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Which statement describes an example of irony from chapters 22 and 23 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?

In an unexpected twist, Huck and Jim discover the truth about the “rapscallions” after helping them.

In an unexpected twist, Huck and Jim thwart the plans of the “rapscallions” by revealing their true identity to the townspeople.

In an unexpected twist, the uneducated “rapscallions” are actually quite clever and successfully outwit the townspeople.

In an unexpected twist, the townspeople discover that the “rapscallions” really are the royalty they claim to be.

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Read the beginning of Ian’s personal narrative, “Una, Una!”I [WOL] up on a farm in Scotland. Every morning, I [WOL] into the pasture with a warm milk bottle to feed my favorite sheep, Una.Fill in the blanks in order.

grow . . . . ventured

grow . . . . venture

grew . . . . venture

grew . . . . ventured

Which sentence is written correctly?

Summer produce, such as heirloom tomatoes, can be used to create delicious salads.

The hotel in the business district, has many accommodations, for its corporate visitors.

The discovery of gold led to population growth, in the West, during the late 1800s.

Restaurants must adhere to, health department guidelines, in order to obtain a permit.

Read the sentence.Since Americans are obsessed with the latest cell phones and gadgets, the government should tax technological purchases.Which word in the sentence best appeals to emotions and logic?

obsessed

gadgets

technological

purchases

Read the sentence. When I told the doctor of my sinus pain and nasal pressure, she offered me a decongestant. Based on the prefix, de-, what does the word “decongestant” mean?

a device that causes congestion

a resource that defines congestion

a way to measure congestion

a substance that reduces congestion

Which line from “We Wear the Mask” best conveys the idea that some people are forced to hide their suffering?

“This debt we pay to human guile;”

“With torn and bleeding hearts we smile,”

“Why should the world be over-wise,”

“Beneath our feet, and long the mile;”

In “We Wear the Mask,” how does the poet use irony to reject the romantic notion of idealism?

by describing how people attempt to hide their pain by pretending to be happy

by pointing out that most people are truly happy, despite appearing depressed

by describing how people attempt to appear happy for the sake of material gain

by pointing out that most people are unable to recognize their own emotions

Which statement best describes the difference between the way the poets address their subjects in "The Author to Her Book" and "A Hymn to the Evening"?

Bradstreet simply describes her care for writing, while Wheatley simply describes care for nature.

Bradstreet describes an individual person, while Wheatley describes an idea or image.

Bradstreet uses descriptive words to emphasize care that goes into writing, while Wheatley uses descriptive words to show gratitude.

Bradstreet uses descriptive words to emphasize a mother’s role, while Wheatley uses descriptive words to emphasize god’s actions.

Read the excerpt from part 2 of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge."The lady had now brought the water, which the soldier drank. He thanked her ceremoniously, bowed to her husband and rode away. An hour later, after nightfall, he repassed the plantation, going northward in the direction from which he had come. He was a Federal scout.Based on the excerpt, which is the most reasonable plot prediction?

Farquhar may unknowingly walk into a trap.

Farquhar will pursue the soldier from the North.

Farquhar and the soldier may engage in an altercation.

Farquhar and his wife will forget about the soldier.

Which excerpt from "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" best supports the theme that a person cannot escape reality through fantasy?

The water, the banks, the forests, the now distant bridge, fort and men—all were commingled and blurred.

A strange, roseate light shone through the spaces among their trunks and the wind made in their branches the music of Aeolian harps.

Doubtless, despite his suffering, he had fallen asleep while walking, for now he sees another scene—perhaps he has merely recovered from a delirium.

Peyton Farquhar was dead; his body, with a broken neck, swung gently from side to side beneath the timbers of the Owl Creek bridge.

Study the image from Art Spiegelman’s Maus.How does Spiegelman’s visual representation of the Holocaust aid with comprehension?

It shows the diversity of people affected by the events of the Holocaust.

It illustrates that few people from Sosnowiec were relocated to the camps.

It draws attention to the great number of people affected by the Holocaust.

It depicts a large number of faceless individuals, making the Holocaust less real.

