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  • Q1
    The poem reflects history by using imagery that contrasts life in Mississippi before and after —
    A a hurricane
    C. desegregation
    B the Great Depression
    D summer
    300s
  • Q2
    In lines 7 and 8, the poet uses a simile that has the ironic effect of making the minnows seem —
    F curious
    G threatening
    H beautiful
    J humorous
    300s
  • Q3
    Which 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
  • Q4
    Read 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 apologetic
    G strident
    J reverent
    F nostalgic
    300s
  • Q5
    In lines 14 and 15, the “narrow plot/of sand” can be best interpreted as symbolic of —
    C the grandmother’s limited perspective
    D the speaker’s refusal to be bound to the past
    A the speaker’s lack of empathy for her grandmother’s situation
    B the grandmother’s restricted opportunities
    300s
  • Q6
    In line 12, the reader can infer that the speaker uses the pronoun “us” to refer to —
    H her extended family
    G the general public
    J young women
    F African Americans
    300s
  • Q7
    In paragraph 3, the word apprised means —
    F denied
    H told
    G warned
    J relieved
    300s
  • Q8
    Read 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 art
    A the companionship of a faithful family pet
    D respect for the memory of ancestors
    B neglect of children in wealthy families
    300s
  • Q9
    In paragraph 8, the author uses a metaphor that suggests both —
    J intellectual passion and a feeling of regret
    H perpetual loneliness and a desire for knowledge
    G natural beauty and a sense of order
    F material wealth and a lack of freedom
    300s
  • Q10
    Which 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
  • Q11
    In paragraph 4, the author uses personification to emphasize how —
    F uncomfortable Paul is in his surroundings
    H lonely Paul felt while eating his lunch
    J unhappy Paul is with his new stepfather
    G much Paul misses his books and toys
    300s
  • Q12
    From the description of Mr. Moffatt’s library, the reader can infer that he —
    D is proud of his ancestors’ contributions to science and literature
    A has many intellectual interests and a strong hunger for knowledge
    B is more interested in displaying his wealth than in reading or writing
    C earns his living working in his library and rarely ventures out of it
    300s
  • Q13
    Which 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

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