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Trifles: The Rise of Modern Feminism on the Stage, Part 1 — Unit test Answers

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Read the sentence. Timothy walk to school everyday, and he lives four miles away. Which is the best revision of the underlined word?

walks

walked

walking

would walk

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Read the excerpt from "Mending Wall," by Robert Frost.Something there is that doesn’t love a wall,That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it,And spills the upper boulders in the sun;And makes gaps even two can pass abreast.What is Frost describing that “doesn’t love a wall”?

sunlight

neighbors

ice

boulders

Read the excerpt from "Mending Wall."We keep the wall between us as we go.To each the boulders that have fallen to each.And some are loaves and some so nearly ballsWe have to use a spell to make them balance:"Stay where you are until our backs are turned!"We wear our fingers rough with handling them.Oh, just another kind of out-door game,One on a side. It comes to little more:There where it is we do not need the wall:He is all pine and I am apple orchard.What feature of this excerpt makes it blank verse?

It has a rhyming pattern.

It has iambic pentameter.

It does not use everyday language.

It is about nature.

Read the paragraph from an essay on preventing school bullying.(1) Bullying has a significant impact on a student's physical and emotional well being. (2) There are many school programs that will help stop bullying. (3) Establishing a school culture that focuses on acceptance, respect, and tolerance is crucial in putting an end to bullying.Which sentence logically fits right before sentence 3?

Students who are uncomfortable in their school setting are not as likely to earn good grades or participate in extracurricular activities.

While some programs focus on assisting those who are affected by bullying, others concentrate on changing the behavior of the bullies.

Schools that are able to evoke a sense of school pride and student fellowship typically have fewer incidents of bullying.

Have you ever witnessed an incident in school where one student relentlessly bullies another student just for the fun of it?

There are many time references in "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock."Let us go then, you and I, When the evening is spread out against the sky Like a patient etherized upon a table; And seeing that it was a soft October night, Curled once about the house, and fell asleep.And the afternoon, the evening, sleeps so peacefully! Smoothed by long fingers, What is the most likely reason for Prufrock’s emphasis on the afternoon and evening hours?

He is comparing the daylight to his fear of being alone.

He prefers to stay home late in the day.

He prefers to go out late in the day.

He is comparing the time of day to his progressing age.

Which lines from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" provide an example of stream of consciousness?

Time for you and time for me, And time yet for a hundred indecisions, And for a hundred visions and revisions,

I have seen the moment of my greatness flicker, And I have seen the eternal Footman hold my coat, and snicker, And in short, I was afraid.

Slipped by the terrace, made a sudden leap, And seeing that it was a soft October night, Curled once about the house, and fell asleep.

Streets that follow like a tedious argument Of insidious intent To lead you to an overwhelming question . . . Oh, do not ask, “What is it?”

Which statement best describes the main idea of the third paragraph of "How We Entered World War I"?

US citizens were comfortable with their detachment from England and had no interest in going to war.

US citizens were proud of themselves for ignoring the problems going on in Europe.

US citizens were tired of fighting with Europe and wanted to continue the separation.

US citizens were told to keep their opinions to themselves about the possibility of going to war.

Read the excerpt from "Mending Wall."Spring is the mischief in me, and I wonderIf I could put a notion in his head:“Why do they make good neighbours? Isn’t itWhere there are cows? But here there are no cows.Before I built a wall I’d ask to knowWhat I was walling in or walling out,And to whom I was like to give offence.Something there is that doesn’t love a wall,That wants it down.” I could say “Elves” to him,But it’s not elves exactly, and I’d ratherHe said it for himself.What is the speaker’s mood in this excerpt?

unhappy

playful

childish

determined

What best describes an element shared by the article "Indicted Her for Murder" and the excerpt from Midnight Assassin?

Both address the desires of Mrs. Hossack’s attorneys to have as speedy a trial as possible.

Both address the fact that Mrs. Hossack was in the house at the time of her husband’s murder.

Both address details about Mrs. Hossack’s bail and the fact that she would likely have to await trial in jail.

Both address the impact of the case upon journalist Susan Glaspell and the role she played in relating it.

Read the paragraph.[1] Studies have shown that kids who eat healthy food have more energy. [2] When students are more energized, they get better grades. [3] Still, half the Lincoln High students eat pizza at its lunchtime. [4] The school plans to start offering healthier options like salads and fruit as an alternative.Which sentence contains a pronoun-antecedent error?

sentence 4

sentence 3

sentence 2

sentence 1

Read the sentence. _________ went to baseball practice together today. Which best fits in the blank?

You

In part two of Trifles, what symbolic impact is made when Susan Glaspell includes quilting as a part of Mrs. Wright’s lifestyle?

It reinforces the idea that Mrs. Wright fulfilled many of the roles considered common for women during this time.

It characterizes Mrs. Wright as someone who truly enjoyed the domestic duties expected of women during this time.

It casts doubt on the idea that Mrs. Wright could have killed her husband by making her appear innocent and content.

It heightens the tension by creating a scene of domestic bliss that would conflict with the murder being investigated.

Read the excerpt from part two of Trifles.COUNTY ATTORNEY. Oh, I guess they’re not very dangerous things the ladies have picked up. (Moves a few things about, disturbing the quilt pieces which cover the box. Steps back.) No, Mrs. Peters doesn’t need supervising. For that matter, a sheriff’s wife is married to the law. Ever think of it that way, Mrs. Peters?Which of the following most accurately describes this excerpt?

It is verbal irony because the County Attorney means precisely the opposite of what he is actually saying.

It is dramatic irony because the audience knows that the County Attorney does not actually mean what he is saying.

It is situational irony because the County Attorney has actually issued a relevant warning to Mrs. Peters without realizing it.

It is not an example of any type of irony because the County Attorney is simply making a statement.

Which excerpt from part one of Trifles most develops the motives of the County Attorney?

COUNTY ATTORNEY. Somebody should have been left here yesterday.

COUNTY ATTORNEY. How did she seem to feel about your coming?

COUNTY ATTORNEY. (To the Sheriff.) You’re convinced that there was nothing important here-—nothing that would point to any motive?

COUNTY ATTORNEY (with the gallantry of a young politician). And yet, for all their worries, what would we do without the ladies?

Read the student thesis, then answer the question.Parents should, if they choose, limit the amount of television their children are viewing.The best way to improve this thesis is to

include the topic being discussed.

express a viewpoint.

clearly take a side.

cite the source of the study.

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