In “The Scarlet Ibis,” the brother struggles between his love for his brother and his own self-pride. Which line from the story best supports this theme?
(2 points)
Responses
“For the first time, he became one of us.”
“For the first time, he became one of us.”
“They didn’t know that I did it for myself . . . that Doodle walked only because I was ashamed of having a crippled brother.”
“They didn’t know that I did it for myself . . . that Doodle walked only because I was ashamed of having a crippled brother.”
“Sometimes we descended into the cool greenness of Old Woman Swamp and climbed the rope vines or boxed scientifically beneath the pine where he learned to walk.”
“Sometimes we descended into the cool greenness of Old Woman Swamp and climbed the rope vines or boxed scientifically beneath the pine where he learned to walk.”
“Doodle was both tired and frightened, and when he stepped from the skiff he collapsed onto the mud, sending an armada of fiddler crabs rustling off into the marsh grass.”
“They didn’t know that I did it for myself . . . that Doodle walked only because I was ashamed of having a crippled brother.”
The author creates a tone of regret in the poem “On Turning Ten.” Which line best demonstrates the tone of regret? Select all that apply.
(1 point)
Responses
“Disfiguring chicken pox of the soul”
“Disfiguring chicken pox of the soul”
“The perfect simplicity of being one”
“The perfect simplicity of being one”
“But now I am mostly at the window”
“But now I am mostly at the window”
“You tell me it is too early to be looking back”
“You tell me it is too early to be looking back”
n “Hanging Fire,” the recurring line “and momma’s in the bedroom with the door closed” creates the feeling of
(1 point)
Responses
confidence.
confidence.
connection.
connection.
isolation.
isolation.
poverty.
isolation.
In I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, the speaker states she felt like crying when she heard the lines “I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul.” What did she feel was keeping her from being the master of her fate?
(1 point)
Responses
growing up in the South
growing up in the South
the prejudice against her race
the prejudice against her race
being outperformed by Henry Reed
being outperformed by Henry Reed
dropping out of school in the eighth grade
the prejudice against her race
Choose the word or phrase that best matches the word in italics.
Wilson became infuriated when he heard the results of the recent election.
(1 point)
Responses
awfully sad
awfully sad
exceedingly overjoyed
exceedingly overjoyed
extremely happy
extremely happy
very angry
very angry
Narguesse, in My Forbidden Face, starts a rebellion among the women. What kept the guards from killing her?
(1 point)
Responses
Her brother testified in her defense.
Her brother testified in her defense.
The company vouched for her helping build profits.
The company vouched for her helping build profits.
The other women took off their chadri and refused to leave.
The other women took off their chadri and refused to leave.
They punished her by beating her and pushing her into barbed wire.