Practice Test

Question 1

Which best explains the symbolism behind Ahab’s ivory leg, fashioned from the jaw of a whale in Chapter 28 of Moby-Dick ?

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A: Ahab hunts whales with the aim of conquering them like an enemy.

Question 2

Read the excerpt from Chapter 28 of Moby-Dick . He looked like a man cut away from the stake, when the fire has overrunningly wasted all the limbs without consuming them, or taking away one particle from their compacted aged robustness. His whole high, broad form, seemed made of solid bronze, and shaped in an unalterable mould, like Cellini’s cast Perseus. Which best states the theme that is developed in this excerpt?

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D: a person’s ability to exercise free will

Question 3

Read this excerpt from chapter 2 of The Scarlet Letter . Standing on that miserable eminence, she saw again her native village , in Old England, and her paternal home; a decayed house of gray stone , with a poverty-stricken aspect, but retaining a half-obliterated shield of arms over the portal, in token of antique gentility . What is the effect of the underlined words in this excerpt?

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B: They portray a former setting with humility and dignity.

Question 4

Read the excerpt from "The Adventure of the Mysterious Picture." The expression was that of agony—the agony of intense bodily pain; but a menace scowled upon the brow, and a few sprinklings of blood added to its ghastliness. Yet it was not all these characteristics—it was some horror of the mind, some inscrutable antipathy awakened by this picture, which harrowed up my feelings. What effect does the tone of the excerpt have on the reader?

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B: It evokes a sense of anxiety as the narrator observes his surroundings.

Question 5

Read the excerpt from "The Adventure of the Mysterious Picture." "[T]here is a secret about one of my rooms on which I feel disposed to try an experiment. So, gentlemen, none of you shall know who has the haunted chamber, until circumstances reveal it. I will not even know it myself, but will leave it to chance and the allotment of the housekeeper. At the same time, if it will be any satisfaction to you, I will observe, for the honor of my paternal mansion, that there’s scarcely a chamber in it but is well worthy of being haunted." What technique does Irving use to build suspense in the excerpt?

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B: Odd characters are introduced.

Question 6

In "Because I Could Not Stop for Death," what is the significance of the phrase “[Death] knew no haste”?

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A: The phrase characterizes Death as being removed from human concerns.

Question 7

Read the paragraph. Length multiplied by width equals the square footage of a room. If the room is L-shaped, you can break the space down into several different squares or rectangles. You may want to measure in inches to figure out the total square inches. Then divide that by 144 to figure out the total square footage. This passage is most appropriate for

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D: students studying advanced mathematics.

Question 8

An e-mail to your boss asking for a raise in salary would most likely use what type of language?

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D: formal

Question 9

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?

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C: The sun illuminates only the eye of the man, but shines into the eye and the heart of the child.

Question 10

In "Civil Disobedience," what does Thoreau suggest the townspeople have to do before they can be as free as he is?

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D: change their beliefs

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