Topic Test

Question 1

The connotative meaning of this word gives the poem a feeling of [___].

Revolt · Accepted Answer

hopeless yearning

Question 2

The literal meaning of “he names the sky his own” is “[___].”

Revolt · Accepted Answer

he says the sky belongs to him; Selection 1: he says the sky belongs to him; Selection 2: he can go anywhere he wants; Selection 3: achieve whatever they want

Question 3

The figurative meaning of “he names the sky his own” is “[___].”

Revolt · Accepted Answer

he can go anywhere he wants

Question 4

The figurative meaning helps the reader understand that people who have freedom can [___].

Revolt · Accepted Answer

achieve whatever they want

Question 5

“But a bird that stalks / down his narrow cage / can seldom see through / his bars of rage”[___]

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The caged bird is so angry about his lack of freedom that it is all he can think about.; Selection 1: The caged bird is so angry about his lack of freedom that it is all he can think about.; Selection 2: The caged bird desires freedom, even though he has never experienced it.

Question 6

“The caged bird sings / with a fearful trill / of things unknown / but longed for still”[___]

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The caged bird desires freedom, even though he has never experienced it.

Question 7

What can the reader better understand about the caged bird after having read about the free bird?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

why the emotional pain of oppression makes the caged bird shout

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