Analyzing literary text unit test
Analyzing a literary text unit test is a method of evaluating students' understanding of the important elements and themes in a literary work. This test assesses their ability to analyze the narrative, characters, setting, and themes present in a piece of literature, as well as demonstrating their comprehension of stylistic devices and structural elements. The test typically includes multiple-choice, short answer, and essay questions, which cover a range of topics such as:
1. Identifying and explaining the significance of key events in the text.
2. Discussing the development and motivations of main characters.
3. Analyzing the use of literary devices like symbolism, foreshadowing, and irony.
4. Discussing the role of setting in the text and how it contributes to the narrative.
5. Interpreting themes and exploring their relevance to society or the human experience.
6. Demonstrating an understanding of the author's writing style, including the use of figurative language, imagery, and tone.
7. Evaluating the structure of the text and the effectiveness of the narrative.
8. Examining the relationships between characters and their significance to the overall message or theme of the text.
9. Assessing the impact or intended message of the text on the reader, and how it speaks to larger societal issues or universal themes.
10. Forming a coherent and well-reasoned argument in response to a short answer or essay question, using textual evidence to support the analysis.
Use the paragraph to answer the question.
SCENE I.—Michael wipes his sweat-drenched face with an old rag for what feels like the thousandth time this morning. The porch fan is on its highest setting, but it does nothing to relieve the air of its heavy, stickiness. The glass of cool lemonade he had poured in the kitchen is dripping condensation onto the old, brown wicker table. He rises from the rocking chair as he sees a bright red car pull into the driveway.
Which inference can be made about the setting?
(1 point)
Responses
The scene takes place in a kitchen.
The scene takes place in a kitchen.
There is a storm coming.
There is a storm coming.
There is a heat wave.
There is a heat wave.
The scene takes place in the middle of the night.
There is a heat wave.
Use the stanza from "Recuerdo" to answer the question.
We were very tired, we were very merry—
We had gone back and forth all night on the ferry.
It was bare and bright, and smelled like a stable—
But we looked into a fire, we leaned across a table,
We lay on a hill-top underneath the moon;
And the whistles kept blowing, and the dawn came soon.
Which rhyme scheme is used in stanza one of "Recuerdo?"
(1 point)
Responses
ABCABB
ABCABB
ABBCCA
ABBCCA
ABCABC
ABCABC
AABBCC
Use the poem to answer the question.
(1) We were very tired, we were very merry—
We had gone back and forth all night on the ferry.
It was bare and bright, and smelled like a stable—
But we looked into a fire, we leaned across a table,
We lay on a hill-top underneath the moon;
And the whistles kept blowing, and the dawn came soon.
(2) We were very tired, we were very merry—
We had gone back and forth all night on the ferry;
And you ate an apple, and I ate a pear,
From a dozen of each we had bought somewhere;
And the sky went wan, and the wind came cold,
And the sun rose dripping, a bucketful of gold.
(3) We were very tired, we were very merry,
We had gone back and forth all night on the ferry.
We hailed, “Good morrow, mother!” to a shawl-covered head,
And bought a morning paper, which neither of us read;
And she wept, “God bless you!” for the apples and pears,
And we gave her all our money but our subway fares.
Which of the following describes a difference among these three stanzas of “Recuerdo”?
(1 point)
Responses
There are three pairs of rhyming lines in only two stanzas.
There are three pairs of rhyming lines in only two stanzas.
A new character is introduced at the end.
A new character is introduced at the end.
The first two lines repeat in each stanza.
The first two lines repeat in each stanza.
Only one stanza details the narrator's day.
Use the excerpt from Peter Pan to answer the question.
Mrs. Darling came to the window, for at present she was keeping a sharp eye on Wendy. She told Peter that she had adopted all the other boys, and would like to adopt him also.
“Would you send me to school?” he inquired craftily.
"Yes.”
“And then to an office?”
"I suppose so.”
“Soon I would be a man?”
“Very soon.”
“I don’t want to go to school and learn solemn things,” he told her passionately. “I don’t want to be a man. O Wendy’s mother, if I was to wake up and feel there was a beard!”
“Peter,” said Wendy the comforter, “I should love you in a beard;” and Mrs. Darling stretched out her arms to him, but he repulsed her. “Keep back, lady, no one is going to catch me and make me a man.”
“But where are you going to live?”
“With Tink in the house we built for Wendy. The fairies are to put it high up among the treetops where they sleep at nights.”
“How lovely,” cried Wendy so longingly that Mrs. Darling tightened her grip.
“I thought all the fairies were dead,” Mrs. Darling said.
"There are always a lot of young ones,” explained Wendy, who was now quite an authority, “because you see when a new baby laughs for the first time a new fairy is born, and as there are always new babies there are always new fairies. They live in nests on the tops of trees; and the mauve ones are boys and the white ones are girls, and the blue ones are just little sillies who are not sure what they are.”
“I shall have such fun,” said Peter, with one eye on Wendy.
“It will be rather lonely in the evening,” she said, “sitting by the fire.”
“I shall have Tink.”
Why do Peter Pan and Mrs. Darling have different points of view?
(1 point)
Responses
Their views on Wendy's family differ.
Their views on Wendy's family differ.
They both worry that Peter will be lonely.
They both worry that Peter will be lonely.
They are different ages.
They are different ages.
They were both adopted.
Which sentence describes an internal conflict?(1 point)
Responses
Joe's mother makes Joe wash his hands before dinner even if they aren't dirty. Now his hands are dry and hurt!
Joe's mother makes Joe wash his hands before dinner even if they aren't dirty. Now his hands are dry and hurt!
Joe's brother is constantly turning off the bedroom light even though he knows Joe is afraid of the dark.
Joe's brother is constantly turning off the bedroom light even though he knows Joe is afraid of the dark.
Joe made his way to the kitchen to sneak a cookie, but when he got there, they were already gone!
Joe made his way to the kitchen to sneak a cookie, but when he got there, they were already gone!
As Joe was walking down the hallway, the fear inside of him made him freeze and he couldn't
move forward.
Analyzing Literary Text Unit Test
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Question
Use the excerpt from Chapter 17 of the novel Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie to answer the question.
"I thought all the fairies were dead," Mrs. Darling said.
"There are always a lot of young ones," explained Wendy, who was now quite an authority, "because you see when a new baby laughs for the first time a new fairy is born, and as there are always new babies there are always new fairies. They live in nests on the tops of trees; and the mauve ones are boys and the white ones are girls, and the blue ones are just little sillies who are not sure what they are."
How does the story Wendy tells contribute to the plot of the story?
(1 point)
Responses
Wendy reveals her familiar knowledge of characters who live in the land of Peter Pan.
Wendy reveals her familiar knowledge of characters who live in the land of Peter Pan.
The fairies are introduced as new characters who interact with Mrs. Darling.
The fairies are introduced as new characters who interact with Mrs. Darling.
Wendy and Mrs. Darling argue about whether fairies exist.
Wendy and Mrs. Darling argue about whether fairies exist.
Mrs. Darling is upset to learn the fairies are not dead.