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Writing Workshop: Narrative Writing — Unit test Answers

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Fill in the blanks in order.Serena wanted to _______ a novel _______ her favorite author.

A
bye, by
B
buy, by
C
bye, buy
D
buy, bye
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In "Civil Disobedience," what does Thoreau suggest the townspeople have to do before they can be as free as he is?

A
move to another state
B
be imprisoned
C
stop paying taxes
D
change their beliefs
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Fill in the blank.My mom ______ me to go to the store.

A
alloud
B
aloud
C
allowed
D
alowed
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Why is creating an outline an important step in writing a personal narrative?

A
It helps the writer determine the structure of the piece.
B
It helps the writer brainstorm topics.
C
It helps the writer decide what to write about.
D
It helps the writer categorize different life experiences.
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According to "Civil Disobedience," what happens before Thoreau is put into prison?

A
He contemplates what prison is like.
B
He decides that imprisonment is foolish.
C
He does not pay the poll tax for six years.
D
He meditates on the problems of the state.
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Which statement would be included in a summary of paragraph one of Society and Solitude?

A
President Tyler’s support base is decreasing.
B
We all learn how to find friends when we are younger.
C
Solitude is an inner concept rather than an outward one.
D
Every individual has private motivations.
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How are the main concepts of "Some Keep the Sabbath Going to Church" and "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" treated in both poems?

A
They are treated with great reverence and kept at a distance.
B
They are treated as if they are utterly unimportant and trivial.
C
They are treated evenly and in a very matter-of-fact manner.
D
They are treated as if they are ultimately incomprehensible.
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Which sentence is written correctly?

A
Lita was devastated and started waling when she heard the news.
B
Lita was devastated and started whaleing when she heard the news.
C
Lita was devastated and started wailing when she heard the news.
D
Lita was devastated and started whailing when she heard the news.
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In "Because I Could Not Stop for Death," what is the significance of the phrase “[Death] knew no haste”?

A
The phrase is meant to suggest the universality of Death’s power.
B
The phrase is evidence of the poet’s respect for Death’s grace and poise.
C
The phrase displays the poet’s frustration with Death’s lack of speed.
D
The phrase characterizes Death as being removed from human concerns.
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Read the third stanza of "Song of Myself."My tongue, every atom of my blood, form’d from this soil, this air, Born here of parents born here from parents the same, and their parents the same, I, now thirty-seven years old in perfect health begin, Hoping to cease not till death. Which statement best describes the effect of the language in this stanza?

A
It evokes a sense of suspense as to what will happen next.
B
It is calm and quiet, suggesting that the speaker is thoughtful.
C
It establishes that the speaker of the poem will be frank and honest.
D
It is aggressive and suggests that the speaker has overly strong opinions.
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Fill in the blank.I want ______ part in this group project because I want to do my own.

A
kno
B
know
C
now
D
no
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Read the line from "Some Keep the Sabbath Going to Church."I just wear my Wings –What does this line illustrate about the speaker’s view of spirituality?

A
that she needs more than she has
B
that she wishes she could fly
C
that she feels vulnerable and weak
D
that her personal beliefs are all she needs
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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?

A
I am glad to the brink of fear.
B
Nature is a setting that fits equally well a comic or a mourning piece.
C
The sun illuminates only the eye of the man, but shines into the eye and the heart of the child.
D
In the woods too, a man casts off his years, as the snake his slough, and at what period soever of life, is always a child.
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Read the third stanza of "Because I Could Not Stop for Death."We passed the School, where Children stroveAt Recess – in the Ring –We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain –We passed the Setting Sun –Why does Dickinson most likely repeat the word “passed” three times in this stanza?

A
The words convey a sense of steady motion.
B
The words indicate the speaker’s loneliness.
C
The words indicate that the carriage is moving quickly.
D
The words show that the speaker is undergoing inner growth.
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Read the quotation from Henry David Thoreau’s Walden.Every day or two I strolled to the village to hear some of the gossip which is incessantly going on there, circulating either from mouth to mouth, or from newspaper to newspaper, and which, taken in homeopathic doses, was really as refreshing in its way as the rustle of leaves and the peeping of frogs. As I walked in the woods to see the birds and squirrels, so I walked in the village to see the men and boys; instead of the wind among the pines I heard the carts rattle.Which is the best example of a vivid sensory detail?

A
“I strolled to the village”
B
“to hear some of the gossip which is incessantly going on there”
C
“as the rustle of leaves and the peeping of frogs”
D
“As I walked in the woods”

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