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Which of these best explains the paradox presented in the poem "Homework"?

Though many famous monuments need restoration, rescuing wildlife needs to be prioritized.

Though there are countless global crises that require attention, the most important one is reducing pollution.

Though an international clean-up is needed, the solution is not as simple as cleaning laundry.

Though many countries have problems that need attention, the United States cannot address them all.

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Which line from “The Railroad Earth” best illustrates the influence of jazz music on Jack Kerouac’s style?

old faces looking up over rimless spectacles bought in some West Virginia or Florida or Liverpool England pawnshop long before I was born

the reading rooms tick tock bigclock with creak chair and slantboards

I hear far off in the sense of coming night that engine calling our mountains

anyway I'll be learning eventually to like the railroad and Sherman will like me some day

How does Thomas Wolfe organize the text "Look Homeward, Angel"?

The frame story is the tale of Mr. and Mrs. Gant’s love and marriage, relayed through flashbacks to their youth.

The frame story is the tale of Eliza Gant’s family, with flashbacks to explain their financial success.

The frame story is the tale of Mr. and Mrs. Gant’s community involvement, conveyed in chronological order.

The frame story is the tale of Oliver Gant’s life and marriage, presented in chronological order.

Look at the advertisement.Which best describes the target audience of this advertisement?

young adults who are uninterested in health

young adults who want to stay healthy

parents who want their children to get vaccinated

parents who want to bribe their children into getting vaccinated

Beat poets most likely use free verse

as a comparative tool, using a traditional arrangement.

to convey opinion, using a fixed layout.

to draw attention to repetition, using a controlled text.

to convey a thought process, using an unstructured format.

Use the following definitions to answer the question.council:1. (noun) a committee2. (noun) people running local affairscounsel:1. (noun) somebody who gives advice2. (noun) adviceWhich sentence contains correct word usage?

The city counsel held a meeting to discuss parking fines.

The defendant was given council to plead not guilty.

The counsel voted on the referendum during the last session.

The council voted to uphold the education budget as planned.

Read this excerpt from the text “Look Homeward, Angel.”With his great hands he had laid the foundations, burrowed out deep musty cellars in the earth, and sheeted the tall sides over with smooth trowellings of warm brown plaster. He had very little money, but his strange house grew to the rich modelling of his fantasy: when he had finished he had something which leaned to the slope of his narrow uphill yard, something with a high embracing porch in front, and warm rooms where one stepped up and down to the tackings of his whim.Which best describes the author’s use of style in this excerpt?

The author uses words such as fantasy and whim to suggest Oliver’s unconventional personality.

The author uses words such as burrowed and leaned to suggest Oliver’s inept attempt at building.

The author uses words such as foundations and trowellings to suggest Oliver’s expertise.

The author uses words such as money and rich to suggest Oliver’s interest in consumerism.

Read the sentence.While she slept the alarm kept ringing in Jamie's ear.According to The Elements of Style, what is the correct way to revise this sentence?

While she slept, the alarm kept ringing in Jamie's ear.

The alarm kept ringing in Jamie's ear, while she slept.

The alarm kept ringing while she slept in Jamie's ear.

no change

Based on “The Railroad Earth,” Jack Kerouac would most likely agree with which statement?

Writing should depict purely fictional characters and events.

Writing should be compressed and to the point.

Writing should be spontaneous and unconventional.

Writing should describe only the beautiful aspects of nature.

Which element is used in both “Ambush” and “Facing It” to create tension and conflict?

the minimal use of descriptive words

the addition of several fictional elements

the conflicted thoughts of the narrators

the insertion of frequent flashbacks

Which excerpt from Dispatches is an example of paradox?

And at night it was beautiful. Even the incoming was beautiful at night, beautiful and deeply dreadful.

One hit anywhere in the chopper would bring you back, bitten lips, white knuckles and all, and then you knew where you were.

At night you could lie out on some sandbags and watch the C-47’s mounted with Vulcans doing their work.

At night in Khe Sanh, waiting there, thinking about all of them (40,000, some said), thinking that they might really try it, could keep you up.

