Question
Question 16
A)
Use these lines from the poem “The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe to answer the
question.
(1) Nothing farther then he uttered—not a feather then he fluttered—
(2) Till I scarcely more than muttered “Other friends have flown before—
(3) On the morrow he will leave me, as my Hopes have flown before.”
(4) Then the bird said “Nevermore.”
What type of figurative language does Poe use in the second line of this
excerpt?
(1 point)
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
implied metaphor
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Question 17
The Most
Dangerous
Game
by Richard Connell
"Nonsense," laughed Rainsford. "This
hot weather is making you soft,
Whitney. Be a realist. The world is
made up of two classes—the hunters
and the huntees. Luckily, you and I are
hunters. Do you think we've passed
that island yet?"
"I can't tell in the dark. I hope so."
"Why?" asked Rainsford.
"The place has a reputation a bad
A)
Use the passage from “The Most
Dangerous Game” to answer the
question.
Which theme is supported by the
passage?
(1 point)
Fear makes people behave
in strange ways.
Superstitions are always
rooted in fiction.
Hunters should have respect
for the hunted.
People will persevere in the
face of danger.
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Question 18
The Story of an
Hour
by Kate Chopin
Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted
with a heart trouble, great care was
taken to break to her as gently as
possible the news of her husband’s
death.
It was her sister Josephine who told
her, in broken sentences; veiled hints
that revealed in half concealing. Her
husband’s friend Richards was there,
too, near her. It was he who had been
in the newspaper office when
intelligence of the railroad disaster was
received, with Brently Mallard’s name
A)
Use the text of “The Story of an
Hour” to answer the question.
How does the story’s end
contribute to the overall structure of
the story?
(1 point)
The tragic death of Mrs.
Mallard because of her heart
trouble brings the two-part
structure of the story full
circle.
The story’s surprising
ending gives the story a
three-part structure that
explores the distinction
between Mrs. Mallard’s
public persona and private
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Question 19
The general chuckled. "They indicate a
channel," he said, "where there's none:
giant rocks with razor edges crouch like a
sea monster with wide-open jaws. They
can crush a ship as easily as I crush this
nut." He dropped a walnut on the
hardwood floor and brought his heel
grinding down on it. "Oh, yes," he said,
casually, as if in answer to a question. "I
have electricity. We try to be civilized
here."
"Civilized? And you shoot down men?"
A trace of anger was in the general's
black eyes, but it was there for but a
second, and he said, in his most pleasant
manner: "Dear me, what a righteous
young man you are! I assure you I do not
do the thing you suggest. That would be
barbarous. I treat these visitors with every
consideration. They get plenty of good
food and exercise. They get into splendid
physical condition. You shall see for
yourself tomorrow."
"What do you mean?"
"We'll visit my training school," smiled the
general. "It's in the cellar. I have about a
dozen pupils down there now. They're
from the Spanish bark Sanlûcar that had
the bad luck to go on the rocks cut there.
A very inferior lot, regret to say. Poor
specimens and more accustomed to the
deck than to the jungle."
A)
Use the paragraphs to answer the
question.
How does the author use satire to
develop meaning in these
paragraphs?
(1 point)
The author uses Zaroff’s
description of the Spanish
sailors to satirize overly
simplistic stereotypes.
The author satirizes society’s
notions of what makes a
person civilized through
Zaroff’s comparing his prison
to a school.
The author uses Rainsford’s
questions to satirize ideas
about what constitutes polite
society.
The author uses the narrator’s
descriptions of both men
during the conversation to
satirize the idea that hunting is
a game.
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Question 20
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The Tell Tale
Heart
by Edgar Allen Poe
I had my head in, and was about to open
the lantern, when my thumb slipped upon
the tin fastening, and the old man sprang
up in bed, crying out—”Who’s there?”
I kept quite still and said nothing. For a
whole hour I did not move a muscle, and
in the meantime I did not hear him lie
down. He was still sitting up in the bed
listening;—just as I have done, night after
night, hearkening to the death watches in
the wall.
Presently I heard a slight groan, and I
knew it was the groan of mortal terror. It
was not a groan of pain or of grief—oh,
no!—it was the low stifled sound that
arises from the bottom of the soul when
overcharged with awe. I knew the sound
well. Many a night, just at midnight, when
all the world slept, it has welled up from
my own bosom, deepening, with its
dreadful echo, the terrors that distracted
me. I say I knew it well. I knew what the
old man felt, and pitied him, although I
chuckled at heart. I knew that he had
been lying awake ever since the first
slight noise, when he had turned in the
bed. His fears had been ever since
growing upon him. He had been trying to
fancy them causeless, but could not. He
had been saying to himself—”It is nothing
A)
Use the passage to answer the
question.
How would you describe the
character of the old man, based on
the author’s details?
(1 point)
unconcerned
fearful
unaware
cruel
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but the wind in the chimney—it is only a
mouse crossing the floor,” or “It is merely
a cricket which has made a single chirp.”
