Question

Which author worked as a steamboat pilot during his youth and went on to become famous as a humorist, novelist, and memoirist?

A.
Mark Twain

B.
Ernesto Galarza

C.
Russell Baker

D.
Jack London

Answer 1

A.

Answer 2

k thx @amypperson

Answer 3

no problem :)

Answer 4

can u help me on more @amypperson

Answer 5

sure

Answer 6

Which excerpt from Jack London's "To Build a Fire" best expresses the dominance of nature that is part of the Naturalist perspective?

A.
"When it is seventy-five below zero, a man must not fail in his first attempt to build a fire--that is, if his feet are wet."

B.
"[The cold] did not lead [the man] to meditate upon his frailty as a creature of temperature . . . it did not lead him to the conjectural field of immortality and man's place in the universe."

C.
"The dog had learned fire, and it wanted fire, or else to burrow under the snow and cuddle its warmth away from the air."

D.
"He knew that at fifty below spittle crackled on the snow, but this spittle had crackled in the air. Undoubtedly it was colder than fifty below--how much colder he did not know."

Answer 7

@amypperson

Answer 8

umm I'm not really sure but I'm going to guess B.

Answer 9

ok thx @amypperson

Answer 10

OMG i remember this test

Answer 11

Which fact about "Lochinvar" most supports the claim that the work is a narrative poem?

A.
A suspenseful problem is resolved in the poem.

B.
Gallant heroes and fair ladies appear in the poem.

C.
Faithful love is the theme of the poem.

D.
Lively rhythm marks the lines of the poem.

Answer 12

can u help me out ? @shoshanas

Answer 13

its 25 questions tho @shoshanas

Answer 14

grab your classics for young
readers book

Answer 15

i cant find them @shoshanas

Answer 16

ill grab mine then, just one minute

Answer 17

btw, what are you up to in english?

Answer 18

okay

Answer 19

what was the question?

Answer 20

Which fact about "Lochinvar" most supports the claim that the work is a narrative poem?

A.
A suspenseful problem is resolved in the poem.

B.
Gallant heroes and fair ladies appear in the poem.

C.
Faithful love is the theme of the poem.

D.
Lively rhythm marks the lines of the poem.

Answer 21

umm i dont know this one, but i would guess A

Answer 22

what are you up to in GUM?

Answer 23

i finished it but i have to retake some

Answer 24

can you help me if i help you with this test?

Answer 25

yea sure

Answer 26

here is the next question

Answer 27

What movement did W.B. Yeats, author of "The Song of Wandering Aengus," help to start as he dedicated himself to Irish themes in his poetry?

A.
British Nationalism

B.
the Celtic Revival

C.
Narrative Poetry

D.
Naturalism

Answer 28

@shoshanas

Answer 29

b

Answer 30

thx

Answer 31

What is the purpose of the detailed daydreams that interrupt the plot in "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"?

A.
They recall the risky situations Mitty has faced.

B.
They reveal the irritating challenges Mitty faces daily.

C.
They recall the dashing man Mitty once was.

D.
They reveal the heroic life Mitty longs to lead.

Answer 32

@shoshanas

Answer 33

umm

Answer 34

D

Answer 35

next

Answer 36

What mood do words like "sifts," "powders," "Wool," and "Vails" [veils] create in Emily wingspaninson's "It sifts from Leaden Sieves"?

A.
a ghostly, mysterious mood

B.
a mood of quiet transformation

C.
a mood of threatening alarm

D.
a gloomy, dark mood

Answer 37

give me a second to find it

Answer 38

ok @shoshanas

Answer 39

i am thinking D, but it may be A

Answer 40

Who narrates Langston Hughes's short story "Gumption"?

A.
Sylvester, a believable first-person narrator looking back at his past

B.
Oyster, a disgruntled third-person limited narrator describing unjust events

C.
Hughes himself, a third-person omniscient narrator revealing the thoughts of all characters

D.
Clara, a nagging first-person narrator scolding her family

Answer 41

C i believe

Answer 42

What do readers learn by the end of Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery"?

