Test Review CA#3
Read each selection carefully before marking your answers.
A Poison Tree
I
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was
told
was
told
angry with my friend:
my wrath, my wrath did end.
angry with my foe:
it not, my wrath did grow.
And I watered it in fears,
Night and morning with my tears;
And I sunned it with smiles,
And with soft deceitful wiles.
And it grew both day and night,
Till it bore an apple bright.
And my foe beheld it shine.
And he knew that it was mine,
And into my garden stole
When the night had veiled the pole;
In the morning glad I see
My foe outstretched beneath the tree.
1.
The poet's attitude shifts from
A.
joy to disappointment
B.
sadness to excitement
C.
contempt to tranquility
D.
exhaustion to anger
An Excerpt from “A VALEDICTION FORBIDDING MOURNING”
By John Donne
AS virtuous men pass mildly away,
And whisper to their souls to go,
Whilst some of their sad friends do say,
"Now his breath goes," and some say, "No."
So let us melt, and make no noise,
No tear-floods, nor sigh-tempests move ;
'Twere profanation of our joys
To tell the laity our love.
Moving of th' earth brings harms and fears ;
Men reckon what it did, and meant ;
But trepidation of the spheres,
Though greater far, is innocent.
Dull sublunary lovers' love
—Whose soul is sense—cannot admit
Of absence, 'cause it doth remove
The thing which elemented it.
But we by a love so much refined,
That ourselves know not what it is,
Inter-assurèd of the mind,
Care less, eyes, lips and hands to miss.
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Our two souls therefore, which are one,
Though I must go, endure not yet
A breach, but an expansion,
Like gold to aery thinness beat.
If they be two, they are two so
As stiff twin compasses are two ;
Thy soul, the fix'd foot, makes no show
To move, but doth, if th' other do.
And though it in the centre sit,
Yet, when the other far doth roam,
It leans, and hearkens after it,
And grows erect, as that comes home.
Such wilt thou be to me, who must,
Like th' other foot, obliquely run ;
Thy firmness makes my circle just,
And makes me end where I begun.
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2.
Evaluate the poem to determine its effectiveness. Determine the structure used by the
author and explain how it and the author’s use of imagery and figurative language
impact the reader. Provide text evidence in support.
Read the following poem written in the early 1850s by Sir Alfred Lord Tennyson.
Come Not, When I Am Dead
Come not, when I am dead,
To drop thy foolish tears upon my grave,
To trample round my fallen head,
And vex the unhappy dust thou wouldst not save.
There let the wind sweep and the plover cry;
But thou, go by. [1]
Child, if it were thine error or thy crime
I care no longer, being all unblest:
Wed whom thou wilt, but I am sick of Time, [2]
And I desire to rest.
Pass on, weak heart, and leave me where I lie:
Go by, go by.
Note: First published in 'The Keepsake' for 1851.
3 Compare and contrast the themes and overall mood of both the poems "Come Not,
. When I Am Dead" and "A Valediction Forbidding Mourning" Use text evidence to support
your response.
Excerpted from Chapter 2 of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, 1838
1) Oliver had not been within the walls of the workhouse a quarter of an hour, and had
scarcely completed the demolition of a second slice of bread, when Mr. Bumble, who had
handed him over to the care of an old woman, returned; and, telling him it was a board
night, informed him that the board had said he was to appear before it forthwith.
28) Not having a very clearly defined notion of what a live board was, Oliver was
rather astounded . . .and was not quite certain whether he ought to laugh or cry. He had no
time to think about the matter, however; for Mr. Bumble gave him a tap on the head, with
his cane, to wake him up: and another on the back to make him lively: and bidding him to
follow, conducted him into a large white-washed room, where eight or ten fat gentlemen
were sitting round a table. At the top of the table, seated in an arm-chair rather higher than
the rest, was a particularly fat gentleman with a very round, red face. “Bow to the board,”
said Bumble. Oliver brushed away two or three tears that were lingering in his eyes; and
seeing no board but the table, fortunately bowed to that.
2) “What's your name, boy?” said the gentleman in the high chair. Oliver was frightened at
the sight of so many gentlemen, which made him tremble: and the beadle gave him another
tap behind, which made him cry. These two causes made him answer in a very low and
hesitating voice; whereupon a gentleman in a white waistcoat said he was a fool. Which was
a capital way of raising his spirits, and putting him quite at his ease. “Boy,” said the
gentleman in the high chair, “listen to me. You know you're an orphan, I suppose?”
3) “What's that, sir?” inquired poor Oliver.
4) “The boy is a fool--I thought he was,” said the gentleman in the white waistcoat.
5) “Hush!” said the gentleman who had spoken first. “You know you've got no father or
mother, and that you were brought up by the parish, don't you?”
6) “Yes, sir,” replied Oliver, weeping bitterly.
7) “What are you crying for?” inquired the gentleman in the white waistcoat. And to be sure
it was very extraordinary. What could the boy be crying for?
8) “I hope you say your prayers every night,” said another gentleman in a gruff voice; “and
pray for the people who feed you, and take care of you--like a Christian.”