Yes, he had been trying to comfort
himself with these suppositions: but he
had found all in vain. All in vain; because
Death, in approaching him had stalked
with his black shadow before him, and
enveloped the victim. And it was the
mournful influence of the unperceived
shadow that caused him to feel—
although he neither saw nor heard—to
feel the presence of my head within the
room.
"The Tell Tale Heart" by Edgar Allen Poe
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Question 21
A)
Use the excerpt from Walden by Henry David Thoreau to answer the question.
I find it wholesome to be alone the greater part of the time. To be in
company, even with the best, is soon wearisome and dissipating. I love to
be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as
solitude. We are for the most part more lonely when we go abroad among
men than when we stay in our chambers. A man thinking or working is
always alone, let him be where he will. Solitude is not measured by the
miles of space that intervene between a man and his fellows.
What is the best way to interpret the paradox “I never found the companion that was
so companionable as solitude”?
(1 point)
He is asking them to focus on the downside of being lonely.
He is asking them to focus on the importance of close relationships.
He is asking them to consider the benefits of spending time alone.
He is asking them to consider the benefits of having companions.
A)
Use these lines from the poem “The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe to answer the
question.
(1) Nothing farther then he uttered—not a feather then he fluttered—
(2) Till I scarcely more than muttered “Other friends have flown before—
(3) On the morrow he will leave me, as my Hopes have flown before.”
(4) Then the bird said “Nevermore.”
What type of figurative language does Poe use in the second line of this
excerpt?
(1 point)
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
implied metaphor
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Question 17
The Most
Dangerous
Game
by Richard Connell
"Nonsense," laughed Rainsford. "This
hot weather is making you soft,
Whitney. Be a realist. The world is
made up of two classes—the hunters
and the huntees. Luckily, you and I are
hunters. Do you think we've passed
that island yet?"
"I can't tell in the dark. I hope so."
"Why?" asked Rainsford.
"The place has a reputation a bad
A)
Use the passage from “The Most
Dangerous Game” to answer the
question.
Which theme is supported by the
passage?
(1 point)
Fear makes people behave
in strange ways.
Superstitions are always
rooted in fiction.
Hunters should have respect
for the hunted.
People will persevere in the
face of danger.
12/19/24, 1:21 PM Vega Viewer SPA
Question 18
The Story of an
Hour
by Kate Chopin
Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted
with a heart trouble, great care was
taken to break to her as gently as
possible the news of her husband’s
death.
It was her sister Josephine who told
her, in broken sentences; veiled hints
that revealed in half concealing. Her
husband’s friend Richards was there,
too, near her. It was he who had been
in the newspaper office when
intelligence of the railroad disaster was
received, with Brently Mallard’s name
A)
Use the text of “The Story of an
Hour” to answer the question.
How does the story’s end
contribute to the overall structure of
the story?
(1 point)
The tragic death of Mrs.
Mallard because of her heart
trouble brings the two-part
structure of the story full
circle.
The story’s surprising
ending gives the story a
three-part structure that
explores the distinction
between Mrs. Mallard’s
public persona and private
12/19/24, 1:21 PM Vega Viewer SPA
Question 19
The general chuckled. "They indicate a
channel," he said, "where there's none:
giant rocks with razor edges crouch like a
sea monster with wide-open jaws. They
can crush a ship as easily as I crush this
nut." He dropped a walnut on the
hardwood floor and brought his heel
grinding down on it. "Oh, yes," he said,
casually, as if in answer to a question. "I
have electricity. We try to be civilized
here."
"Civilized? And you shoot down men?"
A trace of anger was in the general's
black eyes, but it was there for but a
second, and he said, in his most pleasant
manner: "Dear me, what a righteous
young man you are! I assure you I do not
do the thing you suggest. That would be
barbarous. I treat these visitors with every
consideration. They get plenty of good
food and exercise. They get into splendid
physical condition. You shall see for
yourself tomorrow."
"What do you mean?"
"We'll visit my training school," smiled the
general. "It's in the cellar. I have about a
dozen pupils down there now. They're
from the Spanish bark Sanlûcar that had
the bad luck to go on the rocks cut there.
A very inferior lot, regret to say. Poor
specimens and more accustomed to the
deck than to the jungle."
A)
Use the paragraphs to answer the
question.
How does the author use satire to
develop meaning in these
paragraphs?
(1 point)
The author uses Zaroff’s
description of the Spanish
sailors to satirize overly
simplistic stereotypes.
The author satirizes society’s
notions of what makes a
person civilized through
Zaroff’s comparing his prison
to a school.
The author uses Rainsford’s
questions to satirize ideas
about what constitutes polite
society.
The author uses the narrator’s
descriptions of both men
during the conversation to
satirize the idea that hunting is
a game.
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Question 20
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The Tell Tale
Heart
by Edgar Allen Poe
I had my head in, and was about to open
the lantern, when my thumb slipped upon
the tin fastening, and the old man sprang
up in bed, crying out—”Who’s there?”
