Question
Question 1 (0.5 points)
What does Amanda's refusal to let Tom call Laura "crippled" reveal about her?
Question 1 options:
She fears her husband's return.
She is obsessed with the past.
She is determined to be reasonable.
She is unable to accept what is real.
Question 2 (0.5 points)
For whom is the glass unicorn a symbol in the play?
Question 2 options:
the nagging mother
the shy daughter
the gentleman caller
the absent father
Question 3 (0.5 points)
What is the overall tone of The Glass Menagerie?
Question 3 options:
fury
passion
optimism
despair
Question 4 (0.5 points)
For what reason do the stage directions often call for light to shine on Laura when she is not part of a conversation?
Question 4 options:
to suggest that she understands the truth about her family
to draw viewers' attention to her beauty
to emphasize to viewers that she is central to the action
to distract viewers from events happening on stage
Question 5 (0.5 points)
In "A Worn Path," Eudora Welty describes Phoenix Jackson's journey into town in a way that symbolically links the journey to __________.
Question 5 options:
birth
life
education
illness
Question 6 (0.5 points)
In "A Worn Path," Phoenix Jackson makes her journey because of her __________.
Question 6 options:
deep love for her grandson
bitter hatred of her poverty
faith in doctors and medicine
confusion about what time of year it is
Question 7 (0.5 points)
In Black Boy, the young Richard Wright associates the bitterness and pain he feels over being abandoned by his father with Blank Space__________.
Question 7 options:
the pain he feels when he is hungry
the hopelessness of impressing his mother
the fear that he will fail his family
the disgrace of being beaten by the boys
Question 8 (0.5 points)
What does Richard Wright learn from his experiences in the excerpt you read from Black Boy?
Question 8 options:
to defend himself and shape his destiny
to forgive the father who abandoned him
to distrust his mother's guidance
to resolve every problem peacefully
Question 9 (0.5 points)
One of the ideas that The House on Mango Street highlights is __________.
Question 9 options:
the love that Esperanza has for her home on Mango Street
the notion that a person as talented as Esperanza has nothing to fear in life
the importance of acquiring wealth in order to leave a disadvantaged neighborhood
the risks and limitations faced by women in male-dominated cultures
Question 10 (0.5 points)
Which of the following is one way that Cisneros suggests the natural desire that people have to express themselves creatively?
Question 10 options:
She describes the artistic impulses of Nenny, Lucy, and Rachel at different points in the novella.
She depicts the murals and songs that are so much a part of life on Mango Street.
She repeatedly reminds readers that Alicia, like Esperanza, is an aspiring artist.
She shows that Esperanza and Minerva both give voice to their feelings through poetry.
Question 11 (0.5 points)
Esperanza's conscious decision to be a person who "leaves the table like a man" stems from a desire on her part to __________.
Question 11 options:
demonstrate the respect she has for her father
remind her sister that she is the older sibling
have control over her own life as men do
show her mother that she will not follow rules
Question 12 (0.5 points)
By the end of the novella, what does Esperanza realize that she must do?
Question 12 options:
She must speak for those people she knows who cannot speak for themselves.
She must write about her family history so that others will know their story and their triumph.
She must forget about the negative experiences she has had and move on with her life.
She must accept the inevitable by finding a man to marry and raise a family with.
Question 13 (0.5 points)
In Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken", what do the diverging paths that the speaker encounters in the woods represent?
Question 13 options:
They represent the destructive potential of technology used in warfare
They represent a choice the speaker must make and the uncertainty that lies ahead in life
They represent the increasing instability of the family in 20th century American life
They represent a mistake that the speker has made in his past and must now accept
Question 14 (0.5 points)
In Langston Hughes, "I, Too", why can the tone be described as determined?
Question 14 options:
The speaker has just now become an American citizen
The speaker is happy to eat in the warm kitchen
The speaker plans to help the people who eat in the dining room
The speaker intends to have equality someday
Question 15 (0.5 points)
In "Sympathy" what image does Paul Laurence Dunbar use to suggest restricted freedom?
Question 15 options:
a flower just opening
flowing rivers
a bird in a cage
the heat of the sun
What does Amanda's refusal to let Tom call Laura "crippled" reveal about her?
Question 1 options:
She fears her husband's return.