A.
Traditions keep society strong and productive.

B.
Cooperation guarantees success in a community.

C.
Ordinary people are capable of terrible deeds.

D.
It is a mistake to trust in friendship.

Answer 43

my turn for one,
Which is a sentence fragment?


A.
A small herd of buffalo grazed in the valley below us.


B.
The wind, cold and powerful, swept through the city, and some trees felled power lines.


C.
Dew glistening on the tiny green leaves of the young plants.


D.
Although some of the seeds had already sprouted, these hadn't.

Answer 44

C is the answer to yours

Answer 45

c i believe @shoshanas

Answer 46

so you give me one of your questions, and i give you one of of mine, and we answer eachothers?

Answer 47

ok

Answer 48

Which best describes Creon's speech to his subjects at the beginning of Sophocles' Antigone?

A.
hesitant and pleading

B.
gracious and kind

C.
arrogant and haughty

D.
alarmed and confused

Answer 49

Which is a complete sentence?


A.
For once, the whole family, including all the aunts, uncles, and cousins, was together.


B.
From someone I didn't know and from a country I had never visited.


C.
Mark rolling out the dough and the student greasing the pan.


D.
Following directions being essential for proper assembly.

Answer 50

a @shoshanas

Answer 51

i would say C

Answer 52

Which is a run-on sentence?


A.
There were only a few dancers on the floor, the couple soon became the center of attention.


B.
His helmet bore the number of the firehouse, which was more than 100 years old.


C.
If you start saving now, you will be able to buy a car sooner.


D.
A worn yellow quilt was lying at the foot of the antique bed, a gift from their grandmother.

Answer 53

your next question?

Answer 54

What moment contains the climax of "The Lottery"?

A.
Tessie accuses Mr. Summers of holding an unfair drawing.

B.
Tessie draws the paper with the black spot.

C.
The villagers gather for the drawing.

D.
Small boys play at collecting stones.

Answer 55

D for yours @shoshanas

Answer 56

its going to suck if we both fail are test!!!!! hahahah i doubt it tho

Answer 57

C

Answer 58

yes, yes it will

Answer 59

ok next question

Answer 60

Which is the subject of this sentence?

Be sure to lock the door before going to band practice.



A.
band


B.
practice


C.
door


D.
(you)

Answer 61

How is the main conflict of God's loneliness resolved in James Weldon Johnson's "The Creation"?

A.
He bathes the earth in cool waters.

B.
He creates a man.

C.
He calls forth animals and birds.

D.
He makes the sun and moon.

Answer 62

B

Answer 63

im pretty sure its c

Answer 64

i will be right back

Answer 65

ok

Answer 66

im back

Answer 67

Which is the subject of this sentence?

This weekend, the Pickle Barrel Players are performing at the local theater.



A.
Pickle Barrel Players


B.
weekend


C.
theater


D.
this weekend

Answer 68

Read the sentence from Langston Hughes's story "Gumption":


"Ain't this the place what's giving all the white folks jobs doing what they used to doing and know how to do? My boy ain't know nothing about no pick and shovel."


What kind of language does Hughes use in these sentences?

A.
descriptive, to add to the story's sensory details

B.
dialect, to add to the story's realism

C.
figurative, to add to the story's layers of meaning

D.
symbolic, to add to the story's theme

Answer 69

B

Answer 70

i would say B

Answer 71

Which is the subject of this sentence?

Last year, wasn't Carson City in Nevada near our campsite?



A.
Nevada


B.
city


C.
Carson City


D.
year

Answer 72

What is the rhyme scheme of the excerpt from "The Wreck of the Hesperus"?


Colder and colder blew the wind,
A gale from the northeast;
The snow fell hissing in the brine,
And the billow frothed like yeast.

A.
ABAB

B.
ABBB

C.
ACBC

D.
ABCB

Answer 73

i would say D

Answer 74

i would say a

Answer 75

omgggg dude i have to gooo im going out to eat

Answer 76

sooorry do good on ur test

Answer 77

okay thanks so much for your help!!!