europe I unit 5 unit test honors english. i'm only listing first and last sentences in the longer paragraphs so you can recognize the question without me spending an eternity copying pages and pages worth of text
1. choose the world that defines the word in bold. "true, there were some among these quiet people who [flouted] the law, poachers bent on making more money in one night than they could earn in a whole month in the flax sheds..."
answer: defied
2. choose the word that defines the word in bold. "kugler, ferdinand was a thief before his tenth year and an [inveterate] liar."
answer: habitual
3. choose the word that defines the word in bold. "but really, why don't you...why don't you yourself do the judging?" kugler asked [pensively].
answer: thoughtfully
4. choose the word that defines the word in bold. "the council has forbidden [itinerant] entertainers to stop on municipal property."
answer: traveling
5. choose the word that defines the word in bold. "we ... began to talk about the weather again, ... and other [banal] and insoluble questions."
answer: trite
6. choose the word that defines the word in bold. "though another of mohammed's commandments--the one on alcoholic drinks--was broken (and without constraint, as i know now) no [latitude] was allowed with regard to pork."
answer: leeway
7. after reading "the olympic swimmer," the reader can most likely conclude that olympic swimmers
answer: must show great commitment to training.
8. which is the best paraphrase of the first stanza of "the olympic swimmer?"
answer: athletes from across the globe train to complete in the olympics, but only one can win
9. which of the following universal truths is best supported by ideas in "the olympic swimmer?"
answer: practice makes perfect.
10. which of the following lines from the second stanza of "the olympic swimmer" best supports the image of swimming as a competitive sport?
answer: "these stars, like sharks, cut the waves --"
11. read the following sentences from "forbidden fruit."
i was all prepared to divulge my sister's crime, but i realized that this was not a proper time for my exposure...i discovered that keeping her on the verge of exposure was even more fun than exposing her right away could possibly be.
which of the following words best describes the speaker's tone?
answer: triumphant
12. read the following sentence from "the balek scales."
everything my grandfather took to the baleks he entered on the back of a torn-off calendar page...many carriages stood in the avenue of poplars leading from the entrance gates to the chateau.
in this sentence, the narrator recounts the grandfather's note taking most likely to
answer: provide a contrasting image of rich and poor in his society.
13. "a buzzing flame licked away their letters" is an example of
answer: personification
14. "the black sheep" is an allegory for
answer: the impossibility to erase inequality and injustice.
15. what does kugler learn at the end of "the last judgement?"
answer: you cannot escape truth.
16. which of the following is an example of a run-on sentence?
answer: the phone's battery ran out mr. collins had to borrow one from another passenger
17. which of the following sentences contains a misplaced modifier?
answer: please discuss the contract in the envelope with your family.
18. identify the term that correctly identifies the sentence.
my name, cynthia, is from a greek word for moon.
answer: simple sentence
19. identify the term that correctly identifies the sentence.
i was not surprised when i learned that.
answer: complex sentence
20. identify the term that correctly identifies the sentence.
after all, i have always been a night owl, and i prefer moonlight to sunlight.
answer: compound sentence
21. identify the underlined part of the sentence.
the most popular girls name [when i was born] was ashley.
answer: adverbial clause
22. identify the underlined part of the sentence.
i guess [that ashley wasn't popular in our town.]
answer: noun clause
23. identify the underlined part of the sentence.
[i do know three caitlyns,] and my brother knows at least three kaylas.
answer: independent clause
24. identify the underlined part of the sentence.
my middle name, abigail, is the name [that i like best.]
answer: adjectival clause
i can confirm that, for me, all of these answers are marked as the correct choice by the system. i hope this helps someone.