Question 1 A) [Read the following passage from "The Women's Baths." "I have never known my grandmother to be so generous and open-handed as on the day which we spent at the market baths. She was pleased and proud as she listened to the blessings called down on her by those who had received her largesse. Then she gave me an intentionally lofty look, as if to say: 'Can you appreciate your grandmother's status now? How about telling your mother about this, now that she's begun to look down her nose at me?' As she left the baths there was a certain air of haughtiness in her step, and she held herself proudly upright, although I had only known her walk resignedly, with a bent back at home. Now she was enjoying the esteem which was hers only when she visited the market baths. At last I understood their secret... " After reading these sentences the reader can most likely conclude that the narrator] (1 point) Responses [plans to tell her mother about her experience at the bath.] [plans to tell her mother about her experience at the bath.] [recognizes and respects her grandmother's social position.] [recognizes and respects her grandmother's social position.] [understands why her mother and her grandmother frequently argue.] [understands why her mother and her grandmother frequently argue.] [wishes she was receiving the gifts her grandmother was giving to others.] [wishes she was receiving the gifts her grandmother was giving to others.] B) [Read the following lines from "Song of Becoming." They're only boys who used to frolic and play launching rainbowed kites on the western wind, their blue-red-green kites whistling, leaping, trading easy laughter and jokes dueling with branches, pretending to be great heroes in history. Which of these ideas is most closely related to a theme in these lines?] (1 point) Responses [sharing dreams of a hopeful future] [sharing dreams of a hopeful future] [carefree days of a happy childhood] [carefree days of a happy childhood] [friendly competition between friends] [friendly competition between friends] [relaxing in the company of a good friend] [relaxing in the company of a good friend] C) [Read the following passage from "Another Evening at the Club" in which Samia remembers her first encounter with her husband. "It was only a few years ago that she had first laid eyes on him at her father's house, meeting his gaze that weighed up her beauty and priced it before offering the dowry. She had noted his eyes ranging over her as she presented him with the coffee in the Japanese cups that were kept safely locked away in the cupboard for important guests. Her mother had herself laid them out on the silver plated tray with its elaborately embroidered spread. When the two men had taken their coffee, her father had looked up at her with a smile and had told her to sit down, and she had seated herself on the sofa facing them, drawing the end of her dress over her knees and looking through lowered lids at the man who might choose her as his wife. She had been glad to see that he was tall, well-built and clean-shaven except for a thin greying moustache. In particular she noticed the well-cut coat of English tweed and the silk shirt with gold links. She had felt herself blushing as she saw him returning her gaze." All of the following words could be used to describe Samia except] (1 point) Responses [modest] [modest] [calculating] [calculating] [envious] [envious] [reassured] [reassured] D) [Read the following passage from "The Happy Man." "Inside him, he felt a boundless power, an imperishable energy, an ability to achieve anything with confidence, precision, and obvious success. His heart was overflowing with love for people, animals, and things and with an all-engulfing sense of optimism and joy. It was as if he were no longer troubled or bothered by fear, anxiety, sickness, death, argument, or the question of earning a living. Even more important than that, and something he could not analyze, it was a feeling which penetrated to every cell of his body and soul; it played a tune full of delight, pleasure, serenity, and peace and hummed in its incredible melodies the whispering sound of the world which is denied to the unhappy." Which of the following stylistic elements is used by the writer in these lines to create humor?] (1 point) Responses [hyperbole] [hyperbole] [incongruity] [incongruity] [irony] [irony] [sarcasm] [sarcasm] E) [Select the correct form of the pronoun in parentheses. I just found my favorite photo of my brother and (he, him).] (1 point) Responses [he] [he] [him]

