The neighbor of the speaker in the poem "Mending Wall" believes(5 points)
Responses
"good fences make good neighhbors."
"good fences make good neighhbors."
"good neighbors make good fences."
"good neighbors make good fences."
his wall will keep out wild animals and other predators.
his wall will keep out wild animals and other predators.
his wall will make him forget what he fears.
his wall will make him forget what he fears.
What is it that angers the speaker in the poem "I Am the Land. I Wait."?(5 points)
Responses
the prospect of being chained and fenced
the prospect of being chained and fenced
the idea of being cut into smaller parcels
the idea of being cut into smaller parcels
the problem of getting people to conserve
the problem of getting people to conserve
the difficulties of writing "green" poetry
the difficulties of writing "green" poetry
the idea of being cut into smaller parcels
Hip-hop music is a type of music that is(5 points)
Responses
popular wherever there is a large minority population
popular wherever there is a large minority population
globally popular
globally popular
popular in two places- West Africa and the Bronx
popular in two places- West Africa and the Bronx
steadily losing its popularity
steadily losing its popularity
globally popular
Choose the item that best matches the word in italics.
"I don't understand how teenagers can live in such squalor," my mother yelled to me in disgust.
(5 points)
Responses
disorganization
disorganization
filth
filth
loud areas
loud areas
small places
small places
filth
The tone of the poem "Ka'Ba" versus the tone of the poem "Harlem II" might be described as(5 points)
Responses
gradeful vs. ungradeful
gradeful vs. ungradeful
certain vs. doubtful
certain vs. doubtful
hopeful vs. defeated
hopeful vs. defeated
safe vs. dangerous
safe vs. dangerous
hopeful vs. defeated
Choose the item that best matches the word in italics.
The sound of the bat hitting the baseball reverberated through the stadium.
(5 points)
Responses
echoed
echoed
howled
howled
shrieked
shrieked
targeted
targeted