
1st 6-Weeks Assessment Eng 2 PAP
Quiz by Jacqueline Hill
High School
English II (2017)
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- Q1The poem reflects history by using imagery that contrasts life in Mississippi before and after —A a hurricaneC. desegregationB the Great DepressionD summer300s
- Q2In lines 7 and 8, the poet uses a simile that has the ironic effect of making the minnows seem —F curiousG threateningH beautifulJ humorous300s
- Q3Which of these best states the poem’s theme?D Even in the midst of historic change, some things remain constant.A Although children may disagree with their elders, family bonds remain strong.B Sentiment is a waste of time and energy.C Progress can be judged only by an impartial observer.300s
- Q4Read these lines from the poem. I am four in this photograph, standing on a wide strip of Mississippi beach, my hands on the flowered hips of a bright bikini. . . . In these lines, the poet’s tone can best be described as —H apologeticG stridentJ reverentF nostalgic300s
- Q5In lines 14 and 15, the “narrow plot/of sand” can be best interpreted as symbolic of —C the grandmother’s limited perspectiveD the speaker’s refusal to be bound to the pastA the speaker’s lack of empathy for her grandmother’s situationB the grandmother’s restricted opportunities300s
- Q6In line 12, the reader can infer that the speaker uses the pronoun “us” to refer to —H her extended familyG the general publicJ young womenF African Americans300s
- Q7In paragraph 3, the word apprised means —F deniedH toldG warnedJ relieved300s
- Q8Read this quotation from paragraph 5. In the bedroom, on the brown wall, hung a single picture—the portrait of a boy in grey velvet—that interested Paul most of all. The boy’s hand rested on the head of a big dog, and he looked infinitely noble and charming, and yet (in spite of the dog) so sad and lonely that he too might have come home that very day to a strange house in which none of his old things could be found. The quotation suggests that the selection explores the theme of —C the grace and charm of a fine work of artA the companionship of a faithful family petD respect for the memory of ancestorsB neglect of children in wealthy families300s
- Q9In paragraph 8, the author uses a metaphor that suggests both —J intellectual passion and a feeling of regretH perpetual loneliness and a desire for knowledgeG natural beauty and a sense of orderF material wealth and a lack of freedom300s
- Q10Which line from the selection provides the best evidence that Paul’s mother has remarried more than once?A He had been almost sure—as sure as he ever was of anything—that he should find her at home when he arrived. . . .D Paul never knew where they were except when a telegram announced that they were going somewhere else.B It was the first time he had seen the new hôtel which his step-father had bought, and in which Mr. and Mrs. Moffatt had hastily established themselves. . . .C His mother had become Mrs. Moffatt, and the father he had been most used to, and liked best, had abruptly disappeared from his life. . . .300s
- Q11In paragraph 4, the author uses personification to emphasize how —F uncomfortable Paul is in his surroundingsH lonely Paul felt while eating his lunchJ unhappy Paul is with his new stepfatherG much Paul misses his books and toys300s
- Q12From the description of Mr. Moffatt’s library, the reader can infer that he —D is proud of his ancestors’ contributions to science and literatureA has many intellectual interests and a strong hunger for knowledgeB is more interested in displaying his wealth than in reading or writingC earns his living working in his library and rarely ventures out of it300s
- Q13Which of these best helps the reader visualize the setting?J This seemed to make the library as strange as the rest of the house, and he passed on to the ballroom at the back.F From these rooms Paul wandered downstairs again.H The dining room beyond was more amusing, because busy servants were already laying the long table.G Against the walls were sideboards with great pieces of gold and silver, ewers and urns and branching candelabra, which sprinkled the green marble walls with starlike reflections.300s