Question

1.Read the excerpt from "In Response to Executive Order 9066".

Of course I’ll come. I’ve packed my galoshes
and three packets of tomato seeds. Denise calls them
love apples. My father says where we’re going
they won’t grow.

The father’s comment in this stanza lends the poem a tone of
playfulness.
irony.
formality.
hopelessness. 2Which term best describes the tone of the paragraph?
formal
playful
indifferent
intimate 3What is a theme in Dwight Okita’s poem "In Response to Executive Order 9066"?
Executive Order 9066 unfairly targeted Japanese Americans.
President Roosevelt was a wise and careful decision maker.
Many Japanese Americans were undercover spies for the enemy.
The US had to intern Japanese Americans to secure domestic borders. 4Which of the following best describes the tone Roosevelt uses in the excerpt?
commanding
condescending
hopeful
subjective 5Whereas the successful prosecution of the war requires every possible protection against espionage and against sabotage to national-defense material, national-defense premises, and national-defense utilities. . . .

Which revision of the excerpt best adds a subjective tone?
Whereas the prosecution of the war requires protective measures against espionage and against sabotage to national-defense material, national-defense premises, and national-defense utilities. . . .
Whereas the successful prosecution of the war requires every possible protection against espionage and against sabotage from our enemies to national-defense and military materials. . . .
Whereas the successful prosecution of the war requires necessary protection against dangerous Japanese spies and against their sabotage to vulnerable national-defense material, national-defense premises, and national-defense utilities. . . .
Whereas winning the war requires much protection against espionage and against sabotage to national-defense material, national-defense premises, and national-defense utilities. . . .

Answer 1

1. hopelessness — the father's practical remark undercuts the speaker’s light talk about seeds and suggests a bleak outcome.

2. playful — the paragraph’s casual, whimsical images (galoshes, tomato seeds, “love apples”) create a playful tone.

3. Executive Order 9066 unfairly targeted Japanese Americans. — the poem responds critically to the order and its impact.

4. commanding — the excerpt uses formal, authoritative language that issues directives.

5. "Whereas the successful prosecution of the war requires necessary protection against dangerous Japanese spies and against their sabotage to vulnerable national-defense material, national-defense premises, and national-defense utilities. . . ." — this revision (choice C) adds subjective, biased language (e.g., “dangerous Japanese spies,” “vulnerable”), making the tone more opinionated.