Read the poem by Edgar Allen Poe before answering the following questions.

Question

Question 1
PART A: Which sentence best describes a theme of the poem? (1 point)
Responses

We cannot slow the passage of time.
We cannot slow the passage of time.

It is important to hold on to your dreams.
It is important to hold on to your dreams.

Our loved ones usually leave us.
Our loved ones usually leave us.

Nothing in life is permanent.
Nothing in life is permanent.
Question 2
PART B: Which lines from the poem best support the answer to Part A? (1 point)
Responses

"And I hold within my hand / Grains of the golden sand" (Lines 14-15)
"And I hold within my hand / Grains of the golden sand" (Lines 14-15)

"Thus much let me avow — / You are not wrong, who deem" (Lines 3-4)
"Thus much let me avow — / You are not wrong, who deem" (Lines 3-4)

"O God! I cannot save / One from the pitiless wave" (Lines 21-22)
"O God! I cannot save / One from the pitiless wave" (Lines 21-22)

"Through my fingers to the deep, / While I weep — while I weep!" (Lines 17-18)
"Through my fingers to the deep, / While I weep — while I weep!" (Lines 17-18)
Question 3
PART A: What is the meaning of the word "vision" as used in line 8? (1 point)
Responses

a spirit
a spirit

a dream
a dream

a beautiful person
a beautiful person

the future
the future
Question 4
PART B: Which lines from the poem best support the answer to Part A? (1 point)
Responses

"You are not wrong, who deem / That my days have been a dream" (Lines 4-5)
"You are not wrong, who deem / That my days have been a dream" (Lines 4-5)

"Is it therefore the less gone?" (Line 9)
"Is it therefore the less gone?" (Line 9)

"All that we see or seem / Is but a dream within a dream." (Lines 10-11)
"All that we see or seem / Is but a dream within a dream." (Lines 10-11)

"Yet if hope has flown away / In a night, or in a day" (Lines 6-7)
"Yet if hope has flown away / In a night, or in a day" (Lines 6-7)
Directions:
Read the passage about the court case Tinker v. Des Moines prior to answering the following questions.
Question 5
What caused the conflict between the students and the school?(1 point)
Responses

The students chose to wear the armbands after the school banned all protests.
The students chose to wear the armbands after the school banned all protests.

The students refused to wear the armbands after the school permitted it.
The students refused to wear the armbands after the school permitted it.

The school prohibited the students to wear dark colored clothes.
The school prohibited the students to wear dark colored clothes.

The school permitted the students to protest local events only.
The school permitted the students to protest local events only.
Question 6
Why did the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa rule in favor of the school? (Paragraphs 8-9)(1 point)
Responses

The First Amendment covers only actual speech, not "symbolic" speech.
The First Amendment covers only actual speech, not "symbolic" speech.

The students had no protection under the First Amendment.
The students had no protection under the First Amendment.

The school's right to create order outweighed the students' rights.
The school's right to create order outweighed the students' rights.

The arm bands were not a form of symbolic speech.
The arm bands were not a form of symbolic speech.
Question 7
Why did the author include this detail in the article?

The students’ lawyer, Dan Johnston, argued that the school district had allowed other forms of political speech in the school, including political buttons. No riots or upheavals resulted. (Paragraph 10)

(1 point)
Responses

To demonstrate that other types of political speech did not lead to disruption
To demonstrate that other types of political speech did not lead to disruption

To disagree with the school about allowing all forms of political speech on school grounds
To disagree with the school about allowing all forms of political speech on school grounds

To prove that the school had a history of major disruptions due to political speech
To prove that the school had a history of major disruptions due to political speech

To support the school preventing all forms of political speech
To support the school preventing all forms of political speech
Question 8
Which detail from the text best demonstrates the Supreme Court’s decision about students’ rights?(1 point)
Responses

“some students in Iowa schools– and, indeed, in all schools– will be ready, able, and willing to defy their teachers on practically all orders.” (Paragraph 19)
“some students in Iowa schools– and, indeed, in all schools– will be ready, able, and willing to defy their teachers on practically all orders.” (Paragraph 19)

“In this case, the school failed to present any real evidence that wearing black armbands would disrupt education at the school.” (Paragraph 20)
“In this case, the school failed to present any real evidence that wearing black armbands would disrupt education at the school.” (Paragraph 20)