Read the excerpt from Elie Wiesel’s All Rivers Run to the Sea.Why were those trains allowed to roll unhindered into Poland? Why were the tracks leading to Birkenau never bombed? I have put these questions to American presidents and generals and to high-ranking Soviet officers. Since Moscow and Washington knew what the killers were doing in the death camps, why was nothing done at least to slow down their “production”? That not a single Allied military aircraft ever tried to destroy the rail lines converging on Auschwitz remains an outrageous enigma to me.How does Wiesel’s choice of genre prove beneficial in the excerpt?

It shows him trying to reconcile the events of his past in Poland so he can move on with his future in America.

It gives him the chance to question presidents and generals about their positions regarding the Holocaust.

It allows him a moment to reflect on why the world neglected to aid the Jewish people during their greatest time of need.

It provides him the opportunity to accuse American and Soviet leaders of keeping the Holocaust a secret.

What is the chief claim of "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”

Black people deserve equal treatment and status in the United States.

Slavery is unconstitutional, and it should be abolished.

Black people are deserving of more respect.

The tradition of slavery in the United States has harmed the Black population.

How does each poet's use of figurative language contribute to the overall meaning of "The Author to Her Book" and "A Hymn to the Evening"?

Wheatley's use of hyperbole accentuates her gratitude for God’s creation; Bradstreet's use of metaphor shows how she cares about her writing.

Wheatley's use of metaphor contrasts different types of creation; Bradstreet's use of metaphor contrasts a relationship between a mother and child.

Bradstreet's use of metaphor exaggerates the importance loving your work; Wheatley's use of metaphor exaggerates the greatness of God’s creation.

Wheatley's use of hyperbole provides details about the importance of rain in nature; Bradstreet's use of hyperbole provides details about a mother and father.

Which rhyming couplet from Phillis Wheatley’s “On Imagination” contains an inverted sentence?

“Now here, now there, the roving Fancy flies,Till some lov'd object strikes her wand'ring eyes,”

“To tell her glories with a faithful tongue, Ye blooming graces, triumph in my song.”

“Whose silken fetters all the senses bind, And soft captivity involves the mind.”

“Imagination! who can sing thy force?Or who describe the swiftness of thy course?”

Which line from "A Hymn to the Evening" contains a metaphor?

"Soon as the sun forsook the eastern main"

"And draws the sable curtains of the night,"

"Let placid slumbers sooth each weary mind"

"So shall the labors of the day begin"

Read the excerpt from Dwight Okita's "In Response to Executive Order 9066".Of course I’ll come. I’ve packed my galoshesand three packets of tomato seeds. Denise calls themlove apples. My father says where we’re goingthey won’t grow.Based on this excerpt, readers can assume that the internment camps are

bleak and unfavorable places where typically nothing thrives.

supplied with fruits and vegetables from outside sources.

located far away from the speaker’s current residence.

only a temporary relocation and the speaker will return home.

What is the purpose of the first paragraph of this section of the Iroquois Constitution?

to describe the meaning of the shell strings

to describe the consequences of disobeying one’s tribe

to describe the traditions of the Lords

to describe the history of each tribe in the Five Nations

How does Douglass use tone to effectively convey his message in "What the Black Man Wants"?

Douglass uses a passionate tone to strengthen the logical arguments he makes about universal suffrage.

Douglass uses an angry tone to convey the idea that the black man is bitter about the absence of universal suffrage.

Douglass uses a sorrowful tone to elicit sympathy and guilt in hopes of achieving universal suffrage.

Douglass uses a threatening tone to issue the inflexible demands he has prepared about universal suffrage.

Which excerpt from "What the Black Man Wants" best summarizes the speech?

I do not know, from what has been said, that there is any difference of opinion as to the duty of abolitionists, at the present moment.

How can we get up any difference at this point, or at any point, where we are so united, so agreed?

I am for the “immediate, unconditional, and universal” enfranchisement of the black man, in every State in the Union.

Shall we at this moment justify the deprivation of the Negro of the right to vote, because some one else is deprived of that privilege?

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