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Read the dialogue from Act II, scene iv of Romeo and Juliet.Romeo: Thou wast never with me for anything when thou wast not here for the goose.Mercutio: I will bite thee by the ear for that jest.Romeo: Nay, good goose, bite not.Mercutio: Thy wit is a very bitter sweeting; it is a most sharp sauce.Romeo: And is it not then well served in to a sweet goose?

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“bitter,” because this is an angry conversation
B
“jest,” because this is a teasing conversation
C
“served,” because this is a loving conversation
D
“bite,” because this is a frightening conversation
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Which are reasons a student would write a blog? Select five answer options.

A
to publish academic research
B
to entertain with humorous stories
C
to reflect upon important events
D
to use a formal, rigid writing format
E
to connect with faraway friends
F
to record everyday events informally
G
to promote one’s viewpoint
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What does the simile add to the passage? Choose two answers.

A
a description of the Cyclops’ home
B
a comparison between Odysseus and his men
C
an image of helplessness
D
a visual image of the Cyclops’ pets
E
a comparison between the men and innocent animals
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Read this line from the prologue of Romeo and Juliet.A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life;

A
to engage the audience in the tragic story
B
to warn the audience about the bloodshed
C
to raise audience sympathy for the parents
D
to build suspense about how the story ends
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Read this line from Hamlet discussed in Behind the Curtain.No one set scenes more brilliantly and economically than Shakespeare. Consider the opening lines of Hamlet: Barnardo: Who's there? Francisco: Nay, answer me. Stand, and unfold yourself. Barnardo: Long live the King! Francisco: Barnardo? Barnardo: He. In five terse lines Shakespeare establishes that it is nighttime and cold ("unfold yourself" means "draw back your cloak"), that the speakers are soldiers on guard, and that there is tension in the air. With just fifteen words—eleven of them monosyllables—he has the audience's full, rapt attention.

A
put your arms up
B
turn around
C
remove your cape
D
explain yourself
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What must writers do when using language taken directly from an outside source? Select three choices.

A
include all footnotes from the original text
B
use quotation marks around the author’s words
C
cite the source after the direct quotation is used
D
include illustrations or graphics from the original text
E
explain how the quotation supports their point
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Which elements of epic poetry are shown in this excerpt? Select three options.

A
supernatural elements
B
an invocation of a muse
C
a difficult journey with trials
D
rhyme and repetition of words
E
important historical events
F
a hero showing perseverance
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Read the excerpt from Act V, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet.Juliet: Go, get thee hence, for I will not away. [Exit FRIAR LAURENCE.]What’s here? a cup, clos’d in my true love’s hand? Poison, I see, hath been his timeless end.O churl! drunk all, and left no friendly dropTo help me after! I will kiss thy lips;Haply, some poison yet doth hang on them,To make me die with a restorative. [Kisses him.]

A
her optimistic way of seeing the world
B
her tendency to act without forethought
C
her tendency to act out of vengeance
D
her carefree way of living life
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Nurse’s coarse, motherly character provides a foil for

A
Romeo, who is young and emotional.
B
Mercutio, who is playful and emotional.
C
Juliet, who is innocent and youthful.
D
Lady Capulet, who is sad and neglectful.
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Which excerpt from Act V, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet best reflects the idea that when a person overlooks what he or she knows is wrong, it can result in a catastrophe?

A
This letter doth make good the friar’s words,Their course of love, the tidings of her death:
B
And I, for winking at your discords too,Have lost a brace of kinsmen: all are punish’d.
C
Go hence, to have more talk of these sad things:Some shall be pardon’d, and some punished:
D
Seal up the mouth of outrage for a while,Till we can clear these ambiguities,
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Read the passage from The Odyssey - Amphimedon."Amphimedon,What ruin brought you into this undergloom?All in a body, picked men, and so young?One could not better choose the kingdom's pride.Were you at sea, aboard ship, and Poseidonblew up a dire wind and foundering waves,or cattle-raiding, were you, on the mainland,or in a fight for some stronghold, or women,when the foe hit you to your mortal hurt?Tell me, answer my question. Guest and friendI say I am of yours—or do you not rememberI visited your family there?”

