Practice Test

Question 1

Which best states the structure of the section entitled “Solitude” in Walden ?

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D: Thoreau describes a sequence of events he enjoys at night, and then compares himself to others who do not understand his pleasure in being alone in nature.

Question 2

In Walden , how is the excerpt from “Spring” mostly organized?

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D: It describes the order of events as winter turns to spring.

Question 3

What is the theme of the poem?

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D: People’s voices should not disrupt the silence of night.

Question 4

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

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C: Thoreau imagines that the meditations symbolically follow the jailers out of the door.

Question 5

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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A: change their beliefs

Question 6

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?

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C: He tries to show that people behave differently at parties than they might elsewhere, and so parties are not a measure of human worth.

Question 7

Which best fits in the blank?

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A: had designed

Question 8

Read the excerpt from "To the Public” by William Lloyd Garrison. I am aware, that many object to the severity of my language; but is there not cause for severity? I will be as harsh as truth, and as uncompromising as justice. On this subject, I do not wish to think, or speak, or write, with moderation. How does the author’s use of a rhetorical question support his rhetorical appeal?

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C: It shows his dedication to the cause.

Question 9

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

Question 10

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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A: The word choice darkens the tone.

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