NY Regents ELA - June 2017 Passage A
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- Q1Passage A A primary function of the first paragraph is toidentify preferences of the narrator's auntreveal flaws in the narrator's characterestablish the reason for the meetingcreate an atmosphere of mystery30s
- Q2Passage A In lines 1 through 9, the commentary about the letter implies that the narrator believes his uncle isuncomfortable with changesangry with his wifedisappointed at his decisioncareless about details30s
- Q3Passage A The details in lines 13 through 20 suggest that in her youth Aunt Georgiana wasintelligent yet impulsivecompassionate yet criticalcourageous yet hesitantresourceful yet cautious30s
- Q4Passage A Line 27, "For thirty years my aunt had not been farther than fifty miles from the homestead" reinforces a sense ofaffectiondiscomfortisolationhappiness30s
- Q5Passage A Which statement from the passage best explains the narrator's "reverential affection" (line 29) for his Aunt Georgiana?"Her lip quivered and she hastily put her handkerchief up to her mouth" (line 64)"I never knew how far it bore her, or past what happy islands" (line 68)"It was to her, at her ironing or mending, that I read my first Shakspere" (line 34)" 'Don't love it so well, Clark, or it may be taken from you' " (lines 42 and 43)30s
- Q6Passage A Lines 36 through 38 develop a central theme byimplying that Aunt Georgiana missed having music in her lifeemphasizing the role of discipline in developing Aunt Georgiana's musical talentsuggesting that the narrator resented his music lessonsrecalling the husband's generosity in supporting the narrator's music lessons30s
- Q7Passage A In line 39, when the narrator states that he "understood why," he is implying that his Aunt Georgianarealized what she had given upneeded some recognition of her abilityavoided talking about his musical skillsknew little about current musical trends30s
- Q8Passage A Lines 47 through 52 contribute to a central idea by depicting Aunt Georgiana'sfixation on painful memoriesdesire for cultural experiencesfear of future separationsconcern for daily responsibilities30s
- Q9Passage A The author's choice of how to end the story (lines 73 through 78) places emphasis on Aunt Georgiana'sbleak futuredomestic skillsunusual lifestylehostile attitude30s
- Q10Passage A Which quotation best reflects the narrator's realization resulting from Aunt Georgiana's visit?"there came to me an overwhelming sense of the waste and wear we are so powerless to combat" (lines 56 and 57)"At two o'clock the Symphony Orchestra was to give a Wagner program, and I intended to take my aunt" (lines 44 and 45)"He requested me to meet her at the station and render her whatever services might be necessary" (lines 6 and 7)"sound poured on and on; I never knew what she found in the shining current of it" (lines 67 and 68)30s