Unit Test — Cumulative exam Answers

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Use the passages Silent Spring and "A Case for Waawaatesi” to answer the following question.

A
paragraph 1 of Silent Spring
B
paragraph 1 of “A Case for Waawaatesi”
C
paragraph 3 of Silent Spring
D
paragraph 3 of “A Case for Waawaatesi”
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Read the lines from “Sea Fever” by John Masefield.I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by;

A
Both lines use alliteration as a sound device.
B
Both lines use assonance as a sound device.
C
The first line contains alliteration, and the second line contains assonance.
D
The first line contains assonance, and the second line contains alliteration.
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Which element of a Shakespearean tragedy does the character of Paris represent in Act V, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet?

A
a character who falls from his social status
B
the hero whose character flaw brings him down
C
the cause of a significant miscommunication
D
an outside pressure that escalates a conflict
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Which sentence uses a prepositional phrase as an adverbial phrase?

A
The paintings of dragons were reproduced using new techniques.
B
The old, creepy house with the broken windows is haunted.
C
The questionnaire from the college took three days to complete.
D
The bumpy road jangled the carriage that we drove around the lake.
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plotfoildialoguesonnet

A
plot
B
foil
C
dialogue
D
sonnet
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Read Romeo’s dialogue from Act V, scene i of Romeo and Juliet.How fares my Juliet? That I ask again;For nothing can be ill if she be well.

A
He has juvenile ideas about love.
B
He is overly sensitive to other people’s pain.
C
He is rash when he becomes angry.
D
He has difficulty making hard decisions.
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Which statements describe the poem? Select three options.

A
The poem has an abcb rhyme scheme.
B
Every line length is the same.
C
Each stanza is a quatrain.
D
The poem contains two stanzas.
E
The meter is fixed throughout the poem.
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What is revealed through dialogue about the women’s feelings toward Paris? Select 3 options.

A
Nurse thinks Paris is extremely handsome.
B
Nurse thinks Paris is too old for Juliet.
C
Lady Capulet feels Paris would be a good match for her daughter.
D
Lady Capulet feels Paris is too young and impoverished for Juliet.
E
Lady Capulet hopes Juliet will be interested in Paris.
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Read the excerpt from Act I, scene ii of Romeo and Juliet.One fairer than my love! the all-seeing sun80Ne’er saw her match since first the world begun.

A
I would never love a girl as much as I love the fair Rosaline.
B
I would love to meet a girl who is more beautiful than Rosaline.
C
There has never been a girl more beautiful than Rosaline.
D
There are many girls in the world more beautiful than Rosaline.
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imaginary city in Englandpretty city called Veronastage in an ancient theaterhouse of the Verona family

A
imaginary city in England
B
pretty city called Verona
C
stage in an ancient theater
D
house of the Verona family
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Read the excerpt from Act II, scene v of Romeo and Juliet.Juliet: The clock struck nine when I did send the nurse; In half an hour she promis’d to return. Perchance she cannot meet him: that’s not so. 5O! she is lame: love’s heralds should be thoughts,

A
She is frustrated because she feels the nurse’s age is slowing her down.
B
She is angry because she feels the nurse is purposely taking a long time.
C
She is nervous because the nurse is bringing her big news about Romeo.
D
She is worried because the nurse may be lost and unable to return home.
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A paradox is a literary device often used to

A
emphasize or make readers think about important ideas.
B
provide hints or clues about events that occur later in a story.
C
explain a character’s reason for doing or saying something.
D
help readers draw a conclusion based on information provided.

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