“Justice Fortas wrote that students and teachers do not ‘shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate.’” (Paragraph 11)
“Justice Fortas wrote that students and teachers do not ‘shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate.’” (Paragraph 11)

“Uncontrolled and uncontrollable liberty is an enemy to domestic peace ” (Paragraph 19)
“Uncontrolled and uncontrollable liberty is an enemy to domestic peace ” (Paragraph 19)
Directions:
Read the selected passage from Charles' Dickens, A Christmas Carol, prior to answering the following questions.
Question 9
Which detail from the text best supports that the narrator is critical of Scrooge? (1 point)
Responses

"And Scrooge's name was good upon 'Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to" (Paragraph 1)
"And Scrooge's name was good upon 'Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to" (Paragraph 1)

"'And therefore, uncle, though it has never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, I believe that it has done me good and will do me good; and I say God bless it!'" (Paragraph 25)
"'And therefore, uncle, though it has never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, I believe that it has done me good and will do me good; and I say God bless it!'" (Paragraph 25)

"The cold within him froze his old features, nipped his pointed nose, shrivelled his cheek, stiffened his gait; made his eyes red, his thin lips blue, and spoke out shrewdly in his grating voice." (Paragraph 6)
"The cold within him froze his old features, nipped his pointed nose, shrivelled his cheek, stiffened his gait; made his eyes red, his thin lips blue, and spoke out shrewdly in his grating voice." (Paragraph 6)

"Scrooge never painted out old Marley's name. There it stood, years afterwards, above the ware-house door: Scrooge and Marley." (Paragraph 5)
"Scrooge never painted out old Marley's name. There it stood, years afterwards, above the ware-house door: Scrooge and Marley." (Paragraph 5)
Question 10
In paragraph 6, the narrator describes Scrooge as "secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster."

What does the simile "solitary as an oyster" suggest about Scrooge?

(1 point)
Responses

He is mysterious and difficult to understand, like the inside of an oyster.
He is mysterious and difficult to understand, like the inside of an oyster.

He is open to companionship and friendship, like the shell of an oyster waiting to be opened.
He is open to companionship and friendship, like the shell of an oyster waiting to be opened.

He is emotionally closed off and isolated, like an oyster tightly sealed in its shell.
He is emotionally closed off and isolated, like an oyster tightly sealed in its shell.

He is quiet and reserved, like an oyster that does not make any noise.
He is quiet and reserved, like an oyster that does not make any noise.
Question 11
What is the primary effect of the Biblical references in paragraph 88?(1 point)
Responses

They help to contrast Scrooge's behavior with the community's Christian values.
They help to contrast Scrooge's behavior with the community's Christian values.

They help the reader understand the root of Scrooge's behavior.
They help the reader understand the root of Scrooge's behavior.

They foreshadow that something dangerous will happen in Scrooge's future.
They foreshadow that something dangerous will happen in Scrooge's future.

They foreshadow the redemption Scrooge will find at the conclusion of the book.
They foreshadow the redemption Scrooge will find at the conclusion of the book.
Question 12
What does the term "succeeded" most clearly mean in paragraph 91? (1 point)
Responses

inherited
inherited

accomplished
accomplished

failed
failed

followed
followed
Question 13
What does the term "waggish" most clearly mean as used in paragraph 114? (1 point)
Responses

fearful
fearful

heartfelt
heartfelt

intelligent
intelligent

humorous
humorous
Question 14
Part A: Which of the following best describes the mood created throughout this passage?(1 point)
Responses

Relief and comfort, as Scrooge is not at all disturbed by the ghost’s appearance.
Relief and comfort, as Scrooge is not at all disturbed by the ghost’s appearance.

Fear and unease, as Scrooge is confronted with something terrifying and struggles to maintain control.
Fear and unease, as Scrooge is confronted with something terrifying and struggles to maintain control.

Humor and disbelief, as Scrooge tries to make light of the situation.
Humor and disbelief, as Scrooge tries to make light of the situation.

