from work.
C
Curfew laws are ineffective and costly, and they should be abolished.
D
There is no way I will ever adhere to our town’s curfew laws.
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Read the excerpt from a paper on The War of the Worlds.And then he perceived that, very slowly, the circular top of the cylinder was rotating on its body. It was such a gradual movement that he discovered it only through noticing that a black mark that had been near him five minutes ago was now at the other side of the circumference. Even then he scarcely understood what this indicated, until he heard a muffled grating sound and saw the black mark jerk forward an inch or so. Then the thing came upon him in a flash. The cylinder was artificial—hollow—with an end that screwed out! Something within the cylinder was unscrewing the top!

A
describing the scene factually to create a sense of detachment in the reader.
B
moving from longer to shorter sentences to create excitement in the reader.
C
establishing a peaceful mood to make the text more pleasing to the reader.
D
creating a lecturing tone to make the text more comfortable for the reader.
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Read the passage from "Christabel."From cliff and tower, tu—whoo! tu—whoo!Tu—whoo! tu—whoo! from wood and fell!

A
connotation.
B
diction.
C
repetition.
D
tone.
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Which lines contain diction that creates the overall tone? Select 3 options.

A
It was a lovely sight to see
B
Amid the jaggéd shadows
C
To make her gentle vows
D
Her face, oh call it fair not pale
E
Each about to have a tear

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