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Pronoun Agreement and Reference — Cumulative exam Answers

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James Madison, author of “Federalist Number 37,” advocated for a strong central government because

A
he wanted to support other Federalists.
B
he thought it would bring stability to the nation.
C
he thought Europeans would support it.
D
he wanted to become president.
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Read the excerpt from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë.A snug small room; a round table by a cheerful fire; an arm-chair high-backed and old-fashioned, wherein sat the neatest imaginable little elderly lady, in widow’s cap, black silk gown, and snowy muslin apron; exactly like what I had fancied Mrs. Fairfax, only less stately and milder looking. She was occupied in knitting; a large cat sat demurely at her feet; nothing in short was wanting to complete the beau-ideal of domestic comfort. A more reassuring introduction for a new governess could scarcely be conceived; there was no grandeur to overwhelm, no stateliness to embarrass; and then, as I entered, the old lady got up and promptly and kindly came forward to meet me.

A
She believes that she has met Mrs. Fairfax before.
B
She is surprised because Mrs. Fairfax is older than she thought.
C
She thinks that Mrs. Fairfax reminds her of someone else.
D
She is pleased that Mrs. Fairfax seems like a regular person.
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How are the themes of “We Wear the Mask” and "A Man Said to the Universe" similar?

A
Both show how humans can be helpless in the face of external forces.
B
Both state that large, powerful forces such as society are illusions.
C
Both illustrate the environment’s indifference to humankind.
D
Both demonstrate why people must hide their suffering in order to survive.
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Read the sentence.Mark Twain is a pseudonym for the writer’s legal name, Samuel L. Clemens.Based on the prefix, pseudo-, what does the word “pseudonym” mean?

A
real name
B
given name
C
fake name
D
legal name
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Which statement would be included in a summary of paragraph one of Society and Solitude?

A
President Tyler’s support base is decreasing.
B
We all learn how to find friends when we are younger.
C
Solitude is an inner concept rather than an outward one.
D
Every individual has private motivations.
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Read the excerpt from "Annabel Lee," by Edgar Allan Poe.And this was the reason that, long ago, In this kingdom by the sea, A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling My beautiful Annabel Lee; So that her highborn kinsmen came And bore her away from me, To shut her up in a sepulchre In this kingdom by the sea.How does the rhythm of the excerpt support the theme of the poem?

A
The rhythm changes on the phrase “a kingdom by the sea,” emphasizing Poe’s distrust of a monarchy.
B
The rhythm changes on the phrase “bore her away from me,” emphasizing Poe’s desire to be reunited
C
The rhythm changes on the words “chilling” and “sepulchre,” emphasizing Poe’s complaint about unexpected death.
D
The rhythm changes on the words “Lee” and “me,” emphasizing Poe’s fear that his bond with his love is fragile.
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Read this quotation from Chapter I of Nature.To speak truly, few adult persons can see nature.Which sentence from Nature best supports Emerson’s claim?

A
I am glad to the brink of fear.
B
Nature is a setting that fits equally well a comic or a mourning piece.
C
The sun illuminates only the eye of the man, but shines into the eye and the heart of the child.
D
In the woods too, a man casts off his years, as the snake his slough, and at what period soever of life, is always a child.
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In "Sympathy," why does Dunbar repeat the phrase “I know” throughout the poem?

A
to emphasize his own desire to be free like a bird
B
to emphasize his understanding of the harsh effects of racism on individuals
C
to illustrate that he understands the bird’s loneliness
D
to highlight the way that long-term physical imprisonment affects individuals
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Read the excerpt from Walden by Henry David Thoreau.This was an airy and unplastered cabin, fit to entertain a travelling god, and where a goddess might trail her garments. The winds which passed over my dwelling were such as sweep over the ridges of mountains, bearing the broken strains, or celestial parts only, of terrestrial music. The morning wind forever blows, the poem of creation is uninterrupted; but few are the ears that hear it. Olympus is but the outside of the earth every where.

A
It supports pathos by highlighting how heavenly his surroundings are.
B
It supports pathos by describing how luxuriously furnished his home is.
C
It supports ethos by proving how informed he is about religion.
D
It supports logos by showing nature’s harsh impact on the author’s home.
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What is the definition of kairos?

