Zora Neale Hurston’s Strong Voice

Question 1

Question 1

Revolt · Accepted Answer

to narrate; to inform

Question 2

What is the connotation of engulf?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

negative; implies something that is all-consuming

Question 3

“Composers use crescendos when they want the volume of the music to gradually increase.”

Revolt · Accepted Answer

description or explanation

Question 4

“My brother chose strawberry ice cream, but I opted to skip dessert tonight.”

Revolt · Accepted Answer

synonym

Question 5

“After hours of , the jury had reached a decision in the case. Journalists and experts had been the case for weeks. On the night of the , millions of Americans gathered around their . When the ruling – innocent – was finally made, the shock of many people in the courtroom was apparent.”

Revolt · Accepted Answer

televisions

Question 6

“After hours of , the jury had reached a decision in the case. Journalists and experts had been the case for weeks. On the night of the , millions of Americans gathered around their . When the ruling – innocent – was finally made, the shock of many people in the courtroom was apparent.”

Revolt · Accepted Answer

controversial

Question 7

Read the following passage and determine the author’s purpose. We live approximately twenty miles from the city. If you want to make it to the city in time for the play, you should take the train because it makes fewer stops than the bus.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

to persuade or argue; to inform

Question 8

What is the main purpose of the passage?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

to inform

Question 9

What is the denotation of the word engulf?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

flow over or enclose

Question 10

How does Martin Luther King Jr.’s word choice achieve a particular effect?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

It emphasizes the overwhelming nature of injustice in the community.

Zora Neale Hurston’s Strong Voice Answers

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