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Question 1 A) [Read the following passage from "The Women's Baths." "I have never known my grandmother to be so generous and open-handed as on the day which we spent at the market baths. She was pleased and proud as she listened to the blessings called down on her by those who had received her largesse. Then she gave me an intentionally lofty look, as if to say: 'Can you appreciate your grandmother's status now? How about telling your mother about this, now that she's begun to look down her nose at me?' As she left the baths there was a certain air of haughtiness in her step, and she held herself proudly upright, although I had only known her walk resignedly, with a bent back at home. Now she was enjoying the esteem which was hers only when she visited the market baths. At last I understood their secret... " After reading these sentences the reader can most likely conclude that the narrator] (1 point) Responses [plans to tell her mother about her experience at the bath.] [plans to tell her mother about her experience at the bath.] [recognizes and respects her grandmother's social position.] [recognizes and respects her grandmother's social position.] [understands why her mother and her grandmother frequently argue.] [understands why her mother and her grandmother frequently argue.] [wishes she was receiving the gifts her grandmother was giving to others.] [wishes she was receiving the gifts her grandmother was giving to others.] B) [Read the following lines from "Song of Becoming." They're only boys who used to frolic and play launching rainbowed kites on the western wind, their blue-red-green kites whistling, leaping, trading easy laughter and jokes dueling with branches, pretending to be great heroes in history. Which of these ideas is most closely related to a theme in these lines?] (1 point) Responses [sharing dreams of a hopeful future] [sharing dreams of a hopeful future] [carefree days of a happy childhood] [carefree days of a happy childhood] [friendly competition between friends] [friendly competition between friends] [relaxing in the company of a good friend] [relaxing in the company of a good friend] C) [Read the following passage from "Another Evening at the Club" in which Samia remembers her first encounter with her husband. "It was only a few years ago that she had first laid eyes on him at her father's house, meeting his gaze that weighed up her beauty and priced it before offering the dowry. She had noted his eyes ranging over her as she presented him with the coffee in the Japanese cups that were kept safely locked away in the cupboard for important guests. Her mother had herself laid them out on the silver plated tray with its elaborately embroidered spread. When the two men had taken their coffee, her father had looked up at her with a smile and had told her to sit down, and she had seated herself on the sofa facing them, drawing the end of her dress over her knees and looking through lowered lids at the man who might choose her as his wife. She had been glad to see that he was tall, well-built and clean-shaven except for a thin greying moustache. In particular she noticed the well-cut coat of English tweed and the silk shirt with gold links. She had felt herself blushing as she saw him returning her gaze." All of the following words could be used to describe Samia except] (1 point) Responses [modest] [modest] [calculating] [calculating] [envious] [envious] [reassured] [reassured] D) [Read the following passage from "The Happy Man." "Inside him, he felt a boundless power, an imperishable energy, an ability to achieve anything with confidence, precision, and obvious success. His heart was overflowing with love for people, animals, and things and with an all-engulfing sense of optimism and joy. It was as if he were no longer troubled or bothered by fear, anxiety, sickness, death, argument, or the question of earning a living. Even more important than that, and something he could not analyze, it was a feeling which penetrated to every cell of his body and soul; it played a tune full of delight, pleasure, serenity, and peace and hummed in its incredible melodies the whispering sound of the world which is denied to the unhappy." Which of the following stylistic elements is used by the writer in these lines to create humor?] (1 point) Responses [hyperbole] [hyperbole] [incongruity] [incongruity] [irony] [irony] [sarcasm] [sarcasm] E) [Select the correct form of the pronoun in parentheses. I just found my favorite photo of my brother and (he, him).] (1 point) Responses [he] [he] [him]

Answer 1

A) recognizes and respects her grandmother's social position.

B) carefree days of a happy childhood

C) envious

D) incongruity

E) him

Answer 2

F) [Select the correct form of the pronoun in parentheses. Maria and (I, me) are planting a garden.] (1 point) Responses [I] [I] [me] [me] G) [Select the correct form of the pronoun in parentheses. The car is showing (it’s, its) age.] (1 point) Responses [it's] [it's] [its] [its] H) [Select the correct form of the pronoun in parentheses. (Theirs, There’s) is the longest driveway.] (1 point) Responses [Theirs] [Theirs] [There's] [There's] I) [Select the correct form of the pronoun in parentheses. The volunteers, Sarah and (me, I), will answer questions.] (1 point) Responses [me] [me] [I] [I] J)[All of the following statements about literary symbols are true except:](1 point) Responses [Symbols enhance the meaning of text.] [Symbols enhance the meaning of text.] [Symbols generally have only one meaning.] [Symbols generally have only one meaning.] [Symbols are often timeless and universal in nature.] [Symbols are often timeless and universal in nature.] [Symbols can present in the form of characters, objects, or actions.]