A
is disturbed by Amphimedon.
B
is fighting with Amphimedon.
C
has great respect for Amphimedon.
D
has a deep affection for Amphimedon.
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Based on Agamemnon’s and Amphimedon’s speeches in The Odyssey - Amphimedon, how have the characters been changed by their deaths?

A
Both show humility after their deaths.
B
Neither has changed after their deaths.
C
Both show great anger after their deaths.
D
Neither has grown arrogant after their deaths.
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Read the excerpt from "Binding Memories.”"Ah, the romantic soul!”said my parents skeptically,worried that my business would fail,that I was behind the times.

A
They wish the speaker did not have such an active imagination.
B
They want the speaker to build a large and successful company.
C
They want the speaker to help her family through her work.
D
They wish the speaker would choose a more reliable profession.
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Read the passage from The Odyssey - Teiresias.‘Then a seaborne deathsoft as this hand of mist will come upon you when you are wearied out with rich old age,your country folk in blessed peace around you.And all this shall be just as I foretell.’

A
have a gentle death.
B
die exhausted.
C
have a happy death.
D
die very wealthy.
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Which phrases are examples of sensory imagery that make the details of the setting more vivid? Choose three answers.

A
crops withered, curled up, then died under the thirsty sun
B
morning in July a hurricane came out of the east
C
snapping their roots and tearing them out of the earth
D
a voice that seemed to rumble out of the earth itself
E
prodding each other and giggling, went back to the house
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In Act III, scenes iii and iv of Romeo and Juliet, why is Romeo considered the protagonist? Select 2 options.

A
He often acts brashly and impulsively.
B
He serves as a foil to other characters.
C
He provokes the audience to feel angry.
D
He is involved in a dramatic romance.
E
He faces a major challenge or conflict.
F
He is one of the main characters in the play.
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In Act III, scenes iii and iv of Romeo and Juliet, why does Nurse most likely go to see Friar Laurence and Romeo?

A
because she is concerned about Juliet’s well-being
B
because she is angry at Romeo for killing Tybalt
C
because she is worried about Romeo’s commitment to Juliet
D
because she is confused about Juliet’s whereabouts
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In Act III, scenes iii and iv of Romeo and Juliet, how does Capulet complicate the central conflict?

A
by banishing Romeo for killing Juliet’s cousin Tybalt
B
by forcing Paris to marry Juliet against his will
C
by deciding to hasten Juliet’s marriage to Paris
D
by refusing to recognize Romeo and Juliet’s marriage
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Read the excerpt from Act III, scene iv of Romeo and Juliet.Capulet: Monday! ha, ha! Well, Wednesday is too soon;O’ Thursday let it be: o’ Thursday, tell her,She shall be married to this noble earl.Will you be ready? do you like this haste? We’ll keep no great ado; a friend or two;For, hark you, Tybalt being slain so late,It may be thought we held him carelessly,Being our kinsman, if we revel much.Therefore we’ll have some half a dozen friends, And there an end. But what say you to Thursday? Paris: My lord, I would that Thursday were to-morrow.

A
He is thrilled about having a large wedding.
B
He is only marrying her to satisfy her father.
C
He is eager to marry her as soon as possible.
D
He is hopeful that he can avoid the wedding.
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Which excerpt from "Binding Memories” contains imagery that helps the reader understand why the speaker loves books?

A
No matter how many were printed, there was only one copy like mine.
B
I stole—well, borrowed—the shoe box of letters
C
I’m glad I’m a “romantic soul,” that my work is worthwhile.
D
I cherished the musty smell of the paper,the permanence of the deep black ink,

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