The First Half of the Twentieth Century — Test Answers

To evaluate a piece of media means to

Now, read the passage from "The Lamb." Little lamb, who made thee? Does thou know who made thee, Gave thee life, and bid thee feed By the stream and o’er the mead Read the passage from "The Tiger." When the stars threw down their spears, And watered heaven with their tears, Did He smile His work to see? Did He who made the lamb make thee? Which statement best summarizes a theme that is found in both passages?

Keller’s reason for writing "Optimism” is called her

Read the passage from "Optimism.” A poet once said I must be happy because I did not see the bare, cold present, but lived in a beautiful dream. I do live in a beautiful dream; but that dream is the actual, the present,—not cold, but warm; not bare, but furnished with a thousand blessings. The very evil which the poet supposed would be a cruel disillusionment is necessary to the fullest knowledge of joy. Keller achieves her purpose of convincing the audience by using a

Read the passage from "Optimism.” With the first word I used intelligently, I learned to live, to think, to hope. Darkness cannot shut me in again. I have had a glimpse of the shore, and can now live by the hope of reaching it.