6 Read the following sentences from "When Greek Meets Greek."
Fraser scratch his head. "I know of a landlord up the road who vow that ain't ever taking anybody who come from the West Indies. But he don't mind taking Indians. He wouldn't know the difference when he see you is a Indian...them English people so foolish they believe every Indian come from India."
Which of the following words best describes the speaker's tone? (1 point)
• confused
• curious
• mocking (my answer)
• scheming
7 Read the following sentences from "The Third Bank of the River."
She scolded us daily—my sister, my brother, and me. But it happened one day that Father ordered a boat . . . Mother carried on plenty about it. Was her husband going to become a fisherman all of a sudden? Or a hunter? Father said nothing.
Which of the following words best describes the relationship between the Mother and her family? (1 point)
• contemptuous
• disconnected
• hostile(my answer)
• oppressive
8 Read the following lines from "And of Clay Are We Created."
When the station called before dawn, Rolf Carlé and I were together. I crawled out of bed, dazed with sleep, and went to prepare coffee while he hurriedly dressed. He stuffed his gear in the green canvas backpack he always carried, and we said goodbye, as we had so many times before.
Which of the following words best describes the relationship between the two characters? (1 point)
• friendly
• repetitive
• supportive(my answer)
• sympathetic
10 Read the following sentences from "The Youngest Doll."
The aunt thought he was listening for the breathing of the prawn to see if it was still alive, and she
fondly lifted his hand and placed it on the spot where he could feel the constant movement of the
creature's antennae. The young man released the ruffle and looked fixedly at his father. “You could
have cured this from the start,” he told him. “That's true,” his father answered, “but I just wanted you
to come and see the prawn that has been paying for your education these twenty years."
In these sentences, the prawn most likely symbolizes (1 point)
• a craving for power and knowledge.(my answer)
• a sense of selfish motivation and greed.
• a feeling of unity between father and son.
• a secret shared between doctor and patient
9 Read the following lines from the poem "Love After Love."
"you will greet yourself arriving
at your own door, in your own mirror,
and each will smile at the other's welcome,"
In these lines, the mirrormost likely symbolizes (1 point)
• a show of vanity.
• a sense of comfort.(my answer)
• the recognition of one's talents.
• the reflection of one's inner beauty
3 answers