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Edgar Allan Poe's "Annabel Lee" — Unit test Answers

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Read the excerpt from chapter 23 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."Don't it s'prise you de way dem kings carries on, Huck?""No," I says, "it don't.""Why don't it, Huck?""Well, it don't, because it's in the breed. I reckon they're all alike."What does the dialogue between Huck and Jim reveal about Huck’s beliefs?

Huck believes that all people of royal stature are clever.

Huck believes that no one is able to be completely honest.

Huck believes that only common people have any worth.

Huck believes that many people cannot be totally trusted.

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Based on chapters 22 and 23 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, what is ironic about the fact that the judge proposes the plan to fool the other townspeople into attending the play?

A judge usually only holds authority within the courtroom.

A judge should merely listen and not make suggestions.

A judge does not belong at a play with the townspeople.

A judge is typically viewed as the height of moral conduct.

Read the quotation from "Ain't I a Woman?"And ain’t I a woman? Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain’t I a woman? Which best describes the syntax?

Truth uses simple syntax to grab the audience’s attention and make a strong point about her own resilience.

Truth uses simple syntax to emphasize the insignificance of the experience she is describing.

Truth uses complex syntax to explain what types of labor she has performed in her lifetime.

Truth uses complex syntax to question whether or not the audience recognizes who she is.

Which excerpt from "Ain't I a Woman?" best refutes the anti-suffragist idea that women were too fragile to handle the right to vote?

Then that little man in black there, he says women can’t have as much rights as men, ’cause Christ wasn’t a woman!

That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere.

Well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter.

I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me!

Which excerpt from chapter 23 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn most clearly illustrates that the duke is someone who does not take responsibility for his actions and would rather blame others if something does not go well?

So the duke said these Arkansaw lunkheads couldn't come up to Shakespeare; what they wanted was low comedy—and maybe something ruther worse than low comedy, he reckoned.

Then the duke he lets the curtain down, and bows to the people, and says the great tragedy will be performed only two nights more, on accounts of pressing London engagements, where the seats is all sold already for it in Drury Lane.

“‘Walk fast now till you get away from the houses, and then shin for the raft like the dickens was after you!’"

“‘Greenhorns, flatheads! I knew the first house would keep mum and let the rest of the town get roped in; and I knew they'd lay for us the third night, and consider it was their turn now.’”

Read the sentence. We rode our bikes to meet them at the lake.Which part of the sentence is the subjective pronoun?

them

our

Read the sentence. I was so proud of ______ when I ran a mile in under six minutes. Which best fits in the blank?

itself

yourself

myself

herself

Read the quotation from "Ain't I a Woman?"I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me!Which statement best explains why this is an example of ethos?

It places Truth in a position of moral superiority.

It shows that Truth has experiences to support her claims.

It accentuates Truth’s belief in the importance of hard work.

It suggests that Truth considers herself stronger than others.

Read the quotation from "Ain't I a Woman?"Where did your Christ come from? Where did your Christ come from? From God and a woman! Man had nothing to do with Him.How does this quotation support the central idea of the speech?

It reinforces the idea that Truth’s personal experiences have greatly influenced her ideas.

It reminds the audience that Truth has strong spiritual and political ideals.

It supports that idea that women deserve equality by referencing religious authority.

It affirms the notion that religion can’t be used as a basis for unequal treatment.

Read the excerpt from "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”To him, your celebration is a sham; your boasted liberty, an unholy license; your national greatness, swelling vanity; your sounds of rejoicing are empty and heartless; your denunciation of tyrants, brass fronted impudence; your shouts of liberty and equality, hollow mockery; your prayers and hymns, your sermons and thanksgivings, with all your religious parade and solemnity, are, to Him, mere bombast, fraud, deception, impiety, and hypocrisy — a thin veil to cover up crimes which would disgrace a nation of savages.What is the effect of the repetition of “your”?

It reminds the reader of the speaker’s identity.

It reinforces the speaker’s feeling of separation.

It suggests a dialogue between speaker and audience.

It indicates that the speaker is addressing a large crowd.

