In the selection entitled "Two Kinds", what is the meaning of lamented?

Question

A Praised

B Complained

C Expressed Regret

D Suggest Sorrow

Question at position 2
Which of the following sentences expresses the main conflict in “Two Kinds”?

A “...something inside of me began to die. I hated the tests, the raised hopes and the failed expectations.”

B “But my mother’s expression was what devastated me: a quiet, blank look that said she had lost everything.”

C “My mother believed you could be anything you wanted to be in America.”

D “She had come here in 1949 after losing everything in China: her mother and father, her family home, her first husband, and two daughters.”

Question at position 3
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In the selection “Thank You, M’am” the reader can infer that the character named Roger

A Gains respect for Mrs. Jones.

B Has robbed many other people before.

C Is used to be treated with respect.

D Will return to a life of crime.




n the selection “The Circuit,” how does the change in setting from the fields to the narrator’s school advance the plot?

A By teaching the narrator not to get his hopes up.

B By causing the narrator to have to choose between school and working in the fields.

C By suggesting the narrator hates his life in the fields.

D By showing how much the narrator enjoys learning.

Question at position 5
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Question at position 5
At the end of the story “The Circuit” the narrator most likely feels

A Excitement about where his family is moving next.

B Disappointed that he has to move.

C Joy over his new relationship with his teacher.

D Fear over learning to play the trumpet.

Which sentence from “The Circuit” demonstrates the narrator’s attitude towards learning?

A “I was so nervous and scared at that moment when everyone's eyes were on me that I wished I were with Papa and Roberto picking cotton.”

B “When I heard this I felt my blood rush to my head; I felt dizzy.”

C “The rest of the month I spent my lunch hours working on English with Mr Lema, my best friend at school.”

D When I entered, I heard a woman's voice say: “May I help you? I was startled.”

Question at position 7
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Question at position 7
In the selection entitled “Mom & Me & Mom”, what does the point of view of the selection help the reader to understand?

A Bailey’s thoughts towards Maya’s attitude

B Momma’s disappointment with Maya

C The narrator’s discomfort with her mother

D Maya’s mother’s background

in the selection “Mom & Me & Mom,” the reader can infer about Maya that she is

A Distrustful of her mother.

B Angry at Momma for leaving her in California.

C Disappointed by the way her brother acts when he arrives in California.

D Relieved that her brother is with her in California.


No one spoke until we reached our house. Bailey dropped his hand over the back of the front seat. When he wiggled his fingers, I grabbed them. He squeezed my fingers and let them go and drew his hand back to the front seat. The exchange did not escape grandmother's notice, but she said nothing.


This paragraph seems to suggest that

A Bailey made up with Maya.

B Bailey misses Stamps as much as Maya.

C Bailey teases Maya and hurts her feelings.

D Bailey is not sensitive to Maya’s feelings.

ANSWER ALL OF THEM

Answer 1

1. The meaning of "lamented" in the selection entitled "Two Kinds" is C) Expressed Regret.

2. The sentence that expresses the main conflict in "Two Kinds" is A) "...something inside of me began to die. I hated the tests, the raised hopes and the failed expectations."

3. In the selection "Thank You, M'am," the reader can infer that the character named Roger A) Gains respect for Mrs. Jones.

4. In the selection "The Circuit," the change in setting from the fields to the narrator's school advances the plot by D) By showing how much the narrator enjoys learning.

5. At the end of the story "The Circuit," the narrator most likely feels B) Disappointed that he has to move.

6. The sentence from "The Circuit" that demonstrates the narrator's attitude towards learning is C) "The rest of the month I spent my lunch hours working on English with Mr Lema, my best friend at school."

7. In the selection entitled "Mom & Me & Mom," the point of view of the selection helps the reader to understand D) Maya's mother's background.

8. In the selection "Mom & Me & Mom," the reader can infer about Maya that she is D) Relieved that her brother is with her in California.

9. This paragraph seems to suggest that A) Bailey made up with Maya.