1. In works like "To Build a Fire," Naturalist writers such as Jack London advocated (Points : 5)

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trusting entirely in the wisdom and ingenuity of human beings.

respect for the power and wildness of the natural world.

remaining always within the protective boundaries of civilization.

celebrating the lighter side of life in the woods.

Question 2.2. In James Thurber's story "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," the title character is gradually revealed to be someone who (Points : 5)
is bold and heroic on the inside but outwardly shy and passive.
is quite able to look out for himself.
is happy with his life and sees no need to change it.
longs for a quiet life away from adventure and danger.

Question 3.3. In "In Just-," the poet uses the words "and bettyandisabel come dancing / from hop-scotch and jump-rope and / it's / spring" to create a mood of (Points : 5)
boring routine.
happy activity.
peaceful days.
hopeless dejection.

Question 4.4. James Thurber writes "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" from a limited third-person point of view so that (Points : 5)
readers can experience the details of Mitty's daydreams.
the mood of the story can shift frequently.
readers can find out what other characters do while Mitty daydreams.
the story’s narrator can keep distance from the events of Mitty’s life.

Question 5.5. What lesson does the main character of Guy de Maupassant's "The Piece of String" learn, to his sorrow? (Points : 5)
Thieves will blame innocent men to stay out of trouble.
One cannot trust local government officials to be fair.
Some people make up their minds and cannot be swayed by reason or logic.
If one is known to be deceitful, one will not be believed even when telling the truth.

Question 6.6. What moment contains the climax of "The Glass of Milk"? (Points : 5)
The boy turns down the sailor's offer of food.

The boy begins to feel extremely hungry.

The narrator describes the area where the story takes place.

The boy eats the wafer and drinks the milk, knowing he cannot pay for them.

Question 7.7. Which of the following quotations from Langston Hughes’s short story “Gumption” is an example of dialect? (Points : 5)
“Well, that made the old man mad.”
“Well, they ain’t got no better, leastwise not for colored.”
“You can’t eat gumption.”
“There was no peace at home that morning.”

Question 8.8. What literary technique does John Keats to help readers visualize and identify with Autumn in "To Autumn"? (Points : 5)
Keats uses personification, addressing Autumn and comparing it to a woman.
Keats uses an extended metaphor to compare Autumn to the city of London.
Keats uses alliteration, filling the poem with –s sounds.
Keats uses the first-person point of view so that readers know his own thoughts about the season.

Question 9.9. A poem that uses neither rhyme nor regular meter is (Points : 5)
a free-verse poem.
an epic.
a narrative poem.
an ode.

Question 10.10. The motif of the falling leaves in Gerard Manley Hopkins's poem "Spring and Fall" (Points : 5)
brings to mind the beauty of autumn.
reveals the naivety of children.
implies that spring will come again soon.
strengthens the theme that all things must die.

Question 11.11. Why are words such as dream, lazy, and lullaby fitting in Susan Hartley Swett's poem "July”? (Points : 5)
The words remind readers of the heat of summer.
The words create a comical tone in the poem.
The words suggest fun activities to do on a summer day.
The words match the slow, relaxed pace of a July day.

Question 12.12. The irony of Hauchecorne’s fate in “The Piece of String” arises from (Points : 5)
his great need to find a piece of string and disappointment when he finally does.
his desperate desire to be believed by people who know him as a liar.
his residence in a town known to be a den of thieves.
his former close friendship with Malandain.

Question 13.13. E.E. Cummings describes the balloonman as "goat-footed" because (Points : 5)
he is a master of sensory language.

the simile is one that he always uses when referring to the balloonman.

he is alluding to Pan, the Greek god associated with music and playfulness.

the balloonman is a dangerous presence in the poem.

Question 14.14. "The Lady or the Tiger?" is a unique short story because it has no (Points : 5)
resolution.

rising action.

conflict.

climax.

Question 15.15. Like most autobiographies, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings uses the ___________ point of view to involve readers more intimately with the story being told. (Points : 5)
first-person
second-person
third-person limited
third-person omniscient

Question 16.16. The setting of Mark Twain's "A Cub Pilot" (Points : 5)
adds humor to sometimes frightening events that occur on the river.
creates conflict among the characters in the memoir.
has little effect on the events he narrates.
provides an environment replete with specific language and imagery for him to exploit.

Question 17.17. What do the words mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful in "In Just-" help the poet to achieve? (Points : 5)
They describe the movement of the children in the poem.
They describe the appearance and mood of early spring.
They depict the balloonman to readers.
They reinforce the poem’s rhyme scheme.

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