She is obsessed with the past.
She is determined to be reasonable.
She is unable to accept what is real.
Question 2 (0.5 points)
For whom is the glass unicorn a symbol in the play?
Question 2 options:
the nagging mother
the shy daughter
the gentleman caller
the absent father
Question 3 (0.5 points)
What is the overall tone of The Glass Menagerie?
Question 3 options:
fury
passion
optimism
despair
Question 4 (0.5 points)
For what reason do the stage directions often call for light to shine on Laura when she is not part of a conversation?
Question 4 options:
to suggest that she understands the truth about her family
to draw viewers' attention to her beauty
to emphasize to viewers that she is central to the action
to distract viewers from events happening on stage
Question 5 (0.5 points)
In "A Worn Path," Eudora Welty describes Phoenix Jackson's journey into town in a way that symbolically links the journey to __________.
Question 5 options:
birth
life
education
illness
Question 6 (0.5 points)
In "A Worn Path," Phoenix Jackson makes her journey because of her __________.
Question 6 options:
deep love for her grandson
bitter hatred of her poverty
faith in doctors and medicine
confusion about what time of year it is
Question 7 (0.5 points)
In Black Boy, the young Richard Wright associates the bitterness and pain he feels over being abandoned by his father with Blank Space__________.
Question 7 options:
the pain he feels when he is hungry
the hopelessness of impressing his mother
the fear that he will fail his family
the disgrace of being beaten by the boys
Question 8 (0.5 points)
What does Richard Wright learn from his experiences in the excerpt you read from Black Boy?
Question 8 options:
to defend himself and shape his destiny
to forgive the father who abandoned him
to distrust his mother's guidance
to resolve every problem peacefully
Question 9 (0.5 points)
One of the ideas that The House on Mango Street highlights is __________.
Question 9 options:
the love that Esperanza has for her home on Mango Street
the notion that a person as talented as Esperanza has nothing to fear in life
the importance of acquiring wealth in order to leave a disadvantaged neighborhood
the risks and limitations faced by women in male-dominated cultures
Question 10 (0.5 points)
Which of the following is one way that Cisneros suggests the natural desire that people have to express themselves creatively?
Question 10 options:
She describes the artistic impulses of Nenny, Lucy, and Rachel at different points in the novella.
She depicts the murals and songs that are so much a part of life on Mango Street.
She repeatedly reminds readers that Alicia, like Esperanza, is an aspiring artist.
She shows that Esperanza and Minerva both give voice to their feelings through poetry.
Question 11 (0.5 points)
Esperanza's conscious decision to be a person who "leaves the table like a man" stems from a desire on her part to __________.
Question 11 options:
demonstrate the respect she has for her father
remind her sister that she is the older sibling
have control over her own life as men do
show her mother that she will not follow rules
Question 12 (0.5 points)
By the end of the novella, what does Esperanza realize that she must do?
Question 12 options:
She must speak for those people she knows who cannot speak for themselves.
She must write about her family history so that others will know their story and their triumph.
She must forget about the negative experiences she has had and move on with her life.
She must accept the inevitable by finding a man to marry and raise a family with.
Question 13 (0.5 points)
In Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken", what do the diverging paths that the speaker encounters in the woods represent?
Question 13 options:
They represent the destructive potential of technology used in warfare
They represent a choice the speaker must make and the uncertainty that lies ahead in life
They represent the increasing instability of the family in 20th century American life
They represent a mistake that the speker has made in his past and must now accept
Question 14 (0.5 points)
In Langston Hughes, "I, Too", why can the tone be described as determined?
Question 14 options:
The speaker has just now become an American citizen
The speaker is happy to eat in the warm kitchen
The speaker plans to help the people who eat in the dining room
The speaker intends to have equality someday
Question 15 (0.5 points)
In "Sympathy" what image does Paul Laurence Dunbar use to suggest restricted freedom?
Question 15 options:
a flower just opening
flowing rivers
a bird in a cage
the heat of the sun
Answers
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Here are the answers to each of the questions:
**Question 1:** What does Amanda's refusal to let Tom call Laura "crippled" reveal about her?
**Answer:** She is unable to accept what is real.
**Question 2:** For whom is the glass unicorn a symbol in the play?
**Answer:** the shy daughter
**Question 3:** What is the overall tone of The Glass Menagerie?
**Answer:** despair
**Question 4:** For what reason do the stage directions often call for light to shine on Laura when she is not part of a conversation?