9) “Yes, sir,” stammered the boy. The gentleman who spoke last was unconsciously right.
It would have been very like a Christian, and a marvelously good Christian too, if Oliver had
prayed for the people who fed and took care of him. But he hadn't, because nobody had
taught him.
10) “Well! You have come here to be educated, and taught a useful trade,” said the redfaced gentleman in the high chair.
11) “So you'll begin to pick oakum tomorrow morning at six o'clock,” added the surly one in
the white waistcoat. For the combination of both these blessings in the one simple process
of picking oakum, Oliver bowed low by the direction of the beadle, and was then hurried
away to a large ward; where, on a rough, hard bed, he sobbed himself to sleep. What a
novel illustration of the tender laws of England! They let the paupers go to sleep!
12) Poor Oliver! He little thought, as he lay sleeping in happy unconsciousness of all around
him, that the board had that very day arrived at a decision which would exercise the most
material influence over all his future fortunes. But they had. And this was it: The members
of this board were very sage, deep, philosophical men; and when they came to turn their
attention to the workhouse, they found out at once, what ordinary folks would never have
discovered--the poor people liked it! It was a regular place of public entertainment for the
poorer classes. . . So, they established the rule, that all poor people should have the
alternative (for they would compel nobody, not they), of being starved by a gradual process
in the house, or by a quick one out of it. With this view, they contracted with the waterworks to lay on an unlimited supply of water; and with a corn-factory to supply periodically
small quantities of oatmeal; and issued three meals of thin gruel a day, with an onion twice
a week, and half a roll of Sundays. . .
13) The room in which the boys were fed, was a large stone hall, with a copper at one end:
out of which the master, dressed in an apron for the purpose, and assisted by one or two
women, ladled the gruel at mealtimes. Of this festive composition each boy had one
porringer, and no more--except on occasions of great public rejoicing, when he had two
ounces and a quarter of bread besides. The bowls never wanted washing. The boys polished
them with their spoons till they shone again. . . Boys have generally excellent appetites.
Oliver Twist and his companions suffered the tortures of slow starvation for three months:
at last they got so voracious and wild with hunger, that one boy, who was tall for his age,
and hadn't been used to that sort of thing (for his father had kept a small cookshop), hinted darkly to his companions, that unless he had another basin of gruel per diem,
he was afraid he might some night happen to eat the boy who slept next him, who
happened to be a weakly youth of tender age. He had a wild, hungry eye; and they
implicitly believed him. A council was held; lots were cast who should walk up to the master
after supper that evening, and ask for more; and it fell to Oliver Twist.
14) The evening arrived; the boys took their places. The master, in his cook's uniform,
stationed himself at the copper; his pauper assistants ranged themselves behind him; the
gruel was served out; and a long grace was said over the short commons. The gruel
disappeared; the boys whispered each other, and winked at Oliver; while his next neighbors
nudged him. Child as he was, he was desperate with hunger, and reckless with misery. He
rose from the table; and advancing to the master, basin and spoon in hand, said: somewhat
alarmed at his own temerity:
15) “Please, sir, I want some more.” The master was a fat, healthy man; but he turned
very pale. He gazed in stupefied astonishment on the small rebel for some seconds, and
then clung for support to the copper. The assistants were paralyzed with wonder; the boys
with fear.
16) “What!” said the master at length, in a faint voice.
17) “Please, sir,” replied Oliver, “I want some more.” The master aimed a blow at Oliver's
head with the ladle; pinioned him in his arm; and shrieked aloud for the beadle.
18) The board was sitting in solemn conclave, when Mr. Bumble rushed into the room in
great excitement, and addressing the gentleman in the high chair, said, “Mr. Limbkins, I beg
your pardon, sir! Oliver Twist has asked for more!” There was a general start. Horror was
depicted on every countenance. “For more!” said Mr. Limbkins.
19) “Compose yourself, Bumble, and answer me distinctly. Do I understand that he asked
for more, after he had eaten the supper allotted by the dietary?”
20) “He did, sir,” replied Bumble.
21) “That boy will be hung,” said the gentleman in the white waistcoat. “I know that boy will
be hung.” Nobody controverted the prophetic gentleman's opinion. An animated discussion
took place. Oliver was ordered into instant confinement; and a bill was next morning pasted
on the outside of the gate, offering a reward of five pounds to anybody who would take
Oliver Twist off the hands of the parish. In other words, five pounds and Oliver Twist were
offered to any man or woman who wanted an apprentice to any trade, business, or calling…
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7.
What is the effect of Dickens' choice of narration in regard to the information revealed
about characters and events in this selection?
F.
Bias and subjective information is shared.
G.
Unbiased and objective information is shared.
H.
Limited and omniscient information is shared.
J.
Unreliable and misleading information is shared.
You can tell in Paragraph 12 that the word gradual means—
A.
exceedingly eager
B.
slow and steady
C.
weak and timid
D.
vibrant and loud
In Paragraph 13 of this selection, you find the common Latin term per diem.
