Course Name: Eleventh Grade English 2: Modern
American Literature
Student: Tomi Tngryan
Course ID:
ENGH040060
ID: B75516711
Submittal:
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Progress Test 2
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your own work. Select the response that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1.
Which of the following lines from “The First Seven Years” hints at how Feld feels following his epiphany?
a.
b.
c.
____ 2.
True or False: Flannery O’Connor is the author of the quote “He started to shout, Remember, you said five
minutes! But one of Roy’s friends was looking up at the fire escape. John looked down at his schoolbook: he
became engrossed again in the problem of the locomotive.”
a.
b.
____ 3.
True
False
The “somebody” in the poem “Filling Station” is a person who provides what to the life of the station?
a.
b.
c.
____ 7.
The hero receives a benefit that is used to help others.
The hero finds the object for which she is searching.
The hero overcomes tests and obstacles.
True or False: Robert Frost is remembered as an urban poet, while Carl Sandburg commonly favored
pastoral settings in his poetry.
a.
b.
____ 6.
He doesn’t want to get to know the speaker any better.
He doesn’t want the speaker on his property.
He has had problems with other landowners in the past.
The hero’s quest is one type of archetypal plot. Certain elements appear in all quest tales. Which element of
the hero’s quest from “A Worn Path” is represented by Phoenix joking about dancing with the scarecrow?
a.
b.
c.
____ 5.
True
False
When the neighbor in “Mending Wall” tells the speaker of the poem that good fences make good neighbors,
what does he mean?
a.
b.
c.
____ 4.
“The shoemaker . . . lapsed into silence.”
“He went slowly down the stairs . . .”
“. . . once outside, . . . he walked with a stronger stride.”
small touches of beauty and caring
cooking and cleaning and household errands
manual labor on a par with the father and sons
At the beginning of “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall,” how does Granny react to Doctor Harry’s presence?
a.
b.
c.
She treats him with great respect.
She refuses to acknowledge that she is not well.
She thinks he is too old to be a doctor.
____ 8.
The hero’s quest is one type of archetypal plot. Certain elements appear in all quest tales. Which element of
the hero’s quest from “A Worn Path” is represented by Phoenix needing some medicine for her grandson?
a.
b.
c.
____ 9.
The hero’s journey symbolizes the journey through life.
The hero is on a quest to obtain something of value.
The hero receives a benefit that is used to help others.
True or False: A “hero’s quest” is an archetypal plot that features a hero who overcomes obstacles, often
with the aid of others and often at great sacrifice.
a.
b.
True
False
____ 10. In describing the explorer’s search for peace in the first stanza of “The Explorer,” Brooks repeats the word
“somewhere.” This repetition implies that the explorer’s search is
a.
b.
c.
unfulfilled.
successful.
exciting.
____ 11. The line “ . . . his figure formed a crooked cross,” from “The Life You Save May Be Your Own,” contains
which type of literary device?
a.
b.
c.
simile
apostrophe
symbolism
____ 12. What is the meaning of the story of the boy who drowned in “The Rockpile”?
a.
b.
c.
The boy had never liked the river.
The river was a sinful place to go.
The neighborhood is a place of danger.
____ 13. Which event happens the latest in Granny Weatherall’s life?
a.
b.
c.
Granny remembers that she didn’t send wine to Sister Borgia.
Granny remembers that she needs to go through letters from George and John.
Granny nurses the sick children.
____ 14. Gabriel treats John more severely than the other children in “The Rockpile” because
a.
b.
c.
John disobeys more than the others.
John is not his biological child.
John needs to be taught to be careful.
____ 15. The plot of a short story is organized into distinct phases. Which phase does the following passage from
“The First Seven Years” represent? “Feld, the shoemaker, was annoyed that his helper, Sobel, was so
insensitive to his reverie that he wouldn’t for a minute cease his fanatic pounding at the other bench. He
gave him a look, but Sobel’s bald head was bent over the last as he worked he didn’t notice. The shoemaker
shrugged and continued to peer through the partly frosted window at the nearsighted haze of falling
February snow. Neither the shifting white blur outside, nor the sudden deep remembrance of the snowy
Polish village where he had wasted his youth could turn his thoughts from Max the college boy...he could not
help but contrast the diligence of the boy, who was a peddler’s son, with Miriam’s unconcern for an
education . . . when the opportunity arose for a college education, she had said no she would rather find a
job.”
a.
b.
c.
exposition
falling action
resolution
____ 16. True or False: Both John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr., use parallelism to convince listeners of
their messages.
a.
b.
