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Analyzing Literary Text Unit Test
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The Locket
by Kate Chopin
Octavie wore a plain black dress, severe in its simplicity. A narrow belt held it at the waist and the sleeves were gathered into close fitting wristbands. She had discarded her hoopskirt and appeared not unlike a nun. Beneath the folds of her bodice nestled the old locket. She never displayed it now. It had returned to her sanctified in her eyes; made precious as material things sometimes are by being forever identified with a significant moment of one’s existence.
A hundred times she had read over the letter with which the locket had come back to her. No later than that morning she had again pored over it. As she sat beside the window, smoothing the letter out upon her knee, heavy and spiced odors stole in to her with the songs of birds and the humming of insects in the air.
She was so young and the world was so beautiful that there came over her a sense of unreality as she read again and again the priest’s letter. He told of that autumn day drawing to its close, with the gold and the red fading out of the west, and the night gathering its shadows to cover the faces of the dead. Oh! She could not believe that one of those dead was her own! with visage uplifted to the gray sky in an agony of supplication. A spasm of resistance and rebellion seized and swept over her. Why was the spring here with its flowers and its seductive breath if he was dead! Why was she here! What further had she to do with life and the living!
"The Locket" by Kate Chopin
The Brothers
by Louisa May Alcott
"You see a Reb has just been brought in crazy with typhoid; a bad case every way; a drunken, rascally little captain somebody took the trouble to capture, but whom nobody wants to take the trouble to cure. The wards are full, the ladies worked to death, and willing to be for our own boys, but rather slow to risk their lives for a Reb. . . . The fellow won't last long, I fancy; but he can't die without some sort of care, you know. I've put him in the fourth story of the west wing, away from the rest. It is airy, quiet, and comfortable there. I'm on that ward, and will do my best for you in every way. Now, then, will you go?"
"Of course I will, out of perversity, if not common charity; for some of these people think that because I'm an abolitionist I am also a heathen, and I should rather like to show them, that, though I cannot quite love my enemies, I am willing to take care of them."
"The Brothers" by Louisa May Alcott
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Use the passages to answer the question.
Based on these passages, which statement accurately compares the topics of “The Locket” and “The Brothers”?
(1 point)
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Both focus on how the Civil War affected women, but “The Locket” focuses on a woman at home and “The Brothers” on a woman caring for soldiers.
Both focus on how the Civil War affected women, but “The Locket” focuses on a woman at home and “The Brothers” on a woman caring for soldiers.
Both show how women during the Civil War era handled personal loss.
Both show how women during the Civil War era handled personal loss.
Both explore the importance of compassionate caregivers during the Civil War.
Both explore the importance of compassionate caregivers during the Civil War.
Both focus on the role of women during the Civil War, but “The Locket” focuses on personal loss and “The Brothers” on the importance of the abolitionist movement.
Both focus on the role of women during the Civil War, but “The Locket” focuses on personal loss and “The Brothers” on the importance of the abolitionist movement.
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6 of 166 of 16 Items
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The Locket
by Kate Chopin
Octavie wore a plain black dress, severe in its simplicity. A narrow belt held it at the waist and the sleeves were gathered into close fitting wristbands. She had discarded her hoopskirt and appeared not unlike a nun. Beneath the folds of her bodice nestled the old locket. She never displayed it now. It had returned to her sanctified in her eyes; made precious as material things sometimes are by being forever identified with a significant moment of one’s existence.
A hundred times she had read over the letter with which the locket had come back to her. No later than that morning she had again pored over it. As she sat beside the window, smoothing the letter out upon her knee, heavy and spiced odors stole in to her with the songs of birds and the humming of insects in the air.
She was so young and the world was so beautiful that there came over her a sense of unreality as she read again and again the priest’s letter. He told of that autumn day drawing to its close, with the gold and the red fading out of the west, and the night gathering its shadows to cover the faces of the dead. Oh! She could not believe that one of those dead was her own! with visage uplifted to the gray sky in an agony of supplication. A spasm of resistance and rebellion seized and swept over her. Why was the spring here with its flowers and its seductive breath if he was dead! Why was she here! What further had she to do with life and the living!
"The Locket" by Kate Chopin
The Brothers
by Louisa May Alcott
"You see a Reb has just been brought in crazy with typhoid; a bad case every way; a drunken, rascally little captain somebody took the trouble to capture, but whom nobody wants to take the trouble to cure. The wards are full, the ladies worked to death, and willing to be for our own boys, but rather slow to risk their lives for a Reb. . . . The fellow won't last long, I fancy; but he can't die without some sort of care, you know. I've put him in the fourth story of the west wing, away from the rest. It is airy, quiet, and comfortable there. I'm on that ward, and will do my best for you in every way. Now, then, will you go?"
"Of course I will, out of perversity, if not common charity; for some of these people think that because I'm an abolitionist I am also a heathen, and I should rather like to show them, that, though I cannot quite love my enemies, I am willing to take care of them."
"The Brothers" by Louisa May Alcott
Question
Use the passages to answer the question.
Based on these passages, which statement accurately compares the topics of “The Locket” and “The Brothers”?
(1 point)
Responses
Both focus on how the Civil War affected women, but “The Locket” focuses on a woman at home and “The Brothers” on a woman caring for soldiers.
Both focus on how the Civil War affected women, but “The Locket” focuses on a woman at home and “The Brothers” on a woman caring for soldiers.
Both show how women during the Civil War era handled personal loss.
Both show how women during the Civil War era handled personal loss.
Both explore the importance of compassionate caregivers during the Civil War.
Both explore the importance of compassionate caregivers during the Civil War.
Both focus on the role of women during the Civil War, but “The Locket” focuses on personal loss and “The Brothers” on the importance of the abolitionist movement.
Both focus on the role of women during the Civil War, but “The Locket” focuses on personal loss and “The Brothers” on the importance of the abolitionist movement.
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Based on the passages from "The Locket" by Kate Chopin and "The Brothers" by Louisa May Alcott, the statement that accurately compares the topics of the two works is:
**Both show how women during the Civil War era handled personal loss.**
In "The Locket," Octavie grapples with the emotional impact of loss related to a loved one who has died, reflecting on her grief and feelings of unreality. In "The Brothers," the woman caring for the injured soldier experiences her personal conflict about her role as a caregiver, which can also highlight the emotional burdens women faced during the Civil War, including the loss of life and moral dilemmas surrounding care for soldiers. Both stories reveal different facets of the experiences of women during this tumultuous period.
**Both show how women during the Civil War era handled personal loss.**
In "The Locket," Octavie grapples with the emotional impact of loss related to a loved one who has died, reflecting on her grief and feelings of unreality. In "The Brothers," the woman caring for the injured soldier experiences her personal conflict about her role as a caregiver, which can also highlight the emotional burdens women faced during the Civil War, including the loss of life and moral dilemmas surrounding care for soldiers. Both stories reveal different facets of the experiences of women during this tumultuous period.