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In "Civil Disobedience," what happens right after the townspeople “locked the door on [Thoreau’s] meditations”?

A
Thoreau imagines that the meditations symbolically follow the jailers out of the door.
B
Thoreau laughs as he thinks of how naive his jailers are.
C
Thoreau begins to write this essay explaining his meditations.
D
Thoreau wonders if he could have been asked to do community service.
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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
change their beliefs
B
stop paying taxes
C
be imprisoned
D
move to another state
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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 tries to show that people behave differently at parties than they might elsewhere, and so parties are not a measure of human worth.
B
He gives various reasons why parties are far less exciting and wholly unlike communities.
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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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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Which statement best describes the rhythm of "Song of Myself"?

A
The rhythm is very similar to the rhythm of everyday speech.
B
The poem is completely without rhythm or cadence.
C
Some stanzas have a definite rhyme scheme, while others do not.
D
An underlying consistent rhythm is present, but the lines mask it.
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How does the form of "Song of Myself" help the poem communicate its theme?

A
By moving forward without formal restraints, the poet justifies expressions of freedom in the work.
B
The presentation of several points of view makes the theme more memorable.
C
The poem’s longer length forces the reader to accept the theme as truth.
D
The division of the poem into sections makes the poem more entertaining and more communicative.
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In "Because I Could Not Stop for Death," what is the significance of the phrase “[Death] knew no haste”?

A
The phrase characterizes Death as being removed from human concerns.
B
The phrase displays the poet’s frustration with Death’s lack of speed.
C
The phrase is meant to suggest the universality of Death’s power.
D
The phrase is evidence of the poet’s respect for Death’s grace and poise.
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Read the line from "Some Keep the Sabbath Going to Church." I just wear my Wings – What does this line illustrate about the speaker’s view of spirituality?

A
that her personal beliefs are all she needs
B
that she feels vulnerable and weak
C
that she needs more than she has
D
that she wishes she could fly

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