This term means—
F.
for each person
G.
for each meal
H.
for each day
J.
for each week
The Latin term destituere means "not having" and has led to the word destitute
which refers to the ______________ lifestyle the author uses as a backdrop for this
story.
A.
lavish
B.
judicial
C.
impoverished
D.
business
8.
Complete the following analogy:
Mother : female :: _______ : tiger
9.
A.
animal
B.
Africa
C.
Cat
D.
Zoo
What event in this passage MOST likely serves as foreshadowing of events to follow?
F.
Oliver screaming for more gruel
G.
Oliver being told he knows he was brought there to work
H.
Oliver running away from his mother
J.
a girl at the workhouse bullying Oliver
10. In a story, a surgeon discovers his wife in a fatal car accident and finds out the man in
the car with her is her lover with whom she’s been having an affair. His wife is dead,
but the surgeon has to decide whether to save her lover’s life. This plot structure is
known as—
A.
a moral dilemma
B.
foreshadowing
C.
imagery
D.
symbolism
11. Dickens probably wrote Oliver Twist because—
F.
he loved criminology
G.
it was his biography
H.
it was a short, easy name to write
J.
He wanted to expose poverty and classism in 19th century London
12. You can conclude that Oliver Twist was written by a British author because—
A.
the introduction says it is
B.
the language in the story is authentic British
C.
only British authors wrote stories in the 19th century
D.
Oliver Twist is a British name
13. If an author used the allusion of comparing someone talking to Pinocchio, then what
would the author have been trying to show about the person talking?
F.
that he was a fake person
G.
that the talker is a liar
H.
that the talker has a godfather
J.
that fairytales are based on real life stories
14. Which of the following is a unique and distinguishing characteristic of narration with a
omniscient point of view?
A.
The author shares what every character is thinking.
B.
The author's own biases and attitudes are revealed in the narration.
C.
The author reveals only actions and words with no emotion.
D.
The narrator represents an all-knowing point of view.
15. How does the plot structure of Oliver Twist advance the action of the story?
F.
It sets up conflict with the suggestion of a possible resolution.
G.
It persuades the reader to act in a certain way.
H.
It sets up a hierarchy of important and less important facts.
J.
It explains the reasons for actions by the characters.
16. Examine the dictionary entry below and match the appropriate definition of the word
controverted to the way it is used in Paragraph 21 of the selection.
controverted v.
1. argued
2. agreed upon
3. faked
4. blamed
A.
Definition 1
B.
Definition 2
C.
Definition 3
D.
Definition 4
17. Some authors are famous for spotlighting the social and economic ideals of their time.
How do the characters in the television show from Sanford & Son reflect their time
period? Choose at least two characters and describe how their actions and comments
show their beliefs.
18. Which sentence from the passage is a complex sentence?
A.
At this point, it is inhumane to keep my dying grandmother on life support when
all her organs have failed, but we are.
B.
On March 29, 1981 Ronald Reagan told a reporter from The Observer, “You can
tell a lot about a fellow’s character by his way of eating jellybeans.”
C.
No one is failure who keeps trying.
D.
I use the essential oil, lemongrass, as a natural insect repellant.
19. Examine Sentence 14:
My father, who had steady work, and my mother, who managed at home, were
nobody's victims. They worked hard and showed dignity in everything they did.
It contains which of the following features of sentence construction?
F.
an infinitive phrase
G.
an adjectival or participial phrase
H.
a gerund phrase
J.
compound sentence
20. Choose the sentence below that contains a common spelling error.
A.
Many novels by J. California Cooper offer commentary on the Black experience.
B.
Aaron wants to go to Israel.
C.
We need each member of the Board to vote.
D.
In October, the students will have a Halloween party.
21. Which sentence contains an error in capitalization?
F.
Yesterday, mom and I went to the mall and bought new shoes from a store called
Neiman’s.
G.
Tyrone loves to read Sports Illustrated when he visits Dr. Zang.
H.
Always make an effort to put your best foot forward.
J.
Middle school students are required to read, Charlotte’s Webb, by E.B. White over
the summer.
22. Which of the following is an example of a compound/complex sentence?
A.
My teacher, Ms. D., is a vegetarian."
B.
My class if fun, but my teacher is mean.
C.
Because this is their senior year, the teacher encouraged her students to apply for
college, yet some lagged.
D.
We need some scotch tape to put up this sign, but can’t find any.
Titanic
Who does not love the Titanic?
If they sold passage tomorrow for that same crossing,
who would not buy?
To go down...We all go down, mostly
alone. But with crowds of people, friends, servants,
well fed, with music, with lights! Ah!
And the world, shocked, mourns, as it ought to do
and almost never does. There will be the books and movies
to remind our grandchildren who we were
and how we died, and give them a good cry.
Not so bad, after all. The cold
water is anesthetic and very quick.
The cries on all sides must be a comfort.
We all go: only a few, first class.
23. Which line strongly suggests that the speaker has changed her attitude from the
beginning of the poem?
F.
G.
H.
J.
And the world, shocked, mourns, as it ought to do
Who would not buy?
Not so bad, after all. The colda
And how we died and give them a good cry