1) which best describes the setting of maya angelou’s autobiography i know why the caged bird sings?
a nineteenth-century plantation
a large, segregated city in the 1920s
a small southern town in the 1940s
a household is torn by conflict in the 1960s
2) in w. g. wetherell’s short story “the bass, the river, and sheila mant,” the narrator is torn between pursuing a fish and continuing his date with sheila. what type of conflict is shown here?
man vs. nature
man vs. man
man vs. family
man vs. himself
3)in betty bonham lies retelling of the myth of orpheus and eurydice how is the narrator’s description of orpheus music an example of hyperbole?
the narrator retells old myths about orpheus powers
the narrator exaggerates the effects of orpheus music
the narrator compares orpheus music to the sound rivers
the narrator attributes human characteristics to animals and object
4) simile and metaphor are examples of
meter
rhyme scheme
sound devices
figures of speech
5) the birds chirped loudly every morning before sunrise?
action verb
verb
linking verb
none of the above
6)which of the following is a complete sentence?
starting at four o clock
the theater where rehearsals take place
stage hands props and lighting crew
hannah memorized her lines
7) identify the opening sentence that is the clearest example of an angry tone?
i was not about to let the villainous attendant who bilked us out of our money get away with it.
the young child would have been upset if her sister had not given her the candy.
the puppy barked violently but then suddenly ran off with its ail between its legs.
after taking a sip of the drink he impetuously spit it out
8)identify the incorrectly punctuated sentence.
rehearsing for the performance alison lost track of time
learning her lines had been challenging
realizing that it was getting late she called home from the lobby.
performing in front of an audience does not make her nervous.
9)identify the incorrectly punctuated sentence’
after all, these years our dog finally learned to fetch
after all, we took him to obedience school five years ago
after all the other dogs had learned to fetch, ours still ran off with the stick.
after, he is supposed to be a retriever