Based on Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt (Chief Joseph)’s message in "An Indian's View of Indian Affairs," the Nez Percé people most likely value

land, ownership, and friendship.

family, progress, and intellect.

pride, tradition, and ownership.

peace, tradition, and honesty.

Read the sentence.

The dogs or the cats is responsible for the mess.

The dogs or the cat is responsible for the mess.

The dogs and the cats are responsible for the mess.

The dogs or the cats is responsible for the messess.

In chapters 22 and 23 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the idea that the common swindlers, the duke and the king, believably pose as royalty can be viewed as quite humorous. What does Twain’s use of this humorous situation throughout the passage accomplish?

It draws a parallel between common swindlers and those who rule the government.

It draws a parallel between common swindlers and the townspeople they attempt to cheat.

It draws a parallel between the townspeople and those who rule the government.

It draws a parallel between those who rule the government and those who support them.

Read the last sentence of "Ain't I a Woman?"Obliged to you for hearing me, and now old Sojourner ain’t got nothing more to say. Which best describes the effect of these words?

They remind the audience that Truth offers valuable wisdom for those whom care to listen.

They suggest that the audience has listened to and has understood all of Truth’s reasons.

They inform the audience that Truth will not give another speech about women’s suffrage.

They encourage the audience to question Truth’s reasonings and the ideas she has put forth.

Which quote from "My Heart Is Bursting" best summarizes the message of Set'tainte (Satanta)’s speech?

All of the land south of the Arkansas belongs to the Kiowas and the Comanches, and I don’t want to give away any of it.

I want you to understand well what I say. Write it on paper.

I have heard that you intend to settle us on a reservation near the mountains.

A long time ago this land belonged to our fathers; but when I go up to the river I see camps of soldiers on its banks.

Read the quotation from chapter 5 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.“Well, I'll learn her how to meddle. And looky here—you drop that school, you hear? I'll learn people to bring up a boy to put on airs over his own father and let on to be better'n what HE is.” What is Twain’s most likely intention for employing humor within this quotation?

to portray Huck’s father as educated and helpful

to portray Huck’s father as uneducated and ignorant

to convince the reader that Huck’s father truly wants to help Huck

to convince the reader that Huck’s father has the ability to be funny

Which of the following quotations by Huck’s father in chapter 5 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is an example of irony?

"Starchy clothes—very. You think you're a good deal of a big-bug, DON'Tyou?"

“You're educated, too, they say—can read and write. You think you're better'n your father, now, don't you, because he can’t?”

“And looky here—you drop that school, you hear? I'll learn people to bring up a boy to put on airs over his own father and let on to be better'n what HE is.”

"All right. I'll ask him; and I'll make him pungle, too, or I'll know the reason why.

Which statement most accurately describes the satire that exists within chapter 5 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?

Twain is satirizing society’s greed by having Huck’s father return under the pretense of caring for Huck when all he really wants is money.

Twain is satirizing society’s dishonesty by having Huck hide his money to appear as though he is too selfish to share with his own father.

Twain is satirizing society’s disrespect by characterizing Huck as someone who is so rude that he cannot even treat his father with respect.

Twain is satirizing society’s ingratitude by characterizing Huck as someone too selfish to appreciate anything his father has ever done for him.

Read the excerpt from chapter 5 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."It's so. You can do it. I had my doubts when you told me. Now looky here; you stop that putting on frills. I won't have it. I'll lay for you, my smarty; and if I catch you about that school I'll tan you good. First you know you'll get religion, too. I never see such a son."What do these words by Huck’s father reveal about his character?

He wants Huck to have a better life than he himself had.

He does not believe that Huck will succeed academically.

He believes that education will make Huck feel superior.

He feels that religion is the only subject worthy of study.

Which excerpt from the 1879 Speech by Chief Joseph is the best example of pathos?

At last I was granted permission to come to Washington and bring my friend Yellow Bull and our interpreter with me. I am glad I came.

I see men of my own race treated as outlaws and driven from country to country, or shot down like animals.

Give them all an even chance to live and grow. All men were made by the same Great Spirit Chief. They are all brothers.

We shall be all alike -- brothers of one father and mother, with one sky above us and one country around us and one government for all.

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