True
False
____ 17. True or False: John F. Kennedy is the author of the quote “Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well
or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to
assure the survival and success of liberty.”
a.
b.
True
False
____ 18. Which statement by Mr. Shiftlet in “The Life You Save May Be Your Own” shows that he is a grotesque
character?
a.
b.
c.
“Maybe the best I can tell you is, I’m a man . . . ”
“I’d give a fortune to live where I could see me a sun do that every evening.”
“Nothing is like it used to be, lady. The world is almost rotten.”
____ 19. The reason that Feld starts to relax his feelings toward Sobel at the end of “The First Seven Years” is that
a.
b.
c.
Sobel is just like him.
Sobel is only interested in working for more money.
Sobel deeply loves his daughter.
____ 20. In “The First Seven Years,” why is Feld angry when he figures out that Sobel loves Miriam?
a.
b.
c.
He realizes Miriam loves Max and not Sobel.
He feels deceived by Miriam.
He feels deceived by Sobel.
____ 21. What is the explorer searching for in “The Explorer”?
a.
b.
c.
a specific person
a new place to live
a path to follow in life
____ 22. True or False: Carl Sandburg is the author of the quote “Whose woods these are I think I know. / His house
is in the village though; / He will not see me stopping here / To watch his woods fill up with snow.”
a.
b.
True
False
____ 23. True or False: The “Beats” were a groups of poets, authors, artists, and thinkers that developed in the
1950’s and supported conformity.
a.
b.
True
False
____ 24. What does the following passage from “The Life You Save May Be Your Own” reveal to the reader about the
old woman’s goals? “The old woman watched from a distance, secretly pleased. She was ravenous for a
son-in-law.”
a.
b.
c.
She wants Mr. Shiflet to marry her daughter.
She plans to fall in love with Mr. Shiflet.
She has only the best interests of her daughter in mind.
____ 25. In Letter from Birmingham City Jail, what is the problem that King defines facing him and the protesters?
a.
b.
c.
nonviolence
justice
segregation
____ 26. What is Kennedy urging Americans to do in this passage from his inaugural address: “And so, my fellow
Americans: ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country”?
a.
b.
c.
to put country before oneself
to apply for government jobs
to join the armed forces
____ 27. What is the overall message of “Frederick Douglass”?
a.
b.
c.
Freedom can be won by politicians.
Heroes deserve statues, legends, and poems.
A hero leaves a legacy that lives on in others.
____ 28. True or False: Flannery O’Connor is the author of the quote “He was more depressed than ever as he drove
on by himself. The late afternoon had grown hot and sultry and the country had flattened out. Deep in the sky
a storm was preparing very slowly and without thunder as if it meant to drain every drop of air from the earth
before it broke. There were times when Mr. Shiftlet preferred not to be alone.”
a.
b.
True
False
____ 29. What rhetorical device is used in the following passage from “Frederick Douglass”: “ . . . when it belongs at
last to all, when it is truly instinct, . . .; when it is finally won . . .”?
a.
b.
c.
simile
metaphor
parallelism
____ 30. An underlying idea of “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” is the clash between the attractions of
a.
b.
c.
the horse and the weather.
town and country.
duty and rest.
____ 31. What is the purpose of the following passage from “Chicago:” “Hog Butcher for the World / Tool Maker,
Stacker of Wheat, / Player with Railroads and the Nation’s Freight Handler; / Stormy, husky, brawling, / City
of the Big Shoulders:” ?
a.
b.
c.
The narrator is addressing Chicago by its various nicknames
The narrator is criticizing Chicago for its bad deeds.
The narrator is making a wish list for Chicago.
____ 32. The definition of a grotesque character is
a.
b.
c.
one who acts morally or lawfully.
one who has been twisted by some kind of obsession.
a physically unattractive character.
____ 33. Who is the author of the quote “Laughing the stormy, husky, brawling laughter of Youth, half- / Naked,
sweating, proud to be a Hog Butcher, Tool Maker, / Stacker of Wheat, Player with Railroads and Freight
Handler / to the Nation”?
a.
b.
c.
