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Writing Workshop: Visual Media Analysis — Cumulative exam Answers

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In the beginning of "The World on Turtle's Back," why did the husband become "terrified"?

A
He was terrified the he might never see his wife again.
B
He was terrified that his wife might fall through the hole in the sky.
C
He was terrified that he would be punished for marring a sacred tree.
D
He was terrified that the Great Tree would fall into the ocean.
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Read the paragraph from Carmen’s personal narrative, “At Bat.”“Carmen Martinez, number 42.” I took a deep breath as my name rumbled through the loudspeaker. I was so nervous! With each step from the on-deck circle to the batter’s box, I thought my knees would give out and I would collapse. My stomach was in knots.One chance. I had one chance to help my team win this game so we could go to the state semifinals. I could hear the crowd cheering for me. “You got this!” they screamed. “You can do this!” I hoped I could.Which is the best example of a vivid sensory detail?

A
“I was so nervous!”
B
“I thought my knees would give out and I would collapse.”
C
“I had one chance to help my team win this game so we could go to the state semifinals.”
D
“I hoped I could.”
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Read the sentence.The animals' habitat was in the direct path of the forest fire. Which type of phrase or clause is underlined in the sentence?

A
noun phrase
B
verb phrase
C
adjectival clause
D
adverbial clause
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Jefferson begins the introduction to the Declaration of Independence by stating his major premise and giving examples, and then explains

A
the relationship between the colonies and Britain.
B
the unalienable rights of certain groups of people.
C
that governments should always represent their people.
D
that the colonies will go to war against Britain.
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Considering "Civil Disobedience," which best describes one similarity between Thoreau and Martin Luther King, Jr.?

A
Both expressed complete faith that the government would change unfair laws.
B
Both felt that people have the moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.
C
Both were assassinated because of their ideas and influence.
D
Both felt that prison robbed them of their drive to persevere.
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What is the purpose of the first paragraph of this section of the Iroquois Constitution?

A
to describe the meaning of the shell strings
B
to describe the consequences of disobeying one’s tribe
C
to describe the traditions of the Lords
D
to describe the history of each tribe in the Five Nations
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Which is the most likely purpose of the dashes in "That I did always love"?

A
to replace a word missing from the manuscript
B
to encourage readers to note individual words
C
to indicate a shift in the author’s thoughts
D
to denote stages in the poem’s development
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Read the quotation from "That I did always love."That I did always loveI bring thee ProofThat till I lovedI never lived—Enough—What is the effect of the use of the word “enough” in this quotation?

A
It shows the speaker’s insecurity about love.
B
It emphasizes the speaker’s desperation.
C
It reveals the speaker’s profound emotion toward her love.
D
It creates an ironic tone that continues in the rest of the poem.
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Which excerpt from “Soldier's Home” is the best example of irony?

A
Krebs went to the war from a Methodist college in Kansas. There is a picture which shows him among his fraternity brothers, all of them wearing exactly the same height and style collar.
B
His lies were quite unimportant lies and consisted in attributing to himself things other men had seen, done or heard of, and stating as facts certain apocryphal incidents familiar to all soldiers.
C
Nothing was changed in the town except that the young girls had grown up. They all wore sweaters and shirt waists with round Dutch collars. It was a pattern.
D
There had been a great deal of hysteria. Now the reaction had set in. People seemed to think it was rather ridiculous for Krebs to be getting back so late, years after the war was over.
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Read the excerpt from Jackie Robinson’s letter to President Eisenhower.I respectfully remind you sir, that we have been the most patient of all people. When you said we must have self-respect, I wondered how we could have self-respect and remain patient considering the treatment accorded to us through the years.The “treatment” that Robinson refers to is most likely the

A
oppression and segregation imposed upon Black people.
B
president’s lack of involvement in the civil rights movement.
C
cruelty Black people experienced during the latest integration efforts.
D
recent rioting and police brutality in Black communities.

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