Confusion and curiosity, as Scrooge tries to make sense of the situation.
Confusion and curiosity, as Scrooge tries to make sense of the situation.
Question 15
Part B: Choose the three pieces of evidence that best support your response to Part A. (2 points)
Responses

"Scrooge had often heard it said that Marley had no bowels, but he had never believed it until now.” (Paragraph 96)
"Scrooge had often heard it said that Marley had no bowels, but he had never believed it until now.” (Paragraph 96)

"It was a very low fire indeed; nothing on such a bitter night. He was obliged to sit close to it, and brood over it, before he could extract the least sensation of warmth from such a handful of fuel." (Paragraph 88)
"It was a very low fire indeed; nothing on such a bitter night. He was obliged to sit close to it, and brood over it, before he could extract the least sensation of warmth from such a handful of fuel." (Paragraph 88)

"Scrooge was not much in the habit of cracking jokes, nor did he feel, in his heart, by any means waggish then. The truth is, that he tried to be smart, as a means of distracting his own attention, and keeping down his terror.” (Paragraph 114)
"Scrooge was not much in the habit of cracking jokes, nor did he feel, in his heart, by any means waggish then. The truth is, that he tried to be smart, as a means of distracting his own attention, and keeping down his terror.” (Paragraph 114)

"His colour changed though, when, without a pause, it came on through the heavy door, and passed into the room before his eyes.” (Paragraph 92)
"His colour changed though, when, without a pause, it came on through the heavy door, and passed into the room before his eyes.” (Paragraph 92)

"As he threw his head back in the chair, his glance happened to rest upon a bell, a disused bell, that hung in the room, and communicated for some purpose now forgotten with a chamber in the highest story of the building." (Paragraph 90)

Answer 1

Here are the answers to the questions based on the content provided.

Question 1 PART A: Which sentence best describes a theme of the poem?

• Response: Nothing in life is permanent.

Question 2 PART B: Which lines from the poem best support the answer to Part A?

• Response: "Through my fingers to the deep, / While I weep — while I weep!" (Lines 17-18)

Question 3 PART A: What is the meaning of the word "vision" as used in line 8?

• Response: a dream

Question 4 PART B: Which lines from the poem best support the answer to Part A?

• Response: "All that we see or seem / Is but a dream within a dream." (Lines 10-11)

Question 5 What caused the conflict between the students and the school?

• Response: The students chose to wear the armbands after the school banned all protests.

Question 6 Why did the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa rule in favor of the school? (Paragraphs 8-9)

• Response: The school's right to create order outweighed the students' rights.

Question 7 Why did the author include this detail in the article?

• Response: To demonstrate that other types of political speech did not lead to disruption.

Question 8 Which detail from the text best demonstrates the Supreme Court’s decision about students’ rights?

• Response: “Justice Fortas wrote that students and teachers do not ‘shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate.’” (Paragraph 11)

Question 9 Which detail from the text best supports that the narrator is critical of Scrooge?

• Response: "The cold within him froze his old features, nipped his pointed nose, shrivelled his cheek, stiffened his gait; made his eyes red, his thin lips blue, and spoke out shrewdly in his grating voice." (Paragraph 6)

Question 10 In paragraph 6, the narrator describes Scrooge as "secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster." What does the simile "solitary as an oyster" suggest about Scrooge?

• Response: He is emotionally closed off and isolated, like an oyster tightly sealed in its shell.

Question 11 What is the primary effect of the Biblical references in paragraph 88?

• Response: They help to contrast Scrooge's behavior with the community's Christian values.

Question 12 What does the term "succeeded" most clearly mean in paragraph 91?

• Response: inherited

Question 13 What does the term "waggish" most clearly mean as used in paragraph 114?

• Response: humorous

Question 14 Part A: Which of the following best describes the mood created throughout this passage?

• Response: Fear and unease, as Scrooge is confronted with something terrifying and struggles to maintain control.

Question 15 Part B: Choose the three pieces of evidence that best support your response to Part A.

• Responses:
  1. "Scrooge had often heard it said that Marley had no bowels, but he had never believed it until now.” (Paragraph 96)
  2. "Scrooge was not much in the habit of cracking jokes, nor did he feel, in his heart, by any means waggish then. The truth is, that he tried to be smart, as a means of distracting his own attention, and keeping down his terror.” (Paragraph 114)
  3. "His colour changed though, when, without a pause, it came on through the heavy door, and passed into the room before his eyes.” (Paragraph 92)

These answers should align closely with your understanding of the texts and the questions asked. Let me know if you need further assistance!