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uestion 11 pts
Which is the BEST way to determine the author’s purpose for writing a literary work?
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by studying another literary work in the same genre and making comparisons

by reading critical reviews of the work and searching for the term author’s purpose

by looking at elements in the work such as the point of view, setting, and characterization

by writing a letter to the author to ask what his or her purpose was for writing the work

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Question 21 pts
Read the memoir excerpt below, and think about the author’s purpose.

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What is MOST LIKELY the author’s purpose for writing this passage?

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to describe what life was like for women in England in the 1600s

to explore how someone might feel after losing a job or a livelihood

to explain how his family history helped him develop a strong work ethic

to represent the point of view of his father’s ancestors

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Question 31 pts
Read the memoir excerpt below, and think about the author’s purpose.

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What element in the passage MOST helps suggest the author’s purpose?

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conflict and resolution—the way the author comes to terms with his hard-working parents

word choice—the use of straightforward vocabulary

characterization—the way the author describes his parents’ work lives

setting—the mention of a variety of places such as Ohio, New Jersey, and England

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Question 41 pts
Read the story summary below, and think about author’s purpose.

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Which sentence BEST explains how the author uses characterization to show how he became such a hard worker?

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The author tells incidents of his parents working hard and notes that it is “no wonder” that he has always been such a hard worker too.

The author explains that he is a hard worker even though his parents did not show him how to work hard.

The author describes the English and Welsh heritage of his mother as one based on hard work and endurance “without complaining.”

The author describes the virtues of his ancestors who fought in the Revolutionary War to show why he is so restless.

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Question 51 pts
Which phrase best describes the main conflict in the short story "A Resumed Identity"?
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a conflict between the main character's perceptions and his actual situation

a conflict between the main character and the doctor he meets on the road

a conflict between an injured young soldier and an old man

a conflict between the two armies in a Civil War battle

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Question 61 pts
As you reread this passage from the prose poem "How We Spent Our Time in the Army," think about what the poet wants to suggest about a soldier's life on the front lines.

We stayed awake to listen for movement. We were starved for the hearing of movement. We knew they were probably asleep in their beds or writing home about nothing or doing smart things by lamplight. To be sure, not thinking of us. Small in our drunkenness, we’d admit we made this mess for them and feel ashamed especially now that we knew people were dying. We only wanted to have something big to talk about. Fireworks. We wanted to gaze meaningfully at them down the barrels of our guns and have them take our meaning. We wanted to be seen. We were wriggling out of our skins to be seen.

What does the speaker say that the soldiers really want?
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to get revenge for those who have died in the war

to have meaningful contact with enemy soldiers

to stay alert enough to capture enemy soldiers

to go home and spend time with their loved ones

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Here are the best answers:

1. by looking at elements in the work such as the point of view, setting, and characterization

2. to explain how his family history helped him develop a strong work ethic

3. characterization—the way the author describes his parents’ work lives

4. The author tells incidents of his parents working hard and notes that it is “no wonder” that he has always been such a hard worker too.

5. a conflict between the main character's perceptions and his actual situation

6. to have meaningful contact with enemy soldiers