How do the authors differ in the way they present the war in “Facing It” and “Ambush”?

O’Brien describes it in narrative form, while Komunyakaa describes it with free-flowing thoughts.

O’Brien describes it with flashback, while Komunyakaa describes it through the eyes of others.

O’Brien describes exactly what happened, while Komunyakaa describes only his emotional state.

O’Brien describes it with sensory language, while Komunyakaa describes it with personification.

Read this stanza from Allen Ginsberg’s "A Supermarket in California."What thoughts I have of you tonight, Walt Whitman, for I walked down the sidestreets under the trees with a headache self-conscious looking at the full moon.Which statement best describes the scene in the first stanza of Ginsberg’s poem?

The speaker is hastily making his way to the local supermarket to meet up with an old friend.

The speaker is busy gazing at the full moon when he bumps into a former acquaintance.

The speaker is taking a lonely stroll at night while reflecting on the words of a favorite poet.

The speaker is eager to return to the safety of his home and read poems by Walt Whitman.

Read the excerpt from A Rumor of War. Weeks of bottled-up tensions would be released in a few minutes of orgiastic violence, men screaming and shouting obscenities above the explosions of grenades and the rapid, rippling bursts of automatic rifles.In this excerpt, the author uses imagery to describe

the soldiers’ feelings of fear.

the soldiers’ feelings of relief.

the chaos and frenzy of war.

the pain and anguish of war.

Read the excerpt from “The Railroad Earth.”There was a little alley in San Francisco back of the Southern Pacific station at Third and Townsend in redbrick of drowsy lazy afternoons with everybody at work in offices in the air you feel the impending rush of their commuter frenzy as soon they'll be charging en masse from Market and Sansome buildings on foot and in buses The author includes these details to

compare lazy afternoons with hectic work days.

describe San Francisco just before rush hour.

clarify how employees commute to their offices.

explain his job at the Southern Pacific station.

Read this stanza from Allen Ginsberg’s "A Supermarket in California."I heard you asking questions of each: Who killed the pork chops? What price bananas? Are you my Angel?What is happening in this stanza?

The speaker is imagining the questions Whitman would ask if he were there.

The speaker is dreaming about what goods he will be purchasing.

The speaker is asking the grocery clerks about the freshness of the meat and the cost of the fruit.

The speaker is quizzing the butcher and produce workers to see if they are knowledgeable employees.

Which sentence contains a verbal phrase acting as a modifier?

Passing my driving test on the first attempt would be the highlight of my day.

Giving a presentation in front of my class, I suddenly developed severe stage fright.

The water saturated the ground, which made it impossible to plant the garden.

Dante tolerated his brother's annoying habits during homework time but later studied alone in his room.

Which line from “The Railroad Earth” best illustrates the influence of American blues and jazz on Kerouac’s style?

I put the light out on the sad dab mad grub little diving room and hustle out into the fog of the flow

O well anyway I'll be learning eventually to like the railroad and Sherman will like me some day

I had heard that peanut butter and lettuce contained all the vitamins you should want

But it was that beautiful cut of clouds I could always see above the little S.P. alley

Why is “The Railroad Earth” considered both poetry and prose?

It contains poetic elements but is much longer than typical poetry.

It is conventional in structure but has the detailed descriptions characteristic of poetry.

It is a flowing narrative that has poetic rhythm but no line breaks.

It contains internal rhyme schemes but uses them to describe a nonfiction story.

Read this excerpt from Walt Whitman’s poem “I Hear America Singing” from Leaves of Grass.The wood-cutter's song, the ploughboy's on his way in the morning, or at noon intermission or at sundownThe delicious singing of the mother, or of the young wife at work, or of the girl sewing or washing,Each singing what belongs to him or her and to none else,The day what belongs to the day—at night the party of young fellows, robust, friendly,Singing with open mouths their strong melodious songs. Why does Whitman most likely choose this structure for his poem?

The lyrical structure reveals the creative sound devices.

The epic structure reveals a tale of human folly.

The free verse structure presents a conversational style.

The traditional structure relies on a familiar rhythm pattern.

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