A wave of joy and confidence swept through me each time I identified it. I thought of it as a kind of friend, a friendly object, perhaps because in this case the inertness of a thing had been leavened with that minimal tremor of life that is the starting point for all fantasies. Perhaps, in a corner of my subconscious, I was grateful to it for being different from all the other carts in the civilized world, and for having revealed that difference to me and no one else.
I liked to imagine it in the solitude and silence of midnight, rolling very slowly through the dimness, like a little boat full of holes setting off in search of adventure, knowledge, and (why not?) love. But what could it find in that array of dairy products, vegetables, noodles, soft drinks, and canned peas, which was all it knew of the world? Nevertheless, it didn’t lose hope, but resumed its navigations, or never interrupted them, like someone who knows that his efforts are futile but keeps trying all the same.
Question
Use the passage below to answer the question.
Which explicit statement is supported by the details in the passage? Select the two correct answers.
(1 point)
Responses
The cart remains hopeful in the face of its narrow existence.
The cart remains hopeful in the face of its narrow existence.
The narrator feels lost and alone in the world.
The narrator feels lost and alone in the world.
The narrator thinks of the cart like a friend.
The narrator thinks of the cart like a friend.
The narrator and the cart share a vivid imagination.
The narrator and the cart share a vivid imagination.
The narrator attributes human characteristics to the cart.
11 answers
The two explicit statements supported by the details in the passage are:
The cart remains hopeful in the face of its narrow existence. - The passage conveys that the cart continues its navigations despite knowing that its efforts may be futile, indicating hope.
The narrator thinks of the cart like a friend. - The narrator describes the cart as a "friendly object" and expresses a connection to it, suggesting that the cart is viewed as a friend.
Therefore, the correct answers are:
The cart remains hopeful in the face of its narrow existence.
The narrator thinks of the cart like a friend.
Question two
What is the difference between explicit and implicit details in a literary text?(1 point)
Responses
Explicit details require a reader to fill in the gaps with logical information, whereas implicit details help the reader understand the story.
Explicit details require a reader to fill in the gaps with logical information, whereas implicit details help the reader understand the story.
Explicit details deliberately mislead the reader, whereas implicit details allow the reader to determine the story’s main themes.
Explicit details deliberately mislead the reader, whereas implicit details allow the reader to determine the story’s main themes.
Explicit details are given to the reader by a reliable narrator, whereas implicit details are given to the reader by an unreliable narrator.
Explicit details are given to the reader by a reliable narrator, whereas implicit details are given to the reader by an unreliable narrator.
Explicit details are directly stated, whereas implicit details require a reader to make logical inferences based on textual evidence.
The correct response is:
Explicit details are directly stated, whereas implicit details require a reader to make logical inferences based on textual evidence.
This distinction highlights that explicit details are clearly expressed in the text, while implicit details are suggested or implied, requiring interpretation by the reader.
question 3
Which statement explains the difference between connotation and denotation?(1 point)
Responses
Connotation is the exact meaning of word, and denotation is the word’s implied meaning, based on context.
Connotation is the exact meaning of word, and denotation is the word’s implied meaning, based on context.
Denotation is a word with one meaning, and connotation is a word with several different meanings.
Denotation is a word with one meaning, and connotation is a word with several different meanings.
Denotation is the feeling a word evokes, and connotation is the dictionary definition of a word.
Denotation is the feeling a word evokes, and connotation is the dictionary definition of a word.
Connotation is the feeling a word evokes, and denotation is the dictionary definition of a word.
Connotation is the feeling a word evokes, and denotation is the dictionary definition of a word .
The correct response is:
Connotation is the feeling a word evokes, and denotation is the dictionary definition of a word.
This statement accurately describes the difference between the two terms: denotation refers to the literal, dictionary definition of a word, while connotation encompasses the emotional and associative meanings a word may carry beyond its literal definition.
Question 4
Use this excerpt from “Araby” by James Joyce to answer the question.
Her dress swung as she moved her body and the soft rope of her hair tossed from side to side.
