1. In Dust Tracks on a Road, what kind of literature did the young Hurston like best that made her think of heroic deeds?
A. stories that were sad
B. stories of math geniuses
C. stories that were great myths
D. stories about young women
2.What is the main conflict in the speaker's mind in “Birches”?
A. between friends and neighbors
B. between fun and duty
C. between childhood and adulthood
D. between farming and logging
3.How does “The Turtle” from The Grapes of Wrath connect to the story of the main part of the book, in which a family travels to California to find a better life?
A. The turtle does not want to go anywhere.
B. The turtle also takes a long journey.
C. The turtle has many responsibilities.
D. The turtle warms itself in the sun.
4.What effect does Judy's changing personality have on Dexter in “Winter Dreams”?
A. It makes him forget about her.
B. It makes him work harder.
C. It makes him fascinated with her.
D. It makes him think she is ill.
1.C
2.D
3.B
4.A
I agree with you on #3.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zora_Hurston#Literary_career
http://www.studyguide.org/WinterDreams.htm
I'm dividing Frost's poem into three parts. Read carefully and re-think.
"Birches"
Robert Frost
When I see birches bend to left and right
Across the lines of straighter darker trees,
I like to think some boy's been swinging them.
But swinging doesn't bend them down to stay.
Ice-storms do that. Often you must have seen them
Loaded with ice a sunny winter morning
After a rain. They click upon themselves
As the breeze rises, and turn many-colored
As the stir cracks and crazes their enamel.
Soon the sun's warmth makes them shed crystal shells
Shattering and avalanching on the snow-crust--
Such heaps of broken glass to sweep away
You'd think the inner dome of heaven had fallen.
They are dragged to the withered bracken by the load,
And they seem not to break; though once they are bowed
So low for long, they never right themselves:
You may see their trunks arching in the woods
Years afterwards, trailing their leaves on the ground
Like girls on hands and knees that throw their hair
Before them over their heads to dry in the sun.
But I was going to say when Truth broke in
With all her matter-of-fact about the ice-storm
(Now am I free to be poetical?)
I should prefer to have some boy bend them
As he went out and in to fetch the cows--
Some boy too far from town to learn baseball,
Whose only play was what he found himself,
Summer or winter, and could play alone.
One by one he subdued his father's trees
By riding them down over and over again
Until he took the stiffness out of them,
And not one but hung limp, not one was left
For him to conquer. He learned all there was
To learn about not launching out too soon
And so not carrying the tree away
Clear to the ground. He always kept his poise
To the top branches, climbing carefully
With the same pains you use to fill a cup
Up to the brim, and even above the brim.
Then he flung outward, feet first, with a swish,
Kicking his way down through the air to the ground.
So was I once myself a swinger of birches.
And so I dream of going back to be.
It's when I'm weary of considerations,
And life is too much like a pathless wood
Where your face burns and tickles with the cobwebs
Broken across it, and one eye is weeping
From a twig's having lashed across it open.
I'd like to get away from earth awhile
And then come back to it and begin over.
May no fate willfully misunderstand me
And half grant what I wish and snatch me away
Not to return. Earth's the right place for love:
I don't know where it's likely to go better.
I'd like to go by climbing a birch tree,
And climb black branches up a snow-white trunk
Toward heaven, till the tree could bear no more,
But dipped its top and set me down again.
That would be good both going and coming back.
One could do worse than be a swinger of birches.
# 3 is B
#4 is wrong
1. To answer the question about what kind of literature the young Hurston liked best in Dust Tracks on a Road, we need to refer to the book.
- First, locate the book Dust Tracks on a Road by Zora Neale Hurston.
- Next, find the sections where the author discusses her preferences for literature as a young person.
- Look for passages that mention the specific type of literature that made her think of heroic deeds.
Based on the provided options, we can eliminate options B (stories of math geniuses) and D (stories about young women) as they are not relevant to the question. We are left with options A (stories that were sad) and C (stories that were great myths).
By reading the relevant sections of Dust Tracks on a Road, we will find the answer to the question, and in this case, it would be option C (stories that were great myths).
2. To determine the main conflict in the speaker's mind in the poem "Birches," we need to closely analyze the poem's content.
- Read and analyze the poem "Birches" by Robert Frost.
- Look for recurring themes or ideas that suggest an internal conflict within the speaker's mind.
- Pay attention to lines or stanzas that explore conflicting emotions or thoughts.
Based on the provided options, we can eliminate options A (between friends and neighbors), D (between farming and logging), as they are not relevant to the question. We are left with options B (between fun and duty) and C (between childhood and adulthood).
By reviewing the poem "Birches" and identifying the speaker's inner struggles, we will find the answer to the question, and in this case, it would be option C (between childhood and adulthood).
3. To understand how "The Turtle" from The Grapes of Wrath connects to the main story of the book, we need to examine both the specific chapter involving the turtle and the larger context of the novel.
- Read The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck.
- Locate the chapter that features "The Turtle."
- Pay attention to the turtle's journey, its symbolism, and its relevance to the themes explored in the book.
Based on the provided options, we can eliminate options A (The turtle does not want to go anywhere) and D (The turtle warms itself in the sun) as they do not align with the question. We are left with options B (The turtle also takes a long journey) and C (The turtle has many responsibilities).
By examining the chapter featuring "The Turtle" and considering its connection to the larger story and themes discussed in The Grapes of Wrath, we will find the answer to the question, and in this case, it would be option B (The turtle also takes a long journey).
4. To understand the effect Judy's changing personality has on Dexter in "Winter Dreams," we need to analyze the events and interactions described in the story.
- Read and analyze the short story "Winter Dreams" by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
- Pay close attention to the relationship between Judy and Dexter.
- Look for evidence of how Judy's changing personality impacts Dexter's thoughts, feelings, and actions.
Based on the provided options, we can eliminate options A (It makes him forget about her) and D (It makes him think she is ill) as they are not supported by the given information. We are left with options B (It makes him work harder) and C (It makes him fascinated with her).
By closely analyzing the dynamics between Judy and Dexter throughout "Winter Dreams," we will find the answer to the question, and in this case, it would be option C (It makes him fascinated with her).