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Historical and Cultural Context in “Civil Peace” — Unit test Answers

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Read the excerpt from The Fellowship of the Ring.That was Gandalf’s mark, of course, and the old man was Gandalf the Wizard, whose fame in the Shire was due mainly to his skill with fires, smokes, and lights. His real business was far more difficult and dangerous, but the Shire-folk knew nothing about it. To them he was just one of the "attractions” at the Party. Hence the excitement of the hobbit-children. "G for Grand!” they shouted, and the old man smiled. They knew him by sight, though he only appeared in Hobbiton occasionally and never stopped long; but neither they nor any but the oldest of their elders had seen one of his firework displays—they now belonged to the legendary past.

A
as dangerous
B
as intriguing
C
as excited
D
as irritable
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Which quotation from Derek Walcott’s Midsummer contains an allusion?

A
With the stampeding hiss
B
race to extinction like the roar
C
the branches bending
D
in the alleys of Brixton
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Read the claim and counterclaim.Claim: High school students should be required to complete ten hours of community service per year.Counterclaim: There are not many organizations in the area that welcome volunteers under eighteen years old.

A
The school has recruited five local groups to provide volunteer opportunities for youth.
B
Service requirements teach students the value of contributing to the local community.
C
Many national organizations have age requirements for volunteers for legal reasons.
D
Despite sports and other extracurricular activities, there is ample time to volunteer.
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Read the excerpt from Midsummer by Derek Walcott.With the stampeding hiss and scurry of green lemmings, midsummer’s leaves race to extinction like the roarof a Brixton riot tunneled by water hoses;they seethe toward autumn’s fire—it is in their nature,being men as well as leaves, to die for the sun.

A
The speaker thinks that the riot was a mistake.
B
The speaker thinks that the riot was somewhat inevitable.
C
The speaker thinks that the riot should have happened in the fall.
D
The speaker thinks that the riot was entirely preventable.
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Which excerpt from The Fellowship of the Ring shows an element of fantasy?

A
It was driven by outlandish folk, singing strange songs: dwarves with long beards and deep hoods.
B
He wore a tall pointed blue hat, a long grey cloak, and a silver scarf.
C
At Bilbo’s front door the old man began to unload: there were great bundles of fireworks of all sorts of shapes
D
His real business was far more difficult and dangerous, but the Shire-folk knew nothing about it.
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Which sentence is appropriate for a formal e-mail?

A
Kids shouldn’t have to guess about how to save their money.
B
I mean, if kids can learn how to stash their cash, they will benefit.
C
A personal finance class could hook kids up with advice about money.
D
Schools should offer personal finance classes to teach basic economics.
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Read the excerpt from "Civil Peace" by Chinua Achebe.Jonathan Iwegbu counted himself extraordinarily lucky. "Happy survival!” meant so much more to him than just a current fashion of greeting old friends in the first hazy days of peace. It went deep to his heart. He had come out of the war with five inestimable blessings—his head, his wife Maria’s head and the heads of three out of their four children. As a bonus he also had his old bicycle—a miracle too but naturally not to be compared to the safety of five human heads.

A
The story takes place right before a war.
B
The story takes place in the middle of a war.
C
The story takes place right after a war.
D
The story takes place years before the start of a war.
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Which of these is a theme statement?

A
The story had an impact on many readers.
B
A group of friends achieves success in the city.
C
Hard work and perseverance pays off in the end.
D
A woman and her children move to a new town.
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Read the excerpt from "Civil Peace" by Chinua Achebe.As soon as the pound notes were placed in his palm Jonathan simply closed it tight over them and buried fist and money inside his trouser pocket. He had to be extra careful because he had seen a man a couple of days earlier collapse into near-madness in an instant before that oceanic crowd because no sooner had he got his twenty pounds than some heartless ruffian picked it off him.

A
Money should be hidden in one’s pocket.
B
Sometimes a blessing can be a burden.
C
A thief stole a man’s much-needed money.
D
Crowds of people can never be trusted.
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Based on the information in the poem Midsummer, what is the speaker’s perspective on England?

A
The speaker thinks that England has serious racial equality issues.
B
The speaker thinks that England is handling racial tensions well.
C
The speaker thinks that race relations are improving greatly in England.
D
The speaker thinks that people in England are too violent.
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Read the sentences.Student drivers are required to keep a log of their supervised driving hours.Not all students are diligent in their record-keeping.

A
for example
B
further
C
to illustrate
D
however
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Read the excerpt from "Civil Peace” by Chinua Achebe."Na tief-man and him people," came the cool reply. "Make you hopen de door."

A
“The thief and his people,” came the cool reply. “Open the door.”
B
“The thief’s man and his friends,” came the cool reply. “He opened the door.”
C
“The thief and his people,” came the cool reply. “They opened the door.”
D
“The thief’s friends,” came the cool reply. “We opened the door.”
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Read the excerpt from The Fellowship of the Ring.One morning the hobbits woke to find the large field, south of Bilbo’s front door, covered with ropes and poles for tents and pavilions. A special entrance was cut into the bank leading to the road, and wide steps and a large white gate were built there. The three hobbit-families of Bagshot Row, adjoining the field, were intensely interested and generally envied. Old Gaffer Gamgee stopped even pretending to work in his garden.

A
Hobbits enjoy having birthday parties.
B
Bilbo has money to spend on a big gathering.
C
The hobbits live together near a great field.
D
Gaffer Gamgee is lazy in his garden work.
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contextdialectsettingtheme

A
context
B
dialect
C
setting
D
theme
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Which excerpt from "Ghost House" uses both alliteration and assonance to add emphasis?

A
Who share the unlit place with me—
B
Doubtless bear names that the mosses mar.
C
Though two, close-keeping, are lass and lad,—
D
As sweet companions as might be had.
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Which line from "Ghost House" summarizes the speaker’s overall perspective?

A
I dwell with a strangely aching heart
B
In that vanished abode there far apart
C
I know not who these mute folk are
D
Who share the unlit place with me
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Based on the passage, what are the best ways to describe Tom Sawyer’s character? Select 3 options.

A
amusing
B
cunning
C
mischievous
D
naive
E
stupid
F
vicious
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fearhappinesshopelonging

A
fear
B
happiness
C
hope
D
longing
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Read the excerpt from "Ghost House."The whippoorwill is coming to shoutAnd hush and cluck and flutter about

A
to point out important ideas in the first line.
B
to create pleasing sounds in the second line.
C
to place emphasis on the word “shout” in the first line.
D
to link “coming” in the first line with “cluck” in the second line.
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Which excerpt from Tom Sawyer allows the reader to infer the time of year?

A
She did not finish, for by this time she was bending down and punching under the bed with the broom, and so she needed breath to punctuate the punches with.
B
She went to the open door and stood in it and looked out among the tomato vines and “jimpson” weeds that constituted the garden.
C
“It’s mighty hard to make him work Saturdays, when all the boys is having holiday, but he hates work more than he hates anything else, and I've got to do some of my duty by him, or I'll be the ruination of the child.”
D
While Tom was eating his supper, and stealing sugar as opportunity offered, Aunt Polly asked him questions that were full of guile, and very deep—for she wanted to trap him into damaging revealments.

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