What type of figurative language does Joyce use when he compares the girl’s hair to a “soft rope”?
(1 point)
Responses
simile
simile
metaphor
metaphor
implied metaphor
implied metaphor
personification
The correct response is:
metaphor
In this excerpt, Joyce compares the girl’s hair to a “soft rope” without using "like" or "as," which makes it a metaphor. A simile would explicitly use those terms for comparison.
Question 5
Which describes the origin of the foreign phrase laissez-faire?(1 point)
Responses
It’s a French phrase that passed into English as a noun in the 1800s.
It’s a French phrase that passed into English as a noun in the 1800s.
It’s a Latin phrase that first appeared in English in the 1520s.
It’s a Latin phrase that first appeared in English in the 1520s.
It’s a Latin phrase that entered English as an adverb in the 1600s.
It’s a Latin phrase that entered English as an adverb in the 1600s.
It’s a Latin phrase that entered into English as a noun in the early 1800s.
It’s a Latin phrase that entered into English as a noun in the early 1800s.
The correct response is:
It’s a French phrase that passed into English as a noun in the 1800s.
"Laissez-faire" is indeed a French term that translates to "let do" or "let it be," and it was adopted into English, particularly in economic contexts, during the 19th century.
Question 6
The Minister's Black Veil
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The cause of so much amazement may appear sufficiently slight. Mr. Hooper, a gentlemanly person of about thirty, though still a bachelor, was dressed with due clerical neatness, as if a careful wife had starched his band and brushed the weekly dust from his Sunday’s garb. There was but one thing remarkable in his appearance. Swathed about his forehead and hanging down over his face, so low as to be shaken by his breath, Mr. Hooper had on a black veil. On a nearer view, it seemed to consist of two folds of crape, which entirely concealed his features except the mouth and chin, but probably did not intercept his sight further than to give a darkened aspect to all living and inanimate things. With this gloomy shade before him good Mr. Hooper walked onward at a slow and quiet pace, stooping somewhat and looking on the ground, as is customary with abstracted men, yet nodding kindly to those of his parishioners who still waited on the meeting-house steps. But so wonder-struck were they that his greeting hardly met with a return.
[Mr. Hooper] entered with an almost noiseless step, bent his head mildly to the pews on each side and bowed as he passed his oldest parishioner, a white-haired great grandsire, who occupied an armchair in the centre of the aisle. It was strange to observe how slowly this venerable man became conscious of something singular in the appearance of his pastor. He seemed not fully to partake of the prevailing wonder till Mr. Hooper had ascended the stairs and showed himself in the pulpit, face to face with his congregation except for the black veil. That mysterious emblem was never once withdrawn. It shook with his measured breath as he gave out the psalm, it threw its obscurity between him and the holy page as he read the Scriptures, and while he prayed the veil lay heavily on his uplifted countenance. Did he seek to hide it from the dread Being whom he was addressing?
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Question
Use the passage from “The Minister’s Black Veil” to answer the question.
How does the author simultaneously develop the themes of hidden sin and underlying guilt in the passage?
(1 point)
Responses
by emphasizing the growing unease among the congregation at Mr. Hooper's appearance and the message of his sermon
by emphasizing the growing unease among the congregation at Mr. Hooper's appearance and the message of his sermon
by contrasting the terrifying nature of Mr. Hooper's appearance with his persuasive style of speaking
by contrasting the terrifying nature of Mr. Hooper's appearance with his persuasive style of speaking
by using sensory language to capture the emotional experience of Mr. Hooper upon his arrival at the church
by using sensory language to capture the emotional experience of Mr. Hooper upon his arrival at the church
by examining the role of the congregation to highlight the importance of forgiveness
The correct response is:
by emphasizing the growing unease among the congregation at Mr. Hooper's appearance and the message of his sermon.
The author's portrayal of Mr. Hooper in the black veil creates a sense of fear and confusion within the congregation, reflecting their unease about hidden sins and guilt. This unease illustrates the themes of hidden sin and underlying guilt effectively as the congregation reacts to his mysterious appearance.