**Answer:** to emphasize to viewers that she is central to the action
**Question 5:** In "A Worn Path," Eudora Welty describes Phoenix Jackson's journey into town in a way that symbolically links the journey to __________.
**Answer:** life
**Question 6:** In "A Worn Path," Phoenix Jackson makes her journey because of her __________.
**Answer:** deep love for her grandson
**Question 7:** In Black Boy, the young Richard Wright associates the bitterness and pain he feels over being abandoned by his father with __________.
**Answer:** the pain he feels when he is hungry
**Question 8:** What does Richard Wright learn from his experiences in the excerpt you read from Black Boy?
**Answer:** to defend himself and shape his destiny
**Question 9:** One of the ideas that The House on Mango Street highlights is __________.
**Answer:** the risks and limitations faced by women in male-dominated cultures
**Question 10:** Which of the following is one way that Cisneros suggests the natural desire that people have to express themselves creatively?
**Answer:** She depicts the murals and songs that are so much a part of life on Mango Street.
**Question 11:** Esperanza's conscious decision to be a person who "leaves the table like a man" stems from a desire on her part to __________.
**Answer:** have control over her own life as men do
**Question 12:** By the end of the novella, what does Esperanza realize that she must do?
**Answer:** She must speak for those people she knows who cannot speak for themselves.
**Question 13:** In Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken," what do the diverging paths that the speaker encounters in the woods represent?
**Answer:** They represent a choice the speaker must make and the uncertainty that lies ahead in life
**Question 14:** In Langston Hughes, "I, Too", why can the tone be described as determined?
**Answer:** The speaker intends to have equality someday
**Question 15:** In "Sympathy" what image does Paul Laurence Dunbar use to suggest restricted freedom?
**Answer:** a bird in a cage
Feel free to ask if you need more clarification or have further questions!
**Question 1:** What does Amanda's refusal to let Tom call Laura "crippled" reveal about her?
**Answer:** She is unable to accept what is real.
**Question 2:** For whom is the glass unicorn a symbol in the play?
**Answer:** the shy daughter
**Question 3:** What is the overall tone of The Glass Menagerie?
**Answer:** despair
**Question 4:** For what reason do the stage directions often call for light to shine on Laura when she is not part of a conversation?
**Answer:** to emphasize to viewers that she is central to the action
**Question 5:** In "A Worn Path," Eudora Welty describes Phoenix Jackson's journey into town in a way that symbolically links the journey to __________.
**Answer:** life
**Question 6:** In "A Worn Path," Phoenix Jackson makes her journey because of her __________.
**Answer:** deep love for her grandson
**Question 7:** In Black Boy, the young Richard Wright associates the bitterness and pain he feels over being abandoned by his father with __________.
**Answer:** the pain he feels when he is hungry
**Question 8:** What does Richard Wright learn from his experiences in the excerpt you read from Black Boy?
**Answer:** to defend himself and shape his destiny
**Question 9:** One of the ideas that The House on Mango Street highlights is __________.
**Answer:** the risks and limitations faced by women in male-dominated cultures
**Question 10:** Which of the following is one way that Cisneros suggests the natural desire that people have to express themselves creatively?
**Answer:** She depicts the murals and songs that are so much a part of life on Mango Street.
**Question 11:** Esperanza's conscious decision to be a person who "leaves the table like a man" stems from a desire on her part to __________.
**Answer:** have control over her own life as men do
**Question 12:** By the end of the novella, what does Esperanza realize that she must do?
**Answer:** She must speak for those people she knows who cannot speak for themselves.
**Question 13:** In Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken," what do the diverging paths that the speaker encounters in the woods represent?
**Answer:** They represent a choice the speaker must make and the uncertainty that lies ahead in life
**Question 14:** In Langston Hughes, "I, Too", why can the tone be described as determined?
**Answer:** The speaker intends to have equality someday
**Question 15:** In "Sympathy" what image does Paul Laurence Dunbar use to suggest restricted freedom?
**Answer:** a bird in a cage
Feel free to ask if you need more clarification or have further questions!
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