Answer 3

F) I

G) its

H) Theirs

I) me

J) Symbols generally have only one meaning.

Answer 4

K)[All of the following quotes are examples of foreshadowing from "The Swimming Contest" except:](1 point) Responses ["We can have a shooting match if you like."] ["We can have a shooting match if you like."] ["You beat me in the pool," I told him. "But I'll take you on at anything else, if you want."] ["You beat me in the pool," I told him. "But I'll take you on at anything else, if you want."] ["My Abdul-Karim is a fine, loyal man. Don't you tease him."] ["My Abdul-Karim is a fine, loyal man. Don't you tease him."] ["If he ever manages to beat me here in the pool," Abdul-Karim said, "it will be very bad indeed."]

Answer 5

The quote "We can have a shooting match if you like" is not an example of foreshadowing from "The Swimming Contest."

Answer 6

Question 2 A)[Use the word bank below to match the word with its description](5 points) Put responses in the correct input to answer the question. Select a response, navigate to the desired input and insert the response. Responses can be selected and inserted using the space bar, enter key, left mouse button or touchpad. Responses can also be moved by dragging with a mouse. ["...cooking assailed our nostrils: waves of za'tr, of roast mutton, of fried aubergine, and mint-spiced salad washed over us in turn."] ["They made her a soft bed on a slab of moonstone with layers of soft petals but the flowers wilted, Sita writhed and groaned and complained of everything..."] ["We were served large dishes of fried potatoes, sliced aubergine in tomato sauce, and diced slated cheese, and a bowl of pomegranates and watermelons. There was a heap of hot pitas in the center of the table.] ["...drum and cymbals issued forth, immediately followed by an Arab song, sung in a sweet plaintive voice, with delicate, floating trills." ["The crescent moon rose from behind the eastern mountains and the peaks of the gently stirring waves glistened in its feeble rays, intermingled with threads of light leaking from the houses of Manfalout scattered along the opposite bank."]

Answer 7

Word Bank:

1. aroma
2. laments
3. feast
4. bask
5. melodic

Match:
1. aroma
2. laments
3. feast
4. melodic
5. bask

Answer 8

Taste, touch, sound, smell, sight.

Answer 9

The corresponding senses to the descriptions are as follows:

1. smell (aroma)
2. touch (bask)
3. taste (feast)
4. sound (melodic)
5. sight (laments)

Answer 10

Question 2 A)[Use the word bank below to match the word with its description](5 points) Put responses in the correct input to answer the question. Select a response, navigate to the desired input and insert the response. Responses can be selected and inserted using the space bar, enter key, left mouse button or touchpad. Responses can also be moved by dragging with a mouse. ["...cooking assailed our nostrils: waves of za'tr, of roast mutton, of fried aubergine, and mint-spiced salad washed over us in turn."] ["They made her a soft bed on a slab of moonstone with layers of soft petals but the flowers wilted, Sita writhed and groaned and complained of everything..."] ["We were served large dishes of fried potatoes, sliced aubergine in tomato sauce, and diced slated cheese, and a bowl of pomegranates and watermelons. There was a heap of hot pitas in the center of the table.] ["...drum and cymbals issued forth, immediately followed by an Arab song, sung in a sweet plaintive voice, with delicate, floating trills." ["The crescent moon rose from behind the eastern mountains and the peaks of the gently stirring waves glistened in its feeble rays, intermingled with threads of light leaking from the houses of Manfalout scattered along the opposite bank."] Taste, touch, sound, smell, sight.