Robert Frost [“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”]
Carl Sandburg [“Chicago”]
Flannery O’Connor [“The Life You Save May Be Your Own”]
____ 34. Which of the following phrases from “Constantly Risking Absurdity” creates an image that is opposite of the
starry-eyed visionary who has lost a grip on reality?
a.
b.
c.
“balancing on eyebeams”
“little charleychaplin man”
“super realist”
____ 35. Classic quest tales create one type of archetypal plot. All hero’s quest tales typically contain certain
elements. Which element is represented when a scarecrow frightens Phoenix in “A Worn Path”?
a.
b.
c.
The hero encounters tests and obstacles.
The hero receives a benefit that is used to help others.
The hero’s journey symbolizes the journey through life.
____ 36. As part of the extended metaphor in “Constantly Risking Absurdity,” Ferlinghetti compares the poet to a(n)
a.
b.
c.
comedian.
acrobat.
firefighter.
____ 37. Classic quest tales create one type of archetypal plot. All quest tales share similar elements. Which
element is represented by the hunter telling Phoenix, “You must be a hundred years old, and scared of
nothing”?
a.
b.
c.
The hero’s journey symbolizes the larger journey of life.
The hero encounters tests and obstacles.
The hero is on a quest to obtain something of great value.
____ 38. Feld’s epiphany in “The First Seven Years” probably leads him to acknowledge that
a.
b.
c.
Education is not as important as love.
Miriam will make her own choices about her life.
His dreams of Miriam marrying Max will come true.
____ 39. What examples from Letter from Birmingham City Jail does King cite to support the main idea that the
Birmingham police department did not deserve praise?
a.
b.
c.
They have been disciplined in their public handling of the demonstrations.
They pushed, cursed, and used violent dogs against African Americans.
They were successful at keeping order while African Americans protested.
____ 40. In which line from the poem “Chicago” does Sandburg use the literary device apostrophe?
a.
b.
c.
“I have seen the gunman kill and go free to kill again.”
“Under the smoke, dust all over his mouth, laughing with white teeth”
“And they tell me you are crooked and I answer: Yes, it is true”
____ 41. True or False: The poem “One Art” is a villanelle, a highly structured poem consisting of nineteen lines, two
repeating end rhymes, and two refrains.
a.
b.
True
False
____ 42. Which of the following statements best summarizes the relationship between Feld and Sobel in “The First
Seven Years”?
a.
b.
c.
Feld depends on Sobel but does not regard him highly.
Feld feels grateful for Sobel’s help but is irritated by his work habits.
Feld does not trust Sobel because he steals money from the till.
____ 43. Identify the “I” in this passage from “Mirror:” “I am silver and exact. I have no preconceptions.”
a.
b.
c.
poet
lake
mirror
____ 44. In Letter from Birmingham City Jail, why is King optimistic that his readers will support the need for
brotherhood and equality among people?
a.
b.
c.
They are all lawyers.
They are all clergymen.
They are all police officers.
____ 45. In “Courage” is found the figure of speech “The child’s first step, / as awesome as an earthquake.” What
type of figure of speech is it?
a.
b.
c.
alliteration
metaphor
simile
____ 46. The buzz saw in “Out, Out--” most likely symbolizes
a.
b.
c.
uncontrollable technology.
nature in its unspoiled state.
order, discipline, and hard work.
____ 47. A narrative technique that presents a character’s thoughts as if they were coming directly from his/her
______________ is called stream of consciousness.
a.
b.
c.
heart
mind
mouth
____ 48. A hero’s quest tale follows a certain pattern as it develops one type of archetypal plot. In “A Worn Path”
which element of the hero’s quest is represented by the attendant giving Phoenix a nickel, which she plans
to use to buy a gift for her grandson?
a.
b.
c.
The hero encounters tests and obstacles.
The hero receives a benefit that is used to help others.
The hero is on a quest to obtain something of great value.
____ 49. In “Constantly Risking Absurdity,” who or what is perched on the highest level?
a.
b.
c.
truth
Beauty
the poet
____ 50. The statement “I have no despair about the future” includes part of a parallel construction found in which of
the following lines from Letter from Birmingham City Jail?
a.
b.
c.
“ I’m sorry I can’t join you in your praise.”
“ Before the Pilgrims landed, we were here.”
“I have no fear about the outcome of our struggle.”
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