A
an appeal to authority
B
an appeal to timeliness
C
an appeal to reason or logic
D
an appeal to the audience’s emotions
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How is the concept of friendship portrayed in both Society and Solitude and Chapter I of Nature?

A
Friendship is considered to be preferable to solitude.
B
Friendship is considered to be valuable but not necessarily vital.
C
Friendship is considered to be crucial to society.
D
Friendship is considered to be a worthless relationship.
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When Emerson states, “It by no means follows that we are not fit for society, because soirees are tedious,” in Society and Solitude, how does he support his statement?

A
He gives various reasons why parties are far less exciting and wholly unlike communities.
B
He tries to show that people behave differently at parties than they might elsewhere, and so parties are not a measure of human worth.
C
He suggests that a person has one conception of one’s self when in a group and another when with just one other person.
D
He indicates that no individual is perfect and that parties are not a reason for people to gather together.
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Why is creating an outline an important step in writing a personal narrative?

A
It helps the writer determine the structure of the piece.
B
It helps the writer brainstorm topics.
C
It helps the writer decide what to write about.
D
It helps the writer categorize different life experiences.
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Take a look at this Middle English word.feithWhat is the correct translation of the Middle English word feith into modern English?

f
faith
f
fat
f
fast
f
four
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Read the excerpt from Pericles’s funeral oration by Thucydides.Our constitution is called a democracy because power is in the hands not of a minority but of the whole people. When it is a question of settling private disputes, everyone is equal before the law; when it is a question of putting one person before another in positions of public responsibility, what counts is not membership of a particular class, but the actual ability which the man possesses. No one, so long as he has it in him to be of service to the state, is kept in political obscurity because of poverty.

A
He explains that the government is a democracy.
B
He emphasizes that having wealth is not important.
C
He gives examples of different positions people can fill.
D
He shows that all people have the same opportunities.
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Read the excerpt from "Duty.”What can I do but this? Let himtell it again and again as ifit’s always been only us,and that, when it mattered,he was the one who saved me.Duty from Monument by Natasha Trethewey. Copyright (c) 2018 by Natasha Trethewey. Used by permission of HarperCollins Publishers

A
the experience of freedom
B
the importance of memory
C
the power of guilt
D
the nature of power
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Read the excerpt from "Elegy for the Native Guards.”Inside we follow the ranger, hurried though we are to get to the beach. He tells of graves lost in the Gulf, the island split on half when Hurricane Camille hit, shows us casemates, cannons, the store that sells souvenirs, tokens of history long buried.The Daughters of the Confederacy has placed a plaque here, at the fort’s entrance— each Confederate soldier’s name raised hard in bronze; no names carved for the Native Guards— 2nd Regiment, Union men, black phalanx. What is monument to their legacy?"Native Guard" from Native Guard by Natasha Trethewey. Copyright (c) 2006 by Natasha Trethewey. Used by permission of HarperCollins Publishers.

A
the individual’s search for home
B
the experience of oppression
C
the human capacity for violence
D
the impact of the past on the present
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According to "Civil Disobedience," what happens before Thoreau is put into prison?

A
He contemplates what prison is like.
B
He decides that imprisonment is foolish.
C
He does not pay the poll tax for six years.
D
He meditates on the problems of the state.
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Read the excerpt from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë.She returned; with her own hands cleared her knitting apparatus and a book or two from the table, to make room for the tray which Leah now brought, and then herself handed me the refreshments. I felt rather confused at being the object of more attention than I had ever before received, and, that too, shown by my employer and superior; but as she did not herself seem to consider she was doing anything out of her place, I thought it better to take her civilities quietly.

A
“and then herself handed me the refreshments”
B
“I felt rather confused at being the object of more attention than I had ever before received”
C
“she did not herself seem to consider she was doing anything out of her place”
D
“I thought it better to take her civilities quietly.”
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In "Civil Disobedience," what does Thoreau suggest the townspeople have to do before they can be as free as he is?

A
move to another state
B
be imprisoned
C
stop paying taxes
D
change their beliefs

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