I kept quite still and said nothing. For a
whole hour I did not move a muscle, and
in the meantime I did not hear him lie
down. He was still sitting up in the bed
listening;—just as I have done, night after
night, hearkening to the death watches in
the wall.
Presently I heard a slight groan, and I
knew it was the groan of mortal terror. It
was not a groan of pain or of grief—oh,
no!—it was the low stifled sound that
arises from the bottom of the soul when
overcharged with awe. I knew the sound
well. Many a night, just at midnight, when
all the world slept, it has welled up from
my own bosom, deepening, with its
dreadful echo, the terrors that distracted
me. I say I knew it well. I knew what the
old man felt, and pitied him, although I
chuckled at heart. I knew that he had
been lying awake ever since the first
slight noise, when he had turned in the
bed. His fears had been ever since
growing upon him. He had been trying to
fancy them causeless, but could not. He
had been saying to himself—”It is nothing
A)
Use the passage to answer the
question.
How would you describe the
character of the old man, based on
the author’s details?
(1 point)
unconcerned
fearful
unaware
cruel
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but the wind in the chimney—it is only a
mouse crossing the floor,” or “It is merely
a cricket which has made a single chirp.”
Yes, he had been trying to comfort
himself with these suppositions: but he
had found all in vain. All in vain; because
Death, in approaching him had stalked
with his black shadow before him, and
enveloped the victim. And it was the
mournful influence of the unperceived
shadow that caused him to feel—
although he neither saw nor heard—to
feel the presence of my head within the
room.
"The Tell Tale Heart" by Edgar Allen Poe
12/19/24, 1:21 PM Vega Viewer SPA
Question 21
A)
Use the excerpt from Walden by Henry David Thoreau to answer the question.
I find it wholesome to be alone the greater part of the time. To be in
company, even with the best, is soon wearisome and dissipating. I love to
be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as
solitude. We are for the most part more lonely when we go abroad among
men than when we stay in our chambers. A man thinking or working is
always alone, let him be where he will. Solitude is not measured by the
miles of space that intervene between a man and his fellows.
What is the best way to interpret the paradox “I never found the companion that was
so companionable as solitude”?
(1 point)
He is asking them to focus on the downside of being lonely.
He is asking them to focus on the importance of close relationships.
He is asking them to consider the benefits of spending time alone.
He is asking them to consider the benefits of having companions.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Here are the answers to the questions you provided:
**Question 16:**
**A)** The type of figurative language Poe uses in the second line of the excerpt is **personification**. In this line, it is implied that friends can "fly" away like birds, attributing human qualities to the concept of friendship and hope.
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**Question 17:**
**A)** The theme supported by the passage is that **hunters should have respect for the hunted**. Rainsford's comment reflects on the relationship between hunters and those being hunted.
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**Question 18:**
**A)** The story’s end contributes to the overall structure by highlighting that **the tragic death of Mrs. Mallard because of her heart trouble brings the two-part structure of the story full circle.** The ending emphasizes the irony and tragedy of her newfound freedom being cut short.
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**Question 19:**
**A)** The author uses satire to develop meaning in these paragraphs by **satirizing society’s notions of what makes a person civilized through Zaroff’s comparing his prison to a school.** This highlights the irony of Zaroff's actions and the idea of civilization.
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**Question 20:**
**A)** Based on the author’s details, the character of the old man can be described as **fearful**. He is depicted as being in a state of mortal terror and continually trying to convince himself that the noises he hears are harmless.
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**Question 21:**
**A)** The best way to interpret the paradox “I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude” is that **he is asking them to consider the benefits of spending time alone.** Thoreau emphasizes the positive aspects of solitude compared to social interactions.
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If you have any further questions or need additional help, feel free to ask!
**Question 16:**
**A)** The type of figurative language Poe uses in the second line of the excerpt is **personification**. In this line, it is implied that friends can "fly" away like birds, attributing human qualities to the concept of friendship and hope.
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**Question 17:**
**A)** The theme supported by the passage is that **hunters should have respect for the hunted**. Rainsford's comment reflects on the relationship between hunters and those being hunted.
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**Question 18:**
**A)** The story’s end contributes to the overall structure by highlighting that **the tragic death of Mrs. Mallard because of her heart trouble brings the two-part structure of the story full circle.** The ending emphasizes the irony and tragedy of her newfound freedom being cut short.
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**Question 19:**
**A)** The author uses satire to develop meaning in these paragraphs by **satirizing society’s notions of what makes a person civilized through Zaroff’s comparing his prison to a school.** This highlights the irony of Zaroff's actions and the idea of civilization.
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**Question 20:**
**A)** Based on the author’s details, the character of the old man can be described as **fearful**. He is depicted as being in a state of mortal terror and continually trying to convince himself that the noises he hears are harmless.
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**Question 21:**
**A)** The best way to interpret the paradox “I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude” is that **he is asking them to consider the benefits of spending time alone.** Thoreau emphasizes the positive aspects of solitude compared to social interactions.
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If you have any further questions or need additional help, feel free to ask!